Citrix Endpoint Management vs. Jamf Now

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Citrix Endpoint Management
Score 6.6 out of 10
N/A
Citrix Endpoint Management (formerly XenMobile), is a UEM and enterprise mobility management application for securing mobile applications and devices.N/A
Jamf Now
Score 7.8 out of 10
N/A
Jamf Now, formerly Bushel, is a cloud-based Mobile Device Management (MDM) solution for iPads, iPhones, and Macs in the workplace. According to the vendor, Jamf Now makes device management accessible and affordable for everyone, so businesses can support their users without help from IT. Jamf Now helps configure settings on all Apple devices quickly and consistently over the air and allows users to manage their devices by centrally deploying apps anytime from anywhere. Jamf Now can be…N/A
Pricing
Citrix Endpoint ManagementJamf Now
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
No answers on this topic
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Citrix Endpoint ManagementJamf Now
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details$2 per month per Mac or iOS device. First 3 devices are free. Price per month per device, billed monthly. No minimum. Cancel at any time; no questions asked. As your needs change, add or remove devices. We bill you based on current number of managed devices.
More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
Citrix Endpoint ManagementJamf Now
Considered Both Products
Citrix Endpoint Management
Chose Citrix Endpoint Management
We focused on:
Secure Access: Our organization prioritizes secure access to applications and files, Citrix Endpoint Management aligns well with this goal.
Centralized Updates: The centralized update and patch management feature was appealing.
Chose Citrix Endpoint Management
With a zero trust solution for the entire digital workspace, you can continually monitor and assess session activities before, during, and after login. Reduce risk, gain more control over every session, and get deeper insights across your entire application landscape. To …
Chose Citrix Endpoint Management
Citrix Endpoint Management has given us exactly what we needed plus more! The connectivity options, mobile availability and security has bypassed our needs by far. It has been a very positive experience to use Citrix and no one in our office seems to have any complaints or …
Chose Citrix Endpoint Management
Citrix Endpoint Management has flexible configuration which makes it more efficient and better fit. Other substitutes work well in the sandbox and testing environment, but XenMobile is a great device in all environments. Its integration with other Citrix apps like XenDesktop, …
Chose Citrix Endpoint Management
Xenmobile was just more flexible; allowing us to use different devices and change our active data sync. The cost of a Blackberry enterprise server was also prohibitive, so we moved to XxenMobile.
Chose Citrix Endpoint Management
We couldn't get airwatch to work for us, installation on the devices was much too complex, and support was lacking. I've heard other companies didn't have as much of an issue, but we certainly did. Mobile Iron was evaluated at the surface, but we never brought it in for a …
Chose Citrix Endpoint Management
Because of its flexible configuration, XenMobile was a much better fit for us. ZixOne was a reliable, functional MDM product but only functioned in a sandboxed environment. Despite being sandboxed, it was able to push contacts into the native app; however, it could not do the …
Chose Citrix Endpoint Management
Sure there are other Mobile Device Management solutions on the market, but only XenMobile can deliver Worx Apps, XenDesktop & XenApp so efficiently and securely. It's the only solution on the market (IMO) which can increase end user productivity while at the same time …
Jamf Now
Chose Jamf Now
Jamf Now understands Apple devices better because it's designed to manage them. While Intune offers Apple device management, it can be finicky and hard to get details about the device. It really only sits under our umbrella with Intune, but with Jamf Now, we can have much more …
Chose Jamf Now
Jamf was easier to get started and set up, unfortunately since I also have a number of Android Tablets, I had to get IBM MaaS360 to manage them. I also prefer not having to pay for the whole year in advance for the tables as I have been working for about 3 months to get the …
Chose Jamf Now
This is a directory as a service and doesn't really manage devices like Jamf. But it is more expensive and is more into managing users and devices. Liked it. But for cost and ease of use Jamf definitely wins this one. Also JumpCloud is better suited in my opinion to Windows and …
Chose Jamf Now
Airwatch seemed like it was years behind Jamf's easy to use dashboard interface. The Google Mobile/MDM tools were confusing to set up and weren't very friendly, as Google doesn't want to play nice with Apple's ecosystem and the Google options were lacking. MDM is a very …
Chose Jamf Now
Ease of use, price point, support, features - are all the reasons why we chose Jamf Now.
Best Alternatives
Citrix Endpoint ManagementJamf Now
Small Businesses
Avast CloudCare
Avast CloudCare
Score 10.0 out of 10
NinjaOne
NinjaOne
Score 9.0 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
KACE Systems Management Appliance
KACE Systems Management Appliance
Score 10.0 out of 10
Cisco Meraki SM
Cisco Meraki SM
Score 9.8 out of 10
Enterprises
KACE Systems Management Appliance
