Cisco Meraki Systems Manager (MDM+EMM) vs SOTI MobiControl comparison

Cisco and SOTI are both solutions in the Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM) category. Cisco is ranked #6 with an average rating of 8.6, while SOTI is ranked #5 with an average rating of 8.1. Cisco holds a 2.4% mindshare in EMM, compared to SOTI’s 6.9% mindshare. Additionally, 96% of Cisco users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 91% of SOTI users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 1, 2024

SOTI MobiControl and Cisco Meraki Systems Manager compete in the mobile device management solutions category. Based on user reviews, SOTI MobiControl has an edge in pricing and support, while Cisco Meraki Systems Manager is favored for its comprehensive features.

Features: SOTI MobiControl is praised for its robust security, remote control capabilities, and ease of troubleshooting. Cisco Meraki Systems Manager is noted for its seamless integration with other Cisco products, scalability, and extensive monitoring tools.

Room for Improvement: SOTI MobiControl users highlight the need for a more modern dashboard, better customer support, and enhanced UI. Cisco Meraki Systems Manager users request improved reporting capabilities, a more intuitive setup process, and better scalability.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: SOTI MobiControl has a straightforward deployment process, but customer service is lacking. Cisco Meraki Systems Manager offers a smooth deployment with responsive customer support.

Pricing and ROI: SOTI MobiControl is cost-effective with a good return on investment. Cisco Meraki Systems Manager, while more expensive, is considered worth the cost due to its extensive features and reliable performance.

To learn more, read our detailed Cisco Meraki Systems Manager (MDM+EMM) vs. SOTI MobiControl Report (Updated: January 2025).

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Cisco Meraki Systems Manager (MDM+EMM) vs. SOTI MobiControl

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Review summaries and opinions

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

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Microsoft Intune

Mindshare comparison

As of February 2025, in the Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM) category, the mindshare of Microsoft Intune is 35.7%, down from 38.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Cisco Meraki Systems Manager (MDM+EMM) is 2.4%, down from 3.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SOTI MobiControl is 6.9%, up from 5.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM)

Featured Reviews

Joseph Merusi

Collaborations engineer at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees

Everything has worked better since we started using it

Sometimes the syncing is inconsistent. I'm confident that the devices are checking in every eight hours, but sometimes the devices aren't picking up the settings as quickly as I would expect. Some features haven't been updated in a while, and Microsoft doesn't seem interested in developing them. Unless you talk to an engineer, you don't know whether there will be an update. There are communication issues, so you might start working with a feature without knowing if it will be deprecated six months from now. Some reporting areas still need development. For example, I noticed that the reporting for driver updates is still confusing.

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GaneshKhutwad

Network security architect at ATOS

A central portal where you can add, stack, configure, and maintain your devices

Nearly 35,000 users are connected to Systems from America because their network is configured to cover worldwide areas. I have approximately 450 devices connected, which can scale based on requirements. For instance, if you have around five hundred to six hundred users in one office, the MR14 and MR24 series are suitable. For environments with a larger number of standard device users, the MR24 series is recommended. Cisco Meraki provides various series to meet your requirements, allowing you to manage your users efficiently. I rate the solution's scalability a nine out of ten.

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Sahi Ibrahim SOUMAHORO

Operation Manager at a construction company with 11-50 employees

Provides enterprise mobility and remote control mobile device management

I would like to see some SMS integration so people can send data directly from a mobile phone through SMS when there's no internet. This feature would be good because there are some places in Africa where the internet stability isn't that good. During the voting process, they send the result through SMS. If SOTI can add the functionality where some of the clients can send information offline, via SMS, then that would be a good improvement for some places where there isn't a lot of internet stability.

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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

"It's very informative when there is an error. It allows us to backtrace where the error is and resolve that ourselves. It's a bit of a Swiss Army penknife. We find that it fixes most issues."

"The Mobile Device Management in Intune is a valuable feature."

"The initial setup is not complex."

"Maturity makes it a stable product."

"I like that we can implement conditional access."

"It is helpful for managing devices anytime and any place without requiring dependency on the local networks."

"One of the most valuable aspects of Microsoft Intune is its seamless integration with Azure Active Directory, offering capabilities akin to Group Policy Objects."

"I find Microsoft Intune valuable primarily for its Windows management capabilities, along with its Android Enterprise and Apple device management for mobile devices."

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"The solution is simple."

"We experience no downtime, no breakdowns, all the user readings are exact, and it gives us quick analysis so we can apply security measures."

"The proprietary standards and modules are the most valuable features."

"The most significant benefit is that the deployment is quick and painless. You don't need a specialized IT department to implement and scale the network. It's easy to maintain, too. It only requires one or two network administrators."

