Best Jamf Alternatives (2026): Compared & Rated | Siit

Dimitri Cabete Jorge, Co-Founder & CTO · Last updated: August 2026 · Facts verified: August 2026

TL;DR: Teams move off Jamf when they use only a fraction of its depth and still pay for a dedicated Mac administrator to run it. Iru is the pick for Apple-first fleets that want automated administration through a visual interface, and Microsoft Intune for companies already paying for Microsoft 365 enterprise plans. Budget Apple shops, mixed Windows-Mac fleets, schools, and managed service providers each have a purpose-built option below. Siit is the AI Service Desk that sits in front of whichever platform you pick, so it is not a replacement for any of them.

How We Evaluated Jamf Alternatives

Every shortlisted platform had to manage Apple devices and publish enough public evidence to judge honestly: vendor documentation, review-platform scores, and practitioner threads. Nine cleared that bar. We then compared each on platform coverage, best-fit buyer, starting price, and public user rating, weighted for organizations with 50 to 5,000 employees, since those four decide the shortlist before anyone opens a feature matrix. The same lens applied to the wider market appears in our device management platforms comparison.

Jamf Alternatives at a Glance

Platform coverage splits the field. Apple-only specialists (Mosyle, Addigy) sit alongside cross-platform tools that also manage Windows, Android, Linux, and ChromeOS, with Iru now spanning both camps.

Scores checked in August 2026. G2 sourced except Hexnode UEM (Gartner Peer Insights) and ManageEngine MDM Plus (Capterra). Two scores cover more than the product reviewed here: Rippling spans the full HR and IT platform, and G2 lists Intune under its Enterprise Application Management category.

If your fleet is Apple-only, start with Iru, Mosyle, or Addigy. If Windows or Android is in scope, start with Intune, NinjaOne, or Hexnode.

Iru

Iru (formerly Kandji) is an Apple-first endpoint management platform that now also manages Windows and Android, following its October 2025 rebrand. It combines device management with endpoint detection and response (EDR), plus vulnerability and compliance tooling, for teams that want Jamf-level Apple control with less scripting.

Iru Key Features

• Same-day Apple OS support: Iru ships support on the day Apple releases a new macOS or iOS version, so update enforcement through declarative device management (DDM) never waits on a validation cycle.
  
• Blueprint Routing: Assigns devices to the correct configuration Blueprint during enrollment based on device and user attributes, so a new hire's Mac lands in the right state without an admin sorting it.
  
• Auto Apps: More than 230 pre-packaged apps with zero-touch patching, so third-party updates land without custom scripts.
  
• Assignment Maps: A visual map for designing conflict-free configurations with conditional logic, replacing nested scripting for most targeting work.
  

Iru Pros and Cons

Pros:

• Same-day support for new Apple releases means update policies never wait on a vendor validation cycle.
  
• Auto-remediation monitors devices continuously and fixes drift when something falls out of spec.
  
• Compliance automation turns frameworks such as the Center for Internet Security (CIS) benchmarks into tailored controls with AI-assisted evidence collection.
  
• Six products sit on one platform, so identity, EDR, and management share the same device context.
  

Cons:

• Prism offers limited reporting and few custom inventory attributes.
  
• Complex infrastructure, government requirements, and non-standard workflows hit platform constraints as fleets grow.
  
• The simplified onboarding flow trades away Jamf-style PreStage customization, including deploying signed packages during enrollment.
  
• Prism, the reporting layer, cannot express custom inventory attributes, so anything beyond the built-in views needs an export.
  
  

What Users Say About Iru

Admins who migrated from Jamf drive most of the public commentary, which makes the comparison unusually direct.

• Reviewers on G2 and r/macsysadmin describe less configuration work than Jamf required, naming zero-touch enrollment and Auto Apps patching as the capabilities that made the difference.
  
• Windows management draws consistent criticism for missing feature parity, including EDR coverage beyond the Mac.
  
• Renewal figures concern reviewers as fleets grow, particularly once EDR is added.
  
• The rebrand itself generates confusion in threads, since documentation, app names, and community shorthand moved at different speeds.
  

User sentiment sourced from G2, Gartner Peer Insights, and Reddit as of August 2026.

Iru Pricing

• All six products: Endpoint Management, EDR, Vulnerability Management, Compliance Automation, Workforce Identity, and Trust Center are quote-based, sized by products, users, and devices.
  
