BlackBerry Enterprise Mobility Suite vs Google Cloud Identity comparison

BlackBerry and Google are both solutions in the Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM) category. BlackBerry is ranked #16, while Google is ranked #11 with an average rating of 7.8. BlackBerry holds a 3.3% mindshare in EMM, compared to Google’s 1.7% mindshare. Additionally, 78% of BlackBerry users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 92% of Google users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 1, 2024

BlackBerry Enterprise Mobility Suite and Google Cloud Identity are contenders in the enterprise mobility and identity management market. Based on user reviews, BlackBerry Enterprise Mobility Suite leads in ease of deployment and customer service, while Google Cloud Identity has an advantage in features and ROI.

Features: BlackBerry Enterprise Mobility Suite offers robust security features, seamless integration with BlackBerry products, and strong data protection. Google Cloud Identity provides comprehensive cloud-based identity management, smooth integration with Google Workspace, and adaptable features for various enterprise needs.

Room for Improvement: Users suggest BlackBerry Enterprise Mobility Suite needs a better admin interface, more intuitive configuration options, and enhanced user experience. For Google Cloud Identity, users recommend more detailed documentation, improved customer support responsiveness, and enhanced offline capabilities.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: BlackBerry Enterprise Mobility Suite is noted for its straightforward deployment and responsive customer support, making it favorable for quick implementation. Google Cloud Identity has a steeper learning curve during deployment but offers satisfactory customer service once set up.

Pricing and ROI: BlackBerry Enterprise Mobility Suite is seen as more expensive, with a significant upfront setup cost, while offering notable ROI through its security benefits. Google Cloud Identity offers competitive pricing with scalable options, providing greater long-term ROI due to integration capabilities.

To learn more, read our detailed BlackBerry Enterprise Mobility Suite vs. Google Cloud Identity Report (Updated: June 2026).

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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 BlackBerry Enterprise Mobility Suite is 3.3%, up from 0.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Google Cloud Identity is 1.7%, up from 1.1% 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%
Google Cloud Identity	1.7%
BlackBerry Enterprise Mobility Suite	3.3%
Other	73.9%

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Featured Reviews

OluwashileAdeniyi

Senior Infrastructure Security Engineer at a outsourcing company with 51-200 employees

Centralized endpoint security has improved and supports hybrid work and BYOD policies

Regarding what I dislike about Microsoft Intune and its downsides, I would say that more Mac controls are needed because we have limited Mac and Linux control. When comparing controls and policies between Windows, Mac, and Linux, Windows has almost everything you can think of, while Mac and Linux have limited types of control. You cannot implement certain things on Mac and Linux that you can on Windows. The limited controls are a major issue. Additionally, if Microsoft could find a way to embed servers into Microsoft Intune, that would be beneficial. Microsoft Intune is not really designed for servers or Windows servers. It is more tailored towards Windows 11 and Windows 10 operating systems. Windows servers are not fully supported. Enterprise organizations usually have both servers and endpoints, which are users' workstations. For servers, most people look for other solutions such as SCCM, which is Configuration Manager. However, SCCM is what Microsoft Intune is trying to replace. Both SCCM and Microsoft Intune belong to Microsoft. Microsoft is trying to transition organizations into Microsoft Intune, the native cloud solution. However, because this update is still in process, servers are not fully compatible with Microsoft Intune and cannot be managed by it. The current policy that has emerged from issues with clients is what they call co-management, which is relatively new, and I do not know if adoption is significant. Many legacy or older customers who have been using these products for decades still have SCCM. When it is time for them to manage their Windows devices, they use what is called cloud attach. Cloud attach is a term whereby your SCCM is connected to your Microsoft Intune. Most people do not know about it, but I have deployed it for several organizations. Cloud attach and co-management work together so that your device is in SCCM, but some policies are pushed from Microsoft Intune. It is like two different solutions working hand in hand. That is what they call co-management. Microsoft Intune does not bring all of your endpoint and security management tools into one place, which is the goal and how it should be. However, as I mentioned, servers are not included. If we talk about end users, Microsoft Intune does bring all your devices together. In a typical enterprise environment, you have end users with workstations, laptops, company-issued phones, and bring your own devices. You can create policies for all of these. However, for the backend, your servers do not have much coverage. Servers are not really covered by Microsoft Intune in that way.

