IBM MaaS360 vs Microsoft Enterprise Mobility + Security comparison

IBM and Microsoft are both solutions in the Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM) category. IBM is ranked #12 with an average rating of 8.0, while Microsoft is ranked #16 with an average rating of 8.0. IBM holds a 6.9% mindshare in EMM, compared to Microsoft’s 1.8% mindshare. Additionally, 84% of IBM 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

IBM MaaS360 and Microsoft Enterprise Mobility + Security are leading solutions in enterprise mobility management. Microsoft Enterprise Mobility + Security stands out with its extensive feature set, making it more appealing despite higher costs.

Features: IBM MaaS360 provides comprehensive security policies, easy integration with existing systems, and reliable support. Microsoft Enterprise Mobility + Security offers advanced threat protection, seamless integration with Microsoft 365, and superior data management capabilities.

Room for Improvement: IBM MaaS360 users mention the need for a more intuitive interface, better reporting functionalities, and improved user experience. Microsoft Enterprise Mobility + Security users point out the need for simplified administrative controls, enhanced scalability solutions, and better cost management.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: IBM MaaS360 is noted for a straightforward deployment process and responsive customer service ensuring a smoother onboarding experience. Microsoft Enterprise Mobility + Security receives positive feedback for its deployment but has a higher learning curve, compensated by extensive support resources.

Pricing and ROI: IBM MaaS360 users find the product cost-effective with good ROI, appreciating the clear pricing model. Microsoft Enterprise Mobility + Security is considered more expensive but justifiable due to its comprehensive feature set and integrations, resulting in higher perceived value and ROI.

To learn more, read our detailed IBM MaaS360 vs. Microsoft Enterprise Mobility + Security Report (Updated: June 2026).

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Microsoft Intune

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2026, in the Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM) category, the mindshare of Microsoft Intune is 22.7%, down from 33.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of IBM MaaS360 is 6.9%, up from 4.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Microsoft Enterprise Mobility + Security is 1.8%, up from 0.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM) Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Microsoft Intune	22.7%
IBM MaaS360	6.9%
Microsoft Enterprise Mobility + Security	1.8%
Other	68.6%

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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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reviewer2173776

President at a wholesaler/distributor with 11-50 employees

Bulk phone setup has become more efficient while content distribution remains manageable

The main benefit of IBM MaaS360 is phone control and rollout. I acquired it because I was onboarding 15 new people, and it was more efficient to manage 15 phones from a computer than to handle each phone individually. I was able to manage what apps people were downloading with IBM MaaS360, ensuring they had what they needed. I could monitor their downloads and remove applications if necessary.

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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

"What I appreciate the most about Microsoft Intune is that it's quick and easy to use from an authenticator perspective. There is simplicity in securing our platform. Microsoft Intune benefits my company because of its simplicity of use and cross-functional integration."

"Since implementing this solution, our company has grown substantially, and our talent pool has significantly expanded."

"I particularly appreciate the administration and security features, which can be deployed easily."

"I would advise others this solution is easy to implement in the organization."

"Microsoft Intune has positively impacted my organization by providing many benefits."

"We work completely in a Microsoft environment. Its interface is similar to other Microsoft solutions that we are using such as Microsoft Defender. So far, for our administrators, it is easy to use."

"One of the biggest advantages of Microsoft Intune is not only the management itself, but also how well it integrates with other Microsoft technologies."

"The best features of Microsoft Intune include continuous implementation of new capabilities each year, covering almost everything."

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"Mobile Device Management, Secure Productivity Suite, and document management are valuable features."

"MaaS360 is a pretty robust product that is available for use in the enterprise world, and from the stability point of view, we have not faced any challenges."

"We've found the scalability to be very good."

"It can change policies based on geolocation or schedules."

"Remote enablement feature and access to internal resources on the VPN."

"We have had practically no issues with MaaS360 that haven't started from our end first."

"The best feature is the ability to control mobile phones, wipe and containerize the data, and keep employees' work data separate from personal data."

"The most valuable features of IBM MaaS360 are remote control and setting up a phone."

