ManageEngine Endpoint Central vs ManageEngine Mobile Device Manager Plus comparison

ManageEngine Endpoint Central and ManageEngine Mobile Device Manager Plus are both solutions in the Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM) category. ManageEngine Endpoint Central is ranked #3 with an average rating of 8.3, while ManageEngine Mobile Device Manager Plus is ranked #20. ManageEngine Endpoint Central holds a 5.5% mindshare in EMM, compared to ManageEngine Mobile Device Manager Plus’s 1.6% mindshare. Additionally, 93% of ManageEngine Endpoint Central users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of ManageEngine Mobile Device Manager Plus users who would recommend it.

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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 ManageEngine Endpoint Central is 5.5%, down from 6.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of ManageEngine Mobile Device Manager Plus is 1.6%, 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	22.7%
ManageEngine Endpoint Central	5.5%
ManageEngine Mobile Device Manager Plus	1.6%
Other	70.2%

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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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Mohammed-Samir

Solutions Consultant at Team Computers

Experience improves with intuitive setup and comprehensive features but needs enhancements for Apple integration

From a ManageEngine perspective, there is room for improvement regarding the Platform SSO technology introduced by Apple, which allows you to integrate your hardware with your identity providers. It used to be only a few selected ones via OIDC protocols or some other protocols, which are not necessary anymore. If a customer is already using Microsoft 365, they can integrate with any MDM for Platform SSO, which essentially hardens their device identity with the person logging in for the first time. It also helps automate enrollment and provide a zero-touch experience. Currently, while some MDM tools InTune and Jamf support this feature, ManageEngine still does not fully support Platform SSO via Microsoft or Google. I have customers using ManageEngine who are looking forward to this solution, and if ManageEngine can provide it, it would enhance the overall product value. For enterprise users, the solution needs improvement. For SMB, it is straightforward; if it is a small company of 100 to 500 users, anything below 1,000, they do not have much of a compliance or security requirement—they just want to manage their devices and push applications. Simple tasks are easier to accomplish. However, when it comes to enterprise-grade deployment, many complex configurations need to be considered, such as Wi-Fi configurations, network configurations, VPN configurations, and advanced certification deployment, such as ACME certification deployment practice introduced by Apple. These are a few things that can be improved on that side, but from a basic user perspective, if someone is in the SMB market or a company just starting off pre-IPO, without going into compliance, they typically find Zoho and ManageEngine to fit their needs. For enterprise-grade deployments, it is more than enough for Windows, but for Apple, it is still in development and not up to the mark.

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Balint Alexandru

Software Engineer at Romsym Data

Great features with very good function management

Our customers are pretty happy with the product. It uploads files, creates a secure virtual compartment for corporate applications. If it's on-prem, you can use it with mobile phones or tablets that don't have access to the internet using intranet with wireless access points. That's a big plus for government institutions as it enables the management of a large fleet of devices without any outside interference. That is the most significant advantage.

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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

"Microsoft Intune is cost-effective, providing ROI through the time saved for support teams and people working with computers."

"The device profiling which uses the official Outlook email enabled us to control the screenshot feature and prevent copying outside of the organization's application."

"Overall, Microsoft Intune is genuinely built for growth, catering well to both small teams and large enterprises with the same foundation and scaling smoothly without requiring a significant overhaul."

"Intune is a very good product and everything is cloud-based, and it provides a very simple unified platform to manage everything from the single management console."

"It helps implement conditional access policies to restrict mobile users from accessing potentially dangerous emails."

"It allows our clients to have the confidence to centrally manage policies for security, and it helps them in securing the organization from a technology aspect."

"The stability of Microsoft Intune is ten out of ten."

"Microsoft Intune has a pretty positive impact overall, especially in terms of device management efficiency and supporting remote work."

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"Its value is large because I could free up that person's time to do other work."

