Kandji vs. Microsoft Enterprise Mobility + Security

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Kandji
Score 8.5 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
Microsoft Enterprise Mobility + Security
Score 8.3 out of 10
N/A
Microsoft Enterprise Mobility + Security is a suite of applications supporting mobile device and application security, MDM, as well as conditional or privileged access with multi-factor authentication, and advanced security reporting. Products in the suite includes Microsoft Intune mobile device management, Azure Information Protection, Microsoft Identity Manager, Microsoft Cloud App Security, Azure Active Directory, and other ancillary applications.N/A
Pricing
KandjiMicrosoft Enterprise Mobility + Security
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
KandjiMicrosoft Enterprise Mobility + Security
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsAll plans billed annually.
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User Ratings
KandjiMicrosoft Enterprise Mobility + Security
Likelihood to Recommend
7.1
(4 ratings)
8.0
(4 ratings)
Usability
6.8
(3 ratings)
7.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
KandjiMicrosoft Enterprise Mobility + Security
Likelihood to Recommend
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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Microsoft
Overall it is well suited to a mid size Enviromint with a limited staff. If you have a limited amount of time you can dedicate to solutions then having one that is by default already included in the system and can be managed well then it makes for fast integration with low overhead
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Pros
Kandji
  • Pushing custom scripts
  • New device deployment
  • App updates
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Microsoft
  • End point managment
  • User account security
  • Privileged identity management
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Cons
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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Microsoft
  • The subscription model (cost) could be revamped for perpetual licensing options
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Usability
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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Microsoft
most features are pretty point and click simple. Some areas that are move detailed require some specialized training and knowledge to be able to navigate and get anything useful out of it. With some basic understanding you can gather tremendous amounts of data and have it available
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Alternatives Considered
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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Microsoft
EMS integrates directly with Office 365. It offers multiple desired features in one product/subscription. It's difficult to do a 1:1 comparison between each product. OneLogin's pre-sales support was terrible and implementation was complex. Barracuda offers great email protection but hard to justify the cost when EMS can just be added on to existing Office 365 accounts and brings additional benefit in SSO, etc.
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Return on Investment
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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Microsoft
  • MFA has prevented a number of phishing attacks against our organization
  • Endpoint management has allowed us to use autopilot to set up our devices far faster
  • PIM has helped to secure our admin accounts
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ScreenShots

Kandji Screenshots

Screenshot of Zero-Touch DeploymentScreenshot of Automated patch managementScreenshot of One-Click Compliance TemplatesScreenshot of Streamlined User Interface