• No published per-device rate: every figure comes from a sales conversation, so comparison against Mosyle or Hexnode requires a quote first.
  
• Free trial: 14 days for Endpoint Management, Vulnerability Management, and EDR.
  
• Fees and billing: Onboarding and migration are included rather than sold as professional services, removing the usual switching charge.
  

Pricing from Iru's pricing page. Verified August 2026.

Best fit: Teams of 50 to a few hundred Apple devices facing a SOC 2 or ISO 27001 audit inside the next two quarters, with nobody on staff who wants to become a full-time Jamf specialist. The compliance templates are the reason to choose it over Mosyle at three times the rate.

Look for Iru alternatives if: You depend on deep API automation and Extension Attributes, need PreStage-level enrollment customization, or your Windows fleet is large enough to need real parity.

Mosyle

Mosyle is an Apple-only device management platform that bundles endpoint security, DNS filtering, and identity into the base product. It targets small Apple fleets and education, where the alternative is buying four products separately.

Mosyle Key Features

• Bundled security stack: Endpoint security, DNS filtering, authentication, and app management ship in the platform, so a small team buys and configures one product instead of four.
  
• Full Apple coverage: macOS, iOS, iPadOS, visionOS, watchOS, and tvOS from one console, which keeps conference-room Apple TVs and shared iPads on the same policy set as laptops.
  
• Zero-touch enrollment: Automated Device Enrollment through Apple Business Manager configures devices before anyone in IT touches them.
  
• AI-assisted malware detection: Built-in detection for macOS threats inside the same console, so threat detection arrives without a separate endpoint security purchase.
  

Mosyle Pros and Cons

Pros:

• Built-in compliance remediation and a simplified app catalog shorten onboarding.
  
• Google Workspace, Active Directory, and Okta LDAP integrations cover the common identity stacks.
  
• Native Apple OS 26 MDM migration moves managed devices in without wiping them, which cuts the work of switching.
  
• The published per-device rate is the lowest of any platform here, and a free tier covers 30 devices with the full feature set.
  

Cons:

• Larger fleets with deep customization needs outgrow it and point back to Jamf.
  
• The agentless architecture removes manual-sync commands, forcing teams from agent-based systems to rebuild workflows.
  
• Opinionated defaults leave fewer controls than Jamf's customization room.
  
• Phone support and enterprise contract flexibility are thinner than the enterprise platforms here.
  

What Users Say About Mosyle

Value dominates the commentary, and the criticism is narrow enough to name precisely.

• Price against Jamf is the most cited reason to choose it for small Apple fleets.
  
• Support earns repeat praise for fast, knowledgeable responses, including on weekends.
  
• Reliability complaints center on the MDM client losing connection and failing to self-update
  
• A remote-access feature draws specific criticism for not connecting every time.
  

User sentiment sourced from G2 and Capterra as of August 2026.

Mosyle Pricing

• Mosyle Business FREE: $0 for up to 30 devices with the full Premium feature set.
  
• Mosyle Business PREMIUM: $1.00 per device per month, minimum 30 licenses, billed annually.
  
• Mosyle Fuse: $1.50 per device per month for iOS, iPadOS, and visionOS, or $3.00 per device per month for macOS, same minimum and billing.
  
• Fees and billing: watchOS and tvOS are included at no charge with an iPhone or Mac license; K-12 buyers get Mosyle Manager free with no device limit, Premium at $5.50 per device per year, and One-K12 at $9.00 per device per year.
  

Pricing from Mosyle's business page and Mosyle's school pricing page. Verified August 2026.

Best fit: An Apple fleet up to roughly 1,000 devices run part-time by one generalist, or a school district standardizing iPads and Macs on one policy set. The 30-license minimum means very small teams should stay on the free tier rather than buy.

Look for Mosyle alternatives if: You are an enterprise buyer who needs phone support, contract flexibility at renewal, or the agent-based workflows your team already depends on.

Addigy

Addigy is an Apple device management platform built for managed service providers (MSPs) and internal IT teams running client-style fleets. Multi-tenancy is the whole product thesis, not a feature bolted on.

Addigy Key Features

• Native multi-tenancy: One console with full per-client data isolation, so an update rolls out across hundreds of customer environments in a few clicks.
  
• Live remote tooling: GoLive, LiveDesktop, and LiveTerminal are included, so technicians troubleshoot in real time without a separate remote-access license.
  
