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."Microsoft Endpoint Manager is not expensive overall, especially for small environments."
"The most valuable features in Microsoft Intune for me are application deployment, Defender deployment, and asset management."
"We have found the solution is capable of scaling."
"The synchronization of Intune with other Microsoft solutions is a valuable feature."
"It helps implement conditional access policies to restrict mobile users from accessing potentially dangerous emails."
"A great solution for anyone wanting a modern endpoint device management solution."
"Intune provides full endpoint visibility and IT control across device platforms. You can individualize it for your company with the Intune Company Portal app."
"The initial setup is not complex."
"The most valuable features of IBM MaaS360 are remote control and setting up a phone."
"It helped us reduce the number of support incidents by limiting users' access to device configurations."
"The implementation phase of IBM MaaS360 was pretty easy."
"Mobile Device Configuration with policy applying: This significantly reduces time of device configuration."
"The most valuable feature is that it's comprehensive - it covers mobile devices and laptops in one package."
"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."
"We introduced the product as part of the SOC-2 requirement. The tool's most valuable features include keeping the operating system updated, tracking software inventory, controlling computer administrators, and the ability to wipe a computer in case of a security threat. It helps us to be compliant, and it is one of the reasons we implemented it."
"It can change policies based on geolocation or schedules."
"The remote management and cloud-based maintenance features of this solution are very useful for our organization."
"I like the level of interaction that the product offers with the other products in our company's environment."
"They always add more features to this product."
"One of the most valuable features of Sophos Mobile is the Wifi password."
"The initial setup process is straightforward and fast."
"The utmost importance lies in mobile security and its performance."
"The management and enrollment process is great, and with the asset management and instant action menu, we can easily maintain and support the users."
"Sophos can block the Wi-Fi connection on a mobile device. That's one feature we wanted, but the main thing is the ability to disable the device if it's lost or stolen. We need to shut down PayPal, so it can't be used to make unauthorized purchases."
"The policies we had in SCCM and AD offered features that are missing from Microsoft Intune."
"There is improvement needed in integrating with the installed Office solutions versions, such as Office 2019. The Office 365 integrates without a problem."
"Its configuration is fairly complicated. You have to do quite a bit of discovery to be able to deploy it for a customer. You have to ask them a lot of questions. So, its initial deployment is the biggest challenge. They should make it easier to deploy with the use of Wizards or something else. During the deployment stage, there could be profiles for the customers who are particularly wanting to use certain feature sets of Intune."
"We would like to see support for Chrome and/or devices for Chromebooks."
"A new Intune feature allows application packaging, but it incurs additional licensing costs for a significant number of applications."
"The pricing could be improved."
"The reporting and cost have room for improvement."
"I think that there is room for improvement with the reporting. If this is done, it will be a better product."
"Its integration with Microsoft Teams could be better."
"The price could be lower."
"IBM MaaS360’s threat management feature needs improvement. It could identify even more malicious attacks."
"Local technical support would be helpful."
"IBM MaaS360 needs to have stronger points when it comes to the area of BYOD."
"Zero day support is something they can work on. They can make it a little bit more user-friendly."
"It would be ideal to add support for the distribution of windows.exe applications."
"IBM MaaS360 can improve the information provided for DLP control. Some of our customers would benefit from this."
"The features of Sophos Mobile could improve. The way the system works together could be better. Additionally, the integration with other Sophos products could improve."
"We encounter issues while working with iOS."
"The setup should be made easier."
"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."
"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."
"For Sophos Mobile, it is difficult to get good support."
"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."
"They continue to work on integration with mobile device management and mobile security. They are improving the protection but I think that the capabilities still need to be enhanced."
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 VMware Workspace ONE, Jamf Pro, SOTI MobiControl, IBM MobileFirst and ManageEngine Mobile Device Manager Plus, whereas Sophos Mobile is most compared with ManageEngine Endpoint Central, Jamf Pro, VMware Workspace ONE, Lookout and SOTI MobiControl. See our IBM MaaS360 vs. Sophos Mobile report.
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