Cisco Meraki SM vs. Jamf Pro

Cisco Meraki SM

53 Reviews and Ratings

Jamf Pro

276 Reviews and Ratings

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
Cisco Meraki SM	Score9.8 out of 10	N/A	Cisco offers Meraki Systems Manager (SM), an enterprise mobility management platform supporting the monitoring, provisioning and securing of mobile devices across an enterprise network.	N/A
Jamf Pro	Score8.6 out of 10	N/A	Jamf Pro (formerly Casper Suite) is designed to automate device management for users while driving end-user productivity and creativity. According to the vendor, it is the EMM tool that delights IT pros and the users they support by delivering on the promise of unified endpoint management for Apple devices.	N/A

Pricing

Cisco Meraki SM

Jamf Pro

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Pricing Offerings
Cisco Meraki SM	Jamf Pro
Free Trial
No	Yes
Free/Freemium Version
No	No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No	Yes

No setup fee

No setup fee

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$3.33 per month per iOS device $6.25 per month per Mac Education and volume discounts available. Onboarding 3-Day for Mac + iOS: $7,500 2-Day for Mac only: $6,000 4hr Remote for iOS only: $750 Billed Annually

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Key User Insights
	Cisco Meraki SM	Jamf Pro
Considered Both Products	Cisco Verified User Chose Cisco Meraki SM JAMF was actually a really good platform but JAMF was built and designed for apple devices which did not help us with Android. At one point we needed JAMF because of the MACs that we handed out (Only like 3 MACs). Eventually it made more sense to just move the MACs over to … Incentivized Helpful? Philip Dixon Director Of Information Technology in Information Technology at Alicart Restaurant Group (Food & Beverages, 201-500 employees) Chose Cisco Meraki SM We were already Cisco Meraki customers so it was a logical step to use their SM product. That said, we did compare to other vendors and we are happy with our choice. Integration and ease of deployment was a big factor. While some competitors could offer lower costs, the … Incentivized Helpful?	Jamf Software, LLC Hamlin Krewson Systems Support Analyst in Information Technology at The Art of Education University (Higher Education, 51-200 employees) Chose Jamf Pro There is no comparison between Meraki SM and Jamf Pro. Just don't. If you're using Meraki SM, do yourself a favor and make the switch to almost any other solution. Yes, you can use Meraki to tie your device management to your network. And I can see reasons for why that might be … Incentivized Helpful? John Bordelon Systems and Applications Specialist III in Information Technology at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) (Information Technology & Services, 5001-10,000 employees) Chose Jamf Pro Overall, Jamf Pro offered the best set of features. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Jamf Pro I had previously been using Meraki Systems Manager and I personally find the user interface of Jamf Pro a lot more intuitive and easier to navigate than I did with Systems Manager. Ultimately, the feature set offered by Jamf at the price point made the decision very easy to make. Incentivized Helpful? Laurance J. Specht Manager of Personalized Learning and Dean of Instruction in Information Technology at Brooklyn Laboratory Charter School (Education Management, 51-200 employees) Chose Jamf Pro I inherited Jamf Pro when I took the position. I had used Fleetsmith prior, and it worked better for package and patch distribution. Jamf Pro has better pricing overall. Fleetsmith had a better UI and flowed easier, in my opinion. The language and where to find things fit … Incentivized Helpful? Roy B. Carter Director of Technology in Information Technology at Anamosa Community School District (Education Management, 51-200 employees) Chose Jamf Pro We have used the System Manager program in Meraki. We have used Google Admin to manage Chromebooks. We have used Active Directory and Group Policies within the Windows ecosystem. Nothing compares to the power and manageability of Jamf Pro. Incentivized Helpful? Ryne Haley Apple Service Engineer in Engineering at SCOUT IT (Information Technology and Services) Chose Jamf Pro Jamf Pro has the most mature, best supported product. Incentivized Helpful? Rick Goody ICT Systems Administrator in Information Technology at Catalytic IT (Information Technology and Services, 1-10 employees) Chose Jamf Pro Once again we chose Jamf Pro as our preferred vendor/supplier for MDM cause they focus on the platforms we focus on. For our Microsoft deployments, we use InTune cause it is the best for the Microsoft platform. And the great thing about these two products is that integrate with … Incentivized Helpful? Eric Boyd Enterprise Mobility (Apple Products) in Information Technology at UC San Diego Health (Hospital & Health Care, 10,001+ employees) Chose Jamf Pro Jamf has a unique focus on Apple and only Apple. This gives them greater flexibility to support new features and functionality at the time of release. For the past few years now, on or before the release date of the next OS. Our users don’t have to wait to take advantage of … Incentivized Helpful? Aaron Tillery Technician Level II in Information Technology at Turner Unified School District (Education Management, 51-200 employees) Chose Jamf Pro As far as managing Apple devices there is none better Incentivized Helpful? Nathan Ramseth Jamf Integrator and Owner in Information Technology at Cedar Leaf Consulting, LLC (Information Technology and Services, 1-10 employees) Chose Jamf Pro Jamf Pro is far superior to any other Mobile Device Management solution on the market. Most MDM's stop with Configuration Profiles where Jamf offers policies with custom scripting resources for both Inventory and taking action on macOS. Jamf Pro offers a more stable and robust … Incentivized Helpful? John Mahlman IV Network Systems Administrator in Information Technology at The University of the Arts (Higher Education, 201-500 employees) Chose Jamf Pro Jamf Pro just does more and it does it better. The issue that I have found with many other mobile device management systems is that they try to do too much. Most other MDMs allow for management of Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android, and maybe more; the issue is that they … Incentivized Helpful?
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User Ratings
	Cisco Meraki SM	Jamf Pro
Likelihood to Recommend	9.9 (14 ratings)	10.0 (184 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew	- (0 ratings)	10.0 (9 ratings)
Usability	9.0 (1 ratings)	8.0 (15 ratings)
Availability	- (0 ratings)	9.1 (2 ratings)
Performance	- (0 ratings)	9.1 (2 ratings)
Support Rating	8.0 (2 ratings)	8.0 (53 ratings)
In-Person Training	- (0 ratings)	9.1 (2 ratings)
Online Training	- (0 ratings)	9.1 (1 ratings)
Implementation Rating	- (0 ratings)	8.0 (6 ratings)
Configurability	- (0 ratings)	9.1 (2 ratings)
Ease of integration	- (0 ratings)	9.1 (2 ratings)
Product Scalability	9.7 (8 ratings)	9.1 (2 ratings)
Vendor post-sale	- (0 ratings)	9.1 (2 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale	- (0 ratings)	9.1 (2 ratings)