42Gears SureMDM vs Google Cloud Identity comparison

42Gears and Google are both solutions in the Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM) category. 42Gears is ranked #11 with an average rating of 9.0, while Google is ranked #10 with an average rating of 7.8. 42Gears holds a 2.5% mindshare in EMM, compared to Google’s 1.3% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of 42Gears users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 92% of Google users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 1, 2024

Both 42Gears SureMDM and Google Cloud Identity are prominent solutions for managing devices and identity. User reviews suggest that Google Cloud Identity is perceived as superior due to its extensive features, making it worth the price.

Features: Reviews highlight that 42Gears SureMDM offers robust device management capabilities, comprehensive control over multiple devices, and affordability. Google Cloud Identity is praised for seamless integration with other Google services, strong identity management features, and enhanced integration capabilities.

Room for Improvement: Users suggest 42Gears SureMDM could improve its reporting tools, scalability for larger enterprises, and extend existing functionalities. Google Cloud Identity is critiqued for complexity in initial setup, need for better documentation, and better educational resources.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: 42Gears SureMDM is commended for straightforward deployment and responsive customer service. Google Cloud Identity, while requiring more initial setup effort, provides superior service integration once deployed. Customer service for 42Gears SureMDM is often highlighted as more accessible and personalized, while Google Cloud Identity's support gets mixed feedback but benefits from extensive online resources.

Pricing and ROI: User reviews indicate 42Gears SureMDM is cost-effective with quick ROI due to its affordable setup costs. Google Cloud Identity has a higher initial cost but is viewed favorably for its long-term ROI due to the breadth of its features. The distinction lies in 42Gears SureMDM’s immediate affordability versus Google Cloud Identity's comprehensive value over time.

To learn more, read our detailed 42Gears SureMDM vs. Google Cloud Identity Report (Updated: February 2026).

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Microsoft Intune

Mindshare comparison

As of February 2026, in the Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM) category, the mindshare of Microsoft Intune is 28.3%, down from 35.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of 42Gears SureMDM is 2.5%, up from 2.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Google Cloud Identity is 1.3%, down from 1.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM) Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Microsoft Intune	28.3%
Google Cloud Identity	1.3%
42Gears SureMDM	2.5%
Other	67.9%

Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM)

Featured Reviews

AkashKamble

Sr MacOS specialist engineer at Cyber24

Enables management of multiple operating systems with a single license

The best feature is that it's a Microsoft product, so if anything goes wrong, we get quick support for anything required. Remote system functionality allows us to sit anywhere and take control of any device via remote management. We can enhance security for clients' laptops with built-in Microsoft Defender, which is available with the Microsoft Intune license. We use it for reporting purposes through endpoint analytics. When pushing scripting, there are two types available: remediation script and reservation script. Through endpoint analytics, you can push defender policies to clients. It helps with reporting, inventory updates, and monitoring tenant status health.

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Giridharan G

Head Of Department at Waycool

Used to control mobile devices

Remote Wipe is one of the vital options everybody looks for in 42Gears SureMDM or any MDM product. We are trying to get the latest product updates as much as possible, and it is mostly automated. Two to three engineers are involved in the solution’s maintenance. I would recommend the solution to other users. Overall, I rate the solution an eight or nine out of ten.

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Bhushan Ladkhedkar

Head - Work Transformation at Econz

User lifecycle management becomes streamlined with unified access and context-aware policies

If applications support SAML protocols, integration is always an easy task. However, there are difficulties with form-based applications or LDAP-based applications, particularly traditional applications. We need more flexibility not only with SAML but also with LDAP-based and form-based applications. Context-aware access currently only works with SAML-based applications. If other application integrations could support context-aware access, that would be helpful, as companies are in a transition mode with various traditional, form-based, and LDAP-based applications. Mobile device management could be improved. Through Google Cloud Identity, we can manage Android applications and have control over iOS devices, but container functionality is missing. This is particularly important for BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) scenarios, especially in India where the market is now split equally between iOS and Android users. Improvements in this area and integration capabilities would be beneficial.

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"We have found the solution is capable of scaling."

"Microsoft Intune is brilliant for scalability and is excellent for scaling purposes."

"Overall, I like Intune as a solution and would rate it nine out of ten."

"Microsoft Intune is very stable due to its cloud-based infrastructure and its reliability in performance."

"I really appreciate the features in Microsoft Intune, including the Intune Suite Cloud PKI."

"There are so many features, but Windows Autopilot is one of the features that are very valuable for most customers."

"We are using the mobile feature, and we are also using MDM to lock the devices, to push restrictions, et cetera"

"We like Intune's Autopilot functionality, which enables one-touch deployment. Dynamic grouping is another feature we find valuable working in academia. We have people in buckets based on their roles in the university, such as faculty, staff, alum, or grad. Sometimes, they will fit into multiple places, and dynamic grouping helps with that."

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"Its dashboards are valuable. It is easy to access dashboards and implement policies."

