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    Headwind MDM

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    Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
    Headwind MDM is an open-source Mobile Device Management (MDM) platform designed for the centralized administration of Android devices. The solution provides a web-based management interface to oversee diverse hardware fleets, including smartphones, rugged devices, Handheld Barcode Scanners, and Digital Signage. Key Capabilities Infrastructure Flexibility: The platform supports deployment on-premise, within private clouds, or across Air-Gapped Networks with no…

    $19

    per year per installation

    Kandji

    Score9 out of 10
    Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
    Kandji is an Apple device management software solution for macOS, iOS, iPadOS, and tvOS, from the company of the same name in San Diego.N/A
    Pricing
    Headwind MDMKandji
    Editions & Modules
    Community
    $0
    one-time fee
    Cloud
    $19
    per year per seat
    Premium
    $2,990
    one-time Up to 300 devices, free deployment
    Enterprise
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    one-time Custom Android adaptation, air-gapped networks, free integration services, open-source
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Headwind MDMKandji
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsFree trial Yes — Community edition is fully free and open-source on GitHub. Cloud edition includes a free two-month trial. Free version Yes — open-source Community edition with all core MDM features.All plans billed annually.
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    User Ratings
    Headwind MDMKandji
    Likelihood to Recommend
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (4 ratings)
    Usability
    -
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    7.6
    (3 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Headwind MDMKandji
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Headwind MDM
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    Kandji
    Kandji is well-suited for the following: - Onboarding remote employees (we are a remote company). Kandji offers zero-touch deployment via Apple Business Manager, making it incredibly easy to configure our Macs. -Maintaining security and compliance for Apple devices -Managing a fleet of iOS devices in the field. Where it's less appropriate: -When there is a mixed OS environment -If you have a highly custom or script-heavy environment.
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    Pros
    Headwind MDM
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    Kandji
    • Pushing custom scripts
    • New device deployment
    • App updates
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    Cons
    Headwind MDM
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    Kandji
    • Problem after problem after problem with employees getting locked out of their laptops, (which was the whole reason we switched to Kandji - to prevent that from happening), employees ultimately having to factory reset their laptops to get back in, pop-ups that never go away, and continuous password sync issues.
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    Usability
    Headwind MDM
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    Kandji
    I gave it an 8/10 because overall, it offers a spotless and intuitive interface that makes routine device management easy. Features such as onboarding, app deployment, and compliance enforcement are handy, thanks to the various blueprints we can set up. The only reason I didn't give it a 10 is that it lacks some advanced configurations, and the reporting aspect is not as customizable.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Headwind MDM
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    Kandji
    With Intune, they aren’t friendly with Macs. We had to add each app individually and constantly update the packages for updates. Even when we do everything right, it still doesn’t work all the time
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    Return on Investment
    Headwind MDM
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    Kandji
    • They promised us we could add devices as needed. I even had that written in an email. However, they rescinded that promise and required us to add devices in buckets of 50. That means, since we had 55 users, we had to pay for 100 licenses.
    • Password issues were made much worse by using Kandji instead of our old MDM (Hexnode).
    • Overall, Kandji created major headaches with laptop instead of improving.
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