• Compliance with auto-remediation: CIS benchmarks enforced automatically, alongside US federal and defense security baselines.
  
• MSP toolchain integrations: Native connections to ConnectWise, NinjaOne, Datto, Kaseya, and Autotask fit existing professional services automation and remote monitoring stacks.
  

Addigy Pros and Cons

Pros:

• An always-on agent gives real-time monitoring and a live terminal on every managed Mac.
  
• Day-zero compatibility with new macOS releases keeps client fleets current.
  
• Flex Policies scope changes across customers more flexibly than Jamf Smart Groups for cross-tenant work.
  
• Free migration and onboarding cover moves off Jamf, Iru, or Mosyle without paying a consultant to rebuild policies.
  

Cons:

• Apple-only scope: no Windows, ChromeOS, or Android management for mixed-environment clients.
  
• Apple OS changes can break the agent's self-update mechanism, requiring manual packaging workarounds.
  
• iOS and iPad management is limited relative to its Mac depth.
  
• The published Mac rate is the highest of the Apple specialists here before the security add-on.
  

What Users Say About Addigy

Reviewers keep returning to multi-tenant administration, and support is where the record has moved.

• Practitioners say cross-customer administration cuts the repetitive tenant-by-tenant work that defines MSP operations.
  
• Support culture is a recurring positive on G2.
  
• Capterra reviewers report that the rapid phone-callback option is gone and email threads now take two or three exchanges.
  
• macOS patching inconsistency is the top product complaint, with devices stalling or skipping the expected update workflow across large fleets.
  

User sentiment sourced from G2, Capterra, and Reddit as of August 2026.

Addigy Pricing

• Apple MDM Plan: from $8.25 per Mac per month on annual corporate plans.
  
• Security Suite: from $16.00 per Mac per month, adding SentinelOne EDR and 24/7 managed detection and response.
  
• iOS devices: a separate per-device add-on with an unpublished rate, so iPad-heavy fleets cannot model the total from the public page.
  
• Fees and billing: 14-day trial with no card required, no multi-year commitment demanded, and lower rates available on multi-year plans and for MSPs.
  

Pricing from Addigy's pricing page. Verified August 2026.

Best fit: MSPs whose technicians touch dozens of separate Apple client environments in a day and need per-client isolation behind one login. Internal teams get the same benefit only if they run genuinely separated business units.

Look for Addigy alternatives if: Your clients run Windows or Android alongside Macs, or your fleet is mostly iPads rather than Macs.

Microsoft Intune

Microsoft Intune is a cross-platform unified endpoint management platform woven into Entra ID, Microsoft Defender, and the Microsoft 365 stack. For Windows-primary organizations, it is the default because enterprise Microsoft 365 licensing already includes it.

Microsoft Intune Key Features

• Apple enrollment and DDM: Automated Device Enrollment through Apple Business Manager plus declarative software updates on macOS, iOS, and iPadOS, so Macs and iPads arrive configured and hold their assigned OS version.
  
• Cross-platform compliance: Windows, macOS, iOS, iPadOS, and Android policy in one console, integrated with Defender, so one compliance policy set covers every OS instead of one per platform.
  
• Platform single sign-on on macOS: Secure Enclave-backed keys authenticate the local Mac account against Entra ID at login.
  
• Conditional Access: Entra ID gates access to company resources based on device compliance state.
  

Microsoft Intune Pros and Cons

Pros:

• Platform single sign-on ties Mac login to Entra ID credentials, eliminating the need for a separate identity-bridging tool.
  
• Third-party compliance partners including Jamf Pro, Iru, and Mosyle can report Mac compliance state into Entra ID, so an Apple specialist runs alongside Intune.
  
• Organizations on E3 or E5 already hold Plan 1, so adding it costs nothing beyond the licence they pay for.
  
• One console covers the Windows fleet that Apple-first platforms treat as secondary.
  

Cons:

• macOS scripting is constrained in size and trigger options, far narrower than Jamf's scripting environment.
  
• Native third-party app patching on macOS covers only Microsoft applications; everything else needs extra tooling.
  
• App scoping is user-based, so a Company Portal app cannot be targeted to a group of computers.
  
• Apple-specific configuration lags Jamf and Mosyle, so Mac-heavy fleets tend to run a specialist alongside it.
  

What Users Say About Microsoft Intune

Sentiment splits sharply between Microsoft-stack admins and Mac specialists, more than for any other platform here.