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reviewer1310304

IT Mobility Support Analyst at a financial services firm with 5,001-10,000 employees

Helpful technical support, and performs well, but initial setup could be simplified

They are constantly improving the scalability of BlackBerry Enterprise Mobility Suite. More collaborative features are being developed. I know they have integrations with a lot of other vendors and applications, and it's constantly growing. Our company has approximately 3,000 users. I would say we have ten people for actual administrative roles with Blackberry.

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Sony Kurian

Director at GNX Solutions

Cloud automation has improved development efficiency and supports secure MFA and SSO

The best features in Google Cloud Identity are their cloud, their VMs, and their cloud VMs, which are too good compared to OCI. Using Google Cloud Identity is beneficial in terms of finance as we are always doing automation and AI, and it is definitely the best. I use multi-factor authentication with Google Cloud Identity. Regarding how Google Cloud Identity helps to improve security, I can say that security is something everyone is using. I do not feel any different. After this, everything will be JWT token and all things we are using. I do not feel any difference in there. I have used the SSO feature, single sign-on, with Google Cloud Identity. In a few words, how Google Cloud Identity affected user management within my organization is that it is not done for my organization but for one of my clients only. I already have the ADs there, but still, it is the best. I think the reporting tools of Google Cloud Identity are good. I cannot comment on these kinds of things for this particular product.

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Quotes from Members

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Pros

"I am very satisfied that when any user comes into our organization and we provide the user ID and password, the setup will auto-complete with basic applications and security installed automatically, making the device ready within approximately ten to fifteen minutes."

"It has a useful device management feature."

"My advice for those implementing Microsoft Intune is to proceed with it; there is no other software that can perform the job better, and Microsoft offers extensive experience with a mature ecosystem, so I recommend going for it."

"The core management feature in Intune is invaluable to us, especially considering the challenges we often face with System Center when pushing external updates."

"What I like most about the tool is that it's now very easy to set up a device for someone to use. It also helps us tremendously in managing security. Before, we used on-premise management with a domain controller. It was difficult to manage security comprehensively. For example, it was hard to know which computers were updated. We weren't able to do that easily with our previous solution."

"At the moment, Autopilot is the most valuable feature."

"The most valuable aspect of the product is that we are able to send application deployments and certifications for conditional access."

"The most valuable feature of Intune is the central dashboard for compliance and policy management."

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"Security is the most valuable feature, because we are a financial institution, we have a large number of clients, and we have to make sure all communications are secure and PCI compliant."

"It allows me to be able to access my email when I do not necessarily have my computer with me, and I can also access my calendar when I am on public transport or outside of the office."

"Compared to the product that we upgraded from, we have received great responses from our end users who are appreciative of the following: They can access their calendar in events better than the other product that we were using."

"The containerization of the workspace is what we have found to be the most valuable."

"Provides access to our Lotus Notes system in a controlled and managed manner and is device agnostic with a similar interface for the gamet of devices in the market."

"Access to the emails on the go was most valuable."

"If a device is stolen, you have the power to remove all of the contents remotely. You can do this very quickly."

"The functionality with UEM and BlackBerry Works, the shared calendar, is a massive improvement for us."

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"The most valuable feature of Google Cloud Identity is its stability."

"Everything is relatively good and overall, the product itself is good."

"The Cloud Identity is well advanced in terms of features, applications, and the components that it is offering."

"Google Cloud Identity uses what they call organizational units (OUs) instead of the security groups you'd find in Microsoft's Entra."

"The main control page and the ability to manage all our users from a web-based portal are the most valuable aspects of the solution. That's particularly useful because we're a heterogeneous network."

"Although we have not looked at the whole product and explored it completely, we find that all the authentication features that we are using now are valuable."

"The solution is primarily used for single control and single sign which helps with the security and authentication of multiple devices."

"The best features of Google Cloud Identity are that it's free and works with modern applications, meaning if it's OAuth or using the OAuth protocol, it's very easy to integrate with those applications."

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Cons

"The most significant issue I encounter is troubleshooting when a policy is not applying or a device is showing non-compliant; the error messages can be pretty vague, which makes it necessary for me to dig around and piece things together myself."

"There could be some kind of feature that supports a workgroup environment or a separate environment without the Entra ID."

"The product needs to upgrade itself when the server is overloaded."

