Jamf Pro vs. Microsoft Intune

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Jamf Pro
Score 9.4 out of 10
N/A
Jamf Pro (formerly Casper Suite) is designed to automate device management for users while driving end-user productivity and creativity. According to the vendor, it is the EMM tool that delights IT pros and the users they support by delivering on the promise of unified endpoint management for Apple devices.N/A
Microsoft Intune
Score 8.3 out of 10
N/A
Microsoft Intune (formerly Microsoft Endpoint Manager), combining the capabilities of the former Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager, SCCM or ConfigMgr, is presented as a unified endpoint management option. Microsoft Intune is an endpoint management solution for mobile devices, an MDM solution that allows the user to securely manage iOS, Android, Windows, and macOS devices with a single endpoint management solution. The component Endpoint Configuration Manager (the…
$5
per user/per month
Pricing
Jamf ProMicrosoft Intune
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
Microsoft 365 Business Basic
$5
per user/per month
Microsoft 365 For Individuals
$6.99
per month
Microsoft 365 Apps
$8.25
per user/per month
Microsoft 365 For Families
$9.99
per month
Microsoft 365 Business Standard
$12.50
per user/per month
Microsoft 365 Business Premium
$15
per user/per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Jamf ProMicrosoft Intune
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details$3.33 per month per iOS device $6.25 per month per Mac Education and volume discounts available. Onboarding 3-Day for Mac + iOS: $7,500 2-Day for Mac only: $6,000 4hr Remote for iOS only: $750 Billed Annually—
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Community Pulse
Jamf ProMicrosoft Intune
Considered Both Products
Jamf Pro
Chose Jamf Pro
Jamf is apple first and apple only. The architecture of the application screams that refined polishedness you'd get from Apple. The other applications that I've had experience with are not near as polished - especially for the apple ecosystem. I'd recommend Jamf for the …
Chose Jamf Pro
We used Meraki as a stop gap while were looking at Jamf Pro. Jamf Pro seemed more user friendly and the portal was easy for our technicians to use.

App deployment was more simple and easy to implement. The options for managing devices on offer with Jamf Pro also helped make the …
Chose Jamf Pro
Jamf Pro is far superior to any other MDM for Apple management, there really is no comparison. Jamf allows the organization to get down to the code of the computer to make changes. Where the others just apply policies etc.
Chose Jamf Pro
We have tried a variety of products but no other product has offered the complete ease of use and extensive support, both support base and community based, that Jamf Pro has. Jamf Pro simply has all of the best traits of any MDM on the market. It is slightly more expensive …
Chose Jamf Pro
It simply does not do what Jamf does in that way Jamf is doing it.
Chose Jamf Pro
even apple works with jamf pro, the connection here is simply 100% - there is no easier way to manage macOS devices and bring them to a secure state - it is important to our company that the software is up to date and this is always given with the jamf patch management - in …
Chose Jamf Pro
Its not capable of doing all the same tasks and configurations as Jamf Pro allows, especially with new user device setup or recovery management.
Chose Jamf Pro
2 totally different scenarios, each has things they do better in their space.
Chose Jamf Pro
We have a two-page document [that] identifies all the key features and functionality that we rely on while using Jamf Pro to manage our Mac fleet.

Each time we're asked to compare and contrast other client management platforms, they all come up quite short of being able to …
Chose Jamf Pro
Jamf Pro is far superior to the other products. Jamf Pro lets us manage the devices with some of the features that aren't available with the other products. Jamf does it better than anyone else in managing macOS.
Chose Jamf Pro
Nothing stacks up to [Jamf] Pro. We have looked at every other MDM tool out there. They all fall short by comparison in one way or another. We chose [Jamf] Pro because it was a cost effective way for our company to manage the Macs and provide an easy to use interface for our …
Chose Jamf Pro
Overall, Jamf Pro offered the best set of features.
Chose Jamf Pro
My experience with those platforms are not as extensive as my Jamf Pro experience. I'm not trained or certified on either. With that said I have found that these are MDM's which have a Window's first type of feel to them. Workspace One for example requires you to use a …
Chose Jamf Pro
Its by far the best Mac and iOS MDM on the market today
Chose Jamf Pro
Jamf Pro is reliable, secure and easy to implement and manage.
Jamf Pro works really well with third party tools like Power BI, Orchestration, FNMS integration with Jamf Pro.
Jamf support is really awesome!!
Chose Jamf Pro
Jamf has a unique focus on Apple and only Apple. This gives them greater flexibility to support new features and functionality at the time of release. For the past few years now, on or before the release date of the next OS. Our users don’t have to wait to take advantage of …
Chose Jamf Pro
AirWatch is very difficult to manage and utilize. Jamf just makes sense and works. With AirWatch you spend hours trying to get what should be a simple task done. While the Jamf website isn't quite mobile-friendly, I manage to still get work done from my iPhone, which is so …
Chose Jamf Pro
Jamf Pro is like Apple Remote Desktop on steroids. Jamf Pro has additional features to manage devices that allow me to have greater control and allowing me to provide the end user with faster and more efficient support. Our district selected Jamf Pro because the features it …
Chose Jamf Pro
Jamf Pro is pretty much in a class by itself. Apple Remote Desktop has a few distinct advantages, however. 1) the ability to execute a unix command on multiple systems and to see the output of those commands in one place on screen; 2) the ability to observe multiple desktops at …
Chose Jamf Pro
The web UI is very intuitive. Creating and pushing/installing packages. Rolling out security configuration profiles, locking down operating system.
