Jamf Pro Reviews

Easy management of Apple devices such as patch management, internal self-service portal & many more.                                                                                                

Using Jamf Pro makes us complaint-free & keeps our devices up to date.

The most valuable feature is the self-service, which lets users install their preferred application instead of installing all applications and filling the machine with junk.

It would be great if we get an email notification when the Mac users install any apps, so IT can be alerted.                                                      

I have been using Jamf Pro for more than two years.

We evaluated other products but for apple devices, Jamf provides complete end-user and IT experiences.

We evaluated AirWatch & Cisco Meraki.

We use this solution to manage over seven thousand iPads, three hundred and fifty Apple TV’s and eighteen hundred computers, with one wonderful system. We push apps out and have control over systems that you otherwise would not have.  During the Covid 19 quarantine, it became invaluable to our school district.  

With so many devices and such a small technical staff to support them, we needed a tool that allows us to minimize tech issues. This tool allows us to push apps to student devices and teacher computers, lock down missing devices, and push an alarm to a misplaced device. All excellent tools to have in your belt for day to day operations.  

The most valuable feature is the ability to manage all devices through Apple's DEP and forcing them into Jamf pre-stage enrollment. This is a crucial step in our device deployment process.

I wish there was a profile that could be created for configuring Apple software updates on a global basis for our devices, via a configuration profile.

More than five years.

This is a very stable platform.

It is highly scalable.  

They have awesome tech support.  In fact it is the best I have ever experienced.

The interface is very intuitive. Anybody who has had a reasonable amount of experience with Macs will really appreciate the way this has been designed. It is only on the Mac platform anyway, and I'm given to understand Jamf engineers work at Apple and Apple engineers work at Jamf.

It is a first-rate product and well known in the industry as the gold standard for Apple device management.

When Apple has a new iOS or Mac OS, that particular OS often has new features. Jamf is ready for those features the moment that the OS is released. If there are additional benefits or features as part of a new macOS, Jamf is aware. Jamf has its own network of users and a portal, Jamf Nation. Jamf users are continually suggesting updates and additional features that get reviewed by Jamf and where appropriate are implemented. There is good communication, good end-user engagement, and great company response; there's visibility of user requests and what is getting implemented.

One of the included Jamf Applications, Jamf Remote, is somewhat flaky. It's never worked for me when I've tried to access a remote device that is not on the same network, so the one thing that I would like to see improved/implemented is remote support and I believe Jamf have something in the pipeline. The ability to provide remote support access to end user devices, preferably in a similar manner to Apple Remote Desktop (ARD), Desktop Central's solution or Teamviewer.

We had it all set up and running in February 2018, so it's been about two to two and a half years since we began using the solution.

The product is ultimately stable and the ability manage most anything with an Apple device exists on the system. The product can be hosted by Jamf or on-prem, some Jamf resellers also provide their own hosting for clients, which is how our instance is configured. Our institution is very impressed with how reliable Jamf Pro is.

If you decide to go with a hosted instance from a Jamf reseller/supplier, as we do, the reseller provides support in addition to Jamf themselves. The support we've received thus far is nothing short of excellent. When Apple release either a new iOS or macOS, Jamf is ready able to support the new operating systems from day one.

I'd give technical support full marks, ten out of ten, hands down.

Jamf require clients to have two to three days initial training known as 'Jumpstart'. A Jamf expert comes to your location and goes through everything you need to do to get it up and running. If you're simply managing Mac OS, it's two days. If you're managing iOS as well, as we are, it's three days. Jumpstart is a paid-for service.

We did get a specific 3-day in-person training session with a member of the Jamf engineering team. It was a paid service.

Jamf Pro is used by some of the most notable enterprise organisations in the world. I believe IBM uses Jamf to manage all their devices, for example. That is pretty interesting, considering they make their own device management solution; and IBM has probably got the largest deployment of Macs on the planet! If that's not a recommendation for anybody, I don't know what is. I'm also aware ARM use Jamf as well, as does Dyson. These major companies would not be using the product if it wasn't doing what they wanted.

I would rate the solution ten out of ten. It's excellent. I have nothing bad to say about it at all.

Our main use of Jamf is to manage our ever-growing Apple environment. We are 90:10 Windows to Mac ration environment which means that the adoption rates for macOS are also increasing after our pilot project for our choice program. Although we're predominantly a Windows environment we've had challenges integrating our macOS devices but Jamf has made it simple with compliance deployments and when it comes to pushing out security patches and monitoring the devices remotely. It also helps monitor devices in our zero-trust environment.

