Google Cloud Identity vs SOTI MobiControl comparison

Google and SOTI are both solutions in the Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM) category. Google is ranked #8 with an average rating of 7.5, while SOTI is ranked #5 with an average rating of 8.2. Google holds a 1.3% mindshare in EMM, compared to SOTI’s 6.9% mindshare. Additionally, 90% of Google 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

Both SOTI MobiControl and Google Cloud Identity compete in mobile device management and identity services. Users favor Google Cloud Identity for its features and overall experience, though SOTI MobiControl has strengths in specific areas.

Features: Users value SOTI MobiControl for remote control, software distribution, and location tracking. Google Cloud Identity is praised for its integration with G Suite, robust security, and simplified user provisioning. Google Cloud Identity provides an integrated, cloud-first experience, whereas SOTI MobiControl offers detailed device management.

Room for Improvement: SOTI MobiControl users seek better performance speed, a more intuitive management process, and enhanced usability. Google Cloud Identity users want improved documentation, advanced reporting, and richer analytics. SOTI MobiControl needs to streamline management tasks, while Google Cloud Identity should focus on documentation and analytics.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: SOTI MobiControl’s deployment is more complex, often requiring additional support, but its customer service is responsive. Google Cloud Identity is noted for straightforward deployment and efficient customer service, although some users desire better support resolution times.

Pricing and ROI: SOTI MobiControl is more expensive, with users finding higher costs challenging to justify. Google Cloud Identity is considered cost-effective, offering strong ROI through its scalable cloud infrastructure. Users feel Google Cloud Identity provides better value for money despite SOTI MobiControl's premium support costs.

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Microsoft Intune

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2025, in the Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM) category, the mindshare of Microsoft Intune is 34.5%, down from 38.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Google Cloud Identity is 1.3%, down from 3.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SOTI MobiControl is 6.9%, up from 6.2% 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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EkoNugroho

Cloud Support Manager at PointStar

Enhanced security and simplicity in deployment for a holistic protection

The most valuable feature of Google Cloud Identity is its simplicity in deployment. You only need to purchase and assign licenses to users, and there's no need for extensive setup. Another valuable feature is its integration with Google Workspace, which enhances security through context-aware access and allows for geographic and IP-specific restrictions. This ensures secure access to applications and data.

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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

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

"Fortunately, now everything is streamlined into a single, unified platform."

"Autopilot is a feature I really like."

"The reporting and analytics features in Microsoft Intune have been a lifesaver."

"As an IT administrator, I appreciate Intune's ability to implement granular device-level policies for our organization's employees."

"The solution is stable."

"If I assess Intune's user experience, I would say it is perfect and simple."

"The ability to manage devices with different sets of policies is most valuable."

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"The solution is moderate to difficult to use. I found the approach was practical. Following the steps made it very easy to use."

"The solution is primarily used for single control and single sign which helps with the security and authentication of multiple devices."

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

"The most valuable feature is the performance."

"The Cloud Identity is well advanced in terms of features, applications, and the components that it is offering."

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

"Although we have not looked at the whole product and explored it completely, we find that all the authentication features that we are using now are valuable."

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

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"The initial setup is straightforward."

"The most valuable feature of SOTI MobiControl is the feature to control what software is on the equipment that is authorized."

"The most valuable feature is the fact that I can manage my devices remotely."

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

"I have experience with technical support. They are quite good. Also, they very quickly understand the issues and what are the requirements from my side. Response time is also good."

"It is very reliable, and their support is excellent."

"One of the most valuable features is the remote control. If there are issues in the field, we can remote into those devices and see what kind of issues they are."

"One of the most valuable features is the ability to deploy apps on the fly. We're able to update and deploy new applications, directly from the cloud. That's been a huge feature for us. Instead of putting hands on each of these devices - and we're talking thousands of devices - we can manage it all from the backend."

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Cons

"There is room for improvement in integration and security as well."

"It just doesn't handle software updates well at all by itself. You need to be a scripting wizard to make those happen properly, or you use third-party tools. The Windows feature updates are very difficult to implement. I would like to see a proprietary built-in remote control tool. I know that they have Team Viewer integrated, but it is not seamless. It would be nice if they had a seamless remote desktop capability directly from the Intune console."

"The closest Microsoft Intune can be to GPOs, the better. There needs to be more granularity on application deployments. However, they have done better recently with the application deployments."

