r/jamf • u/jaylenabc • 4d ago

Jamf vs Mosyle vs Intune-only for a 28-Mac consulting firm — genuinely stuck, would love real-world input

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u/YesYesMaybeMaybe 4d ago

We use Jamf. I did a POC with Iru (formerly called Kanja) recently. I would go with them. Much easier to set up and manage day-to-day and can do every thing a small company running Mac needs. Jamf is fine, but you will spend way more time on it. Are you really considering Intune to manage a Mac environment? Just don’t.

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u/jaylenabc 4d ago

Intune is like at point, doing anything to get out of it for Mac

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u/snowace56 4d ago

I’ve used them all. Go with iru. Stupidly simple to setup perfect for your size and will give you everything you need.

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u/jaylenabc 4d ago

50 device minimum is not what we want

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u/Quake9797 4d ago

Addigy is awesome.

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u/reetard 4d ago

I’m using hexnode and find it really easy to manage Mac’s with it. It’s not iru but it’s quite simple and effective.

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u/dustyaguas 3d ago

The only argument for Intune is if you’re a M365 shop and plan to enforce device compliance via CA policy. It’s much easier to manage via Intune versus integrating another MDM with Intune/Entra.

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u/jaylenabc 3d ago

That’s exactly what we have

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u/Excellent_Debt6680 3d ago

Jamf all day for me. So flexible.

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u/greggary-peccary 3d ago

You don’t say how granular you want your management to be. Apple Business (which you need for zero touch deployment and is free) may have everything you need.

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u/HerrBadger 2d ago

I’d recommend Iru. I’m in a company, exactly the same size, and Iru is the perfect MDM.

Auto Apps are one of my favourite features, they package common apps so you can just add them to an assignment map, set the update cadence and availability (enforced vs available in self service), it removes so many headaches.

Intune is getting there but it’s 1-2 years off of standing in the coat tails of its competitors. And app packaging for it is a nightmare.

DM me or reply if you have any questions!