"The most valuable features include remote inventory analysis, security features like geofencing, and software distribution."

"Initial setup was easy."

"They can provide detailed information about your devices, including their validity, license status, etc."

"The solution is straightforward to set up."

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"The company's support is the best. That'd be the number one thing."

"Also, although they're Apple products, we don't use the Find My iPhone feature because that would require us to use so many fake numbers or come up with a list of numbers. SOTI has been super-helpful in helping us track where an iPad is and knowing that we can remote-access it."

"The product provides us with information about the incidents. It helped us block specific devices remotely."

"It helps in enrolling, managing, and relocating the devices quickly."

"The ease of access was awesome. The guys helping us out were pretty fluent in the product. I currently have two devices in a dashboard that we're testing, but the solution that they have is awesome. I like that it's a cloud-based based solution, and I think there will be some significant cost savings."

"The SOTI MobiControl Assist tool is very good for remote controlling devices for troubleshooting. SOTI MobiControl is very helpful."

"We use the Lockdown Kiosk Mode feature on all of our devices. We use that so that the operators can't change any settings in the background, and so that the applications they run are immediately available to them. It's a good feature."

"The best feature is its compatibility with various device versions, such as Windows, making it work seamlessly."

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Cons

"The solution could improve its flexibility."

"The reports aren't complete, and it's not easy to build custom reports. For example, Windows Autopilot isn't working well in cases where the computers don't have a good internet connection. Then the option is not good enough."

"The reports that are generated aren't so great. They don't give a lot of meaning so far, but that could be down to user knowledge than the actual reporting side of things. I'm not a big user of it, but I was a bigger user of MaaS360, and we used to be able to run weekly and monthly reports. In the case of any deviations. we'd get a warning immediately. That's not so easy to do or to get in place for Intune. This could be just a user issue, but when I compare both, that's the only thing that's lacking for me."

"China blocks Google and Google Play Store, which makes installation challenging. Microsoft Intune is a company software, which has to be installed to the app portal or Microsoft Software Center."

"One area for improvement is app deployment. Another is the Windows update rollout. If you're rolling out an object to a device that's offline, Intune stops trying to reach this device after it sits idle for a bit. We are forced to find a workaround that could help manage that."

"Technical support can be challenging when resources shift, requiring repeated explanations. Support from India sometimes provides information without the right solution."

"The time we have to wait to deploy policies has room for improvement."

"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."

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"System's compatibility with Google Chrome could be improved."

"If Cisco Meraki Systems Manager integrates with other solutions or models, such as ACA's radio solution, on the same equipment or within the same cloud environment, it will offer significant benefits.""

"Integration with other tools, such as, ConnectWise Automate."

"There are problems with the connection on the client side, and the app that was deployed could be better."

"I've participated in numerous product launches primarily focused on HP and Dell. Consequently, there should be a vested interest in local gatherings to showcase product advantages and performance. Particularly in Singapore, it only has so limited integrators to engage in IP product sales. There's room for improvement through dedicated workshops and training. The European and Western markets differ significantly from the context here. The physical location holds more importance. Thus, they should have a survey to evaluate demand, supply, and sales points, tailoring strategies accordingly."

"Because Cisco has improved a lot and is competing with other technologies that are innovative and brand new to the market, the only improvements they have to make are to keep up with the current competition and remain competitive with other solutions."

"It doesn't seem to be able to establish some VPN tunnels with other devices in a particular way that such as an ASA can do for us."

"I would rate my experience with the initial setup a four out of ten, where one is difficult, and ten is easy. It is more difficult."

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"I would like them to improve the process of enrolling Android devices. It's much more difficult to enroll Android devices than it is Windows CE devices. There are a lot more steps required."

"You need to get used to the admin console. I think it could be improved. It's not the best I've seen. Certainly, the software has a lot of features so you necessarily have some complexity in the interface, but I've seen better. They could make it easier in certain aspects."

"I wish that I had some more tutorials and educational resources on how to use the product."

"The remote screen of the solution gets stuck at times. So, that needs to be improved."

"Companies like SOTI and Mobile Iron are working with Google to help them manage these devices and eliminate the use of bar code scanner sales and mobile device sales. That's kind of crazy."

"They could make it easier to configure. While setting it up from scratch, I find many networking issues, and I have to call our network people for them, but our network people don't understand. It's a nightmare to try to communicate to them that this port needs to be open, or this needs to be opened here or there. Networking people are very security conscious, and they're wary of doing anything. So, if you can't tell them exactly why they need to do something, they get really paranoid. SOTI could do a better job of making the configuration of their software easier to understand and more clear. The prerequisites should be clear. They should clearly specify what is required to get this software working. There should be a list of prerequisites that is easier to understand and trust."

