42Gears SureMDM vs Automox comparison

42Gears and Automox are both solutions in the Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM) category. 42Gears is ranked #15, while Automox is ranked #13 with an average rating of 8.8. 42Gears holds a 2.2% mindshare in EMM, compared to Automox’s 1.4% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of 42Gears users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Automox users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 1, 2024

42Gears SureMDM and Automox compete in the mobile device management solutions category. Users are happier with Automox's features and perceive its higher price as justified, despite 42Gears SureMDM's competitive pricing and support satisfaction.

Features: 42Gears SureMDM offers comprehensive device management, strong security features, and detailed device tracking. Automox excels in automated patch management, supports third-party applications, and provides advanced automation capabilities.

Room for Improvement: Users suggest 42Gears SureMDM could enhance its reporting tools, add more integrations, and provide better data insights. Automox users recommend improving scalability, enhancing user access control options, and expanding capabilities for larger deployments.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: 42Gears SureMDM is known for straightforward setup and responsive support. Automox is appreciated for easy deployment but has mixed reviews on customer support. Users find both products easy to deploy but prefer 42Gears SureMDM for post-deployment support.

Pricing and ROI: 42Gears SureMDM offers competitive pricing with strong ROI; users value the lower costs. Automox has higher costs, but users believe the advanced features justify the price, reflecting better ROI for larger enterprises.

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42Gears SureMDM vs. Automox

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Microsoft Intune

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2026, in the Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM) category, the mindshare of Microsoft Intune is 21.1%, down from 32.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of 42Gears SureMDM is 2.2%, down from 2.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Automox is 1.4%, up from 0.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM) Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Microsoft Intune	21.1%
Automox	1.4%
42Gears SureMDM	2.2%
Other	75.3%

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Featured Reviews

Anumula Hitesh

Senior Business Development Executive at Digitaltrack

Centralized device management has automated onboarding and improves remote security compliance

One thing I feel Microsoft Intune could improve is troubleshooting visibility. In many cases, when a policy or application deployment fails, the error messages are a bit generic. So, admins still spend time checking logs manually or testing on devices one by one. Compared to the simplicity of deployment, troubleshooting sometimes feels less mature. I also think reporting and real-time monitoring could be stronger. The dashboard gives useful information, but in large environments, many teams still depend on additional tools or scripts for deeper reporting and analytics. If I had to focus on one area first, I would probably choose troubleshooting and reporting. Deployment through Microsoft Intune is generally straightforward, but when something fails, identifying the exact root cause can still take more time than expected. Error messages are sometimes too generic, and admins often have to dig through logs, sync status, or multiple portals to understand what actually happened. I think user experience and policy management could also improve further. Microsoft Intune has become much better over the years, but sometimes the admin portal still feels fragmented because certain configurations open in different sections or redirect to older interfaces. For new admins, especially, it can take time to understand where everything is located. Another thing is policy conflict handling. In larger organizations, multiple device policies, compliance rules, and configuration profiles can overlap. When conflicts happen, the visibility is not always very clear, so admins spend time figuring out which policy actually won or caused the issue.

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Giridharan G

Head Of Department at Waycool

Used to control mobile devices

Remote Wipe is one of the vital options everybody looks for in 42Gears SureMDM or any MDM product. We are trying to get the latest product updates as much as possible, and it is mostly automated. Two to three engineers are involved in the solution’s maintenance. I would recommend the solution to other users. Overall, I rate the solution an eight or nine out of ten.

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Naqash Ahmed

Senior Data Reporting Analyst at University of Bradford

Automation has saved time and improves secure, centralized patching across all our devices

While Automox has very good features, I think there's still room for improvement. I want the custom reports to be even more detailed, specifically where I can add more details. It would be nice to have more filters in reports based on location and department more easily. Secondly, the notifications could be more customizable. Many times notifications come, but we don't have control over which notification is urgent and which is not. For example, if there's an alert of a critical update or pending approval, it can help me focus better. An alert of a security threat could be another type of notification that tells me something is important. Customized notifications would be much better. I would say the user interface could be improved as well. Some parts of the dashboard are a bit hard to understand. If they could be improved to be more intuitive, for example, if it could be easy to navigate between devices and reports, that would be great. I would say if Automox could also provide automation templates, that would help. I know there are templates, but I want more templates. Having ready-made worklets for common tasks can save a lot of time. Lastly, it should also support the interface for mobile screens.

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"The management control feature is the most valuable."

"The solution is easy to use, simple to understand for those new to using it, and combined with the other Microsoft products it makes for an overall good package."

"The dashboards, the security, and the customization capabilities work very well for us."

"My favorite feature of Microsoft Intune is the dashboard; the dashboard is very simple and user-friendly, and any person, even without prior knowledge, can understand it easily by seeing the interface dashboard."

