42Gears SureMDM vs SOTI MobiControl comparison

42Gears and SOTI are both solutions in the Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM) category. 42Gears is ranked #11 with an average rating of 9.0, while SOTI is ranked #9 with an average rating of 8.0. 42Gears holds a 2.6% mindshare in EMM, compared to SOTI’s 5.7% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of 42Gears users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 92% of SOTI users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 1, 2024

SOTI MobiControl and 42Gears SureMDM are two prominent mobile device management solutions. 42Gears SureMDM seems to have the upper hand according to user reviews, particularly in terms of features and pricing.

Features:SOTI MobiControl users highlight its robust security features, extensive device support, and policy management. 42Gears SureMDM is noted for its comprehensive remote management capabilities, cross-platform support, and seamless integration with other tools.

Room for Improvement:SOTI MobiControl users report a need for better reporting, analytics, and customization options. 42Gears SureMDM users desire improvements in the interface, usability, and occasional connectivity issues. Both products have aspects to refine, but SOTI's analytics shortcoming may pose a significant challenge.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service:Deployment of SOTI MobiControl is often described as complex and time-consuming. 42Gears SureMDM is praised for its straightforward deployment process. In terms of customer service, SOTI provides responsive support but is perceived as less effective compared to 42Gears, which earns higher satisfaction ratings.

Pricing and ROI:SOTI MobiControl's cost is often cited as high, which affects its perceived value. 42Gears SureMDM is found to be more cost-effective with quick ROI realization. Users find 42Gears SureMDM offers better value for money with competitive pricing.

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42Gears SureMDM vs. SOTI MobiControl

December 2025

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Review summaries and opinions

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Microsoft Intune

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM) category, the mindshare of Microsoft Intune is 28.7%, down from 36.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of 42Gears SureMDM is 2.6%, up from 2.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SOTI MobiControl is 5.7%, down from 7.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM) Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Microsoft Intune	28.7%
SOTI MobiControl	5.7%
42Gears SureMDM	2.6%
Other	63.0%

Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM)

Featured Reviews

AkashKamble

Sr MacOS specialist engineer at Cyber24

Enables management of multiple operating systems with a single license

The best feature is that it's a Microsoft product, so if anything goes wrong, we get quick support for anything required. Remote system functionality allows us to sit anywhere and take control of any device via remote management. We can enhance security for clients' laptops with built-in Microsoft Defender, which is available with the Microsoft Intune license. We use it for reporting purposes through endpoint analytics. When pushing scripting, there are two types available: remediation script and reservation script. Through endpoint analytics, you can push defender policies to clients. It helps with reporting, inventory updates, and monitoring tenant status health.

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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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Shailesh S. Moogi

Regional Manager Presales & Training at QodeNext India Private Limited

Has improved mobile device management through features such as geofencing, firmware upgrades, and centralized control

One of the best features of SOTI MobiControl is that it is one of the oldest MDM solutions available. There are many features such as geofencing with map integration, APK upgrade, firmware upgrade, and it provides battery status, device status, and more. SOTI MobiControl impacts organizations positively because customers want an application MDM solution for managing their mobile devices from a central control. They have given good feedback and were happy with the solution.

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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 most valuable features are the ones that make sure that the deployment is of a standard operating system and the Zero Touch deployment, which is very useful. This allows users to have an out of box experience."

"The ability to manage devices with different sets of policies is most valuable."

"Autopilot is a great feature. Most users are looking for a zero-touch deployment."

"The thing I appreciate most about Microsoft Intune is that the management of the devices was very simplified."

"The stability is good."

"EAM is a godsend."

"Mobile device management is most valuable."

"It is a very stable and scalable cloud-only solution."

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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."

"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."

"The most valuable features of 42Gears SureMDM include tracking location and pushing applications."

"The solution is stable and reliable."

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

"Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."

"The solution's customer support is good."

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"The most valuable features of the solution are containerization and app control."

"We use the Lockdown Kiosk Mode feature on all of our devices. We use that so that the operators can't change any settings in the background, and so that the applications they run are immediately available to them. It's a good feature."

