IBM MaaS360 vs. ManageEngine Mobile Device Manager Plus

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
IBM MaaS360
Score 8.5 out of 10
N/A
IBM MaaS360 is a mobile security offering developed by Fiberlink, acquired and owned by IBM since early 2014.
$4
Per Client
ManageEngine Mobile Device Manager Plus
Score 9.1 out of 10
N/A
The ManageEngine Mobile Device Manager Plus application is an enterprise mobile device management (MDM) solution.N/A
Pricing
IBM MaaS360ManageEngine Mobile Device Manager Plus
Editions & Modules
Essentials
USD 4.00
Per Client
Deluxe
USD 5.00
Per Client
Premier
USD 6.25
Per Client
Enterprise
USD 9.00
Per Client
No answers on this topic
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
IBM MaaS360ManageEngine Mobile Device Manager Plus
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
IBM MaaS360ManageEngine Mobile Device Manager Plus
Considered Both Products
IBM MaaS360
Chose IBM MaaS360
IBM MaaS360 is simpler to use overall. The only 2 things that Meraki clearly does better than IBM MaaS360 is the "tagging" functionality for devices which is very convenient for pushing an app or policy to a subset of devices quickly. The other thing is certificate …
Chose IBM MaaS360
Cost wise IBM MaaS360 is bit on the expensive end but at the end is more stable and is able to be managed by lower administrative costs.
Chose IBM MaaS360
There are various reasons when evaluating different products and selecting a single product
It involves pricing
It involves compatibility of the solutions with the products
Chose IBM MaaS360
Well, for not sure in production performance, but as we just trialed the product hence not explored much about it but may be in the future.
Chose IBM MaaS360
Asset management is the most valuable and essential feature of device inventory. The product's key strengths include security for email, browsers, and applications, encompassing mobile devices and laptops within a single package. Its prime feature is managing mobile phones, …
Chose IBM MaaS360
IBM Security MaaS360 enables our employees to securely access corporate resources and collaborate from anywhere, on any device, this has improved workforce productivity and efficiency, especially for remote or mobile workforce. It's a cost effective through streamlining device …
Chose IBM MaaS360
IBM Security MaaS360 is an excellent MDM that is hosted in the cloud. Security policies are highly customizable. Works with all mobile operating systems. IBM Security MaaS360 is capable of providing mobile management for most types of devices. Security profile templates can be …
Chose IBM MaaS360
It places a strong emphasis on security, with features like threat detection and remediation, encryption, and policy enforcement.
Chose IBM MaaS360
they are both the same however the response times are the difference maker. Maas360 response time is about 1-4 minutes while intune is about 20 secs to a minute. response times are huge in our department with everything to get this out in a timely matter to get devices to our …
Chose IBM MaaS360
Setting up Intune is far easier, but as a management product, MaaS360 works better. If your looking at keeping your eggs in one Microsoft basket, Intune is the better option, but for those not bothered about multiple vendors, MaaS360 is the better option.
Chose IBM MaaS360
IBM MaaS360 is a powerful tool, and it is capable of providing mobile device management for most types of devices, including Windows computers, Apple computers, Windows phones, Android phones, and Apple phones. Security profile templates can be set up per device type or per …
Chose IBM MaaS360
When stacked against competition it was easy to implement and the best part was we were able to integrate with all our devices.
Chose IBM MaaS360
Maas 360 is the Cadillac of management software. Jamf was considered but I found it not quite as encompassing as Maas360. The ability too direct specific software programs and exclude all others was eventually what sent us to Maas360. Again, The time and effort to configure …
Chose IBM MaaS360
Ease of use and management of mobile devices are easier and has protection against the Cyber threats. The security controls implementation on our devices are perfect and in one place. I love the responsiveness and prosctivenes of the support. Seamless integration with all …
Chose IBM MaaS360
IBM Security MaaS360 is a robust and effective platform that offers a high level of protection against cyber threats.
Chose IBM MaaS360
As a user, IBM Security MaaS360 with Watson offers a range of feature which are used to secure mobile devices. These features are: mobile security, device management, app management and mobile content management. By ability to set limits on data usage and cost, it has helped us …
Chose IBM MaaS360
IBM Security MaaS360 with Watson is the main MDM worth buying for dealing with a corporate MDM, it gets a better than expected rating only for the rule that it's the main utilitarian help.
