Compare IBM MaaS360 vs. ManageEngine Desktop Central
IBM MaaS360 is ranked 6th in Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM) with 3 reviews while ManageEngine Desktop Central is ranked 10th in Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM) with 2 reviews. IBM MaaS360 is rated 9.6, while ManageEngine Desktop Central is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of IBM MaaS360 writes "Provides good security, but features for laptop management could be improved". On the other hand, the top reviewer of ManageEngine Desktop Central writes "We can monitor and find out which software products are installed on each desktop then figure out which ones have to get patched". IBM MaaS360 is most compared with Microsoft Intune, VMware AirWatch and SOTI MobiControl, whereas ManageEngine Desktop Central is most compared with Microsoft Intune, SolarWinds MSP N-central and ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus. See our IBM MaaS360 vs. ManageEngine Desktop Central report.
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Mobile Device Management, Secure Productivity Suite, and document management are valuable features. The graphic, friendly interface allowed us to start without almost any support from the manufacturer. It can change policies based on geolocation or schedules. It helped us reduce the number of support incidents by limiting users' access to device configurations. It allows us to have an updated inventory of all the devices in real-time with the ability to add personalized information. Mobile Device Configuration with policy applying: This significantly reduces time of device configuration. | The most valuable feature of this solution is the Patch Management. ManageEngine has improved my organization because right now we can actually monitor and find out which software products are installed on each desktop. We can then figure out which ones have to get patched and so forth. |
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They should allow for the building of custom reports with graphics. It would be ideal to add support for the distribution of windows.exe applications. Can be added process of export/import environment configuration to simplify any migration processes. | The Deployment scheduler needs updating to support various methods for deployment. I would like to see them include the ability to find out the network usage but I believe that might be a feature of it already. |
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It requires zero investment in infrastructure since it is 100% cloud. | Information Not Available |
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Views 7,886 Comparisons 5,964 Reviews 2 Average Words per Review 250 Avg. Rating 9.5 | Views 3,838 Comparisons 2,233 Reviews 2 Average Words per Review 221 Avg. Rating 8.0 |
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Also Known As | |
| Fiberlink MaaS360, MaaS360 | Desktop Central, ManageEngine Desktop Management MSP |
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MaaS360 with Watson is the industry’s first and only cognitive unified endpoint management (UEM) platform, enabling a smarter approach for enterprises to manage and secure all endpoints plus their users, apps and content. MaaS360 can be used to manage disparate endpoint types—including smartphones, tablets, laptops, ruggedized devices and the Internet of Things (IoT)—all from a single console. | A web-based windows desktop management software that helps in managing 1000s of desktops from a central location. It can manage desktops both in LAN and across WAN. It automates regular desktop management activities like installing software, patches, and service packs, standardize the desktops by applying uniform configurations such as wallpapers, shortcuts, printer, etc. In simple terms, it helps administrators to automate, standardize, secure, and audit their windows network. |
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Learn more about IBM MaaS360 | Learn more about ManageEngine Desktop Central |
Sample Customers | |
| Bancroft, Garuda Indonesia | Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Strathallan School, BMI Healthcare, Comercial Kywi, First Priority Federal Credit Union, Gerab National Enterprises |
Top Industries | |
Comms Service Provider43% Legal Firm14% Healthcare Company14% Financial Services Firm14% Software R&D Company21% Comms Service Provider13% Insurance Company10% Healthcare Company6% | Financial Services Firm18% Local Government9% Healthcare Company9% University9% |
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