Chose Jamf Pro
Once again we chose Jamf Pro as our preferred vendor/supplier for MDM cause they focus on the platforms we focus on. For our Microsoft deployments, we use InTune cause it is the best for the Microsoft platform. And the great thing about these two products is that integrate with …
Chose Jamf Pro
We left FileWave MDM to move to JAMF Pro and haven't looked back. We went to JAMF because it was the largest Apple MDM with the most support. It is much more stable than when we had the other MDM. JAMFNation is fantastic with solutions to issues without having to call support.
Chose Jamf Pro
We moved away from FileWave and picked up JAMFPro because of better support, and they filled the need for imaging/software packaging better than FileWave could. I was not involved in that choice, but I have been the JAMFPro administrator for 4 years now.
Microsoft Intune
Chose Microsoft Intune
Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager is kind of the only option for PC management on a large scale. There are open-source alternatives like Chocolatey, but that only works for very small scale shops. Microsoft kind of monopolizes on this front for enterprise …
Chose Microsoft Intune
We use AD GPO to deploy software, WDS for OS deployment, and Spiceworks for inventory. This solution has significantly reduced feature set compared to SCCM but much easier to troubleshoot and configure. Currently, we are looking into ManageEngine Desktop Central and SmartDeploy …
Chose Microsoft Intune
We selected SCCM over the others because the customer support we receive from Microsoft is always above expectations. We evaluated some third-party vendors, and they were not able to support our large enterprise. The single solution that SCCM provides allowed us to keep our …
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User Ratings
Jamf ProMicrosoft Intune
Likelihood to Recommend
10.0
(183 ratings)
8.0
(46 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
10.0
(9 ratings)
9.9
(2 ratings)
Usability
7.9
(15 ratings)
7.1
(6 ratings)
Availability
9.1
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
9.1
(2 ratings)
6.9
(14 ratings)
Support Rating
8.0
(53 ratings)
10.0
(10 ratings)
In-Person Training
9.1
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Online Training
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
8.0
(6 ratings)
8.9
(2 ratings)
Configurability
9.1
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
9.1
(2 ratings)
7.6
(14 ratings)
Product Scalability
9.1
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
9.1
(2 ratings)
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Vendor pre-sale
9.1
(2 ratings)
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User Testimonials
Jamf ProMicrosoft Intune
Likelihood to Recommend
Jamf Software, LLC
Well suited for any organization that wants to manage apple products. It's extremely easy to integrate and has many connectors for existing enterprise infrastructure applications. Certificate management is a breeze. Not so suited for smaller businesses that only have 10-20 devices. Jamf has another product called JAMF Now that would suffice for those areas.
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Microsoft
Windows Autopilot makes provisioning user Windows PC laptops a breeze. A user only needs to turn on the laptop, join it to their local WiFi, login with their O365 account then sit back and let Windows Autopilot handle the app installations required for work, configure the laptop settings to meet my organization requirements. I have seen this all completed in less than 30 minutes depending on how fast the internet connection is. Where Microsoft Intune needs to improve I think is the part where it can push out software updates to 3rd party apps. Right now I have to use Automox to fill in this gap.
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Pros
Jamf Software, LLC
  • Jamf Pro's Self Service is a great mechanism for making software available to end uses as they need it.
  • Jamf Pro is also great for creating plans called PreStage Enrollments that allow for computers to skip many of the setup screens, as well as automating account creation.
  • Jamf Pro in combination with Apple Automated Device Enrollment (formerly DEP) allows for devices to supervised and managed, this combination allows for locking, remote wipe of devices, and finding locations of devices when put into lost mode.
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Microsoft
  • [Microsoft Endpoint Manager (Microsoft Intune + SCCM)] helps to speed up the deployment of patches/software throughout our environment. I can easily build a package and then deploy across all endpoints.
  • The ability to supercede software is also quite handy. This automates the removal of old versions and replacing them with newer versions.
  • The Intune Autopilot option is very useful if you want to deploy software to devices straight out of the box. You can configure them to download software when a user opens a new PC and turns it on for the first time.
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Cons
Jamf Software, LLC
  • Training options are terrific, but costly.
  • Finding what you need in Jamf Pro can be tough at times. The interface is not what I would call friendly.
  • You'll need static credentials for Jamf Pro. They don't integrate with the Jamf Account, and it doesn't offer 2FA. SSO is an option, but it's not simple to set up.
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Microsoft
  • The program itself can be challenging to use, especially if there hasn't been any formal training on the use of the product. Either training/reviewing documentation is recommended prior to using SCCM.