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"The most valuable feature is it's a collaboration tool that we can dump all things in at the same time, and we don't have to go to different locations to search for documents that we want to share among 40 people."

"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."

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

"A good feature that is present is MAM or Mobile Application Management. We can deploy this feature on the device, which is not managed by the organization. If I apply some security configuration on a personal device, the user would be really disappointed. What we do instead is that we give all access to the applications related to corporate and ask the users to use the application. We secure the application by putting the security features on the applications and not on the users' devices. This way, the users are happy, and we also meet our company's compliance standards. Then, everyone is happy."

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

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

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

"The product is a unified solution and you don't require to purchase tools from different vendors. The system analyzes behavior and activity and takes steps for protection."

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Cons

"Since GMS is unavailable in China, we currently rely on device administrator enrollment for managing Android devices there."

"The pricing could be improved."

"The reporting and troubleshooting experience with Microsoft Intune could be improved because clearer and more detailed error reporting for failed policies or applications installed would make administration much easier, especially when diagnosing policy sync or device compliance issues across large environments."

"I think there should be a better tracking of the cell phones used on the Intune."

"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."

"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."

"The reports that are generated aren't so great. They don't give a lot of meaning so far, but that could be down to user knowledge than the actual reporting side of things. I'm not a big user of it, but I was a bigger user of MaaS360, and we used to be able to run weekly and monthly reports. In the case of any deviations. we'd get a warning immediately. That's not so easy to do or to get in place for Intune. This could be just a user issue, but when I compare both, that's the only thing that's lacking for me."

"It just doesn't handle software updates well at all by itself. You need to be a scripting wizard to make those happen properly, or you use third-party tools."

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"Configuring policies is difficult in IBM MaaS360. It also needs to improve usability."

"We opted to go with Microsoft Intune because it just seemed to be a more mature and comprehensive enterprise solution, whereas IBM MaaS360 didn't seem to have the necessary breadth to manage all of our equipment. Along with laptops, I've had some BYODs. IBM MaaS360 just didn't seem as mature in our assessment."

"When we have MaaS360 installed on smartphones, it consumes the battery of the device at a much faster pace."

"Sometimes IBM MaaS360 seems buggy...The solution's technical support team is sometimes slow to respond and not competent enough."

"The interface is clunky and the layout is a bit outdated. Also, I don't think MaaS360 has as many features as Intune. It doesn't integrate with Office as seamlessly as Intune does, which isn't surprising, given that Intune and Office are Microsoft products."

"It does seem that the more devices we added, the slower the management console operates."

"The price could be lower. It is excessively high."

"The user experience really isn't so good."

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"The licensing is quite expensive."

"Sometimes the application gets hung or restarts multiple times in the background, consuming battery life."

"Microsoft Enterprise Mobility + Security is expensive."

"There are certain shortcomings in the licensing model of the product where improvements are required."

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

"Its performance needs enhancement."

"The technical support from Microsoft could be better."

"The auditing and reporting could be updated and upgraded."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"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."

"The tool is cheaper than our company's other MDM tools."

"It comes as a bundle, so you do not really know what the prices are. Microsoft does not break it down to the user cost for us. It is just bundled with our E5 license."

"I am satisfied with the pricing."

"The pricing for Microsoft Intune is reasonable. Our clients are satisfied."

"We use Defender ATP and E5 licenses."

"The E5 license is expensive."

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

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"The solution is expensive."

"I feel the pricing to be very high."

"Price is something for which we are always under pressure. If we have to look at the MaaS deployment, the price definitely has to come down. This is clearly one of the areas that we will have to work on, not only as a provider to our customers but also as a consumer of this service."

"There are other solutions cheaper than IBM MaaS360, such as Microsoft Intune."

"IBM MaaS360 is cheaper compared to other alternatives. Others are at least three to six times costlier."

"The solution is cost-effective."

"Fees are monthly and it's approximately $8 per user."

"IBM products are a little pricey."

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

"The solution is cost-effective."

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

"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."