• Mac admins on r/macsysadmin describe policy pushes and app installs as unpredictable, where Jamf and Mosyle apply changes almost instantly.
  
• Practitioners on Hacker News argue most smaller organizations already using Microsoft tools get what they need without adding Jamf.
  
• Gartner Peer Insights reviewers at large enterprises call it a powerful platform for multi-OS fleets of tens of thousands of devices.
  
• The same enterprise reviewers report that selecting the right license takes extra work.
  

User sentiment sourced from Gartner Peer Insights, Reddit, and Hacker News as of August 2026.

Microsoft Intune Pricing

• Intune Plan 1: $8.00 per user per month standalone, and included in Microsoft 365 E3, E5, Business Premium, and Enterprise Mobility + Security E3 and E5.
  
• Intune Plan 2 and Intune Suite: $4.00 and $10.00 per user per month as add-ons.
  
• Microsoft 365 E3 and E5: $39.00 and $60.00 per user per month paid yearly, both including Plan 1.
  
• Fees and billing: from July 2026, E3 also includes Remote Help, Advanced Analytics, and Plan 2 capabilities at no added charge, and E5 adds Endpoint Privilege Management, Cloud public key infrastructure, and Enterprise App Management.
  

Pricing from Microsoft's Intune pricing page. Verified August 2026.

Best fit: Windows-primary organizations already on E3 or E5, where Macs are a minority and Conditional Access matters more than Mac polish. If you hold the license, the real comparison is Intune alone versus Intune plus an Apple specialist reporting into it.

Look for Microsoft Intune alternatives if: Mac admins need instant policy application, a real scripting environment, or automated third-party macOS patching without extra tools.

NinjaOne

NinjaOne is a remote monitoring and management platform with built-in device management across Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, iPadOS, and Android. It targets lean IT teams and MSPs that would rather run monitoring, patching, and MDM as one product than two.

NinjaOne Key Features

• Monitoring and MDM in one console: Endpoint monitoring, patching, and device management share a platform, so small teams can run one tool instead of two.
  
• Apple zero-touch enrollment: Automated Device Enrollment through Apple Business Manager and Apple School Manager, with iOS supervision, remote wipe and lock, and compliance templates.
  
• macOS via MDM and agent: A combined agent and MDM framework with declarative device management support, so admins get agent-based control alongside MDM profiles on the same Mac.
  
• Fleet-wide patching: Patching and real-time visibility cover Windows, macOS, and Linux endpoints from one console.
  

NinjaOne Pros and Cons

Pros:

• NinjaOne reports most teams fully operational in under a week, with learning tasks averaging under three hours.
  
• Real-time device status and security compliance reporting cover the whole fleet, not just mobile.
  
• Bring-your-own-device and company-owned hardware run through the same workflows.
  
• Support is unlimited and included, with no implementation charge.
  

Cons:

• Remote-control tooling is thinner than the monitoring and patching it sits beside.
  
• Documentation depth has not kept pace with the product.
  
• Apple management covers core enrollment, supervision, and compliance but has fewer configuration options than Apple-first platforms.
  
• Only volume ranges are published, so the figure for your device count comes from a quote.
  

What Users Say About NinjaOne

Ease of administration anchors the feedback, and it comes from a review base large enough to trust.

• G2 reviewers keep returning to ease of administration, especially one- and two-person teams that inherited the console without training.
  
• The same reviewers push back on remote control, describing the session tooling as behind the monitoring around it.
  
• Documentation is called patchy when admins go looking for setup steps.
  
• Practitioners on r/msp keep monitoring and patching in NinjaOne but route detailed iOS work to Apple-specialist tools.
  

User sentiment sourced from G2 and Reddit as of August 2026.

NinjaOne Pricing

• All plans: quote-based, with published volume ranges running $1.50 to $3.75 per device per month.
  
• Volume effect: roughly $3.75 at 50 devices and $1.50 at 10,000, so the entry figure only applies to large fleets.
  
• Regional variation: rates vary by region and by which products you buy alongside device management.
  
• Fees and billing: 14-day free trial, support free and unlimited, and no implementation charge.
  

Pricing from NinjaOne's pricing page. Verified August 2026.

Best fit: Lean IT teams and MSPs consolidating monitoring, patching, and device management into one console, including public-sector work where FedRAMP authorization is a hard requirement. Model the rate at your actual device count, not the headline figure.

