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    Apple Business Essentials

    Score8.3 out of 10
    Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
    Apple Business Essentials is a subscription service that brings together device management, 24/7 support, and cloud storage. It enables small business to manage every iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple TVs throughout the business.

    $8.25

    per device, per month

    Pricing
    Apple Business Essentials
    Editions & Modules
    Fleetsmith Managed
    $8.25
    per device, per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Apple Business Essentials
    Free Trial
    Yes
    Free/Freemium Version
    Yes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    No
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsFree unlimited trial for up to 10 devices Device Intelligence free for unlimited devices iOS/tvOS devices free during beta period
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    Apple Business Essentials
    Considered Both Products
    Apple
    Chose Apple Business Essentials
    Like I mentioned earlier, Fleetsmith's ease of use is better than the others that I've had experience with (e.g. Addigy, JAMF). It's intuitive and it doesn't take a long time to get the basics down. The UI is great and it takes care of most of what I need it to do.
    Incentivized
    Chose Apple Business Essentials
    I have not used any other services!
    Incentivized
    Chose Apple Business Essentials
    I haven't tried any similar products.
    Incentivized
    Chose Apple Business Essentials
    If JAMF could configure the VPN we would have stayed.
    Incentivized
    Chose Apple Business Essentials
    It is more intuitive and easier to use.
    Incentivized
    Chose Apple Business Essentials
    Jamf Pro is more expensive and is not as user-friendly for organization-wide deployment.
    Incentivized
    Chose Apple Business Essentials
    For the sake of transparency, Fleetsmith is MUCH cheaper which is why we went with it in the first place.
    Incentivized
    Chose Apple Business Essentials
    Much easier to deploy and manage.
    Incentivized
    Chose Apple Business Essentials
    By far the most intuitive and seamless experience to get set up with pricing that scales for our organization's needs.
    Incentivized
    Chose Apple Business Essentials
    I have not used any other products at this time.
    Incentivized
    Chose Apple Business Essentials
    The primary products we checked out were Mosyle, JAMF, and SimpleMDM. In the end it really came down to the simplicity of our needs and the simplicity of Fleetsmith's approach being in tight harmony. We kicked the tires, hard, for about a month and then dove all the way in.
    Incentivized
    Chose Apple Business Essentials
    We have tested Cisco Meraki, but the UI is so chaotic. It is not easy to find the function at one go as we need to take time to explore the navigation. The configured device at times gives a false alert. Device enrolment is not straightforward. The licensing fees are slightly …
    Incentivized
    Chose Apple Business Essentials
    Our decision was made some time ago so I don't remember all the details but we went with Fleetsmith originally on a recommendation.

    One major influence was the direct and no-effort integration into our G Suite account for ease of management and tying back to our organisation …
    Incentivized
    Chose Apple Business Essentials
    Figuring out how to package apps for Jamf Now was super complicated. Fleetsmith is like using an app store.
    Incentivized
    Chose Apple Business Essentials
    I view Jamf as the leader for mac. Airwatch does mac and pc. If Fleetsmith worked on PC, I think it would put it over the top.
    Incentivized
    Chose Apple Business Essentials
    Jamf seems much more dependent upon a dedicated IT staff to configure and support it; I chose Fleetsmith because to a much greater extent it “just works” out of the box. To my mind, the value proposition is that it comes as close as possible to eliminate the need for IT staff …
    Incentivized
    Chose Apple Business Essentials
    Fleetsmith is very cost-effective and scales from startup to mid-size business much more easily. Fleetsmith can be setup by a team-member or CEO without needing engineering help, and certainly not a dedicated IT admin.
    Incentivized
    Chose Apple Business Essentials
    I include Samsung Knox as a competitor in this field because you can have a similar setup with any Samsung devices purchased through a reseller as well. We have gone down this route for a few devices that have needed to be Android and the difference between the two platforms is …
    Incentivized
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    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    User Ratings
    Apple Business Essentials
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.1
    (21 ratings)
    Usability
    8.5
    (19 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.8
    (21 ratings)