Microsoft Intune and Google Cloud Identity compete in the enterprise device and identity management category. Microsoft Intune appears to have the upper hand due to its comprehensive suite of integration and management capabilities tailored for corporate environments.
Features: Microsoft Intune provides extensive device and application management, integrated seamlessly with the Microsoft ecosystem, including Office 365 and Azure Active Directory. It offers conditional access and mobile device and application management to enforce security policies remotely. Google Cloud Identity emphasizes user identity management, providing features like single sign-on and multifactor authentication, ensuring integration with Google Workspace.
Room for Improvement: Microsoft Intune could improve its reporting, offer better support for Linux environments, and enhance its user interface for ease of enrollment and deployment. Google Cloud Identity could benefit from enhanced integration capabilities, improved monitoring, and an efficient password vaulting system. Its interface could be more intuitive compared to Microsoft's well-documented support ecosystem.
Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Microsoft Intune is largely deployed in Public Clouds though it sees some hybrid and on-premises use, reflecting flexibility in mixed environments. Users report mixed customer service experiences with concerns over response times. Google Cloud Identity, deployed mainly in public and private clouds, receives praise for good technical support but has room for improvement in monitoring and alert systems. Deployment ease between the two is comparable, each excelling in specific configurations.
Pricing and ROI: Microsoft Intune's competitive pricing is part of Microsoft 365, providing cost advantages for existing Microsoft customers, often with licenses that include multiple Microsoft services. Google's Cloud Identity offers a free tier suitable for smaller user bases, with costs increasing for larger enterprises. Both solutions deliver good ROI through improved security and management efficiencies, with Intune's Microsoft integration often providing added value.
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.
Microsoft Intune is a comprehensive cloud-based service that allows you to remotely manage mobile devices and mobile applications without worrying about the security of your organization’s data. Device and app management can be used on company-owned devices as well as personal devices.
In an increasingly mobile workforce, Microsoft Intune keeps your sensitive data safe while on the move. Microsoft Intune makes it possible for your team members to work anywhere using their mobile devices. Microsoft Intune provides both the flexibility and the control needed for securing all your data on the cloud, no matter where the device with the data is located.
Microsoft Intune Device Management Key Features
With Microsoft Intune Device Management you can:
Mobile Application Management
Mobile application management in Intune is designed to protect your organization’s data at the application level.
With Microsoft Intune Application Management you can:
As part of Microsoft's Enterprise Mobility + Security (EMS) suite, Intune integrates with Microsoft Entra ID for access control and with Azure Information Protection for data protection. It also integrates with Microsoft 365 Applications.
Reviews from Real Users
Microsoft Intune stands out among its competitors for a number of reasons. Two major ones are its ability to secure all devices under its management and the flexibility that the solution offers its users.
A computing services manager notes, "Its security is most valuable. It gives us a way to secure devices, not only those that are steady. We do have a few tablets and other devices, and it is a way for us to secure these devices and manage them. We know they're out there and what's their status. We can manage their life cycle and verify that they're updated properly."
The head of IT engineering at a financial services company writes, "The one feature we find most useful is the Mobile Application Manager. There are two types: we have the complete MDM and the Mobile Application Manager (MAM). We don't give our users phones, it is their own personal phone, and we need to allow them to have access to the company details on their phone. We need to create a balance between their own personal data and the company data. We deploy the Mobile Application Manager for them so that we won't be able to interfere with their own personal data."
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