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Check out my Blog that started this all: Evaluating Apple MDM Products | SysManSquad

Simple table comparing some basic features of Apple MDM products

Key
✅ Yes
❌ No
❕ Maybe or Partial
➖ Not Applicable
❔ Unknown or Unclear
*️⃣ Additional Requirements Needed
💲 Additional Cost on top of base licensing
macOS Feature for macOS
iOS/iPadOS Feature for iOS flavors: iPhoneOS, iPadOS, iPodOS
tvOS Feature for tvOS (Apple TV)
Server Infrastructure Infrastructure feature, not OS-specific
watchOS Feature for watchOS (Apple Watch)
visionOS Feature for visionOS (Apple Vision Pro)
Feature Category OS Meraki SM Jamf Kandji Mosyle Addigy JumpCloud Intune
Local agent/binary Agent macOS ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅
CLI for local agent/binary Agent macOS ❌ ✅ ✅ ❌ ✅ ❌ ❌
Native Teams Integration Alerts Server Infrastructure ❌ ❌ ✅ ❌ ❕*️⃣💲 ❌ ❌
Native Slack Integration Alerts Server Infrastructure ❌ ❌ ✅ ❌ ❕*️⃣💲 ❌ ❌
Email Alerts Alerts Server Infrastructure ✅ ✅*️⃣ ❌ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅
Generic Outgoing Webhook Alerts Server Infrastructure ✅ ✅ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌
EDR/Antivirus product Antivirus macOS ❔ ✅💲 ✅💲 ✅💲 ✅💲 ❌ ✅💲
EDR/Antivirus product Antivirus iOS/iPadOS ❔ ❌ ❌ ❌ ✅💲
Self Service App App Delivery macOS ❌ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ❌ ✅
Self Service App App Delivery iOS/iPadOS ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ❌ ❌ ✅
Custom Cloud Content Distribution Network (CDN) Content Delivery Server Infrastructure ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅
Custom On-Premises Content Distribution Content Delivery Server Infrastructure ✅ ✅ ✅ ❌
Apple Business Manager (ABM) VPP Token Apple Business Manager Server Infrastructure ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅
Custom Configuration Profile support Configuration macOS ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅
Custom Configuration Profile support Configuration iOS/iPadOS ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅
Built-in Notifications to end-user App Update macOS ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ❌ ✅
Built-in Notifications to end-user App Update iOS/iPadOS ✅ ✅ ✅ ❌ ❌ ✅
Forced App Installs (within MDM limitations) App Delivery iOS/iPadOS ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅
Forced App Installs (within MDM limitations) App Delivery macOS ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅
Forced App Updates (within MDM limitations) App Update iOS/iPadOS ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅
Forced App Updates (within MDM limitations) App Update macOS ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅
Declarative Device Management support Device Management macOS ❔ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ❌ ✅
Declarative Device Management support Device Management iOS/iPadOS ❔ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ❌ ✅
Declarative Device Management support Device Management watchOS ❔ ❌ ❌
Declarative Device Management support Device Management visionOS ❔ ❌ ❌
Apple TV support Apple TV tvOS ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅
Apple Watch support Apple Watch watchOS ✅ ❌ ❌
Apple Vision Pro support Apple Vision Pro visionOS ❌ ❌
API - Public Documentation Automation Server Infrastructure ✅ ✅ ✅ ❌ ✅ ✅ ✅
API - REST standards Automation Server Infrastructure ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅
API - Swagger Documentation Automation Server Infrastructure ✅ ✅ ✅ ❌ ✅ ✅ ❕
API - Non-standard Automation Server Infrastructure ✅
Offline mode (cached enforcement by local agent/binary separate from Config Profiles) Agent macOS ❌ ✅ ❌ ❌ ❕ ❌
Blueprint Configuration framework Configuration Server Infrastructure ❌ ❌ ❌ ✅ ❌
