The 12 Best Mobile Device Management (MDM) Solutions, Compared and Priced

Best value overall: Microsoft Intune — included in Microsoft 365 E3 and E5.

Best Apple pricing: Mosyle, with a free tier that genuinely works.

Best Apple depth: Jamf.

Best published mid-market pricing: ManageEngine, Hexnode, and Scalefusion.

Best rugged: SOTI.

Deploying dedicated MDM allows organizations to enforce policy baseline compliance and device health verification within a broader Zero Trust security architecture.

This is one of the more price-transparent categories in security eight of these twelve publish rates you can look up to effectively secure your business network. Here’s the full comparison.

Full Comparison Table

Platform	Pricing model	Published?	Free tier	Apple depth	Android depth	Windows	Best for
Microsoft Intune	Per user (M365 tiers)	Yes	In E3/E5	Good	Good	Excellent	M365 estates
Jamf	Per device	Yes	No	Best	No	No	Apple depth
ManageEngine	Per device, tiered	Yes	Yes	Good	Good	Good	Mid-market value
Miradore	Per device	Yes	Yes	Good	Good	Good	Simple, low cost
SOTI	Per device	No	No	Good	Excellent	Good	Rugged, retail
Mosyle	Per device	Yes	Yes	Excellent	No	No	Apple on a budget
Omnissa (Workspace ONE)	Per device or user	No	No	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Large enterprise
Baramundi	Per endpoint, modular	Partial	No	Good	Good	Excellent	DACH / European
IBM MaaS360	Per device or user	No	No	Good	Good	Good	Regulated
Ivanti	Per device	No	No	Good	Good	Good	Ivanti estates
Scalefusion	Per device, tiered	Yes	Trial	Good	Excellent	Good	Android and kiosk
Kandji	Per device	Yes	No	Excellent	No	No	Apple automation

The Decision Matrix

If this describes you	Choose	Why
Hold Microsoft 365 E3 or E5	Microsoft Intune	Already paid for — check before buying
Apple estate, want maximum depth	Jamf	Day-one OS support, deepest configuration
Apple estate, tight budget	Mosyle	Free tier that genuinely works
Apple estate, want automation	Kandji	Devices self-heal back into compliance
Android fleet or kiosks	Scalefusion or SOTI	Purpose-built for it
Warehouses, rugged hardware	SOTI	No real alternative at scale
Mid-market, want published pricing	ManageEngine or Hexnode	Transparent and capable
Very small budget, simple needs	Miradore	Free tier, low complexity
Large cross-platform enterprise	Omnissa	Deepest breadth outside Microsoft
German-speaking Europe	Baramundi	Local support, strong Windows
Regulated, compliance-driven	IBM MaaS360	Audit and governance strength

What MDM Actually Costs

Check Microsoft first. Intune is included in Microsoft 365 E3 and E5. If you hold either and are buying separate MDM, you should be able to state the reason in one sentence — Apple depth, rugged devices, or a specific gap. “Nobody checked” is the most expensive answer in this category.

Per-device pricing punishes multi-device users. A staff member with a phone, tablet, and laptop is three licences at most vendors. Microsoft, Omnissa, and IBM offer per-user options. For workforces averaging more than 1.5 devices per person, this single question dominates total cost.

Free tiers here are unusually real. Mosyle, Miradore, and ManageEngine all offer free tiers that support genuine small deployments rather than time-limited demos.

Apple Business Essentials and Google’s built-in Android Enterprise management also provide basic capability at low or no cost. For organizations under a few dozen devices, free is often sufficient to support Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) verification.

Apple management is priced as a specialism, and largely earns it. Jamf, Kandji, and Mosyle all cost more per Apple device than a generalist — but day-one OS support, deeper configuration profiles, and automated compliance remediation are capability differences, not marketing. Many organizations legitimately run Intune plus an Apple specialist.

Watch for module licensing. Threat defence, application patching, remote assistance, and advanced reporting are frequently separate. Get the module list itemized before comparing rates.

The Twelve, Briefly

Microsoft Intune.

Included in M365 E3/E5, with conditional access integration that makes device compliance genuinely enforceable alongside endpoint detection and response (EDR) agents.

Weakness: macOS depth trails the Apple specialists; no rugged support; console learning curve.

Jamf.

Day-one support for new Apple OS releases, unmatched macOS and iOS configuration depth recognized across top cybersecurity platforms, and published per-device pricing.

Weakness: Apple only; premium pricing; second tool needed for Windows and Android.

Kandji.

Apple management built around automated compliance remediation devices self-heal back into policy rather than just reporting drift, following essential network security principles. Published pricing, modern interface.

Weakness: Apple only; smaller than Jamf with fewer integrations.

Mosyle.

Apple management with an unusually generous free tier, bundling identity and endpoint security alongside management and proven business antivirus protection. Exceptional value, especially in education.

Weakness: enterprise depth and support scale trail Jamf.

ManageEngine.

Broad platform coverage at published pricing with a free tier for small deployments, integrating with the wider ManageEngine estate and security configuration assessment tools.

Weakness: dense interface; fewer enterprise references.

Miradore.

Simple, inexpensive device management with a free tier deliberately scoped for organizations that want basics done well alongside baseline network security tools.

