GBHackers publishes four 2026 buyer's guides comparing 12 tools each across UEM, MDM, mobile threat defense, and patch management

Four GBHackers comparisons published 2026-09-10 put Microsoft Intune, Jamf, and Omnissa atop UEM/MDM, Zimperium first in mobile threat defense, and NinjaOne highest in patch management at 4.55, while flagging ownership shifts including Workspace ONE's move to…

On 2026-09-10, GBHackers published four buyer's guides, each comparing 12 products. The UEM guide covers Microsoft Intune, Omnissa Workspace ONE, Jamf, ManageEngine, Ivanti, SOTI, and 42Gears, recommending Intune, Jamf, and Omnissa for common scenarios and advising buyers to check existing Microsoft 365 licensing before purchasing, weigh per-user against per-device pricing, and pair Intune with Jamf for Apple estates. The MDM guide names Intune best value because it is included in Microsoft 365 E3/E5, highlights Jamf, Kandji, and Mosyle as Apple specialists offering day-one OS support and automated compliance remediation, notes that eight of twelve vendors publish rates, that Microsoft, Omnissa, and IBM offer per-user options, that per-user licensing matters when staff average more than 1.5 devices, and that Mosyle, Miradore, and ManageEngine offer free tiers suitable for small deployments; SOTI is called the deepest option for rugged and purpose-built devices. The MTD guide names Zimperium best for fully on-device detection with no cloud traffic and Microsoft Defender for Endpoint as the best-value bundled option, says most MTD pricing is quote-based per device or per user, and excludes Kaspersky for US buyers because it cannot legally be sold or updated in the US following a Commerce Department determination; it also notes Wandera was acquired by Jamf and that Quixxi is app shielding rather than MTD. The patch management guide scores twelve platforms on coverage, automation, visibility, deployment, and value, ranking NinjaOne highest at 4.55, with Action1 highlighted for a genuinely usable free tier, ManageEngine for third-party catalog breadth, and Automox for cloud-native cross-OS automation; it notes that unpatched known vulnerabilities remain a top initial-access vector, citing CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. No disagreements between the four reports were found.