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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm

10%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Computer Software Company

Government

Manufacturing Company

12%

Computer Software Company

10%

Government

Construction Company

Pharma/Biotech Company

14%

Computer Software Company

10%

Comms Service Provider

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Company Size

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Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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Company Size	Count
Small Business	192
Midsize Enterprise	61
Large Enterprise	185

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Small Business	20
Midsize Enterprise	7
Large Enterprise	12

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Small Business	6
Midsize Enterprise	1
Large Enterprise	5

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Also Known As

Intune, MS Intune, Microsoft Endpoint Manager

Fiberlink MaaS360, MaaS360

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

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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IBM MaaS360 enhances mobile device management with tracking, security, app deployment, policy management, and integration with Apple DEP and Android Enterprise. It supports remote control, cost efficiency, and is user-friendly, suitable for both corporate and BYOD environments.

MaaS360 offers a comprehensive suite for managing and securing mobile devices. With features like encryption, passcode enforcement, and containerization, it ensures data security and compliance. MaaS360 simplifies app deployment via distribution groups and integrates seamlessly with Apple and Android systems. Its focus on kiosk mode, application security, and automated provisioning make it a strategic choice for companies prioritizing a robust endpoint management strategy. Though it offers extensive options, improvements in notifications, user management, and Microsoft integration are needed.

What are the most important features of IBM MaaS360?

Device Tracking: Enables efficient tracking and management of devices across an enterprise.
Security Features: Provides encryption, passcode enforcement, and containerization for data security.
App Deployment: Facilitates app installation through distribution groups and platform integrations.
Policy Management: Allows organizations to implement and enforce security policies efficiently.
Remote Control: Offers options for remote access and management of devices.

What benefits should users look for in reviews of IBM MaaS360?

Cost Efficiency: Reduces setup costs and offers scalable solutions.
Compliance Support: Helps maintain regulatory compliance with detailed management options.
User-Friendly Interface: Simplifies management and operation through intuitive design.
Scalability: Supports growing organizations with extensive device deployment capabilities.

IBM MaaS360 finds applications in industries needing robust mobile device management and security. Enterprises deploy it widely to ensure compliance and safeguard corporate data, providing application control, data leak prevention, and secure email management. It is used for configuring policies for field staff and enabling efficient device enrollment, significantly cutting initial setup costs.

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Microsoft Enterprise Mobility + Security empowers organizations by offering seamless integration and robust data protection, supporting centralized identity management and collaboration.

Microsoft Enterprise Mobility + Security integrates tools like Windows Defender and Advanced Threat Protection for high security, supporting multi-factor authentication and centralized identity management. Its scalability and unification of Microsoft products boost operational efficiency. Offering mobile application management, it ensures protection and user compliance satisfaction. Challenges include complex licensing and the need for better network-level protection and technical support. Users experience memory consumption issues and stability concerns. Improved remote features and user-friendly license management are necessary.

What are the key features of Microsoft Enterprise Mobility + Security?

Seamless Integration: Easily integrates with Microsoft products, enhancing efficiency.
Robust Data Protection: Utilizes Windows Defender and Advanced Threat Protection for security.
Multi-factor Authentication: Ensures secure access to systems.
Centralized Identity Management: Simplifies user management across platforms.
Mobile Application Management: Protects mobile apps while ensuring compliance.

What benefits and ROI should organizations look for in Microsoft Enterprise Mobility + Security?

Operational Efficiency: Enhanced via integration with Microsoft tools.
Data Security: Strong protective measures secure sensitive information.
User Compliance: Ensures satisfaction with safeguard measures.
Scalability: Grows with business needs, handling an increasing number of devices and data.

Organizations in sectors like finance and healthcare implement Microsoft Enterprise Mobility + Security for mobile device management, file protection, and endpoint security. By integrating services such as Intune and Azure, they manage devices and communications securely, ensuring compliance with regulations. EMS is essential in managing mail, Office apps, and facilitating effective collaboration.

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Sample Customers

Mitchells and Buzzers, Callaway

Bancroft, Garuda Indonesia

Mars, Whole Foods, Land O'Lakes, Dow

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