Weakness: limited advanced capability; confirm current ownership and roadmap.

Scalefusion.

Strong Android Enterprise and kiosk capability at published, accessible pricing, with good remote support for field hardware following network security best practices.

Weakness: Windows and macOS depth below the enterprise platforms.

SOTI.

The deepest rugged and purpose-built device support available, with excellent remote diagnostics and integration into on-premises security controls.

Weakness: standard phone and laptop management is capable but not the focus; pricing suits volume.

Omnissa (Workspace ONE).

Deepest cross-platform enterprise coverage outside Microsoft, linking seamlessly into modern cloud security platforms. Now independent following the divestiture of VMware’s End-User Computing division after Broadcom’s acquisition.

Weakness: roadmap questions post-independence; enterprise pricing and complexity.

Baramundi.

German vendor with particularly strong Windows management alongside mobile, and a modular licensing model with automated patch management tools. Well established in DACH markets.

Weakness: limited presence outside Europe; smaller integration ecosystem.

IBM MaaS360.

Strong compliance reporting and AI-assisted risk insights for regulated industries, matching standards for cybersecurity compliance management software.

Weakness: innovation pace trails the leaders; Apple depth below the specialists.

Ivanti.

Mobile management integrated with Ivanti’s endpoint and patch portfolio.

Weakness:Ivanti products have featured in multiple exploited-vulnerability advisories on CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities in recent years make vulnerability-response commitments explicit in your evaluation.

How to Compare MDM Quotes

Confirm per-device versus per-user, then recount your devices. This is the largest single cost variable and it is easy to get wrong at the estimate stage.

Check Microsoft licensing before quoting anyone. Intune ships with E3 and E5.

Test day-one OS support. Ask how quickly each vendor supported the most recent major iOS, iPadOS, and Android releases. A vendor taking months leaves you unable to deploy new hardware, which is a real operational cost.

Verify Apple Business Manager and Android Enterprise depth. Zero-touch enrolment depends on it. Without proper integration every device needs manual setup — labour that dwarfs the licence difference.

Use the free tiers to evaluate. Mosyle, Miradore, and ManageEngine let you run real pilots at no cost. Very few buyers in this category take advantage of that.

Confirm selective wipe behaviour on your enrolment model. Corporate-data-only wipe works differently across enrolment types. Test it on a real device before rollout the moment a device is stolen is not when you want to discover it doesn’t work as expected.

Common mistakes: applying full device management to personally owned phones, which generates resistance disproportionate to the security gain; buying MDM without connecting it to conditional access; and forgetting that MDM enforces configuration but does not detect threats that requires mobile threat defence.

Cost-Focused FAQ

How much does MDM cost?

MDM is priced per device or per user per month. Microsoft, Jamf, ManageEngine, Mosyle, Kandji, Scalefusion, and Miradore publish pricing; SOTI, Omnissa, IBM, Ivanti, and Baramundi are quote-based or partner-delivered.

Microsoft Intune is included in Microsoft 365 E3 and E5, making it effectively free for organizations already licensed.

Which MDM is cheapest?

Microsoft Intune if you hold E3 or E5 nothing additional to pay. For Apple estates, Mosyle offers the most generous free tier and lowest paid pricing.

Miradore and ManageEngine both provide free tiers for small device counts, and Apple Business Essentials covers basic Apple management at low cost.

Is there a genuinely free MDM?

Yes. Mosyle, Miradore, and ManageEngine offer free tiers supporting real small deployments rather than time-limited trials.

Apple Business Essentials and Google’s built-in Android Enterprise management also provide basic capability at low or no cost.

Free tiers limit device counts and advanced features but are genuinely usable under a few dozen devices.

Do I need MDM if I have Microsoft Intune?

No Intune is MDM, and a capable one covering iOS, Android, Windows, macOS, and Linux with conditional access integration.

The legitimate reasons to add another platform are Apple management depth (Jamf, Kandji, Mosyle), rugged devices (SOTI, Scalefusion), or a specific regional or compliance requirement.

Why do Apple MDM tools cost more?

Because the capability difference is real. Jamf, Kandji, and Mosyle provide day-one support for new Apple OS releases, deeper configuration profile coverage, and Apple-specific automation that generalist platforms take months to match or never fully implement.

For Apple-heavy organizations the productivity difference usually justifies the premium.

How much does MDM cost for a small business?

Very little, and often nothing. Free tiers from Mosyle, Miradore, and ManageEngine cover small device counts properly.

If you already pay for Microsoft 365 Business Premium, Intune is included. Small organizations rarely need to spend on MDM until device counts or compliance requirements grow.

Bottom Line

Check your Microsoft licensing first Intune ships with E3, E5, and Business Premium, and buying MDM you already own is the most common waste in this category.

For Apple, Mosyle is remarkable value with a free tier that works, Kandji is the automation pick, and Jamf remains the depth leader worth its premium in Apple-heavy organizations.

ManageEngine, Scalefusion, and Miradore are the transparent mid-market and small-business options, and SOTI is the only serious answer for rugged fleets. Use the free tiers this is one of the few security categories where you can pilot properly at no cost.

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