"Cloud-based device management is the best feature for me as it impacts my company the most; it is much easier than the previous Configuration Manager or SCCM."

"If I assess Intune's user experience, I would say it is perfect and simple."

"Microsoft Intune brings all endpoint and security management tools into one place, and for app discovery, deployment, and automatic updating, it's reliable."

"Microsoft Intune does help me save time in terms of management of various devices—I don't have to go to those locations to manage the devices at those locations, I can do it remotely, which is very helpful."

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"Its dashboards are valuable. It is easy to access dashboards and implement policies."

"We use the solution primarily to control mobile devices."

"We created a whole new program that revolves around this solution."

"This solution is very dynamic. I can do what I need to do with it."

"Their support is mind-blowing."

"The tool's most valuable feature is a remote connection to the devices. You can also push and lock applications. It helps us lock devices for professional use to control which applications can be installed."

"Payloads, application publishing, and cataloging features are valuable to our customers."

"The solution is very scalable, you can do many things at different times and it requires only one staff person for maintenance."

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"The fact that it's just one product that can patch multiple operating systems is really great."

"Automox's real-time visibility and control through its intuitive dashboard is important for our response to emerging threats because it tells us which applications need to be updated on a real-time basis."

"Automox has positively impacted my organization with significant time-saving, improved our security posture by automatically patching vulnerabilities, and is easy to manage and deploy while offering Automox University as a great resource for learning the platform."

"Automox provides complete visibility for any laptop, desktop or server in our environment, regardless of whether the person is on the train, in the cloud or on the move."

"Literally, it's our go-to product for patching and we don't use anything else."

"They've been adding some new features lately, which I'm not nearly as familiar with, but the ability to just deploy patches and exempt certain machines from certain patches is helpful. For instance, for our servers, we may not want to roll out zero-day patches. We are able to exempt those and make sure that they don't get those policies. We've got certain servers that have to run a particular version of Java, and being able to exempt those servers from receiving Java updates is pretty fantastic."

"It's super easy to use and we haven't found anything easier."

"Having Automox allows us to bother people less, fix things faster, and generally be a better managed services provider providing better service."

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Cons

"The biggest improvement could be in the implementation, the ease of the implementation of it."

"Every time we call, we get bounced to a new team... there is no cohesive end-to-end support, which is very frustrating and time-consuming."

"The challenge we experience is with Mac management. We find Intune not capable enough to handle Mac devices, configurations, or operating system deployments."

"There is no catalog for mobile access management (MAM) security."

"If we can not seem to get even half a dozen users working with the product in a way we consider stable, the scalability is in question."

"No option to do end-to-en macOS management. Slow implementation of policies."

"The downsides of Microsoft Intune include the fact that the interface can sometimes be complex for new administrators."

"It would be nice to have a location tracker for the mobile device management tool. I'm not sure if it exists but hasn't been configured or if it's missing, but we've been unable to utilize the location features."

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"As a partner, we consider 42Gears to be a unified endpoint management (UEM) solution. So, we should be able to manage users with this particular solution. This is something that is currently not there. It is probably an area for improvement for 42Gears."

"42Gears SureMDM needs to improve support because it may take around one to two days to receive a revert."

"The user interface and customization features are not the best and could be improved."

"The product is not so convenient to deploy or to configure."

"User creation on Mac must be improved."

"The solution’s pricing could be made cheaper."

"Online information regarding used cases specific to 42Gears SureMDM will help us do configuration changes more comfortably."

"The dashboards could be improved."

"Sometimes if you want something done you're at the mercy of people having their machines turned on."

"From an enterprise perspective, Automox could have better compliance reporting, which is needed for audit readiness, security reviews, and customer compliance evidence."

"However, I feel Automox's present quirks in its ability to manage multiple clients to constitute its weakest point."

"There should be better inventory capabilities; right now, they only allow you to have insight into software out-of-the-box, and it would be nice to also extend that into custom inventory that can be modified and managed by the practitioner."

"The only thing that we've ever truly wanted is an onsite repository. Currently, all updates are provided directly from the internet. So, if you have 1,000 devices, all 1,000 devices go directly out to the internet. We would love the option of being able to put the updates on local storage so that we're not consuming as much bandwidth. That is literally the only thing that we've ever wanted."

"The only thing that we've ever truly wanted is an onsite repository."

"When we bring on a new client, we need to go into that client and manually set up my account, my chief engineer's account, three technicians' accounts, and a billing person's account all over again, which is annoying. We have probably up to 15 or 16 of our clients on Automox now. For every single one of those, we have had to go in and set this up. Then, if anything changes, we have to remember to go to Automox and change it 15 or 16 times. So, we just want inheritable permissions, and that is it. We have talked to them about this, and they are like, "Yeah, we hear a lot of complaints about it." I am thinking, "Guys, I have been complaining about this for a year and a half. When are you going to do it?" It must be some tricky thing or not an easy fix, because I can only assume if it were easy, then they would have done it by now."

