BlackBerry Enterprise Mobility Suite vs Microsoft Enterprise Mobility + Security comparison

BlackBerry and Microsoft are both solutions in the Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM) category. BlackBerry is ranked #16, while Microsoft is ranked #15 with an average rating of 8.0. BlackBerry holds a 1.4% mindshare in EMM, compared to Microsoft’s 1.3% mindshare. Additionally, 78% of BlackBerry users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Microsoft users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 1, 2024

BlackBerry Enterprise Mobility Suite and Microsoft Enterprise Mobility + Security are both leading solutions in the enterprise mobility market. Microsoft is seen as the superior product due to its extensive features, which users feel justify the price.

Features: BlackBerry Enterprise Mobility Suite is known for secure device and application management, robust communication services, and straightforward deployment. Microsoft Enterprise Mobility + Security offers comprehensive integration with other Microsoft services, advanced security measures, and scalability. Users find Microsoft's feature set more extensive and better integrated.

Room for Improvement: BlackBerry needs to improve its integration capabilities, simplify its configuration processes, and enhance feature variety. Microsoft users highlight the need for enhanced customer support, a more intuitive setup process, and reduction of complexity in deployment steps.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: BlackBerry is noted for a straightforward deployment process and dependable customer support. Microsoft faces criticism for occasional complexity in deployment but compensates with strong customer support once services are up and running. Microsoft's support quality helps navigate deployment challenges.

Pricing and ROI: BlackBerry is competitive in terms of initial setup costs and offers a good return on investment according to user reviews. Microsoft, despite higher upfront costs, delivers superior long-term value through comprehensive features and integration capabilities. Users believe the higher expense is justified by the enhanced performance and scalability.

To learn more, read our detailed BlackBerry Enterprise Mobility Suite vs. Microsoft Enterprise Mobility + Security Report (Updated: February 2026).

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Microsoft Intune

Mindshare comparison

As of February 2026, in the Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM) category, the mindshare of Microsoft Intune is 28.3%, down from 35.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of BlackBerry Enterprise Mobility Suite is 1.4%, up from 0.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Microsoft Enterprise Mobility + Security is 1.3%, up from 0.8% 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	28.3%
Microsoft Enterprise Mobility + Security	1.3%
BlackBerry Enterprise Mobility Suite	1.4%
Other	69.0%

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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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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Abhijit-Deshpande

Manager IT at Konverge.AI

User experience improves efficiency while awaiting improved application performance

The solution is meeting my requirements. I don't have any direct inputs here, except that stability of the application can be improved. Sometimes it gets hung or restarts multiple times in the background, which consumes battery life. If stability can be improved, it will generally help everyone. These solutions are usually a little expensive. If costs can come down, that will generally help the masses. A reduction of around 30-35% would make it more prompting for people to take that extra jump. Due to budget constraints, I have seen people not going for Microsoft Enterprise Mobility + Security because even if the commercials get discounted for the first year, subsequent years see significant price increases.

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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

"It is a very helpful solution."

"Microsoft Intune policies, remote wipe, and using corporate and private profiles are valuable features, but MFA is the most valuable feature as it ensures that the end user is authentic."

"The feature I like the most is that we can perform remote tasks. If we want to retire or wipe out personal data or corporate data from a device, we can use Microsoft Intune remotely, and with the click of a button, data is removed automatically. Nothing needs to be done from the end-user side."

"For our clients, the conditional access feature along with different compliance policies that they can set is valuable."

"Microsoft Intune is very stable due to its cloud-based infrastructure and its reliability in performance."

"I like the tool's integration with Apple. Anyone who creates an ID in Intune will get an Apple ID."

"I have been using the Enterprise Application Management feature of Microsoft Intune, which enhances abilities when it comes to app discovery, deployment, and automatic updating."

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

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

"The technical support for the solution is excellent."

"We are able to separate personal information and in the event of e breach, we are able to turn off access and/or delete this information."

"It gives us the ability to have a container and the most secure possible application."

"The most important feature is Blackberry Work, for sure, because that is where you have email."

"The most important features would be instant messaging and the security that we get from the containerization."

"Whenever we have issues, people rely on the ability to check messages promptly."

"Having access to our internet was extremely beneficial. We don't have that functionality now that we have switched to Microsoft Intune. It was definitely better with Blackberry."

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"The solution is very good at securing files. For example, if I forward a secure document, it's blocked from others, as I can send it with restrictions in relation to who can open it."

"The best advantage of the product is that it provides an all-in-one solution."

"I am very happy with it currently."

"Microsoft Enterprise Mobility + Security is a basic part of all of our projects because it's a very important basis for any customer wanting to set up Microsoft technology, as they need to manage all users and devices on a security basis."

"The solution offers excellent documentation that is easily available online."

"The product is centralized and we can use it for security purposes."

"Integration between our departments has been the most valuable."

"Microsoft Mobility and EMS include Intune for Mobility, which provides mobile device management and mobile application management. With mobile device management, you can control the entire device in an organization."