Look for NinjaOne alternatives if: You need Apple-specialist controls such as deep configuration profiles and same-day Apple feature support.

JumpCloud

JumpCloud is a cloud directory platform that folds device management into identity, covering single sign-on, multi-factor authentication, LDAP, RADIUS, and MDM under one subscription. It suits companies retiring Active Directory and a separate MDM at the same time, and it appears on our identity platforms shortlist for the same reason.

JumpCloud Key Features

• Cloud directory core: Directory services, single sign-on, multi-factor authentication, and device management in one subscription, so onboarding and offboarding happen in a single system.
  
• Cross-OS device management: macOS, Windows, and Linux policies from one console, with no OS treated as an afterthought.
  
• Passwordless authentication: Multi-factor and passwordless sign-in ship with the identity layer, so device access and app access run on the same credential.
  
• Modular add-ons: Patch management and remote access attach individually, so teams add them without renegotiating the core subscription.
  

JumpCloud Pros and Cons

Pros:

• Replaces a directory, a single sign-on product, and an MDM with one vendor, shrinking tool sprawl.
  
• Linux is managed from the same console as macOS and Windows, with the same policy tooling.
  
• Hosted LDAP and RADIUS remove the need for on-premises Active Directory servers.
  
• Published per-user rates make it one of the few platforms here you can model without a sales call.
  

Cons:

• MDM relies on commands rather than policies for some compliance enforcement.
  
• Policies apply only at the device level and cannot be scoped to specific users on a shared device.
  
• Audit logs and compliance reporting are underdeveloped, and detailed reporting requires manual export.
  
• Per-user pricing works against fleets where one person carries several devices.
  

What Users Say About JumpCloud

Reviewers assess it primarily as a directory that also manages devices, and the verdict follows that framing.

• Consolidation is the core praise: one console for identity and devices across macOS, Windows, and Linux, described as far simpler than legacy Active Directory.
  
• macOS management reliability draws repeated criticism.
  
• Several G2 reviewers describe the MDM layer as immature.
  
• Account cancellation and billing administration cause friction for some customers.
  

User sentiment sourced from G2 and Hacker News as of August 2026.

JumpCloud Pricing

• Device Management: $9 per user per month billed annually, or $11 billed monthly.
  
• SSO and Device Identity Management: $11 and $13 per user per month annually, or $13 and $15 monthly.
  
• Platform Essentials, Platform, and Platform Prime: quote-only, with Platform Essentials capped at 300 users.
  
• Fees and billing: the 10-user, 10-device free tier is limited to accounts created before February 2024, so new signups get a 30-day trial; individual features bought outside the packages run roughly $3 to $6 per user per month.
  

Pricing from JumpCloud's pricing page. Verified August 2026.

Best fit: Companies retiring Active Directory and an MDM in one move, especially with Linux machines in the fleet alongside Macs and Windows PCs. The Platform Essentials cap at 300 users is the ceiling to plan around.

Look for JumpCloud alternatives if: You need mature macOS policy enforcement, per-user scoping on shared devices, or audit-ready reporting without manual exports.

Hexnode UEM

Hexnode UEM is a cross-platform unified endpoint management product from Mitsogo. Its selling point is breadth: six operating systems under one policy engine at a per-device rate.

Hexnode UEM Key Features

• Six-platform console: Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS, and ChromeOS managed together, so mixed fleets avoid parallel tools.
  
• Declarative device management: Includes Apple's Return to Service on iOS 17 and later, iPadOS 17 and later, and visionOS 26, which speeds device turnarounds between users.
  
• Hardened kiosk mode: Lockdown that is difficult to bypass without physical access, built for frontline and single-purpose devices.
  
• Broad integrations: Microsoft Entra ID, Okta, Google Workspace, Active Directory, ServiceNow, Freshservice, Zendesk, Vanta, and Drata connect it to existing identity and compliance stacks.
  

Hexnode UEM Pros and Cons

Pros:

• Apple Business Manager, zero-touch deployment, Volume Purchase Program, and FileVault give credible Apple coverage.
  
• Return to Service handles wipe-and-re-enroll on shared iPads between users.
  
• Vanta and Drata connections feed device posture straight into audit evidence collection.
  
• Published per-device rates sit among the lowest for genuine cross-platform coverage.
  

Cons:

• macOS and desktop management have fewer controls than its mobile platforms.
  