It has made the management of macOS much easier and we are able to standardize and have our Macs in compliance. Although we're predominantly a Windows environment we've had challenges integrating our macOS devices but Jamf has made it simple with compliance deployments and when it comes to pushing out security patches and monitoring the devices remotely. It also helps monitor devices in our zero-trust environment. 

Being able to push out elevation policies to users on an Adhoc basis helps us when users are not in the office.

The feature of having dynamic groups that can filter in the computers based on settings/apps/configurations/etc is the most valuable aspect of this solution. Jamf has helped us manage all our devices even remote users that are located in Europe or the States (we're in Canada) it also has helped us have the ability to push security updates and standardize all of our Mac computers in our environment. iOS devices have also been taken into consideration and having both iOS and macOS being managed in the same environment makes it more efficient and effective.

I've been thinking about improvement and I think it would be much advantageous to have some sort of remote desktop application that could be implemented to help the remote workforce during the Work From Home times. Also, I think that there should be some sort of mobile app that will help you manage the devices from an iOS device quickly in case some times you cannot be at your computer. I think that there should also be more integrations with Jamf that could better the intelligence-gathering when making business decisions. 

I first used Jamf back in 2011 and started using it fulltime in 2018.

We didn't have a previous solution, but we use inTune as another MDM to manage our other devices.

I think the pricing could be a little more cost-effective and maybe the training could be a little bit cheaper but other than that if your org is willing to pay for it it's definitely worth it.

No other options were evaluated.

Definitely collaborate with the community. The Jamf nation is huge and always willing to help!

We use Jamf Pro to manage 1300+ iPads for students and teachers, as well as 100+ MacBooks for teachers and several Apple TVs for classrooms. We push out apps and software, manage updates, and restrict content.

We keep our users working and focused on what they should be doing during school, while giving them freedom to do what they want to do in off-hours, in a safe environment. We get alerts when users violate policies and can take immediate action to disable a device if need be. We can also find lost iPads using Lost Mode.

Things are more automated, so we can be much more hands-off while having greater visibility into what is going on in our environment. We used to have to touch every iPad multiple times per year; with the innovations that Apple has come out with that have been implemented by Jamf, like volume purchasing and device-based app deployment, we can set things up to work automatically. Things that would have taken us weeks in the past now take us mere minutes.

With Jamf reset, we can save time at the end of the school year by having the end-users erase the devices for us. This is a recently-added function and the solution keeps getting better and better.

The most valuable features are the restrictions, Lost Mode, Self Service, and full implementation of anything Apple will let MDM manage. Some other MDMs don't offer the full range, but we know if it is possible then we can do it with Jamf. 

There are some features we use, probably not for the intended outcome, but they save us time and effort. We use Lost Mode to lock devices down and call students up to our office when they have violated a policy and we need to search their iPad. Prior to this, when we would call them up they would delete the evidence on the way. Now, we can catch them red-handed.

There are always ways to improve, and Jamf has a great resource called Jamf Nation, which is an online forum where users can report issues, submit feature requests, and vote and discuss issues and solutions. It's all there for Jamf to see.

I think that some of the feature requests on Jamf Nation have been sitting out there for a long time with no movement, showing as 'planned' for a really long time, and nothing seems to ever become of them. That is disheartening, but if it is an easy fix it gets done, and if it would benefit a wide variety of users they work to get it done.

Technical support is in need of improvement.

I have used this solution for more than five years, the length of time that I have been in this position. The school district I work for has used it for eight years.

This solution has become more stable over the last year or so. I remember problems a while back, but now it seems like they are fewer and farther between.

Scalability is great. It has allowed us to grow while saving us time.

Technical support used to be better; the company has grown a lot, and their support has taken a nosedive in recent history. I recommend requesting support through the website and as soon as they reach out, asking to get on a call to explain and show what is going on so there is no confusion and they can get on your page as quickly as possible.

We didn't use an MDM before Jamf.

The setup was complete before I arrived.

In terms of ROI, I think we get a good bang for the buck.

I know that as a school we get a discounted price, which is good because without it we would not be able to afford it. For us, it is necessary to have a good MDM as the demand for technology rises.

We use Jamf to deploy our Macs and iPads. We have 700 Macs and 700 iPads that we manage using Jamf. We typically refresh around 200 new devices every year. This is a lot to manage.

We can give a user an iPad still in the box and when they open it, they log into the device using their network credentials and Jamf sets up and configures the device automatically.  For Macs, we have minimal set up prior to deployment. Jamf installs all of our company applications and then we use Jamf to keep the Mac up to date.

