Compare Absolute Manage MDM and MobileIron - Dec 2022

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / Dec 09, 2022

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Absolute Manage MDM or MobileIron?

MobileIron is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Absolute Manage MDM, and MobileIron is rated higher (91/100) than Absolute Manage MDM (80/100). MobileIron offers users more features (5) than Absolute Manage MDM (3).

Looking for the right MDM: Mobile Device Management solution for your business? Buyers are primarily concerned about the real total cost of implementation (TCO), the full list of features, vendor reliability, user reviews, and the pros and cons. In this article we compare between the two software products:

Absolute Software Vs. Mobileiron

Absolute Software: Absolute Software specializes in technology and services for the management and security of mobile computers, netbooks, and smartphones. For individuals, Absolute Software provides peace-of-mind by physically recovering stolen computers and remotely deleting sensitive files from them. For businesses, we deliver state-of-the-art IT asset management...

Mobileiron: MobileIron was founded to bring simplicity to the chaos of mobility. Mobile will become the preferred communications and computing platform for end users to do their work. However, mobile introduces cost, risk, and usability challenges that traditional IT strategies cannot address. MobileIron’s approach is to simplify the problem by providing a com...

Who is more expensive? Absolute Manage MDM or MobileIron?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of MDM: Mobile Device Management software includes the software license, subscription fees, software training, customizations, hardware (if needed), maintenance and support and other related services. When calculating the TCO, it's important to add all of these ”hidden costs” as well. We prepared a TCO (Total Cost) calculator for Absolute Manage MDM and MobileIron.

Absolute Manage MDM accurate pricing info is available upon request (they don't share it publicly), however , On a scale between 1 to 10 Absolute Manage MDM is rated 4, which is lower than the average cost of MDM: Mobile Device Management software. MobileIron price starts at $84.99 per year , When comparing MobileIron to its competitors, the software is rated 6 - similar to the average MDM: Mobile Device Management software cost.

Bottom line: MobileIron is more expensive than Absolute Manage MDM.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared Absolute Manage MDM Vs. MobileIron based on some of the most important and required MDM: Mobile Device Management features.

Absolute Manage MDM: Data Import/Export, Basic Reports, Online Customer Support.

MobileIron: Service Management, Service Portfolio, Service Reporting, Service Request Management, Software Deployment.

Target customer size

Absolute Manage MDM's typical customers include: Small, medium and large size businesses, MobileIron Mobile Device Management is perfect for midsize companies and large enterprises.



Absolute Manage MDM

ITQlick rating
(3.2/5)

Absolute Manage MDM is an award-winning cloud-based MDM: Mobile Device Management software, it is designed to support small, medium and large size business. Absolute Manage MDM received a rating of 3.2 from ITQ...

Categories: System Management.

MobileIron

ITQlick rating
(4/5)

starts at $84.99 per year

MobileIron Mobile Device Management is a mobile device management solution that can help IT managers to manage mobile devices, starting from securing data to ensuring that employees are following corporate poli...

Categories: IT Management, MDM: Mobile Device Management, BYOD.

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Absolute Manage MDM: 3 Features

Data Import/Export
Basic Reports
Online Customer Support

MobileIron: 5 Features

Service Management
Service Portfolio
Service Reporting
Service Request Management
Software Deployment
ITQlick rating ITQlick Rating is based on the software score (below) and aggregated online reviews
ITQlick score ITQlick Score is a 1 to 100, the calculation is based on pricing, and functionality Vs. alternative solutions
Pricing score pricing Score is a 1 to 10 (10 is high cost), based on the TCO (cost of licences, customizations, training, hardware when relevant) Vs. alternative solutions
License pricing license pricing (if provided by the software vendor)
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Absolute...
ITQlick rating
3.2/5
Score
80/100
Pricing
5.8/10
License pricing
Pricing not available
Functionality
4
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MobileIron
ITQlick rating
4/5
Score
91/100
Pricing
6/10
License pricing
$84.99 per year
Functionality
8
ManageEn...
ITQlick rating
5/5
Score
95/100
Pricing
6.8/10
License pricing
$64 per technician/month
Functionality
3
VMware
ITQlick rating
4/5
Score
86/100
Pricing
4.6/10
License pricing
$99 per user/month
Functionality
4
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XenMobile
ITQlick rating
3.4/5
Score
86/100
Pricing
3.2/10
License pricing
$2.89 per user/month
Functionality
3

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Shlomi Lavi is an entrepreneur and founder of ITQlick.com. He holds a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Information Systems Engineering from Ben Gurion University in Israel. Shlomi brings 17 years of global IT and IS management experience as a consultant and implementation expert for small, medium and large-sized (global) companies. Shlomi’s goal is to share the best knowledge and news about information systems so you can make smarter buying decisions for your business.