Comparison of MDM Providers

Submitted by Aaron Freimark on November 24, 2010 - 9:03am

This table is the beginning of a comparison among the various Mobile Device Management providers. Please suggest other characteristics to compare. The easiest way to add additional MDM providers is to register on this site then add them yourself!.

More Resources: See also our pages on Sandbox Environments and Mobile Application Management for alternatives and complements to MDM. you may also find our page on Apple Configurator vs. MDM helpful.

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General Info Product Name Web Site
Absolute Manage http://www.absolute.com
AirWatch http://www.air-watch.com/
Amtel MDM http://www.amtelnet.com
AppBlade http://www.appblade.com
Apple Profile Manager http://www.apple.com/support/lionserver/profilemanager/
BoxTone http://www.boxtone.com
Casper Suite http://www.jamfsoftware.com/solutions/mobile-device-management
Centrify DirectControl for Mobile http://www.centrify.com/mobile
DIALOGS smartMan Device Management http://www.dialogs.de/en_US/produkte/smartman.html
EXCITOR DME http://www.excitor.com
FancyFon Mobility Center (FAMOC) http://www.fancyfon.com
Fiberlink MaaS360 http://www.maas360.com/
FileWave http://www.filewave.com
Good for Enterprise http://www.good.com
IBM Endpoint Manager for Mobile Devices http://www-142.ibm.com/software/products/us/en/ibmendpmanaformobidevi
LANDesk Mobility Manager http://www.landesk.com
MacAfee EMM http://www.mcafee.com/us/products/enterprise-mobility-management.aspx
Meraki System Manager http://www.meraki.com/products/systems-manager/
Mformation Enterprise Manager http://www.mformation.com/enterprise-solutions
MobileIron http://www.mobileiron.com
MobileNX Enterprise Suite http://www.mobiquant.com/
Notify Technology - NotifyMDM http://www.notifycorp.com/notifymdm/mdm_home/index.html
Odyssey Software http://www.odysseysoftware.com/
PUSHMANAGER http://www.pushmanager.com
Robot Cloud http://robotcloud.net
Sophos Mobile Control http://www.sophos.com/en-us/products/mobile/sophos-mobile-control.aspx
SOTI MobiControl http://www.soti.net/Mobicontrol/
Sybase Afaria http://www.sybase.com/products/mobileenterprise/afaria
Symantec Mobile Management http://go.symantec.com/mobile
Tangoe MDM http://www.tangoe.com
TARMAC http://www.equinux.com/us/products/tarmac/
Zenprise http://www.zenprise.com
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