"The ease of access was awesome. The guys helping us out were pretty fluent in the product. I currently have two devices in a dashboard that we're testing, but the solution that they have is awesome. I like that it's a cloud-based based solution, and I think there will be some significant cost savings."

"SOTI MobiControl is user-friendly and easy to access compared to AirWatch."

"The licensing is simple."

"The admin part, where I'm adding users, is not too bad. It's easy enough to use."

"It has a user-friendly menu that helps manage special purpose devices for security."

"The most valuable features are remote control and geo-fencing."

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Cons

"There's a significant discrepancy in Intune pricing between tenants."

"One drawback of Intune is that we cannot find devices based on a user's region or location."

"Microsoft Intune lacks live location tracking capabilities. Improvements should be made in terms of MDM platforms for other devices."

"It would be awesome if Microsoft opened their API so we could filter more properties. If we have to do anything outside of Intune that requires a third-party solution to talk back to it, we're very limited in what we can do."

"I would like to see better integration with Microsoft."

"There needs to be more support for Mac operating systems."

"It needs certificate provisioning for S/MIME purposes."

"Once it's configured it is unobtrusive, but it does take some hands-on to configure and deploy it properly."

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"User creation on Mac must be improved."

"The dashboards could be improved."

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

"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."

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

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

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

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

"I would like them to improve the process of enrolling Android devices. It's much more difficult to enroll Android devices than it is Windows CE devices. There are a lot more steps required."

"In future releases, I would like to see a better configuration of the dashboard."

"The previous version, for example, had the networking signal and that feature was great. When we were troubleshooting, we could find the level of the network I/O. If the worker was working in a corner of the warehouse where the signal was not as strong as in another part of the warehouse, we could tell, "Just move a little and you will have coverage for your device." That was great. I don't know why they removed it from the newer version."

"Reporting could be better. When I try to run a report, it doesn't have a filter or even a feature where I can choose what I have in the report. That's been a struggle since the first time I used it so I just don't touch it anymore."

"The remote screen of the solution gets stuck at times. So, that needs to be improved."

"The solution could use better reporting."

"Companies like SOTI and Mobile Iron are working with Google to help them manage these devices and eliminate the use of bar code scanner sales and mobile device sales. That's kind of crazy."

"They could organize the software a little bit better, where you access things on the console. It seems like I have to click in three different places in order to get it to go to one area. I should be able to access pretty much any point of the server, whatever I need to touch, from a panel, without having to go click on a menu, then click on the profiles, then click over on Server and go back up to the top and click on the type of device that I have, just to get my applications to show."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"Most of our clients come to us with licensing already in place. On average, it costs $6 per device per month to add Intune to an Office 365 subscription, but I am not sure."

"The licensing costs we leave up to the customer and these vary from one to another."

"Intune is moderately expensive. You can get the license bundled with Office 365 E3 or E5 licenses. The E5s are a bit expensive, but you get some cheaper solutions with Intune."

"While I don't have access to high-level financial information, I believe we have achieved lower costs with this implementation."

"The clients pay for a license and each can have a different type of license, such as an E3 or E5."

"It is average. Some of the costs are quite high depending on what the customer currently uses, but overall, it is not bad. I would not say that I would not recommend Intune based on the cost. I definitely would, but they can definitely improve on the cost. So overall, its cost is not bad."

"With our standard E5 agreement with Microsoft, there have been no pricing concerns. Introductory professional services, like a fast-track service, were included with our E5 membership, and there have been no additional costs."

"It is expensive. The cost depends on the license that we choose."

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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."

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

"42Gears SureMDM is not an expensive solution."

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

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

"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."

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

"The pricing is reasonable and the licensing model is very reasonable when compared to some of the competitors in the market. I can speak directly regarding Intune, which is very expensive compared to SOTI."

"The product is less expensive than one of its competitors."