Chose IBM MaaS360
We all know the big guys are VMWare WorkSpace 1, SOTI, Mobile Iron, and Intune. There are hundreds of other MDM solutions apart from the latter. While most solutions are very comparable in functionality AND all share the same technology in order to function, the real …
Chose IBM MaaS360
It price was more economical compared to it's competitors.
Also It had amazing features that were so easy to work with.
Chose IBM MaaS360
It provides Administrator capabilities for granting access to corporate applications or data on Mobile devices and securely monitoring and managing mobile devices that have sensitive business data. It stores essential information about mobile device so admin can decide which …
Chose IBM MaaS360
I believe MaaS360 has many more policy based choices than Meraki when it comes to Apple mobile device management. The MaaS360 suite seemed better suited for our SMB needs. However Meraki is also a decent MDM and is professionally built for enterprise use. In the end we chose …
Chose IBM MaaS360
Apple tends to recommend Jamf for mobile device management. We chose to use IBM MaaS360 since it can be bundled with our cell carrier's contract. This gives us a lower cost product that delivers the features we needed out of this type of service. Additionally, our carrier is …
ManageEngine Mobile Device Manager Plus
Chose ManageEngine Mobile Device Manager Plus
After exploring some MDM system, we choose ManageEngine Mobile Device Manager Plus as the out-of-the-box features and functionalities meet our business needs, reasonable license cost, reputable company, and provide good supports.
Chose ManageEngine Mobile Device Manager Plus
Easy to deploy. Enrollment is simple. Grouping tab sheets are very good
Chose ManageEngine Mobile Device Manager Plus
We selected ManageEngine Mobile Device Manager Plus because is one of the best solutions on the market. Very good price, easy deployment, and management. Great support from the vendor. Great user community on forums. Geolocation and real-time management are very useful. The …
Chose ManageEngine Mobile Device Manager Plus
MaaS360 is very comparable and was the solution we had in place prior to moving to ManageEngine Mobile Device Manager Plus. I've also used MaaS360 at a prior position, and it does work fairly well. I believe they have very similar feature sets (at least what I recall from last …
Best Alternatives
IBM MaaS360ManageEngine Mobile Device Manager Plus
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
IBM MaaS360ManageEngine Mobile Device Manager Plus
Likelihood to Recommend
8.1
(0 ratings)
9.0
(0 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.6
(0 ratings)
8.0
(0 ratings)
Usability
9.4
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Availability
9.1
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
8.2
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
9.0
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Online Training
9.1
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
8.0
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Configurability
9.1
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
8.7
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
9.1
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
9.1
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
9.1
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
IBM MaaS360ManageEngine Mobile Device Manager Plus
Likelihood to Recommend
Enrolling bulk devices through the Device Enrollment Program (DEP) is simple, straightforward, and quick. Multiple methods for device enrollment are available, including barcode scanning, email, and manual entry via the platform. App synchronization between Apple Business Manager (ABM) and the MaaS360 platform occurs swiftly. Additionally, app distribution and removal are efficiently managed on the platform.
Read full review
An amazing solution for an organisation of up to 25 devices as they offer a free subscription. You could use this to trial the product at your organisation. The perfect fit for any size of organisation with the software being simple enough for non-technical staff to be able to deploy and manage devices.
Read full review
Pros
  • It's a robust and intuitive UEM that it is very easy to use and Install.
  • It's easy to protect our data and information on every device.
  • Increase mobile security and threat management. Hence improves our cyber security.
  • Seamless integration with all our security system to boost our security on all our devices.
Read full review
  • Integration with our user system (Windows Active Directory/Azure).
  • An amazing feature which automatically syncs users from our central source so we don't have to do this manually, reducing errors and automating the staff onboarding experience. This also allows groups which we can use to target devices / profiles.
  • Remote control of devices.
  • Being able to remotely screen share and take control of devices allowed us to instantly respond and resolve issues with settings/apps on our users devices without having to bring the devices into the office allowing a quicker resolution of problem and minimising impact to business.
