esper.io vs. IBM Security MaaS360

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
esper.io
Score 8.6 out of 10
N/A
Esper enables device management for company-owned and managed iOS and Android tablets, kiosks, smart phones, and IoT edge devices. Esper’s device platform can be used to manage an entire multi-OS device fleet from a single pane of glass.
$2
per month per device
IBM Security MaaS360
Score 8.5 out of 10
N/A
IBM Security MaaS360 is a mobile security offering developed by Fiberlink, acquired and owned by IBM since early 2014.
$4
Per Client
Pricing
esper.ioIBM Security MaaS360
Editions & Modules
Genesis
$2
per month per device
Bridge
$4
per month per device
Architect
$6
per month per device
Enterprise
Custom Pricing
Essentials
$4
Per Client
Deluxe
$5
Per Client
Premier
$6.25
Per Client
Enterprise
$9
Per Client
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
esper.ioIBM Security MaaS360
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
Additional Details
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User Ratings
esper.ioIBM Security MaaS360
Likelihood to Recommend
8.5
(2 ratings)
8.0
(45 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
9.3
(5 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
9.2
(2 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
8.2
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(3 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
8.1
(33 ratings)
Configurability
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(2 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
(0 ratings)
7.3
(34 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
esper.ioIBM Security MaaS360
Likelihood to Recommend
Esper
esper.io helps manage devices to control how they are used and what software is allowed to be run on the device. This help us ensure proper usage of the device and also prevent all kinds of misuse of the devices. esper.io completely replaces the device interface and locks the devices preventing theft, misuse and abuse.
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IBM
This product has helped me find lost mobile devices and has helped protect our corporate intellectual property as well as making it easier to support our 700 users in our Canada manufacturing facilities. We are better able to manage our fleet of devices and manage the apps that are being used on these devices as well as which apps are being used. We can easily wipe out a device if someone resigns and to better protect information. It makes it easier to deploy a completely configured mobile device to remote users and supports Apple, Android or BYOD. Once configured correctly this product integrates seamlessly with Apple to better manage off the shelf apps or custom applications. This product has made my life working with managing two different corporate entities and their divisions all across Canada with relative ease and leaves me more time to work on other issues. And reports are simple and customizable making it simple to see and understand and utilize the information to make better informed decisions.
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Pros
Esper
  • App Management
  • Device Management
  • Monitoring of Device Usage
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IBM
  • BYOD encourages use of personal devices like smartphones, tablets, laptops and wearables to access enterprise data from anywhere.
  • UEM provides best outstanding user experience and data security.
  • Makes mobile device management easy and more centralized.
  • Provides more Security Revolution to all our devices to protect all the sophisticated cybercrimes.
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Cons
Esper
  • Installation & Setup
  • First time configuration
  • Play Store Intergration
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IBM
  • MaaS360 with Watson has a lot of features and capabilities, which can sometimes make it difficult for us to navigate. Improving the user interface and making it friendly could help make the platform easier to use.
  • Expanding integrations with other systems to provide better support for a wider range of systems and platforms.
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Likelihood to Renew
Esper
No answers on this topic
IBM
Rock solid solution with highly accessible support when needed. We do not want to interact with MaaS360 on a daily basis but when an issue occurs we are always able to find resolution due to the various support resources we have access to
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Usability
Esper
No answers on this topic
IBM
Having years of experience with MDM and experiencing the evolution of the granularity of the functionality MDM's have had to evolve, no MDM is ever "easy" to use. MaaS360 rises to the top however, because zero day changes are always ahead of the competition. A huge benefit with MaaS360 and IBM's approach to supporting these changes is that they seldom change configuration work flows. Competing Vendors always arbitrarily change workflows which requires a significnat ongoing learning curve in order to maintain technical competence
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Reliability and Availability
Esper
No answers on this topic
IBM
Never had an outage in 11 years of using this solution
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Performance
Esper
No answers on this topic
IBM
typically very consistent but occasionaly some lag
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Support Rating
Esper
No answers on this topic
IBM
MaaS360's phone support has been decent the few times I have used it. In addition the person who on-boarded us has been available for additional questions after the process was over. However IBM could do a much better job in creating a user-friendly search engine and white-paper database to help people find topics. Right now finding info is more based on searching through white papers themselves.
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Online Training
Esper
No answers on this topic
IBM
The resources made available to me by IBM were Stellar. These resources remain available today and are extremely important as technology changes
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Implementation Rating
Esper
No answers on this topic
IBM
To implement IBM Security MaaS360 with Watson, follow these steps: Set up the platform, enroll devices, configure policies and settings, monitor and manage devices. Implementing it can help organizations to securely manage and monitor the use of mobile devices and related resources in their networks, improving security and productivity for their users.
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Alternatives Considered
Esper
esper.io allows for bulk configuration of deployed devices. esper.io is also easier to set up and start compared to other competitors. The software installs are smaller and quicker. Great support for different methods for onboarding devices.Support for various OS and Device configurations. Free for 100 devices; provide ample testing before committing to any purchase.
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IBM
I really love how this software is full-featured comes with all kind of robust features allows us to lock down all aspects of our devices incase the device is lost of stolen. It also allows us to install apps remotely ability to track location set-up mobile data groups is awesome and allows diagnostic messaging when data limit is reached.
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Scalability
Esper
No answers on this topic
IBM
Rock solid, consistent solution
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Return on Investment
Esper
  • 100% securing of deployed devices
  • Reduced per device maintenance costs
  • Reduced time to deploy devices
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IBM
  • We were able to reduce our monthly bill for iPad data usage by well over 60%. Simply by limiting the applications available to what was absolutely necessary to do their jobs.
  • We have never had an iPad lost that couldn’t be recovered.
  • We were able to reassign iPads when we discovered techs were not using them. Some techs preferred to use their company phones.
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ScreenShots

esper.io Screenshots

Screenshot of Console Dashboard OverviewScreenshot of Device Provisioning OptionsScreenshot of Blueprints Manager - configure and update settings, apps, and contentScreenshot of Pipelines - multi-stage software deploymentScreenshot of Geofencing