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Citrix Endpoint Management vs Ivanti Endpoint Manager comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 10, 2024

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

Microsoft Intune
Sponsored
Ranking in Unified Endpoint Management (UEM)
1st
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.3
Number of Reviews
265
Ranking in other categories
Configuration Management (2nd), Remote Access (1st), Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM) (1st), Microsoft Security Suite (1st)
Citrix Endpoint Management
Ranking in Unified Endpoint Management (UEM)
14th
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.4
Number of Reviews
13
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Ivanti Endpoint Manager
Ranking in Unified Endpoint Management (UEM)
12th
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
5.5
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM) (15th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2025, in the Unified Endpoint Management (UEM) category, the mindshare of Microsoft Intune is 34.9%, down from 41.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Citrix Endpoint Management is 2.2%, down from 2.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Ivanti Endpoint Manager is 2.4%, up from 1.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Unified Endpoint Management (UEM)
 

Featured Reviews

Joseph Merusi - PeerSpot reviewer
Everything has worked better since we started using it
Sometimes the syncing is inconsistent. I'm confident that the devices are checking in every eight hours, but sometimes the devices aren't picking up the settings as quickly as I would expect. Some features haven't been updated in a while, and Microsoft doesn't seem interested in developing them. Unless you talk to an engineer, you don't know whether there will be an update. There are communication issues, so you might start working with a feature without knowing if it will be deprecated six months from now. Some reporting areas still need development. For example, I noticed that the reporting for driver updates is still confusing.
SivaKuppala - PeerSpot reviewer
Offers flexible application management that allows secure delivery of applications to endpoints, enabling users to operate applications on the go
VMware is also a part of our practice, but my focus is predominantly on Citrix, which constitutes about 80% of our management, with VMware covering the remaining percentage. VMware excels in server-related virtualization and is considered the best in that domain. However, for desktop virtualization, Citrix is more mature. Both offer comprehensive product support and robust security features, with extensive partnerships across hardware vendors like HP and Cisco. In terms of cons, VMware tends to be more expensive and complex, with some degree of vendor lock-in. Citrix, on the other hand, offers a better user experience and is more flexible and scalable. While both platforms have their features, Citrix has less licensing complexity compared to VMware, and support quality is comparable between the two.
CJ
System supports legacy OS and manages endpoints efficiently but requires a more user-friendly interface and improved technical support
Ivanti Endpoint Manager has served us well over the years, supporting operating systems from Windows XP to Windows 10 ( /products/windows-10-reviews ). It provided essential features needed for our operations, including endpoint management and remote control. The licensing was quite affordable when it was an on-premises model. Despite being an older tool, it met our requirements until recent advancements.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Intune provides full visibility into all active mobile device users. If their devices are noncompliant with our security policies, I have the flexibility to update them remotely."
"The tool's most valuable feature is Autopilot."
"Intune makes our organization more secure and flexible."
"The most valuable feature of Intune is the ability to reset a lost device and remove all the data."
"The solution appears to be stable and scalable."
"...Intune itself integrates with that entire Microsoft ecosystem. As an individual product itself, it's okay. It holds up. But when you start saying "I've bought this as part of a wider solution, as a company we are going Microsoft throughout," then it makes more sense to have Microsoft Intune... so you have that single dashboard."
"It helps implement conditional access policies to restrict mobile users from accessing potentially dangerous emails."
"This product offers an alternative solution to other UEM (Unified Endpoint Management) solutions."
"We have seen improvements in compliance management on the devices."
"One key feature is secure application delivery, which enables the secure delivery of mobile and web applications to end-user devices. This ensures data protection and compliance with corporate policies."
"Users can log in anytime, anywhere, using any device, which is a significant advantage."
"We have found the ability to manage user accounts on shared devices valuable as it reduces the need for multiple licenses, which saves costs."
"Whenever I need to check my email with my mobile phone, Citrix Endpoint Management is essential for our firm."
"We have found the ability to manage user accounts on shared devices valuable as it reduces the need for multiple licenses, which saves costs."
"The product is capable of acting in many different ways to help secure architecture."
"The MAM applications of the product are great."
"Ivanti Endpoint Manager has served us well over the years, supporting operating systems from Windows XP to Windows 10."
"The product saves time and money."
"Ivanti is a great product from a security perspective."
 