• Built-in reporting is basic and not customizable.
  
• Console performance degrades when policies hold large app sets.
  
• Remote locking and password changes are restricted to the top tiers, which catches buyers who priced the entry plan.
  

What Users Say About Hexnode UEM

The commentary centers on one question: whether a single console can cover six operating systems well enough.

• Users on r/macsysadmin running a handful of Macs, iPads, Apple TVs, and Windows machines find it easy to operate and sufficient for that mix.
  
• The same threads treat it as adequate across platforms but not a substitute for a dedicated Apple MDM when fine-grained macOS administration matters.
  
• Teams report frustration when expected device actions aren't available on their tier.
  
• Reporting limitations surface repeatedly once fleets pass a few hundred devices.
  

User sentiment sourced from Gartner Peer Insights and Reddit as of August 2026.

Hexnode UEM Pricing

• Pro and Enterprise: $2.20 and $3.20 per device per month.
  
• Ultimate: $4.70 per device per month, adding Windows Autopilot and FileVault management.
  
• Ultra: quote only, adding macOS and Windows patch and OS update management plus the Genie AI scripting assistant.
  
• Fees and billing: rates shown are monthly; annual billing saves 10%, and a 15-device minimum applies.
  

Pricing from Hexnode's pricing page. Verified August 2026.

Best fit: Small teams with a genuine OS mix, a few Macs, iPads, Android kiosks, and Windows machines, that want one console and strong kiosk lockdown. Check which tier carries remote lock before you compare rates.

Look for Hexnode UEM alternatives if: You need detailed macOS administration, customizable reporting, or macOS and Windows patch management without the top tier.

ManageEngine MDM Plus

ManageEngine Mobile Device Manager Plus is a cross-platform MDM from Zoho's ManageEngine division, available in the cloud or fully on-premises. The on-premises option is the differentiator: air-gapped government and banking environments can run it where cloud-first rivals cannot go.

ManageEngine MDM Plus Key Features

• Cloud or on-premises deployment: The same product runs on your own infrastructure, meeting data-residency and air-gap requirements Jamf's cloud-first model cannot.
  
• Every ownership model: Bring-your-own-device, fully locked-down corporate devices, kiosk devices, and rugged hardware under one policy engine.
  
• Android depth: Samsung Knox and Android Zero-touch enrollment sit alongside Apple Business Manager and Windows Autopilot.
  
• Current Apple support: WWDC 2026 features including DDM, Platform single sign-on, hardware health detection, and an Apple Intelligence policy surface.
  

ManageEngine MDM Plus Pros and Cons

Pros:

• Covers Windows, macOS, iOS, iPadOS, Android, and ChromeOS from one policy engine.
  
• An upgrade path to Endpoint Central adds patch management across nine-plus operating systems and more than 1,100 third-party apps.
  
• Kiosk mode, remote troubleshooting, and email management are included rather than sold separately.
  
• A free edition covers 25 devices, which makes evaluation genuinely free.
  

Cons:

• Apple-only fleets get less configuration depth here than from an Apple specialist.
  
• The console looks dated next to newer cloud-native rivals.
  
• Linux and tvOS management requires stepping up to Endpoint Central, a separate product.
  
• Per-device rates are not published, so cloud and on-premises comparisons need a quote.
  

What Users Say About ManageEngine MDM Plus

Few public reviews describe day-to-day administration, and that thinness is itself worth weighing before you shortlist.

• Reviewers describe the on-premises and cloud builds as carrying different capability sets, so a demo of one says little about the other.
  
• Reviewers who do write it up single out the on-premises edition as the reason they chose it for regulated environments.
  
• Support hours anchored to India time zones is the friction buyers outside Asia raise most often.
  
• Navigation draws criticism, with settings described as tucked into non-obvious places.
  

User sentiment sourced from Capterra and Gartner Peer Insights as of August 2026.

ManageEngine MDM Plus Pricing

• Free edition: $0 for up to 25 devices.
  
• MDM Plus cloud and on-premises: custom quote through ManageEngine sales, with per-device rates unpublished.
  
• Licensing model: priced on the number of devices managed, with annual and perpetual options.
  
• Fees and billing: the Endpoint Central upgrade is a separate product purchase, not a tier of this one.
  

Pricing from ManageEngine's store page. Verified August 2026.

