When it comes to managing mobile devices, choosing the right Mobile Device Management (MDM) solution can make or break your operational efficiency. With so many options on the market, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed. Better yet, with multiple high-quality options, it’s difficult to choose the right one for your unique needs.
SOTI MobiControl and Microsoft Intune are two of the leading MDM solutions. Whether you currently use Microsoft Intune or are looking to invest for the first time, we have put these two major players to the test to show why SOTI should be your preferred choice.
In this blog, we’ll break down the objectives and key capabilities of these two products, so you are confident that SOTI MobiControl is the solution that fits your organization’s needs best.
What is SOTI MobiControl?
SOTI MobiControl is one of the products that make up the SOTI ONE Platform, which is an integrated management solution that maximizes the ROI of your business-critical mobile devices and printers. With actionable intelligence at your fingertips, you can make smarter, data-driven decisions, while also reducing the cost, complexity and downtime of your mobile operations.
What is Microsoft Intune?
Microsoft Intune is a cloud-based, mobile-focused solution that simplifies endpoint management by unifying your endpoint management solutions and workflows. With it, users can reduce IT complexity, strengthen security operations, mitigate cyber threats and reduce cost overall. Microsoft Intune is often used for BYOD (bring your own device) or corporate-owned mobile devices, as it supports modern device and app management capabilities.
SOTI MobiControl vs. Microsoft Intune: Comparing Key Capabilities
While both platforms offer useful features, SOTI MobiControl stands out by delivering advanced device management capabilities, greater control over your device fleet and faster deployment.
Explore the main benefits of both MDM solutions to see how SOTI is the clear choice for organizations that leverage mission-critical devices and demand reliability, scalability and efficiency:
SOTI MobiControl
Microsoft Intune
Remote Support & Troubleshooting
IT Admins can remotely access any mobile device to resolve issues anywhere, anytime. SOTI MobiControl offers remote support for 350+ device manufacturers, which ensures comprehensive support for organizations with a diverse device fleet. With a deep focus on rugged and unattended devices, such as RFID scanners and customer experience displays, you can easily manage and support both traditional and non-traditional devices.
Remote Help streamlines help desk technicians in providing support to enrolled and unenrolled devices. However, remote viewing and controlling is only available for Windows PCs and Android dedicated Enterprise devices, and remote viewing for macOS.
Device Location Services
Geofencing, live tracking and indoor location allow users to locate devices in real-time and access historical device and business data.
Unlock access to extended indoor location tracking services with SOTI XSight.
Microsoft Intune doesn’t provide real-time location tracking tools, which results in a lack of visibility and control over lost or misplaced devices. This leads to unexpected downtime, higher IT support and more security risks.
Operational Intelligence
SOTI MobiControl integrates with SOTI XSight, a diagnostic intelligence solution that helps organizations visualize their operations in real time and access historical information for data-driven decision-making. With customized dashboards, you can unlock insightful data about apps, battery, network and data usage to drive smarter decisions and optimize operations.
Advanced Analytics is a powerful set of tools that provide near real-time insights for your connected devices and managed apps.
Additional Tools Users Gain Access To
Access to Other SOTI Products
By investing in SOTI MobiControl, users receive immediate access to two other products:
• SOTI Identity: Enables simple, secure access to the SOTI ONE Platform suite of solutions.
• SOTI Pulse: Gain access to an online community for SOTI partners, customers and product experts for streamlined collaboration.
With the extended capabilities of SOTI XSight that seamlessly integrates with SOTI MobiControl, you are provided with a supercharged solution that offers the operational intelligence, support and management tools needed to streamline your business.
Access to the Microsoft Intune Suite
The Microsoft Intune Suite offers the following solutions:
• Microsoft Tunnel for Mobile Application Management (MAM): Helps broker secure access to business apps from unenrolled mobile devices
• Enterprise Application Management: Easily distribute managed apps, while also keeping them patched and always up to date.
• Microsoft Cloud PKI: Manage certificate lifecycles, reduce the need for extensive tools and minimize the effort and cost of on-premises infrastructure
All products included in the Microsoft Intune Suite also work seamlessly with Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Security products.
The SOTI ONE Platform
Many Microsoft Intune users require third-party solutions to fulfill all their mobility needs, such as remote access apps, diagnostics tools and custom workflows.
With the SOTI ONE Platform, you gain access to all the products needed for end-to-end mobile workforce management, allowing you to streamline key operational workflows. Maximize your budget and minimize the IT effort needed to manage, monitor and control your device fleet.
Discover Potential Cost Savings in Minutes
Use the SOTI ROI Calculator to drive measurable results for your organization. By entering a few key metrics, you can receive a customized view of your potential cost savings, efficiency gains and return on investment. Whether you’re considering a new solution or investing in enterprise mobility management for the first time, this tool helps you make an informed, data-driven decision.
Ready to Get Started?
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Whether you want to learn more about the best MDM solution - SOTI MobiControl - or any other SOTI products, visit our website or book a discovery demo. See how we go above and beyond a traditional MDM toolset and provide the modern management solution your business needs to stay competitive in today’s market.