"The pricing policy of SOTI is not stable. You buy it today at one price, and the following year, it becomes something like 5% or 7% higher. From my point of view, SOTI is a little bit weak in terms of implementation on the new Windows 10 devices, and they have to work on this. It can't compete with Intune and other solutions when it comes to Windows implementation. It almost doesn't work with iOS. It works well with Android."

"The product’s features for managing Windows devices need improvement."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"It is not expensive."

"No one can compete with Microsoft when it comes to price, and the features it is offering."

"There is a license needed for this solution and it is either included in one of the enterprise license agreements. Microsoft licensing is a mathematical institute, it could be quite complex. We tend to ask specialized organizations to research what the most profitable way it would be for us to use licenses in the organizations."

"I liked the tool's pricing until P2 came into effect. I am unsure about the current value versus the cost of the new licensing model."

"The licensing is on a yearly basis."

"Existing E5 license holders for M365, Intune, and Azure, receive a free license."

"Microsoft Intune is reasonably priced for large organizations that already have Microsoft Enterprise licenses, but it is less affordable for smaller businesses."

"Intune is included with our F3 and E5 licenses."

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"The storage is affordable and the system has some price-related issues. Therefore, keeping the price in mind, I would rate it seven out of ten."

"Cisco Meraki Systems Manager is an expensive solution."

"My customers at times have issues with the price of the solution. It is expensive, but overall it is worth it. The licensing model cost is based on how many devices you require."

"The price is high for the market."

"The cost of installing this solution can be more expensive depending on who is doing the installation. Cisco is very expensive."

"This product is reasonably priced."

"My clients find it a bit expensive compared to other systems."

"It's extremely competitive and very good for a product in this sphere."

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"The pricing is reasonable and the licensing model is very reasonable when compared to some of the competitors in the market. I can speak directly regarding Intune, which is very expensive compared to SOTI."

"There are additional costs if you want to use extra features."

"It's a little bit expensive."

"Its pricing policy is not stable. The licensing is on a one-yearly, two-yearly, or three-yearly basis. There is no monthly fee."

"The solution that we were using costs less, but it didn't offer as much as Soti. It's comparable if you look at it over the five-year term."

"SOTI MobiControl is a cheap solution."

"I thought pricing was kind of high, but I believe that Soti is probably the best out there for this type of software, so there's not much I can do about that. The licensing is annual, per device."

"Pricing is okay, but when you buy your renewal of licenses - at the end of the period or the year - if you have a lot of devices, obviously, it's going to increase. In the end, it's kind of expensive."

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Top Industries

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Educational Organization

27%

Computer Software Company

11%

Financial Services Firm

Manufacturing Company

Educational Organization

52%

Computer Software Company

11%

Government

Manufacturing Company

Computer Software Company

15%

Manufacturing Company

14%

Retailer

Financial Services Firm

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Questions from the Community

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What do you like most about Cisco Meraki Systems Manager (MDM+EMM)?

The product provides a universal dashboard.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Cisco Meraki Systems Manager (MDM+EMM)?

Cisco Meraki Systems Manager is an expensive solution.

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What needs improvement with Cisco Meraki Systems Manager (MDM+EMM)?

The solution's integration with other products could be improved.

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What do you like most about SOTI MobiControl?

The most valuable features of the solution are containerization and app control.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for SOTI MobiControl?

You need to secure a license on a per-device basis.

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What needs improvement with SOTI MobiControl?

SOTI MobiControl currently lacks some DLP features. It would be good if SOTI MobiControl could offer a few functional...

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Also Known As

Intune, MS Intune, Microsoft Endpoint Manager

Meraki MDM

MobiControl

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

Every user is unique. Every device, a bit different. Systems Manager keeps the network in the loop about constantly changing devices, automatically tracking device posture and adjusting security policies to match.

Cisco

SOTI MobiControl, our award-winning mobility management solution provides the ability to securely manage mobile devices and connected peripherals, applications, content, and email. With MobiControl's advanced security and management features, businesses have granular control of how mobile devices are used for business, and how data is accessed to ensure sensitive corporate information is kept in authorized hands only.

SOTI

Sample Customers

Mitchells and Buzzers, Callaway

Hafen Hamburg & Empire Riverside Hotel, Eastview Church, Tourism Holdings, Colegio Sagrada Familia Hijas de Jesús, Tommy Bahama's, Canadian School Mexico, Rosebank College

Citizen Mexico, Sanctuary Housing, PENINSULA HOTELS, East Orange High School, Andrews Distributing, Amey Plc, American Airlines

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