"One issue that Inutune can improve is password integration with the BitLocker key option. Another issue is assigning licenses. We can assign the licenses for some users on the BPM side, and our BPS users work on Outlook 365 but cannot access it there. A BPS person can go to the company portal and download Outlook 2016. They could improve the NDIS part to assign a license directly to the BPS person that allows them to install the Intune device manager directly on our system."

"Intune endpoint analytics can be challenging."

"Microsoft Intune lacks the ability to provide seamless remote assistance or remote control."

"The solution can have some compliance problems in general and the end-point user can bypass easily the company policies in Intune."

"The feature that allows us to import the business application from the configuration manager to Intune is not very good at this time."

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"We cannot manage the attributes of SSPR."

"The pricing for this solution is a little bit higher than AWS and others, which is something that should be improved."

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

"There is room for improvement in the configuration of their security policies. It seems quite basic."

"The one place it could be improved is the password vaulting. The password vaulting does not prevent the admins from reading users' passwords, and that's a debate."

"The solution needs to better integrate with Mac's OS."

"Google Cloud Identity the UI could improve."

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

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"Where they need improvement is not as much on the technical side but, rather, on their communication. In general, that has been poor. Account management and communication could be greatly improved..."

"The scalability is horizontal, not vertical. One machine has to have all the accounts. That's one of the issues that we have found with scalability: You always have to keep the same machine. If you want to add a second machine, you need to split the account and that removes flexibility of management."

"The quality of the support service is poor. The headquarters are not very responsive. And, the actual quality of the software has its drawbacks."

"SOTI MobiControl's user interface is very tough to handle and should be made more user-friendly."

"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."

"SOTI MobiControl currently lacks some DLP features."

"The management console could be improved to be a little bit more user-friendly. Some of the stuff is a little bit cumbersome, some of it feels like an engineering solution, but otherwise it's pretty good."

"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."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"It comes as a bundle, so you do not really know what the prices are. Microsoft does not break it down to the user cost for us. It is just bundled with our E5 license."

"Its pricing seems reasonable."

"We don't pay for Intune because it is bundled with the premium subscription to Office 365. It includes Intune and Defender. I don't have to buy two extra products to manage my enterprise."

"We have the business premium licenses for the solution."

"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."

"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."

"Intune's pricing is competitive. For example, the license of Blackberry's Enterprise Mobility Suite was costly, but Intune is affordable. It is included as an additional feature when you buy security enhancements for your organization. For example, let's say I have fifty users in my organization and all of them are using Microsoft cloud services, like Teams, Office 365, and OneDrive."

"The product is relatively pricey, but considering its benefits, I'd say it's fair. The benefits outweigh the expensive licensing fees, especially for large organizations, but medium-sized and smaller businesses may be unable to afford it."

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"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."

"The product is billed on a monthly basis depending on the number of users."

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

"Licensing fees are on a yearly basis."

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

"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."

"We probably spend about $50,000 a year on licensing."

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"The product is reasonably priced at the moment."

"SOTI MobiControl is a budget-friendly solution."

"It is an expensive product."

"They've been pretty flexible with us, because we've changed the way we do our licensing a few times. We did a yearly, and then we went back and we did a quarterly, and I think we're back to yearly right now. We've been able to work stuff out and pricing has gone down since the onset. We've got a better rate per device and it's reasonable. The licensing cost from SOTI usually doesn't scare anybody, away once it's explained."

"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."

"SOTI is fairly priced. It's not super expensive. If you have a thousand devices that are licensed, it's going to start climbing up in price. Typically, it's like 25 bucks a seat for a year."

"It makes sense to have scanners on SOTI MobiControl, but it makes less sense to have printers because there are fewer features for them, while the price is the same for both."

"We have annual licenses to use this solution."

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Top Industries

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Educational Organization

24%

Computer Software Company

11%

Financial Services Firm

Manufacturing Company

Computer Software Company

16%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Financial Services Firm

Comms Service Provider

Computer Software Company

15%

Manufacturing Company

14%

Retailer

Financial Services Firm

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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?

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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?

They should improve their customer support. The fact that the only way to get customer support is for paid customers ...

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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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I rate the pricing as an eight, which indicates it is on the more expensive side. However, I am not responsible for b...

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What needs improvement with SOTI MobiControl?

The area that could be improved is the reporting services or application usage. They need to integrate more with loca...

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Also Known As

Intune, MS Intune, Microsoft Endpoint Manager

Cloud Identity, Cloud Identity Premium

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

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

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

ExtraHop Networks, HealthChannels

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

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