"Honestly, I have to say all features together have become the Swiss army knife of desktop management. They all work hand in hand. Software deployment saves an unbelievable amount of time installing an application on hundreds of computers."

"One of the benefits of Desktop Central is it made the provisioning process simpler because now we have a provisioning package. We have around 1,500 laptops at the moment and all these PCs were provisioned by a provisioning package. In the provisioning package, we have integrated every aspect of renaming, deploying applications, patching, etc., so we simply execute the provisioning package and as soon as it's executed, it will install the management agent. Once the agent is installed, it will take care of all the tasks, so we don't have to sit in front of the computer to prepare the machine. This really helps us to provision the PC quickly with our agent."

"The most valuable feature to me is the vulnerability management."

"The setup is pretty simple."

"Software distribution and remote access services are the most useful functions and features in ManageEngine Endpoint Central that I really appreciate."

"The stability is very good."

"The initial setup process is good."

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"Can manage a large fleet of devices without any outside interference."

Cons

"We need the capabilities of the Cloud Management Gateway (CMG) to be enhanced through Intune instead of Azure."

"From an end-user perspective of Microsoft Intune, I haven't experienced any challenges since installation. However, some customers have reported experiencing slowness when using lower versions of the Android system."

"I personally work in a Samsung Android environment and there's a lot more feature support in other EMMs."

"It would be good if, in addition to the minimal patching and compliance, we could also use Intune for application deployment. For instance, if a device is not patched, Intune should have the ability to push not only a Microsoft patch but also other patches, such as a browser patch."

"It would be interesting to integrate the server side of Intune. Some group policy updates we have on the Windows Server side and possibly some on the client side could also be included."

"Microsoft Intune's app deployment presents challenges for non-MSI and non-store apps, particularly EXEs, requiring the use of a Win32 wrapper tool and adding overhead to the process."

"One area where Microsoft Intune could be improved is troubleshooting, as it sometimes takes time to identify the exact cause when application deployments or policy assignments do not work as expected."

"Microsoft Intune needs to support out of the box Apple Managed Device and Apple Business Managed Device with zero-touch deployment capabilities, which is something competitors provide."

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"Overall, I am happy with the features. However, they do need to improve their software QA and testing before releasing a new patch."

"Sometimes computers fail to receive patches, and we need to investigate why."

"The product tends to have some glitches in terms of connection when you have two connections to the same machine."

"Computer imaging is powerful but breaks frequently. The reason for this breaking is not clear and requires heavy amounts of attention to keep operational. There is a lot of room for this tool to do more but the reliability of this process should be focused on first to ensure core competencies are being fixed before more features are added."

"The product must provide more API integrations with different ERP tools."

"Each of their products is an independent product, and they don't have anything to do with each other. It is a suite of packages. They all run independently, and they all are a little different because they were acquired differently. They could standardize their portfolio."

"The reports provided by the product are an area of concern where improvements are required. The visibility provided by the reports is not very attractive."

"There are occasional glitches."

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"Lacks a factory reset feature."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It comes with the E5 plan. We bought the E5 plan from Microsoft."

"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."

"Intune is included in the Microsoft 365 licensing package that we have."

"The overall pricing of Microsoft Intune is good for companies that have big IT budgets, 3,000 or more users and devices."

"The cost of the license and the features are justified for myself as a technical person."

"Previously the price was $4 per month per user. Now it's $2.25 per user per month."

"Its licensing model is not complex, but it is very expensive compared to other solutions. They can bring more models and reduce the pricing. They should allow customers to select the features they want and price it accordingly."

"Pricing can be improved."

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"Affordable for any customer."

"The solution is very affordable."

"I have been using the free version and am in the stage where I have to decide if I will proceed with the paid license, or instead choose another product."

"The pricing is very low, compared to other products. Compared to Intune or SCCM, it's much less. I can say it's a good product for less of a price."

"Choose wisely between the Professional and Enterprise editions, based on your needs."

