We performed a comparison between ManageEngine Endpoint Central and Microsoft 365 Business based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Client Desktop Management solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."In terms of technical capability, it is doing very well. It is doing better than other industry products. It is at a place where we can compare it with Microsoft products. Its scalability is also good."
"The most valuable feature of ManageEngine Endpoint Central is the central management console. Additionally, inventory tracking is helpful for knowing where our assets are."
"Desktop Central has improved these organizations and this is why it has been repeated multiple times at multiple organizations. If something works and is getting better it is worth repeating."
"The patch management aspect of the solution is the most valuable part for us."
"The centralized control of all of our Windows hardware that this solution offers has been most valuable to our organization."
"Everything is easily centralized and managed under this one product."
"What I like best about this product is that I can log on to every PC, very easily, and chat with the user via the chat feature."
"The reporting tool is very good."
"The product has good pricing. It's quite inexpensive."
"I have been using Microsoft Office for a long time since I was young. This solution is very similar and is easy to use, and the interface is adequate."
"The initial setup is pretty simple."
"We're very comfortable with the solution. Since we've been used the product for so long, we're very comfortable with its functionalities."
"The installation process is straightforward."
"The solution is very stable."
"Great accessibility and file storage."
"The deployment is very easy."
"The Deployment scheduler needs updating to support various methods for deployment."
"Not many things are needed for improvement, everything seems to be great as it is. One thing that would be good to have would be the ability to add MDM to a tablet running Android 5.0 using the EMM Token Enrollment. If we wanted to add MDM to an older tablet, we just have to go the "long route" to get it added."
"It is compatible with the systems such as Windows and Mac but not with Linux systems."
"It might be helpful if they offered a simpler way to use the OS deployment function. It's a bit complicated for most of the customers."
"In relation to ManageEngine Endpoint Central, ManageEngine NGAV seems to be completely useless right now."
"The solution lacks some configuration."
"ManageEngine Desktop Central is very limited. When you scan your system, it will only recognize Microsoft Windows Defender and BitLocker."
"I really feel like asset explorer should be a component of desktop central. That would make it the ultimate desktop management tool. This would also simplify the asset management role since an agent is already being deployed and assets could be added at the same time."
"The Teams feature should be more flexible in integrating with other communications products."
"It should be a bit more user-friendly. It should be less click to get to what you need. this would help people use it more efficiently."
"The performance of the solution is sometimes slow. However, I am not sure if it is the solution's fault or the network we are using."
"They can improve its price and make the way of sharing documents more secure."
"Microsoft 365 Business’s stability needs improvement. There are a lot of system downtimes. It could work better."
"I would like to see more integration in the next release."
"It would be better if they offered more integrations to integrate with other platforms. It should also allow the content to be accessed over the LTI."
"It should be more secure."
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ManageEngine Endpoint Central is ranked 1st in Client Desktop Management with 59 reviews while Microsoft 365 Business is ranked 2nd in Mobile Device Management (MDM) with 240 reviews. ManageEngine Endpoint Central is rated 8.2, while Microsoft 365 Business is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of ManageEngine Endpoint Central writes "An in-depth and intuitive product with good cross-platform capabilities, but they should have a more global support channel". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Microsoft 365 Business writes "Improves productivity and allows team collaboration in organizations". ManageEngine Endpoint Central is most compared with Microsoft Intune, Microsoft Configuration Manager, VMware Workspace ONE, Jamf Pro and Hexnode UEM, whereas Microsoft 365 Business is most compared with Google Workspace, Microsoft Intune, Windows Autopilot, Datto Workplace and Jamf Pro. See our ManageEngine Endpoint Central vs. Microsoft 365 Business report.
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