Device Groups - Attribute-based membership - Automatic updates Configuration Server Infrastructure ❌ ✅ ❌ ❕ ✅ ✅ ❕
Device Groups - Attribute-based membership - Interval updates Configuration Server Infrastructure ❌ ❌ ❌ ✅ ✅ ✅ ❌
User Groups - Attribute-based membership - Automatic updates Configuration Server Infrastructure ❌ ✅ ❌ ❌ ✅ ✅
User Groups - Attribute-based membership - Interval updates Configuration Server Infrastructure ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ✅ ❌
User Groups - Directory Service group membership Configuration Server Infrastructure ❌ ❌ ❌ ✅ ❌ ✅ ✅
Shared iPad Mode support Shared iPad Mode iPadOS ❕ Education only ✅ ✅ ✅ ❌ ❌ ✅
App Lock - Single App Mode Configuration iOS/iPadOS ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ❌ ✅
Custom Scripts deployed from Admin Portal Configuration Server Infrastructure ❌ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅
Restrictions - App Block List Configuration Server Infrastructure ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ❌ ✅💲
Supervise Device Configuration macOS ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅
Supervise Device Configuration iOS/iPadOS ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅
Apple Business Manager (ABM) MDM Token Apple Business Manager Server Infrastructure ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅
Automated Device Enrollment (ADE) support Enrollment iOS/iPadOS ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅
Automated Device Enrollment (ADE) support Enrollment macOS ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅
ADE Package support Enrollment macOS ✅ ❌ ✅ ✅ ✅ ❌
ADE Automatic User Creation from Identity Provider (IdP), like OIDC, Entra ID, Okta, Google Worksapce,etc) Enrollment macOS ✅💲 ✅💲 ✅💲 ✅ ✅ ❌
Directory Integration - Okta Configuration Server Infrastructure ❌ ❌ ✅ SCIM ✅ ✅ ✅ ❌
Directory Integration - Google Workspace Configuration Server Infrastructure ❌ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ❌
Directory Integration - Microsoft Entra ID Configuration Server Infrastructure ❌ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅
Admin Portal - SSO Login Identity Server Infrastructure ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅
Login Window replacement with IdP Identity macOS ❌ ✅💲 ✅💲 ✅💲 ✅ ✅ ❌
IdP Password Sync with local account Identity macOS ❌ ✅💲 ✅💲 ✅ ✅ ❌
Extension Attributes or equivalent Inventory Server Infrastructure ❌ ✅ ❌ ✅ ✅ ❌ ✅
Migration agent or package from previous MDM Migration macOS ❌ ❌ ✅ ❕ ✅ ❌ ❌
OS Updates OS Update iOS/iPadOS ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅
OS Updates OS Update macOS ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅
OS Updates OS Update tvOS ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅
Admin Portal - Custom Access Roles (RBAC) Configuration Server Infrastructure ❌ ✅ ❌ ✅ ✅ ❌ ✅
Admin Portal - Pre-configured Roles (RBAC) Configuration Server Infrastructure ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅
Reporting - Built in to Admin Portal (no need to export data for manipulation) Reporting Server Infrastructure ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅
Reporting - Customize within Admin Portal Reporting Server Infrastructure ❌ ❕ ✅ ✅ ❌ ✅💲
Built-In - Local Admin Password Solution (LAPS) Security macOS ❌ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ❌ ❌
Baselines (Hardening) Pre-built configs Compliance Server Infrastructure ❌ ❌ ✅ ✅ ❌ ❌
Compliance Control Compliance Server Infrastructure ❌ ❌ ✅ ✅ ❌ ✅
Security Templates Security Server Infrastructure ❌ ❌ ✅ ✅ ✅ ❌
Sandbox instance Sandbox Server Infrastructure ❌ ✅ ❕ ❌ ❌ ❌
Microsoft Conditional Access support Security Server Infrastructure ❌ ✅ ✅ ✅ ❌ ✅
Okta Device Trust support Security Server Infrastructure ❌ ❌ ✅ ❌ ✅ ❌
Other conditional access support Security Server Infrastructure ❌ ✅