"They need to improve the automation features."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"Intune is linked with Microsoft. We can deploy the Microsoft E365 license to users by Intune. There are different types of licenses, such as device administrator licenses, E5 licenses for device enrollment manually, and P1 and p2 licenses for device enrollment automatically. These are the licenses required for the administration."

"The price is very reasonable."

"The overall pricing of Microsoft Intune is good for companies that have big IT budgets, 3,000 or more users and devices."

"Intune is inexpensive. It also comes bundled in some Office 365 licenses, so you can choose to purchase it separately or as a package."

"Microsoft Intune is more expensive than other solutions, but it offers a wider range of features and control."

"Microsoft Intune is available for individual purchase at a low per-device cost."

"The product is offered as part of a Microsoft standard bundle. The pricing can be competitive to Airwatch, and Maas360."

"Microsoft Intune has a user-based subscription model. You can go for a monthly or a yearly payment."

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"There is an option to make yearly or monthly payments towards the licensing costs attached to the solution. Price-wise, the product is okay."

"42Gears SureMDM is not an expensive solution."

"Their pricing structure is very good against the competition. Pricing is definitely not a challenge here."

"I rate the tool's pricing a four out of ten."

"I am satisfied with the price of this solution."

"The tool is expensive and priced at 39 dollars yearly. The pricing is fixed and I would rate it a seven-point five out of ten."

"We pay a yearly licensing fee for 42Gears SureMDM, which is comparatively expensive for an enterprise license."

"Its licensing for a year was nine grand. There was no additional fee."

"For all these software tools, it is usually a subscription model. There is a monthly charge that we need to pass along to our clients because we are doing all this for their benefit. It is only a couple of bucks a month per computer, and that is a low enough price point where our clients, without exception, have accepted it, and said, "This is great. We will pay that. It sounds like a worthwhile thing.""

"The pricing and licensing costs have been great for us... My advice to others who are evaluating or thinking of implementing Automox is to give it a shot. If a free trial is still available, definitely use it, because it makes life a lot easier."

"Automox just charges us a set amount per user, per month, for using the product. That is very important to us. Because it's a cloud-native solution, you're saving on the cost of hosting an on-premises solution on your servers."

"We're doing it annually directly through Automox. It is per endpoint. It is $2 and some change per endpoint, but I believe the cost is right around $28,000. Everything is covered in this fee."

"The product is a great value."

"The cost is very reasonable compared to the competition."

"There are no additional costs in addition to the extended licensing fees with Automox. You get your support and your per endpoint license with what you purchased."

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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm

10%

Manufacturing Company

Computer Software Company

Outsourcing Company

Retailer

15%

Computer Software Company

15%

Manufacturing Company

11%

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Financial Services Firm

11%

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Government

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Small Business	192
Midsize Enterprise	62
Large Enterprise	186

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Small Business	5
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Large Enterprise	3

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Small Business	7
Midsize Enterprise	3
Large Enterprise	11

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Also Known As

Intune, MS Intune, Microsoft Endpoint Manager

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Overview

Microsoft Intune is a cloud-based service designed for device management, security, and compliance. It supports automation and facilitates endpoint management for Windows, iOS, and Android devices, ensuring data protection and efficient policy enforcement.

Microsoft Intune offers seamless integration with tools like Windows Autopilot to automate device setup and deployment. Integrated with Azure Active Directory, it enhances policy management while providing robust reporting and analytics tools for compliance tracking. Despite its intuitive interface aimed at simplifying navigation and device security management, there are challenges such as compatibility issues with Linux and Mac, limited policy support for Android, and demands for better third-party integration. It's widely used for both corporate-owned devices and BYOD scenarios in dynamic IT environments.

What are the key features of Microsoft Intune?

Windows Autopilot: Automates device setup for rapid deployment.
Azure Active Directory Integration: Enhances user policy management.
Reporting and Analytics: Improves compliance visibility.
Mobile Application Management: Ensures app security without compromising personal data.
Cloud-Based Management: Allows management from any location.

What benefits and ROI can users expect?

Time Efficiency: Automation reduces time in policy enforcement and configuration updates.
Enhanced Security: Ensures data protection across corporate-owned and BYOD devices.
Improved Compliance: Advanced reporting tools enhance compliance visibility.
Flexible Management: Cloud-based nature supports management from any location.

In industries such as finance and healthcare, Microsoft Intune is implemented to ensure data protection and compliance with regulatory standards. Manufacturing sectors utilize Intune for managing a distributed workforce across global locations, while educational institutions employ it to secure and manage devices in learning environments supporting both students and faculty.