  • At times, it can be difficult to try and find out why a certain machine that's listed in SCCM says that the endpoint has the SCCM client and shows as Active, but in fact, it's not. It's also difficult at times to try and figure out why the client can't be pushed down to the endpoint.
  • Even though the remote assistance features in SCCM are really good, it can be challenging at times when the remote options don't work for a particular endpoint, even though the machine is active, online, etc.
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Likelihood to Renew
Jamf Software, LLC
We stepped away and are looking at different products that integrate with our entire fleet MDM solution rather than focusing specifically on Apple products. An all in one solution fits our needs better and is more cost-effective in the long run. Jamf Pro needs to improve some features and support but overall its a good product.
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Microsoft
Mascom Wireless is a Microsoft shop and SCCM has proved to be helpful in keeping our Microsoft products up to date every month without fail. We also have a Microsoft Enterprise Agreement which we renewed for three years ending 2022. The remote access utility works wonders for the organisation and have saved travel bills including subsistance allowance. We have been able to fulfill security audits both internal and external. We have been able to keep a robust inventory of our computer assets and nothing falls of the cracks
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Usability
Jamf Software, LLC
Jamf Pro has done pretty much anything we've needed with little setup headache. If we hit a wall, the Jamf user community and tech support departments both are more than willing to help solve problems. Tech support is excellent, but the surprising thing is the user base is by far the biggest resource. Jamf users love to help each other, by directly chatting about issues, posting best practices, or just posting info on the forums.
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Microsoft
The console is not intuitive and does not work well often. Due to the complexity of the product, documentation can be confusing. When properly configured, routine tasks like OS deployment, remote control, and software deployment are easy to do. Troubleshooting of System Center Configuration Manager issues is hard, as there are various logs, and their content can be hard to understand.
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Performance
Jamf Software, LLC
No answers on this topic
Microsoft
It's a 'heavy' system, which demands a lot of resources form the datacenter perspective. So, make sure you followed the requirements to avoid frustration in the future. From the 'client' perspective, it's fine. I've never had any issue with that.
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Support Rating
Jamf Software, LLC
Jamf Support is very responsive and usually assists in any challenge we are tackling. They are also very transparent when they are allowed to be. I personally love our Jamf Pro support rep and don't fear messaging their support team.
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Microsoft
Being a Microsoft product, support was good. Out interaction was limited to our in-house IT team which was installing the Intune app in our mobile device. The installation was smooth and we haven't faced any difficulties with the app while using it. Provides a smooth and secure access to all Office 365 apps in mobile while separating the personal and professional data.
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In-Person Training
Jamf Software, LLC
They made me more comfortable using the product.
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Microsoft
No answers on this topic
Online Training
Jamf Software, LLC
The training session was beneficial because it expanded my knowledge about Jamf products and really learn what I am capable of doing with Jamf Pro in terms of managing Apple computers and devices. Immediately after the training course, I was able to implement what I learn to our cloud instance.
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Microsoft
No answers on this topic
Implementation Rating
Jamf Software, LLC
Migration from an existing MDM requires device wipe and reenroll for full supervision of the device. It's somewhat painful. User enrollment makes things easier, but you miss out on full management.
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Microsoft
Work with a "test group" of users who you have a good relationship with so that when things don't work properly they understand! Work with your partner nicely without forcing things especially timelines as you are bound to make mistakes and create oversights in the project Management can also interfere with the implementation (which can cause delays) if you make too many mistakes which takes me back to having a "test group" where you have good relations
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Alternatives Considered
Jamf Software, LLC
Even thought we are using this solutions for different purposes (macOS device management VS mobile device management), I think at the end Jamf Pro is more focused or aimed for macOS management, and mobile device management is just a good addition to that. Same I can tell about Ivanty, is more about iOS/Android management rather than macOS
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Microsoft
We did not evaluate or use other products like Microsoft Endpoint Manager (Microsoft Intune + SCCM). The main reason we did not evaluate or use other products is because Microsoft Endpoint Manager (Microsoft Intune + SCCM) integrates seamlessly with Microsoft 365 and Windows PCs. Expenses would have increased as well if we had purchased another similar product.
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Return on Investment
Jamf Software, LLC
  • Jamf Pro has allowed us to minimize the time it takes to deploy devices. We can use zero-touch deployment methodologies which allow devices to go directly to end users and allow end users to get up and running without needing IT's help.
  • We have implemented both a third-party & macOS patching service, which allows us to ensure all apps and versions of macOS are updated and secure.
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Microsoft
  • In our current environment, this System Center Configuration Manager had replaced several standalone solutions for patching, imaging, remote assistance, reporting, etc. That saved a lot of time and resulted in money to manage the IT infrastructure.
  • Once SCCM is deployed and fully configured, all agents are deployed and it is easy to automate a lot of processes and just control them from time to time to make sure that everything is working as supposed to be.
  • SCCM + Windows 10: great built-in endpoint protection solution. As a result, there is no need to buy additional software for that purpose.
  • The imaging process is better compared to WDS because you can modify deployment packages and apply patches to a newly imaged machine. This saves tons of time for new employees deployment.
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