"They've been pretty flexible with us, because we've changed the way we do our licensing a few times. We did a yearly, and then we went back and we did a quarterly, and I think we're back to yearly right now. We've been able to work stuff out and pricing has gone down since the onset. We've got a better rate per device and it's reasonable. The licensing cost from SOTI usually doesn't scare anybody, away once it's explained."

"There are solutions that can be more aggressively priced, but they may not provide all that SOTI does. It's a matrix regarding what feature you use. You need to compare the features you use and what you are willing to pay for them... SOTI's pricing is okay. It's in the middle... They can provide more aggressive pricing once you start to have a lot of licenses."

"It's a little bit expensive."

"You need to secure a license on a per-device basis."

"SOTI is fairly priced. It's not super expensive. If you have a thousand devices that are licensed, it's going to start climbing up in price. Typically, it's like 25 bucks a seat for a year."

"The price of this solution is high when you compare it with Microsoft Intune. This is mainly because Microsoft Intune is included with some packages, such as Microsoft Office 365. It makes it difficult to sell SOTI MobiControl because of the pricing against Microsoft Intune."

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Computer Software Company

19%

Retailer

16%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Healthcare Company

Manufacturing Company

14%

Computer Software Company

13%

Retailer

10%

Comms Service Provider

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Small Business	121
Midsize Enterprise	47
Large Enterprise	154

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Small Business	5
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Small Business	20
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The most valuable features of the solution are containerization and app control.

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Also Known As

Intune, MS Intune, Microsoft Endpoint Manager

SureMDM

MobiControl

Overview

Microsoft Intune provides centralized management of mobile devices and applications, ensuring security, compliance, and productivity through integration with Microsoft services like Microsoft 365 and Azure Active Directory.

Organizations use Intune for managing mobile devices and applications, enhancing security and compliance across platforms. With features like single sign-on, conditional access, and zero-touch deployment via Autopilot, it facilitates efficient operations. Intune's scalability, easy enrollment, and capabilities such as remote wipe support diverse device management, offering robust data protection and efficient operation. Despite its features, improvement areas include reporting, compatibility with non-Microsoft devices, and better support for macOS and Linux devices.

What are the key features of Microsoft Intune?

Seamless Integration: Works with Microsoft 365, Azure Active Directory, and System Center for streamlined management.
Conditional Access: Enhances security with policies that restrict access based on conditions.
Autopilot: Provides zero-touch deployment for setting up new devices efficiently.
Mobile Device Management: Enables control over both personal and corporate devices.
Application Deployment: Facilitates app delivery across a range of devices.

What benefits should users look for in reviews?

Centralized Management: Reduces complexity by managing devices and applications in one place.
Security Enhancement: Protects data with features like remote wipe and compliance monitoring.
Improved Productivity: Enhances efficiency with seamless integration and automation features.
Device Scalability: Supports diverse device management for growing business needs.

In industries such as finance, healthcare, and education, Microsoft Intune is implemented to ensure secure and compliant device management. Companies leverage its capabilities to deploy security policies and manage both corporate-owned and BYOD environments, facilitating a unified approach to data protection and compliance.

Microsoft

SureMDM is an intuitive and powerful enterprise mobility management (EMM) solution for Android, iOS, and Windows platforms. You can secure, monitor and manage company owned devices for dedicated use as well as employee owned devices used to access company data (BYOD). SureMDM incorporates all aspects of EMM such as Mobile Application Management, Mobile Device Management and Mobile Content Management.

42Gears

SOTI MobiControl, our award-winning mobility management solution provides the ability to securely manage mobile devices and connected peripherals, applications, content, and email. With MobiControl's advanced security and management features, businesses have granular control of how mobile devices are used for business, and how data is accessed to ensure sensitive corporate information is kept in authorized hands only.

SOTI

Sample Customers

Mitchells and Buzzers, Callaway

SmartLiberty, Hopi Holding, FIITJEE, Al Dhafra Private School, MRF Limited, Satin Creditcare Network Limited (SCNL), Alkem, Yelp Eat24

Citizen Mexico, Sanctuary Housing, PENINSULA HOTELS, East Orange High School, Andrews Distributing, Amey Plc, American Airlines

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