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42Gears SureMDM is a Unified Endpoint Management (UEM) solution that enables organizations to secure, manage, and monitor enterprise devices from a centralized console. Designed for businesses of all sizes, SureMDM supports a wide range of endpoints, including Android, Windows, iOS, iPadOS, macOS, Linux, ChromeOS, VR devices, rugged devices, wearables, and IoT endpoints.

The platform helps organizations streamline device provisioning, application management, security enforcement, remote troubleshooting, device tracking, and compliance monitoring throughout the device lifecycle. SureMDM supports modern enrollment methods such as Android Zero-touch, Samsung Knox Mobile Enrollment, Apple Business Manager (ABM), Apple School Manager (ASM), Windows Autopilot, and Android Enterprise deployments.

Beyond endpoint management, SureAccess is available as an add-on to SureMDM, enabling Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) for secure access to enterprise applications and resources based on device posture, user identity, and access policies. It helps organizations secure remote workers, contractors, and distributed teams while reducing reliance on traditional VPN-based access models.

SureIdP is also available as an add-on to SureMDM, providing Identity and Access Management (IAM) capabilities such as centralized authentication, Single Sign-On (SSO), user provisioning, and access control. It helps organizations simplify identity management while strengthening security and compliance across enterprise applications and services.

Widely adopted across industries including logistics, retail, healthcare, manufacturing, education, transportation, field services, and financial services, SureMDM enables IT teams to manage distributed device fleets while maintaining security, operational efficiency, and regulatory compliance.

Key Features

Unified endpoint management across Android, iOS, iPadOS, macOS, Windows, Linux, ChromeOS, VR, and IoT devices
Zero-touch and automated device enrollment
Application deployment, management, and updates
Remote support, remote control, and troubleshooting
Kiosk mode and device lockdown capabilities
Location tracking, geofencing, and asset visibility
Compliance monitoring and policy enforcement
OS and firmware update management
Secure remote access and unattended device management
Reporting, analytics, and customizable dashboards
Integration with enterprise identity and security frameworks
Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) through SureAccess
Identity and Access Management (IAM) capabilities through SureIdP

Benefits

Simplified management of diverse device fleets from a single console
Reduced operational overhead through automation and remote management
Improved endpoint security through centralized policy enforcement
Secure application access using Zero Trust principles
Strong identity security with centralized authentication and SSO along with support for 3rd party SSO
Minimized device downtime with remote troubleshooting capabilities
Accelerated device deployment and onboarding
Enhanced visibility into device health, usage, and compliance
Scalable across global and distributed operations

Common Use Cases

Organizations use the 42Gears platform for:

Mobile Device Management (MDM)
Unified Endpoint Management (UEM)
Rugged device management
Kiosk and digital signage deployments
Shared and frontline device management
BYOD and corporate-owned device programs
Remote workforce enablement
Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA)
Identity and Access Management (IAM)
Secure application access
Healthcare mobility initiatives
Educational device deployments
Logistics and field service operations

With support for cloud, on-premises, and private cloud deployments, the 42Gears platform provides organizations with the flexibility to manage endpoints, identities, and secure access from a unified ecosystem while meeting their security, compliance, and operational requirements.

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Automox offers automated patch management with cloud-native architecture, cross-platform compatibility, and ease of use. It provides real-time visibility and streamlines operations across Windows, macOS, and Linux, making it ideal for complex IT environments.

Automox empowers organizations with features like Worklets and remote management, enhancing security and efficiency through customizable patching policies, PowerShell script execution, and detailed reporting. It's primarily used for automated patch management, patch remediation, and compliance maintenance across diverse systems, ensuring cybersecurity and reducing vulnerabilities. Enhancements are desired for user access control, policy synchronization, and integration with tools like Tenable. Support for offline patching, rollback features, enhanced reporting, and notification customization are in demand. Improvements in cost effectiveness and multi-group policy applications are also suggested.

What are the key features of Automox?

Automated Patching: Streamlines updates across operating systems.
Cloud-Native Architecture: Offers real-time visibility and ease of use.
Cross-Platform Compatibility: Supports Windows, macOS, and Linux.
Worklets: Custom scripts for automating tasks.
Remote Management: Manage devices from anywhere.
Custom Patching Policies: Tailor updates for specific needs.
Insights Reporting: Generate detailed reports to enhance efficiency.

What benefits and ROI can users expect when evaluating Automox?

Time Efficiency: Saves time by automating complex tasks.
Increased Security: Enhances security through effective patch management.
Compliance: Maintains cybersecurity compliance.
Network Visibility: Provides comprehensive device network oversight.
Scalable Management: Handles extensive network updates effectively.

In industry applications, Automox is widely used for managing and updating vast fleets of devices, particularly in sectors requiring stringent cybersecurity measures. It ensures seamless operations through its centralized automation and management capabilities, making it essential for organizations handling extensive IT networks.

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