  • Simple Setup
  • The configuration of devices through profiles is incredibly easy to do, yet flexible with numerous options we can enable. The best feature ultimately is the simplicity. You just select the options you want without having to select 10 other required settings.
  • Responsive support.
  • On a few occasions we had some issues (down to user error) we were able to joing live chat with support and within a matter of minutes they were able to show us where we went wrong before anyone noticed the mistake.
Read full review
Cons
  • After attempts to reset a passcode sometimes a phone will become disabled. When a phones IOS is locked their is no way to successfully send a passcode without wiping the phone
  • Need an easier way to change the email if you create it wrong and the phone is already deployed. Sometimes the selective wipe does not always work as it should.
  • Too many alerts.
Read full review
  • Documents are sorted by some random order by default, users need to manually select "sort by A-Z", and even by doing so, coming out of documents and back in will reset the order to the random one. Would be amazing if A-Z was default, or if I could find out what this default order was to edit the files accordingly.
  • Playing audio files from the app is approached as if it was a video: if you come out of the app or lock the screen, the audio will stop. Would be great if it could act like music apps and keep playing with locked screen.
Read full review
Likelihood to Renew
Rock solid solution with highly accessible support when needed. We do not want to interact with MaaS360 on a daily basis but when an issue occurs we are always able to find resolution due to the various support resources we have access to
Read full review
We would be very likely to renew unless there were unforeseen changes to our budget.
Read full review
Usability
Having years of experience with MDM and experiencing the evolution of the granularity of the functionality MDM's have had to evolve, no MDM is ever "easy" to use. MaaS360 rises to the top however, because zero day changes are always ahead of the competition. A huge benefit with MaaS360 and IBM's approach to supporting these changes is that they seldom change configuration work flows. Competing Vendors always arbitrarily change workflows which requires a significnat ongoing learning curve in order to maintain technical competence
Read full review
The ManageEngine Mobile Device Manager Plus overall usability is very good. So far, they provided all functionalities that we need to manage mobile devices and also applications deployment and security.
Read full review
Reliability and Availability
Never had an outage in 11 years of using this solution
Read full review
No answers on this topic
Performance
typically very consistent but occasionaly some lag
Read full review
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
MaaS360's phone support has been decent the few times I have used it. In addition the person who on-boarded us has been available for additional questions after the process was over. However IBM could do a much better job in creating a user-friendly search engine and white-paper database to help people find topics. Right now finding info is more based on searching through white papers themselves.
Read full review
No answers on this topic
Online Training
The resources made available to me by IBM were Stellar. These resources remain available today and are extremely important as technology changes
Read full review
No answers on this topic
Implementation Rating
To implement IBM Security MaaS360 with Watson, follow these steps: Set up the platform, enroll devices, configure policies and settings, monitor and manage devices. Implementing it can help organizations to securely manage and monitor the use of mobile devices and related resources in their networks, improving security and productivity for their users.
Read full review
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
Intune claims to be free, but if you need certain features you actually have to pay for it. So the "free" claim does not fly. In addition, pushing policies can take hours with Intune. In comparison with IBM MaaS360, where policies are changed within minutes. The usability and versatility of IBM MaaS360 is no match for Intune
Read full review
After exploring some MDM system, we choose ManageEngine Mobile Device Manager Plus as the out-of-the-box features and functionalities meet our business needs, reasonable license cost, reputable company, and provide good supports.
Read full review
Scalability
Rock solid, consistent solution
Read full review
No answers on this topic
Return on Investment
  • MaaS360 has helped reduce the costs associated with managing and securing mobile services, like the cost of IT support and the cost of replacing lost devices.
  • MaaS360 has helped our remote sales team make sure they always have the latest information hence reducing any miscommunication with the customer.
Read full review
  • Positive : Reduced data breaches, improved compliance, and secure mobile access can lead to cost savings
  • Positive : Secure and easy access to corporate resources on mobile devices can improve employee satisfaction
  • Negative :Us Still needs improvement, Training is must before usage
Read full review
ScreenShots

IBM MaaS360 Screenshots

Screenshot of the SaaS portal & dashboard for UEM administratorsScreenshot of where secure user access to corporate email, contacts, calendar, apps and docs can be configuredScreenshot of a view of hardware inventory, where administrators can take action across all device types