"There is room for improvement in the reporting capabilities, specifically app reporting. It is challenging to report which apps are installed on which device."

"Currently, Microsoft Intune's focus is mainly on Windows, but they can make much more improvement in terms of other platforms."

"The technical support could be improved."

"The biggest problem we ever have is when something goes out of date after 30 days when nobody has logged into it. We do have a problem trying to get those back online. We've been working with Microsoft to resolve that problem, but that's been the only issue that we've had in the last few years."

"There are some areas of improvement for Microsoft Intune, including faster policy sync so changes can apply quicker, a simpler interface, better reporting with more details and clear insight, improved troubleshooting, clearer error messages and logs, and stronger support for macOS and Linux, alongside better cross-platform features."

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"I'd like there to be more in the core product rather than having to buy additional products. For example, being able to trace your devices after an emergency is an additional product you have to buy to do that properly."

"We cannot integrate BlackBerry Edit from BlackBerry Enterprise. BlackBerry Edit has issues when we are editing any document. We have other internal applications that we can use for documents, but we cannot edit into BlackBerry Edit. There's room for improvement with editing documents."

"It didn’t help us because we ran into lot of issues, and BlackBerry support couldn’t figure out the issues in a timely fashion."

"Second level support needs to have strong knowledge of the product."

"From the past to the present, before mobility location, we frequently required a restart."

"The newest features sometimes pop in very slowly."

"Support is terrible for the most part."

"What we don't have at the moment is RDP from the device to some kind of PC. Another feature would be access to a delegate's mailbox and I think that is to come in one of the next releases. There have been a lot of requests for that type of feature where, for example, a secretary can access the mailbox of the boss."

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"Overall, I would give a zero out of 10 for Google's support. There is no easy way to navigate issues without paid consultation, making it quite frustrating."

"In Google, if we want support they are very slow to respond."

"Google Cloud Identify could make the technology used easier to understand as a layman making it more user-friendly."

"There is room for improvement in the configuration of their security policies. It seems quite basic."

"I want the tool to improve its support. It should also incorporate some functionalities. Currently, preparing presentations in Google is a pain point. The tool’s certain features like user provisioning are not intuitive as well. The product’s LDAP support is very poor. Clients do not trust the product due to the spam."

"The solution needs to better integrate with Mac's OS."

"If I were to suggest enhancements, it would mainly revolve around ensuring compatibility and maximizing integration options with various services."

"The interface could be more user-friendly."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"I am satisfied with the pricing."

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

"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."

"For Microsoft 365 E5 clients, cost is not an issue as this product is one of the benefits."

"As a partner, we always look for how we can generate more revenue from a consulting point of view, but I do not see any complaints from the customer side regarding pricing, so they are satisfied with it."

"There are licenses required for this solution. We enable licenses on the devices we need to manage."

"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."

"Generally, we get favorable discounts, so it's not too bad. Obviously, we're looking at decreasing those wherever we can to bring value back to the public purse because it's all charity based. It's all publicly funded."

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"We currently pay by the year, but the licenses are calculated on a monthly basis."

"The licensing costs are paid on a yearly basis because we just renewed the license. If you have some big issue, they will also charge you."

"Sometimes, it is very hard to get an overview because there are so many different suites to find out what is the right thing for new customers."

"It was on a yearly support contract, and the licenses were perpetual. There was also the implementation cost and the support cost for the integrator."

"We pay about $6 a year for the solution. There are no extra costs on top of that. You save a lot of money when you use this product."

"With the new licensing model, there seems to be a significant increase in cost, which makes it difficult to push forward and talk with the business."

"We are paying $200 annually. You also need to have a hardware server or a license for the server so there could be some additional fees added on to that."

"In my opinion, we're paying an awful lot for what we get, compared to other vendors. I don't deal with the pricing, but it does seem to be a bit pricey for the things that we get, especially, when you compare them to other vendors, such as VMware, Citrix, who have all bought up other players in this space. VMware offers AirWatch free as part of their packages."

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"The product is billed on a monthly basis depending on the number of users."

"The pricing is a bit expensive."

"On a scale from one to ten, where one is cheap and ten is expensive, I rate the solution's pricing a three out of ten."

"The solution is not expensive."

"I rate the product price a seven on a scale of one to ten, where one is a low price, and ten is a high price."

"Licensing fees are on a yearly basis."

"The licensing cost depends on the partners and the relationship between the company and the partners."