"The tool's most valuable feature is a remote connection to the devices. You can also push and lock applications. It helps us lock devices for professional use to control which applications can be installed."

"The solution's customer support is good."

"The most valuable features of 42Gears SureMDM include tracking location and pushing applications."

"We use the solution primarily to control mobile devices."

"Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."

"This solution is very dynamic. I can do what I need to do with it."

"The solution is stable and reliable."

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"It is a stable solution. Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."

"It is a very stable solution. I would rate it a ten out of ten."

"The main control page and the ability to manage all our users from a web-based portal are the most valuable aspects of the solution. That's particularly useful because we're a heterogeneous network."

"Google Cloud Identity uses what they call organizational units (OUs) instead of the security groups you'd find in Microsoft's Entra."

"The tool provides a free service that you can integrate for laptop authentication. You also don’t need a separate Active Directory."

"It's easy to set up."

"I used it as an administrator without implementing it myself. As for valuable aspects or benefits, the significant point is that it's a straightforward, single solution that just works."

"The most valuable feature is the performance."

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Cons

"It would be interesting to integrate the server side of Intune. Some group policy updates we have on the Windows Server side and possibly some on the client side could also be included."

"I have experienced downtime, bugs, and glitches. I rate it a seven because when we have bugs or instability in Microsoft Intune, we need to wait for the backend from Microsoft Intune to resolve issues and we can't deliver solutions to clients because we need to wait for action plans and related processes."

"I would like to see better integration with Microsoft."

"What frustrates me the most is just waiting and tapping my fingers, uncertain about whether my changes will take effect."

"It should be simplified. I've worked with many different mobile device management solutions, and Intune is one of the more complex ones. It could be more simplified, and some of it is related to the wording that is being used, such as a configuration profile versus a policy. They really should have had different names to make it less confusing."

"I would like to see Intune improve its handling of hybrid domain joins."

"Microsoft needs to enhance device-level security, as sometimes when using Microsoft Intune, the device's operating system becomes stuck and requires a full uninstall to remove the Intune bug."

"When pushing anything from Microsoft Intune, the sync timing is 48 hours. While sometimes it takes 5 to 10 minutes, the official period given by Microsoft is within 48 hours, which can be time-consuming for policies, applications, or patches."

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"User creation on Mac must be improved."

"The dashboards could be improved."

"The solution’s pricing could be made cheaper."

"The user interface and customization features are not the best and could be improved."

"The product is not so convenient to deploy or to configure."

"Online information regarding used cases specific to 42Gears SureMDM will help us do configuration changes more comfortably."

"42Gears SureMDM needs to improve support because it may take around one to two days to receive a revert."

"As a partner, we consider 42Gears to be a unified endpoint management (UEM) solution. So, we should be able to manage users with this particular solution. This is something that is currently not there. It is probably an area for improvement for 42Gears."

"The customer service and support team is not so good."

"Google Cloud Identify could make the technology used easier to understand as a layman making it more user-friendly."

"Mobile device management could be improved. Through Google Cloud Identity, we can manage Android applications and have control over iOS devices, but container functionality is missing."

"The interface could be improved by simplifying it further."

"Google Cloud Identity should improve its compatibility with other products without any impact, such as Jamf Cloud."

"The solution's storage capacity could be increased."

"I would like to see more integration in future releases."

"The management of external users needs to be introduced in the tool as it is an area of concern in the tool presently."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"It is average. Some of the costs are quite high depending on what the customer currently uses, but overall, it is not bad. I would not say that I would not recommend Intune based on the cost. I definitely would, but they can definitely improve on the cost. So overall, its cost is not bad."

"It is not a cheap solution. The price for a device when you start using it at a large scale can be improved. It is covered under our enterprise agreement. We pay once a year. I am not aware of any additional costs."

"Previously the price was $4 per month per user. Now it's $2.25 per user per month."

"Intune is linked with Microsoft. We can deploy the Microsoft E365 license to users by Intune. There are different types of licenses, such as device administrator licenses, E5 licenses for device enrollment manually, and P1 and p2 licenses for device enrollment automatically. These are the licenses required for the administration."

"The price is very reasonable."

"It is cheap, but as compared to Google, it is costly. Google is cheaper, but quality-wise, Microsoft Intune is better."

"The pricing is inherently reasonable, as Microsoft leverages market insights to maintain the total cost of ownership at around ninety to ninety-five percent of what would be incurred in an on-premise scenario."

"The price of Microsoft Intune is reasonable."

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"I rate the tool's pricing a four out of ten."

"There is an option to make yearly or monthly payments towards the licensing costs attached to the solution. Price-wise, the product is okay."

"The tool is expensive and priced at 39 dollars yearly. The pricing is fixed and I would rate it a seven-point five out of ten."

"Their pricing structure is very good against the competition. Pricing is definitely not a challenge here."

"42Gears SureMDM is not an expensive solution."

"I am satisfied with the price of this solution."