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Cons

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

"The installation could be improved to be simplified."

"Intune could be improved by organizing different solutions, like Defender and Sentinel, into a single package. This would allow us to focus on security while Microsoft manages other areas. Having a unified solution would drive better management of various sectors. Although the Intune user experience is good, we should continue enhancing it."

"A new Intune feature allows application packaging, but it incurs additional licensing costs for a significant number of applications."

"Microsoft Intune lags market leaders, such as Apperian, in its MAM capabilities."

"Sometimes, customers compare it with AirWatch, but the concept of Intune is different from other solutions. It's an application management app. It gets a bit difficult to explain it to customers, but it's not a product limitation. It takes a presale document or presentation to explain it to customers."

"Intune doesn't provide much control over Windows servers. It's something we struggle with."

"One big problem with Microsoft is that they're changing the names of the products quite often, or they're quite consistently doing so. Intune is now Endpoint administration. Constantly switching the user interface or the administrative interface makes it quite hard to keep pace. If you are on a two-week holiday and you come back and look at the same screen you have looked at for the last couple of months, it looks different, which is annoying. Changing things around all the time doesn't make it easy."

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"The console needs improvement. It does not provide all the information that we are looking for as far as who has installed a certain product."

"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."

"The only thing is that the UEM service is a little slow. We have a product production environment, and a test environment and both of them are a little slow. When you are using the UEM Web interface, it takes time to load."

"The newest features sometimes pop in very slowly."

"The pain points for us would be the activation."

"I would like more support for Google Chromebook operating system, so I could manage it."

"Some users have complained that some features cannot be done through the BlackBerry Access Hub."

"It would be ideal if there was something for communication with Microsoft tools like Teams or Skype for Business, or perhaps even with Zoom for conference calls."

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"The MDM part of the engine could be better."

"Microsoft Enterprise Mobility + Security is expensive."

"We did the deployment with the help of Microsoft's consultants. But sometimes, we found it difficult to educate the application developers to integrate."

"Microsoft's feature management is based on licenses. Microsoft follows ethical licensing and hence do not restrict the use of it."

"The licensing is quite expensive."

"Its performance needs enhancement."

"The auditing and reporting could be updated and upgraded. I would like to see light applications because they consume a lot of the device's memory at present."

"Technical support could be improved. Sometimes they use a third party that's not so knowledgeable in the product and that can slow down things a bit."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"Microsoft's licensing is more flexible and adaptive than its competitors."

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

"There is a license required to use the solution. If you're core users in Office 365, for example, you have Outlook email and E3 license, this is only email. You have to buy an EMS license to have Microsoft Intune. It is expensive."

"While I can't provide insights from a business perspective, it's worth noting that the pricing may differ significantly, and the discount we received might not be reflective of standard business rates."

"Microsoft Intune is reasonably priced for large organizations that already have Microsoft Enterprise licenses, but it is less affordable for smaller businesses."

"We use Defender ATP and E5 licenses."

"Any bundle package, such as Security E3, covers multiple things, such as AAP, BitLocker, etc. If you go for them individually, they would be more expensive. Bundling makes the price more attractive and competitive."

"There is a cost benefit of using Microsoft Intune because of the packaging with other Microsoft products."

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"For the number of licenses, I believe it was approximately $500,000 per year, or for three years."

"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."

"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."

"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 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."

"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."

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"We have to pay 10 dollars per user. I would rate the tool's pricing a six out of ten."

"I would rate pricing at eight out of ten. It is a bit higher because of the security features that Microsoft provides."

"The increase in the prices of the product might not be the actual problem, but things become complex with some new plans that were introduced by Microsoft recently."

"The solution is cost-effective."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

10%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Financial Services Firm

10%

Government

Financial Services Firm

19%

Outsourcing Company

12%

Real Estate/Law Firm

Energy/Utilities Company

Pharma/Biotech Company

13%

Manufacturing Company

12%

Computer Software Company

11%

Comms Service Provider

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	121
Midsize Enterprise	47
Large Enterprise	158

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	7
Midsize Enterprise	3
Large Enterprise	19

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	6
Midsize Enterprise	1
Large Enterprise	5

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Also Known As

Intune, MS Intune, Microsoft Endpoint Manager

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

Enterprise Mobility + Security E3, Enterprise Mobility + Security E5, MS Enterprise Mobility + Security

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

The BlackBerry Enterprise Mobility Suite offers five editions to meet your enterprise’s evolving mobile needs. Growth can happen quickly, and the BlackBerry Enterprise Mobility Suite is designed to provide a seamless transition to the more advanced capabilities in higher-level editions. The subscription model ensures predictable annual expenditures and eliminates upfront capital costs.

BlackBerry

Microsoft Enterprise Mobility + Security (EMS) is the only comprehensive solution designed to help manage and protect users, devices, apps, and data in a mobile-first, cloud-first world.

Microsoft

Sample Customers

Mitchells and Buzzers, Callaway

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

Mars, Whole Foods, Land O'Lakes, Dow

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