"We probably spend about $50,000 a year on licensing."

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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm

10%

Manufacturing Company

Computer Software Company

Outsourcing Company

19%

Construction Company

17%

Financial Services Firm

15%

Educational Organization

Financial Services Firm

13%

Computer Software Company

11%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Comms Service Provider

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Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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Small Business	192
Midsize Enterprise	62
Large Enterprise	186

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Midsize Enterprise	3
Large Enterprise	19

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Also Known As

Intune, MS Intune, Microsoft Endpoint Manager

Good for Enterprise, Good Mobile Messaging, Ubitexx Ubi-Suite

Cloud Identity, Cloud Identity Premium

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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BlackBerry Enterprise Mobility Suite is a comprehensive platform offering secure and flexible mobile device management, catering to high-security requirements for a seamless integration between personal and corporate data.

BlackBerry Enterprise Mobility Suite delivers a secure environment for mobile device management, providing reliable email access, internet, and personal information management. Its containerization feature helps separate personal and corporate data while facilitating device management flexibility. With a user-friendly interface, Cylance integration, and centralized control, it combats stability issues and strives for better integration with Microsoft tools alongside support for Chromebooks and Apple devices.

What are the key features of BlackBerry Enterprise Mobility Suite?

Security and Data Separation: Enhances protection and confidentiality by using containerization.
Secure Email Access: Ensures reliable access to emails within a protected environment.
Cylance Integration: Eliminates VPN management burdens with advanced antivirus capabilities.
Device Management Flexibility: Allows centralized control over a range of mobile devices.

What benefits should users consider when evaluating BlackBerry Enterprise Mobility Suite?

Enhanced Security: Offers robust protection for mobile devices and data.
Reliability: Consistent access to essential communication tools like email and internet.
Productivity: Facilitates the use of collaboration and productivity applications securely.
Data Control: Maintains strict separation and privacy between personal and corporate data.

In finance and other sectors, BlackBerry Enterprise Mobility Suite supports organizations in managing secure email, collaboration, and mobile devices, addressing high-security needs in both corporate-owned and BYOD scenarios. Enhancements in the QA process and smoother device onboarding further its appeal as a trusted choice.

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Google Cloud Identity provides a robust platform for managing user and group access across cloud resources, enhancing security with multi-factor authentication and unifying identities with seamless single sign-on.

Offering a comprehensive range of features, Google Cloud Identity presents a web-based user management portal, group access control, and context-aware access, which significantly improves security and simplifies application-level policies. Seamless integration with Google Workspace and straightforward setup processes enhance usability, while organizational unit management supports efficient policy handling. This makes cloud-based user management both straightforward and impactful. Areas for enhancement include password management and integration with third-party applications and systems like Mac and Active Directory. The interface could also be more user-friendly, while pricing adjustments could improve competitiveness. Monitoring capabilities require better customization, and mobile device management needs refinement for wider compatibility. Strengthening customer support access and robustness would encourage smoother user experiences.

What are the key features of Google Cloud Identity?

Group Access Control: Enables management of access to resources by defining groups.
Single Sign-On: Streamlines access across applications through single sign-on.
Unified Identity Access: Provides a single view for identity management.
Endpoint Management: Manages devices accessing cloud resources efficiently.
Multi-Factor Authentication: Enhances security with additional authentication steps.

What benefits should users look for when evaluating Google Cloud Identity?

Enhanced Security: Robust security is provided through multi-factor authentication and context-aware access.
Streamlined Access Management: Simplified user and access management cuts down administrative tasks.
Integration Capabilities: Ease of integration with tools like Google Workspace enhances functionality.
Simplified Policy Management: Intuitive organizational unit management makes handling policies efficient.

Numerous industries implement Google Cloud Identity for its single sign-on and access management capabilities, which enable fine-tuned cloud resource control, multi-device authentication, and effective user administration. By integrating with systems for user authentication and identity synchronization from Active Directory, companies utilize it for enhanced collaboration and mobile device management. A unified account experience augments security with multi-factor authentication, applicable across platforms without necessitating Google Workspace.

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Mitchells and Buzzers, Callaway

Ashcourt Rowan, EMC Professional Services, Itochu, MBDA, North Hennepin Community College, PGGM, Rohde & Schwarz, US Navy

ExtraHop Networks, HealthChannels

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