Cons

"In the past, I raised some tickets for the enhancement feature, which was missing in Intune."
"It could offer more attributes for authentication."
"We do not utilize Microsoft customer service and technical support since it is generally a waste of time."
"We've faced significant pushback with Copilot as our clients aren't seeing a favorable cost-benefit analysis."
"Reporting in Microsoft solutions is pathetic. With Intune, I'm getting a free inventory tool, but I don't get a reporting tool. When I go to Intune, I can see one machine's entire data in terms of the hardware and the software running on it, but I cannot generate a report for all the machines in the organization. The reporting is the only feature holding back the functionality that is already there."
"If we could remote into a device, it would be great. Currently, we cannot directly connect to the user device. We have to use other tools such as VMware for connecting to devices."
"Its configuration is fairly complicated. You have to do quite a bit of discovery to be able to deploy it for a customer. You have to ask them a lot of questions. So, its initial deployment is the biggest challenge. They should make it easier to deploy with the use of Wizards or something else. During the deployment stage, there could be profiles for the customers who are particularly wanting to use certain feature sets of Intune."
"The documentation about the custom image setup could be better. Although Microsoft provides the steps to configure Intune or set up or deploy Intune, it doesn't have much information related to custom images. If you ask, "how can we deploy the custom image?" There is no information. The steps they mention ask you to connect to your on-premises environment or create your own image on the cloud itself once there is connectivity. But I needed to go to multiple websites to get all this information. I had to figure out how to upload the custom image if you want to use the on-premise custom image for Cloud PC. If you have the proper subscription, you must have the right access, like global admin or owner. Then you can add your custom image to that. There are no steps mentioned over there. Microsoft Intune doesn't have Chrome browser support. I would like to have that support because they will want it if we pitch the product to clients."
"Requires integrating with ABM before enabling some of the features."
"Citrix needs to improve the architecture. They also need to strengthen the application integration. They keep referring to some things to be required as security, and they keep selling the next level and on-premise separately. They should give the customer the opportunity to decide whether they want to use the next level on-premise or on-cloud, but they should not charge additional fees if the customer wants to deploy the next level on-premise because the customer is already being charged as the end user. They should allow next level on-premise optimization without any additional charges."
"Citrix often depends on other services like backend data centers, network security, and application firewalls. Issues in these areas can be misinterpreted as Citrix issues by users."
"Support for inventory management of Apple devices should be added."
"The iOS version updates do not work as well as I would like."
"The support provided by Citrix needs improvement."
"The iOS version updates do not work as well as I would like."
"The tool’s battery usage was high."
"The product's implementation process is in areas of concern where improvements are required."
"Setting up the solution on-premises is difficult and needs improvement."
"Ivanti Endpoint Manager is not user-friendly and feels outdated, which affects usability."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I am not that aware of the pricing, but as compared to other MDM solutions, Microsoft is providing a lot of things at the organizational level. So, it is quite reasonable as compared to other MDM solutions."
"In terms of the product price and licensing costs, my company finds the product to be reasonably priced."
"We have a limited budget for security investments, so Microsoft should consider reducing pricing in our region. This would make investment more viable, especially since larger businesses in other countries can afford it easily."
"Consider the Microsoft Enterprise Mobility Suite rather than choosing specific sub-components, e.g. only Microsoft Intune."
"Previously the price was $4 per month per user. Now it's $2.25 per user per month."
"We have the business premium licenses for the solution."
"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."
"Its price is in the medium range. It is acceptable because you're paying for the features. I am not aware of any additional costs."
"The licensing costs vary depending on the customer and the licensing model. We have three main types: per-user, subscription, and concurrent user licenses, plus a user-based model."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Educational Organization
18%
Computer Software Company
12%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Educational Organization
45%
Computer Software Company
10%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Manufacturing Company
5%
Computer Software Company
20%
University
9%
Healthcare Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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Questions from the Community

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What do you like most about Citrix Endpoint Management?
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What needs improvement with Citrix Endpoint Management?
The main issue is the change from perpetual licenses to subscription-based ones, which has increased our costs signif...
What is your primary use case for Citrix Endpoint Management?
Whenever I need to check my email with my mobile phone, Citrix Endpoint Management is essential for our firm. Without...
What needs improvement with Ivanti Endpoint Manager?
Ivanti Endpoint Manager is not user-friendly and feels outdated, which affects usability. It lacks features like easy...
What is your primary use case for Ivanti Endpoint Manager?
We are using Ivanti Endpoint Manager ( /products/ivanti-endpoint-manager-reviews ) primarily for endpoint management ...
What advice do you have for others considering Ivanti Endpoint Manager?
I would not recommend Ivanti Endpoint Manager to others, especially if they are migrating from an older setup. It is ...
 

Also Known As

Intune, MS Intune, Microsoft Endpoint Manager
MobileManager, Zenprise, XenMobile
Ivanti Neurons for UEM
 

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Sample Customers

Mitchells and Buzzers, Callaway
Miami Marlins, Exelon, Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities Company (LG&E and KU), Flex, Chevron Phillips Chemical Company
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