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Adaptiva vs Microsoft Intune comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 25, 2026

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

Adaptiva
Ranking in Unified Endpoint Management (UEM)
16th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.4
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
Patch Management (26th)
Microsoft Intune
Ranking in Unified Endpoint Management (UEM)
1st
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
312
Ranking in other categories
Configuration Management (2nd), Remote Access (2nd), Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM) (1st), Microsoft Security Suite (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the Unified Endpoint Management (UEM) category, the mindshare of Adaptiva is 1.5%, up from 0.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Microsoft Intune is 28.2%, down from 34.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Unified Endpoint Management (UEM) Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Microsoft Intune28.2%
Adaptiva1.5%
Other70.3%
Unified Endpoint Management (UEM)
 

Featured Reviews

Vikram - PeerSpot reviewer
Works at Colgate-Palmolive
Really good in terms of content delivery and network bandwidth optimization
Using Adaptiva is really straightforward. Users need to have some end-user computing and networking knowledge to use the solution. The project or implementation team we worked with had good technical knowledge. I really liked the solution's performance. Adaptiva helped us with network bandwidth optimization and content delivery. Overall, I rate the solution eight and a half out of ten.
AkashKamble - PeerSpot reviewer
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.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Adaptiva is really good in terms of content delivery and network bandwidth optimization."
"I appreciate Intune's autopilot feature, which allows us to enroll devices and install applications to meet corporate requirements seamlessly."
"One of our clients migrated the model workplace based on Intune, achieving a 78 percent cost reduction, which is quite a lot."
"Microsoft Intune helps us avoid issuing everyone company-owned devices. We provide a stipend, allowing users to bring their own devices. This approach gives us leverage against other MSPs. It also enhances collaboration because clients already covered by specific licensing can optimize their usage of Microsoft Intune."
"The most valuable feature of Intune is the central dashboard for compliance and policy management."
"Microsoft Intune is easy to use, and it is able to enforce policies towards multiple devices. It is able to bring multiple classes of devices into the same security posture. I found that very useful."
"The solution is easy to use and it has good performance."
"It is a cloud solution, and you can easily scale as your needs grow."
"The most valuable feature is the policy CSPs."
 

Cons

"It would be good if Adaptiva had everything on the cloud rather than having one server on-premises."
"Microsoft Intune is not as fast and extensive as traditional solutions such as SCCM and others."
"We do not utilize Microsoft customer service and technical support since it is generally a waste of time."
"In the past, I raised some tickets for the enhancement feature, which was missing in Intune."
"There is room for improvement in server patch management and allowing direct uploads of EXE applications instead of needing to convert them to Intune format, which would save time."
"It could offer more attributes for authentication."
"Once it's configured it is unobtrusive, but it does take some hands-on to configure and deploy it properly."
"There could be more wizard-driven policy development or creation. Some of the policies can get quite complex. If they have a wizard that assists the administrators in creating the policy, that will be a great job."
"The interface is easy, but it is not user-friendly when evaluating the overall user experience of Microsoft Intune."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"The pricing is good because customers are not complaining about it."
"The cost is handled through our Office 365 license, so I have yet to be able to compare it directly with other tools in its class."
"I am satisfied with the pricing."
"We don't get Intune as a separate module. Most of the time, we use it within an enterprise agreement like E3 or E5. Those licenses are at a good price, but what is annoying is that every single year they go higher."
"If you're subscribing to Premium or E3, there are no additional costs for Intune, it's included."
"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."
"It's affordable for the protection it gives. There are no additional costs."
"Microsoft Intune is reasonably priced for large organizations that already have Microsoft Enterprise licenses, but it is less affordable for smaller businesses."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
11%
University
9%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Computer Software Company
9%
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Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business121
Midsize Enterprise47
Large Enterprise154
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Adaptiva?
Adaptiva is really good in terms of content delivery and network bandwidth optimization.
What needs improvement with Adaptiva?
We had to install one server in our infrastructure at the data center. It would be good if Adaptiva had everything on the cloud rather than having one server on-premises. The solution's user interf...
What is your primary use case for Adaptiva?
We tested the solution's software delivery capability during POC and got good results. We tested it in collaboration with McAfee, and it was very good. Apart from that, Adaptiva supports many other...
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Also Known As

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Intune, MS Intune, Microsoft Endpoint Manager
 

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