Without Jamf, it would be nearly impossible to manage 700 Macs and 700 iPads. With limited staff, we can manage this number of devices with ease. Imagine having to go to 700 devices to do a software or OS update. With Jamf, we don't have to touch each device. We can easily determine software and OS versions on the devices and push updates to the devices as needed. We also offer several macOS and iOS applications in Self Service, which is a repository where users can install company-approved applications with ease.

Quick and easy deployment is beneficial when deploying large numbers of devices. The time that we save in hours for new deployments, redeployments, application upgrades and OS upgrades more than makes up for the cost of the product.

Since my company falls under the scope of PCI, we can easily identify applications and OS versions that need to be updated, and we can push the updates automatically. This ability helps us to remain in compliance so that we can pass our annual PC audits with ease.

The only thing I sometimes struggle with is file management of our packages which resided on the Cloud instance of the file repository. Jamf doesn't make the Cloud file system visible so there are rare occasions where the local repository and Cloud repository get out of sync. This is a minor issue, however. The few times that this has ever caused problems for me, I was able to reach out to Jamf support and during a quick phone call, the tech support team was able to identify my issue and offer a quick solution.  

Our company has been using Jamf for over ten years. I have been the Jamf admin for just over one year.

This solution is very stable.

Jamf is extremely scalable. We have around 1400 total devices under management. Other companies have well over 100,000 devices.

Tech support is top-notch. They are easy to access and extremely knowledgeable and helpful.

Jamf was chosen long before I started with the company.

I believe there was just in-house deployment.

The cost of Jamf is certainly worth the investment.

I was not around during evaluation.

We are a school district with iPads 3:1 for K-1, 2:1 for 2-3 and 1:1 for grades 4-12.

Ninety-five percent of our staff are using MacBooks. We have about forty-five hundred devices in total that we use Jamf Pro to manage. We use Jamf Pro to push out apps to our staff and students, to set certain restrictions for our students, and to make the best user experience possible.

Jamf Pro has made it possible to go to an almost 1:1 student to iPad ratio. Without Jamf Pro, that just would not have been possible to manage. With this 1:1 experience for students, learning and engagement are at an all-time high for our district. I feel overall Jamf Pro has made buy-in by staff, students, and parents that much more.

The Self Service feature, which allows us to make apps available to our staff and students was essential. We can now remove the App Store and all those other app distractions, so students can focus on learning and teachers can do what they do best. Also, being able to set restrictions has been very helpful in the same aspect. It cuts down on distractions.

An almost zero-touch deployment makes my job so much easier.

I would like to be able to see what policies and configuration profiles are tied to what Smart/Static groups. I would like some of the management features available for mobile devices to also be available for computers using the web interface.

I would also like to go back to the days where I had one dedicated support rep to contact.

I have been using this solution for more than eight years. Four with a previous district and four with the current district I work for.

From my overall experience, it is very stable. I have run into a few bugs or product issues, but they are usually quick to resolve them.

Scalability is great and works for large or small deployments.

So far, it has been very good overall. In the beginning, though, we had a dedicated support person to contact. Now we have a range of people that will get back to us. They have been pretty timely with responses though.

We used Meraki prior to this solution, but it did not have near the amount of features available as Jamf did.

At my initial school district, it was pretty straight forward and we had a few days of training to make sure we were comfortable with the product.

The deployment was done in-house.

Pricing is the one area I feel definitely needs improvement. Setup and licensing prices are getting to be too high. I would like to see the price drop a bit, especially for educational customers.

Honestly, it is number one for MDM solutions. I couldn't imagine going with anyone else. It is a great company, with great support and an unparalleled product.

We use this solution for device management across a large school.

MDM solutions. We have over two hundred staff and fifteen-hundred students. Jamf Pro allows us to manage all devices across the school remotely and push out any policies, software updates, and applications as needed. We can do all this from the comfort of the IT office, allowing us to focus more on the education around technology, rather than keeping the technology running itself.

Jamf Pro has improved the way IT supports education. It isn't just about device support anymore, we understand the power technology holds in the classroom. We are now able to collaborate with teachers to help them get the most out of their lessons. They have a goal, we have the knowledge to help them accomplish this.

Policies are a great feature that allows us to push certain restrictions to devices that require them, such as the younger generation of students we have. It also allows us to make sure each device is set up with the correct software for learning to flourish.

An in-house chat room would be a great way to communicate with your team when you aren't physically present with them. Also, the ability to add notes on devices, so that a history can be shown as to why a user has done certain things, such as their troubleshooting process or just general thoughts.