Alternatives to Microsoft Intune

Microsoft's cloud endpoint management service for managing and securing company devices and apps. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.

The original

  • Microsoft Intune

    Microsoft's cloud endpoint management service for managing and securing company devices and apps.

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Replacements

Listings that take over the same core job as Microsoft Intune.

  • Hexnode

    A cloud unified endpoint management platform for managing company phones, desktops, kiosks and IoT devices.

    PaidProprietaryWeb

    Hexnode is a paid hosted console for desktops, mobiles, kiosks and IoT devices, including Linux and ChromeOS, without requiring a Microsoft tenant.

  • ManageEngine Endpoint Central

    Unified endpoint management suite for patching, software deployment, remote troubleshooting and securing desktops, servers and mobiles.

    ManageEngine Endpoint Central adds patching, deployment and remote control for desktops, servers and mobiles, and can be self-hosted instead of cloud-only.

  • Scalefusion

    A hosted unified endpoint management platform for Android, iOS, macOS, Windows and Linux devices.

    PaidProprietaryWeb

    Scalefusion is a hosted UEM for Android, iOS, macOS, Windows and Linux with SSO through existing identity providers and conditional access based on device compliance.

  • Jamf Pro

    A device management and security platform for Macs, iPhones, iPads and other Apple devices in organisations.

    PaidProprietaryWeb

    Jamf Pro manages Apple devices only, with same-day support for new Apple OS releases, so Windows machines would need another tool.

  • Miradore

    A cloud mobile device management service for Android, iOS, macOS and Windows devices with a free plan.

    FreemiumProprietaryWeb

    Miradore is a hosted MDM for Android, iOS, macOS and Windows with a free plan for up to 50 devices and kiosk mode.

  • JumpCloud

    A cloud directory platform for managing user identities, access and devices across several operating systems.

    JumpCloud pairs device management across Windows, Apple, Linux and Android with a cloud directory, SSO and MFA, independent of Microsoft 365.

  • Fleet

    An open device management platform for MDM, software patching and vulnerability management across operating systems.

    Fleet is open source and self-hostable, combining MDM, patching and vulnerability management with GitOps configuration, though some features need a paid license.

  • Mosyle

    A hosted device management and security platform for Apple devices used at work and in schools.

    PaidProprietarymacOSiOSWeb

    Mosyle is a hosted platform for Apple devices only, combining management with endpoint security and macOS accounts tied to the organization's identity provider.

Also worth comparing

These listings name Microsoft Intune as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.

  • Addigy

    A cloud-based device management platform for Macs, iPhones and iPads.

    PaidProprietarymacOSiOSWeb

    Microsoft Intune manages Apple devices alongside other desktops and phones from a cloud console tied to a Microsoft tenant.

  • Headwind MDM

    An open-source, self-hosted mobile device management system for company Android phones, tablets and kiosks.

    Microsoft Intune is a paid cloud service managing phones and laptops within a Microsoft tenant, replacing self-hosting with Microsoft's cloud.

  • NanoMDM

    A minimalist open-source Apple MDM server, inspired by MicroMDM, that you run yourself.

    Microsoft Intune is a paid cloud service tied to a Microsoft tenant that manages desktops and phones, not only Apple devices, with no self-hosted option.

  • PDQ Deploy

    On-premises Windows tool for deploying software, running scripts and pushing configuration changes to computers.

    PaidProprietaryWindows

    Microsoft Intune moves software deployment to a paid Microsoft cloud console that also manages phones and apps, requiring a Microsoft tenant.

  • Windows Server Update Services

    A Windows Server role that lets administrators control distribution of Microsoft updates across their network.

    Microsoft Intune is a paid cloud service tied to a Microsoft tenant that manages devices and apps from one console, rather than an on-premises Windows Server role.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.