Best fit: Regulated or air-gapped organizations that must run device management on infrastructure they own, and teams planning to grow into ManageEngine's wider patch and endpoint stack. The free 25-device edition makes a real pilot possible before any commitment.

Look for ManageEngine MDM Plus alternatives if: You run an Apple-only fleet, or you want a modern console with follow-the-sun support commitments in writing.

Rippling IT

Rippling IT is the device management arm of Rippling's HR, payroll, and IT platform. Its pitch is lifecycle automation: hiring, device shipping, app provisioning, and offboarding all keyed to one employee record.

Rippling IT Key Features

• HR-triggered device lifecycle: Device assignment, software access, and security policies fire from the employee record, so onboarding and offboarding run themselves.
  
• Device warehousing and logistics: Rippling stores devices, ships pre-configured laptops to new hires, and handles recovery when someone leaves.
  
• Cross-OS MDM: macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS, iPadOS, and Android,with declarative device management support, so a mixed fleet stays under one policy owner.
  
• Apple Business Manager integration: Devices bought through Apple Business Manager enroll and configure without a technician unboxing them.
  

Rippling IT Pros and Cons

Pros:

• No Jamf equivalent exists for HR-to-IT lifecycle automation inside a single system.
  
• Remote lock and wipe cover the security basics across every supported OS.
  
• Compliance monitoring rides on the same employee data as payroll and access.
  
• Device logistics remove the shipping and recovery work that otherwise falls to IT.
  

Cons:

• Configuration control is thinner than an Apple specialist offers, so profile-level Mac work has a lower ceiling.
  
• The value case depends on adopting Rippling beyond IT; as a standalone MDM it is harder to justify.
  
• Mobile device management has fewer controls than Mac and Windows.
  
• Only the base platform carries a published rate, so the device management module has to be quoted.
  

What Users Say About Rippling IT

G2 reviewers judge it through the lens of the wider HR platform, which is both the strength and the distortion in the sample.

• Unified HR and IT workflows earn the strongest praise: hire someone and the laptop, apps, and access follow automatically.
  
• Device warehousing and lifecycle logistics get specific call-outs, including storing spares and recovering hardware at offboarding.
  
• The consistent reservation is configuration depth, with device management described as less capable than a dedicated MDM.
  
• Reviewers evaluating it as a standalone MDM reach different conclusions from those already running Rippling payroll.
  

User sentiment sourced from G2 as of August 2026.

Rippling IT Pricing

• Base platform: from $8 per user per month plus a monthly base fee starting at $35, the only component Rippling publishes a rate for.
  
  
• Device management: bought as a module on top of that base, quoted rather than listed.
  
• Modular structure: IT products are bought alongside HR and finance products, so the device management figure alone rarely reflects the total.
  
• Fees and billing: device warehousing and logistics are priced separately from the management subscription.
  

Pricing from Rippling. Verified August 2026.

Best fit: Companies already running Rippling for HR or payroll, where the record that starts payroll can also ship a configured laptop and revoke everything at exit. Buying it purely as an MDM inverts the value case.

Look for Rippling IT alternatives if: You are a security-first or Apple-specialist team buying an MDM on its own merits, with no plan to adopt Rippling for HR.

Where Siit Fits

Siit is an AI Service Desk that sits in front of whichever device management platform you choose, turning employee requests in Slack or Microsoft Teams into tracked, routed work. The MDM still owns enrollment, configuration profiles, and app patching. Jamf is a native integration: Siit's Jamf integration syncs Apple device inventory, covering model, OS version, serial number, asset tag, and last check-in, onto the employee record, and agents can lock a device, wipe it, or open it in Jamf Pro from inside the request they are handling. It does not retrieve FileVault recovery keys and does not reset passwords, because neither is an MDM action.

Switching platforms keeps that layer intact for three of the nine here. Siit lists native device sync for the Intune connector and Siit's Iru sync, both with the same lock, wipe, and open-in-console actions, plus JumpCloud for device and directory data, among 500+ connectable apps. Rippling is a Siit integration too, but it syncs employee data, not devices. Mosyle, Addigy, Hexnode, ManageEngine, and NinjaOne are not listed at all, so device context on those platforms would come from your fleet inventory records rather than a live sync. Password resets, group changes, and automated access requests route through Okta, JumpCloud, or Google Workspace, not the MDM. Mirakl's provisioning story shows the shape of it: 120 or more manual IT actions a month went to zero, live one week after the decision.

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