"Compared to other products, ManageEngine Endpoint Central is a very cheap solution."

"There is a freeware version of the solution available as long as you do not breach the number of licenses and users that are dictated."

"There are multiple flavors of the app. They have a distributed version for enterprises. It depends on your size. They price it on a per machine basis. 250 or 500 is probably their least amount."

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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm

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11%

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Midsize Enterprise	62
Large Enterprise	185

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Also Known As

Intune, MS Intune, Microsoft Endpoint Manager

ManageEngine Desktop Central, Desktop Central, ManageEngine Desktop Management MSP

Mobile Device Manager Plus

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.

Microsoft

ManageEngine Endpoint Central focuses on patch management, remote control, and asset management. It offers centralized management to facilitate software deployment and mobile device administration across various operating systems, consolidating functionalities for improved usability and streamlined processes.

ManageEngine Endpoint Central integrates multiple capabilities like remote troubleshooting and cross-platform updates, supporting Windows, Linux, and macOS. Its seamless integration with ManageEngine tools enhances usability while users appreciate its remote access, configuration management, and reporting instruments. The intuitive interface promotes easy training and adaptation in different environments. Though welcomed for its capabilities, users suggest improvements in software QA, interface intuitiveness, and customizable reporting. Desires also include better Linux patch management, quicker deployment times, enhanced security, and simpler support channels. Managing macOS effectively and comparing its management with Windows shows some disparity.

What are the most essential features?

Patch Management: Efficient patching for OS and applications, ensuring system security.
Remote Control: Easy access and support for troubleshooting and maintenance.
Asset Management: Comprehensive tracking and management of IT assets.
Software Deployment: Streamlined deployment across diverse platforms.
Cross-platform Updates: Simplifies updates across Windows, Linux, and macOS.

What should be considered for ROI and benefits?

Improved Efficiency: Speeds up troubleshooting and maintenance tasks.
Cost-effectiveness: Reduces labor costs with centralized management.
Scalability: Adapts as organizational needs grow and change.
Security Enhancement: Ensures robust protection against threats.
Integration: Works seamlessly with existing ManageEngine tools.

ManageEngine Endpoint Central finds application across diverse sectors, particularly for IT operations that require managing patches, software deployment, and asset oversight. It supports IT teams in maintaining compliance and security policies. By easing software deployment and enabling effective remote troubleshooting, it enhances IT support workflows without impacting productivity.

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ManageEngine Mobile Device Manager Plus is a comprehensive tool designed for businesses to manage mobile devices. It provides enhanced control over device security and application management, making it ideal for improving efficiency and minimizing risks associated with mobile technology.

ManageEngine Mobile Device Manager Plus facilitates seamless management of mobile devices across various platforms, ensuring optimal performance and security in an enterprise environment. IT administrators can enforce security policies, distribute apps, and manage device inventory effectively. Its user-friendly interface simplifies complex processes, making it easy to implement in diverse business settings. By integrating with other tools, it ensures streamlined operations and improved productivity.

What are the key features?

Remote Troubleshooting: Quickly resolve issues without physical access to devices.
Device Provisioning: Simplifies initial setup and configuration.
App Management: Streamlines the distribution and updates of applications.
Security Policies: Enforce security measures to protect sensitive data.
Inventory Management: Keep track of all devices and their usage.

What benefits should you look for?

Cost Efficiency: Reduces expenses related to device management and downtime.
Enhanced Security: Protects against data breaches with strict policy enforcement.
Increased Productivity: Automates repetitive tasks, saving valuable IT resources.
Flexibility: Compatible with multiple platforms, accommodating diverse needs.

ManageEngine Mobile Device Manager Plus is widely used across industries like healthcare, finance, and education. In healthcare, it secures patient data on mobile devices. Financial institutions benefit from its robust security features, protecting sensitive financial information. Schools use this tool to manage school-owned devices efficiently, ensuring students have access to necessary resources while maintaining control over digital environments.

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