We performed a comparison between IBM MaaS360 and Sophos Mobile based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."Internet-based access with security is what I have found to be most valuable. It is also a stable and scalable solution."
"It is very easy to use. It has a very easy interface."
"Technical support, in general, has been quite helpful."
"I would say the biggest benefit is the single-pane view. There's no jumping around multiple UI's to do your overall management."
"Intune's most valuable features are the device, compliance, and configuration policies."
"Remote Wipe and Autopilot is one of the best features."
"It's not working perfectly, but Microsoft's Autopilot offers great visibility into automated deployment solutions."
"I like that it's very good and very simple. I found that we just needed to have a proper subscription for an Intune tenant, and from the subscription, if we have the right role assigned, like the global admin role or the owner role, we can use Microsoft cloud resources. With the help of that, we can do many things like setting up Microsoft Intune in the cloud to create our virtual machines. All these can be done, and the steps are very simple. I really liked it. I like features like Windows Auto-Enrollment. I like it very much because whenever you supply it to the end-user, it will be ready to use immediately. The end-user only needs to provide the user credentials, and then they are good to go. I also really like Cloud PC, which was recently launched on Azure."
"It can change policies based on geolocation or schedules."
"The best feature is the ability to control mobile phones, wipe and containerize the data, and keep employees' work data separate from personal data."
"Remote enablement feature and access to internal resources on the VPN."
"One valuable feature is the ability to provide a secure environment. Another is the kiosk mode where MaaS360 can be used over a tablet or mobile device to ensure that a single application is used."
"Mobile Device Management, Secure Productivity Suite, and document management are valuable features."
"It helped us reduce the number of support incidents by limiting users' access to device configurations."
"The solution is quite stable."
"The product’s most valuable feature is email, browser, and application security."
"The security features work well."
"The solution is quite user-friendly."
"The management and enrollment process is great, and with the asset management and instant action menu, we can easily maintain and support the users."
"The solution provides us with data protection."
"The initial setup process is straightforward and fast."
"One of the most valuable features of Sophos Mobile is the Wifi password."
"The remote management and cloud-based maintenance features of this solution are very useful for our organization."
"The utmost importance lies in mobile security and its performance."
"I expect Microsoft Intune to have more features in the cloud because there are two major functionalities that we need to be added. This is software metering and license management. These functionalities, for now, must be on-premise. For this purpose, we have set up a SQL Server and I hope that in near future this option will be in the cloud in Microsoft Intune."
"The backend of Microsoft Intune needs to be improved. We have seen a little bit of delay as compared to other MDM solutions. That needs to be improved. A little bit more granularity should also be added"
"The difficulty of the the roll out is surprisingly difficult considering this product is supposed to be an integrated part of the 365 suite."
"The pricing can be expensive if you are not combining it with other products."
"Integrating certain group policies can be challenging and may necessitate using on-premises systems to integrate them with Microsoft Intune."
"Intune doesn't provide much control over Windows servers. It's something we struggle with."
"We need the capabilities of the Cloud Management Gateway (CMG) to be enhanced through Intune instead of Azure."
"The solution could improve by having better integration with Apple."
"IBM MaaS360 needs to have stronger points when it comes to the area of BYOD."
"The interface is clunky and the layout is a bit outdated. Also, I don't think MaaS360 has as many features as Intune. It doesn't integrate with Office as seamlessly as Intune does, which isn't surprising, given that Intune and Office are Microsoft products."
"IBM MaaS360’s threat management feature needs improvement. It could identify even more malicious attacks."
"Configuring policies is difficult in IBM MaaS360. It also needs to improve usability."
"The look needs to be updated and it could be simpler to use."
"They should allow for the building of custom reports with graphics."
"Can be added process of export/import environment configuration to simplify any migration processes."
"It's difficult for someone like me to set up a phone that doesn't require a SIM card, like Apple's new phones."
"We have experienced issues in updating iOS devices when we set a minimum version requirement policy, and we do not have the option to force automatic installation. This means that the device must be supervised in order for updates to be applied, which we would like to see improved."
"We would like to see graphics showing the use of each device."
"It could be more secure."
"We encounter issues while working with iOS."
"Our support reps are based in the Philippines, and it's hard to connect with them sometimes. It took me about two months to resolve my issue, so it wasn't a good experience."
"In terms of what could be improved, the initial configuration and setup of the environment could probably be made a little bit easier. There are so many pieces that go into it. Intune is absolutely insane and Sophos is better, but it still is a bit complex to get it all set up correctly."
"The product does not work well in iOS."
"The setup should be made easier."
IBM MaaS360 is ranked 8th in Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM) with 34 reviews while Sophos Mobile is ranked 9th in Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM) with 13 reviews. IBM MaaS360 is rated 7.8, while Sophos Mobile is rated 7.6. The top reviewer of IBM MaaS360 writes "It lets you separate work and personal data on mobile phones, but the interface is outdated and clunky". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Sophos Mobile writes "Stable product with central administration to manage device security ". IBM MaaS360 is most compared with SOTI MobiControl, VMware Workspace ONE, Jamf Pro, IBM MobileFirst and Lookout, whereas Sophos Mobile is most compared with Jamf Pro, VMware Workspace ONE, ManageEngine Endpoint Central, Lookout and SOTI MobiControl. See our IBM MaaS360 vs. Sophos Mobile report.
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