"We pay a yearly licensing fee for 42Gears SureMDM, which is comparatively expensive for an enterprise license."

"The licensing cost depends on the partners and the relationship between the company and the partners."

"I rate the product price a seven on a scale of one to ten, where one is a low price, and ten is a high price."

"Licensing fees are on a yearly basis."

"The fees are paid monthly and there are no additional costs other than the licensing fees."

"The pricing is a bit expensive."

"When I worked on Cloud Identity, they offered a free or enterprise version. You can synchronize and create up to 100 user identities in the free version. After that, you have to purchase a business or enterprise license. In that model, you'll be charged based on the number of users."

"The solution is not expensive."

"On a scale from one to ten, where one is cheap and ten is expensive, I rate the solution's pricing a three out of ten."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

10%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Financial Services Firm

10%

Government

Computer Software Company

19%

Retailer

15%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Healthcare Company

Computer Software Company

15%

Manufacturing Company

11%

Financial Services Firm

Comms Service Provider

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	122
Midsize Enterprise	48
Large Enterprise	160

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	5
Midsize Enterprise	2
Large Enterprise	3

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	11
Midsize Enterprise	5
Large Enterprise	8

Questions from the Community

How does Microsoft Intune compare with VMware Workspace One?

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What are the pros and cons of Microsoft Intune?

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How does Google Cloud Identity compare with Microsoft Intune?

Microsoft Intune offers not only an easy-to-deploy data protection and productivity management solution, but also ...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for 42Gears SureMDM?

42Gears SureMDM is not an expensive solution. On a scale from one to ten, where one is expensive and ten is cheap, I ...

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What needs improvement with 42Gears SureMDM?

Online information regarding used cases specific to 42Gears SureMDM will help us do configuration changes more comfor...

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What advice do you have for others considering 42Gears SureMDM?

Remote Wipe is one of the vital options everybody looks for in 42Gears SureMDM or any MDM product. We are trying to g...

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What do you like most about Google Cloud Identity?

The most valuable feature of Google Cloud Identity is its stability.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Google Cloud Identity?

It's crucial to monitor costs carefully, as there can be unexpected charges. I have been charged even when there was ...

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What needs improvement with Google Cloud Identity?

We do not use these capabilities of Google Cloud Identity because of the limitations for Active Directory integration...

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Also Known As

Intune, MS Intune, Microsoft Endpoint Manager

SureMDM

Cloud Identity, Cloud Identity Premium

Overview

Microsoft Intune provides centralized management of mobile devices and applications, ensuring security, compliance, and productivity through integration with Microsoft services like Microsoft 365 and Azure Active Directory.

Organizations use Intune for managing mobile devices and applications, enhancing security and compliance across platforms. With features like single sign-on, conditional access, and zero-touch deployment via Autopilot, it facilitates efficient operations. Intune's scalability, easy enrollment, and capabilities such as remote wipe support diverse device management, offering robust data protection and efficient operation. Despite its features, improvement areas include reporting, compatibility with non-Microsoft devices, and better support for macOS and Linux devices.

What are the key features of Microsoft Intune?

Seamless Integration: Works with Microsoft 365, Azure Active Directory, and System Center for streamlined management.
Conditional Access: Enhances security with policies that restrict access based on conditions.
Autopilot: Provides zero-touch deployment for setting up new devices efficiently.
Mobile Device Management: Enables control over both personal and corporate devices.
Application Deployment: Facilitates app delivery across a range of devices.

What benefits should users look for in reviews?

Centralized Management: Reduces complexity by managing devices and applications in one place.
Security Enhancement: Protects data with features like remote wipe and compliance monitoring.
Improved Productivity: Enhances efficiency with seamless integration and automation features.
Device Scalability: Supports diverse device management for growing business needs.

In industries such as finance, healthcare, and education, Microsoft Intune is implemented to ensure secure and compliant device management. Companies leverage its capabilities to deploy security policies and manage both corporate-owned and BYOD environments, facilitating a unified approach to data protection and compliance.

Microsoft

SureMDM is an intuitive and powerful enterprise mobility management (EMM) solution for Android, iOS, and Windows platforms. You can secure, monitor and manage company owned devices for dedicated use as well as employee owned devices used to access company data (BYOD). SureMDM incorporates all aspects of EMM such as Mobile Application Management, Mobile Device Management and Mobile Content Management.

42Gears

Cloud Identity is an Identity as a Service (IDaaS) and enterprise mobility management (EMM) product. It offers the identity services and endpoint administration that are available in G Suite as a stand-alone product. As an administrator, you can use Cloud Identity to manage your users, apps, and devices from a central location - the Google Admin console.

Google

Sample Customers

Mitchells and Buzzers, Callaway

SmartLiberty, Hopi Holding, FIITJEE, Al Dhafra Private School, MRF Limited, Satin Creditcare Network Limited (SCNL), Alkem, Yelp Eat24

ExtraHop Networks, HealthChannels

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