KACE Systems Management Appliance
Score 10.0 out of 10
Cisco Meraki SM
Cisco Meraki SM
Score 9.8 out of 10
All AlternativesView all alternativesView all alternatives
User Ratings
Citrix Endpoint ManagementJamf Now
Likelihood to Recommend
6.3
(0 ratings)
8.0
(0 ratings)
Usability
8.0
(0 ratings)
8.0
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
9.8
(0 ratings)
8.9
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Citrix Endpoint ManagementJamf Now
Likelihood to Recommend
Malware on unmanaged and BYO devices can pose a serious risk to corporate resources. Citrix Secure Private Access provides the security controls you need to protect sensitive data—without compromising the employee experience. Monitoring access to applications creates complications for users and IT alike. Citrix Secure Private Access lets you go beyond SSO to provide adaptive authentication, without compromising the user experience.
Read full review
Anywhere with under 100 Apple devices, I would recommend this service. It was always so simple to add a device you recently purchased to your inventory and be able to check in on it anytime. If they had more than 100, I would recommend Jamf Pro, the enterprise version of this software.
Read full review
Pros
  • security: it allows remote wipe of a device
  • compartmentalization: when xenmobile is on the device, it can setup its own client, or have a set portion of the local mail client.
  • mobile support: with a web-based admin portal, no software needs to be setup on a PC to admin remotely [good for on-call techs]
Read full review
  • Centralized inventory tracking.
  • The ability to push apps to devices.
  • Enhanced security by way of specific policies.
Read full review
Cons
  • Free / Busy functionality would be great
  • Interface changes more than I'd like
  • Better calendaring interface - more like Outlook would be nice.
Read full review
  • UI can feel a bit messy to some
  • Not great for a mix environment (Windows + Apple)
  • Kind of a steep learning curve
Read full review
Usability
The software's usability is what we expected. We knew what our organization needed and Citrix was able to meet our needs. The ability to have the apps on a mobile device has been a great plus and Citrix seems to have really developed a software based on the every day needs of the user.
Read full review
Working in an environment with just macOS devices, Jamf Now is a great option. With Jamf Now, you get details with configurations that get down to the fine details of each device. Without Jamf Now, it would be a much bigger headache managing our Apple devices. Overall, this application makes our jobs much easier.
Read full review
Support Rating
Overall the support from the customer service team has been good. They are very timely and expert in resolving the tickets. They have appropriate knowledge to resolve issues in all stages to development. They were up to the point during the implementation stage of the XenMobile, all queries were answered in time to help finish the deployment. The support for last three years has been extraordinary in helping us use XenMobile effectively and efficiently.
Read full review
No body is perfect and occasionally, but rare, it take a little bit to get a reply on the chat, but overall as compared to other chat sessions it is pretty responsive and fairly quick. They allow you to upload a screen shot if that helps and to reply with solutions via email so I have it as a reference in writing for future problems.
Read full review
Alternatives Considered
Because of its flexible configuration, XenMobile was a much better fit for us. ZixOne was a reliable, functional MDM product but only functioned in a sandboxed environment. Despite being sandboxed, it was able to push contacts into the native app; however, it could not do the same with calendar data which was where our providers had the biggest heartburn. They could handle segregation of email but did not like having to review two separate calendar applications.
Read full review
Jamf was easier to get started and set up, unfortunately since I also have a number of Android Tablets, I had to get IBM MaaS360 to manage them. I also prefer not having to pay for the whole year in advance for the tables as I have been working for about 3 months to get the Android tablets set up with MaaS360 but had to pay for all of them in advance and only have about half of them set up. Our Android tablets are in trucks on the road as part of their ELD's so I can only catch one when that truck is in for maintenance, but I still had to pay for the year in advance. Jamf makes it very nice as I just pay as I add a unit to the system.
Read full review
Return on Investment
  • It provided more safer environment to access corporate emails on personal device. This reduced costs for VPN and access control measures.
  • Most features are compliant with organizational security features, this reduced costs in third party vendor softwares.
  • Web based admin control portal is very efficient, there is no need to install desktop client for admin control. This saved a lot of time during initial deployment.
Read full review
  • One IT employee is able to manage 30 devices with ease.
  • The price that we pay for Jamf Now is very reasonable, especially for the time it saves.
  • IT can now concentrate on other tasks that time could be better spent on.
Read full review
ScreenShots

Jamf Now Screenshots

Screenshot of DevicesScreenshot of AppsScreenshot of Blueprints