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Ivanti Endpoint Manager vs ManageEngine Endpoint Central comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 1, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

Microsoft Intune
Sponsored
Ranking in Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM)
1st
Ranking in Unified Endpoint Management (UEM)
1st
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.3
Number of Reviews
247
Ranking in other categories
Configuration Management (2nd), Remote Access (1st), Microsoft Security Suite (1st)
Ivanti Endpoint Manager
Ranking in Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM)
12th
Ranking in Unified Endpoint Management (UEM)
9th
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
ManageEngine Endpoint Central
Ranking in Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM)
4th
Ranking in Unified Endpoint Management (UEM)
3rd
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.3
Number of Reviews
66
Ranking in other categories
Client Desktop Management (1st)
 

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 Ivanti Endpoint Manager is 1.2%, up from 0.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of ManageEngine Endpoint Central is 6.4%, down from 7.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM)
 

Featured Reviews

Joseph Merusi - PeerSpot reviewer
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.
OW
Helps save time and money for users
I used Ivanti Endpoint Manager because I had one of their other tools in my old company, which is a DSM. DSM was used for my old environment, which I was responsible for, and I was really satisfied with Ivanti. Ivanti later on decided not to sell DSM anymore and stopped supporting it. Ivanti then offered people a tool named LANDESK. Ivanti Endpoint Manager is a tool we are bringing in place in our current company, and it has a similar functionality to DSM, a reason why my company decided to go for it. We also install machines from scratch with the tool. We can also patch third-party products, and it does not even have to be Microsoft always. Actually, we get a lot of freeing up resources because we can now manage Ivanti Endpoint Manager from a central point, which was not possible earlier, and we had to run to each machine.
Gabriel Clement - PeerSpot reviewer
Good for patch server management
For Endpoint Central, as an end-user system, we set automatic deployment from Friday. If, for any reason, there are instances that are missed, we check every day from 07:00 AM to 05:00 PM. We don't need to submit automatic deployment, so it's still part of my deployment process. We set up a test server. Once we are okay with the patch that they need to test, they approve it, and then it applies to production. We used Microsoft. So, for asset processing reports and things like that, we had to move to ManageEngine. They changed the name to Endpoint Central. So, it's like that in terms of being much better and having more functionality as a product.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"For our office workers who are not based in Norway, when we order the PC, we can do some of the settings for them. These are standardized settings. We can set them up exactly as they are in Norway so that they're the same."
"The solution is fully integrated with the Microsoft platform and the Autopilot feature, which is a unique feature."
"The most valuable feature is the policy CSPs."
"It works pretty well for us."
"There has been a noticeable increase in productivity for both my organization and clients."
"The most valuable feature of Microsoft Intune is its scalability."
"The ability to send configurations to our systems is valuable, particularly as we don't have a regular Windows AD server. Our current environment doesn't have a Windows AD, which limits our ability to push GPOs. However, this is where the solution can step in and help us push policies."
"Users can make screenshots, and devices only need the minimal version of iOS."
"The product saves time and money."
"Ivanti is a great product from a security perspective."
"I like being able to image over the network. That's a nice feature that it has. Patch management is pretty decent on it as well."
"The centralized control of all of our Windows hardware that this solution offers has been most valuable to our organization."
"ManageEngine Endpoint Central has significantly simplified my device management practices."
"We can scale the product."
"ManageEngine Endpoint Central is straightforward to use and implement."
"Desktop Central has improved these organizations and this is why it has been repeated multiple times at multiple organizations. If something works and is getting better it is worth repeating."
"The GUI of Endpoint Central is very user-friendly, which simplifies the process of training new users."
"What I like best about this product is that I can log on to every PC, very easily, and chat with the user via the chat feature."
 

Cons

"A detailed device diagnostic feature is missing. Also, operating system deployment and imaging are missing."
"There should be more focus on mobile device security and integration."
"There are a lot of small use cases where we realized that some technical solution was missing in Microsoft in comparison to other products. For example, it lacks something similar to sensing or location-based rules and configurations."
"The installation is very easy. However, to be able to configure it you will need special knowledge, such as training or self-studies to have a proper level of security. There are many settings one has to understand before being able to implement Microsoft Intune."
"I rate Microsoft support four out of 10. Support is one area where Microsoft needs to improve a lot. I recently raised a ticket for a Microsoft Azure issue, and it took two and a half weeks for support to reply. They need to improve support across their entire catalog of products."
"It's only good for a Microsoft environment."
"I, as such, do not have any specific inputs or needs. However, there is always room for improvement when it comes to scalability."
"I want more secure, reliable, and efficient security policies."
"The product's implementation process is in areas of concern where improvements are required."
"Setting up the solution on-premises is difficult and needs improvement."
"The reports provided by the product are an area of concern where improvements are required. The visibility provided by the reports is not very attractive."
"Sometimes computers fail to receive patches, and we need to investigate why."
"The main issue that needs improvement is the pricing."
"The solution isn't fully stable, and, when it goes down, it's hard to get it up and running."
"Not many things are needed for improvement, everything seems to be great as it is. One thing that would be good to have would be the ability to add MDM to a tablet running Android 5.0 using the EMM Token Enrollment. If we wanted to add MDM to an older tablet, we just have to go the "long route" to get it added."
"There is a slight delay in customer support, which is something that can be improved."
"There are occasional glitches."
"There are times when we have a particular software installed in our system, however, we do not receive patches for it from Endpoint Central."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Intune comes with the licensing that is common for large organizations. However, Microsoft has recently released many add-ons that are very expensive, especially for large organizations or corporations."
"I recently got to know that the AD P1 license is compulsory to use Intune Autopilot, which was surprising for me. Earlier, this was not the case. It is the wrong thing to do. We now need to purchase AD P1 licenses for us and for our customers. I would rate it a seven out of ten for pricing."
"Microsoft Intune is a cost effective choice. It is less expensive than other products on the market."
"Intune is cost-effective as it is included in some of the Office 365 packages."
"The pricing for Intune and the competitor products are all within the same range, there is no true advantage when it comes to cost."
"We use Defender ATP and E5 licenses."
"There is a license required to use the solution. If you're core users in Office 365, for example, you have Outlook email and E3 license, this is only email. You have to buy an EMS license to have Microsoft Intune. It is expensive."
"The product is offered as part of a Microsoft standard bundle. The pricing can be competitive to Airwatch, and Maas360."
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"The pricing of the product is not bad compared to the other similar solutions in the market."
"The product is not expensive."
"We had perpetual licenses. The cost was around 36,000, and then you'd have the yearly maintenance fee of 2,000 or 3,000."
"The solution is very affordable."
"The product is not costly. The product is properly priced, especially for SMBs."
"Choose wisely between the Professional and Enterprise editions, based on your needs."
"We pay about $250 a year for our license."
"Compared to other products, ManageEngine Endpoint Central is a very cheap solution."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Educational Organization
24%
Computer Software Company
11%
Financial Services Firm
7%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Computer Software Company
17%
University
9%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Healthcare Company
6%
Educational Organization
45%
Computer Software Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
5%
Manufacturing Company
4%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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What advice do you have for others considering Ivanti Endpoint Manager?
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What do you like most about ManageEngine Endpoint Central?
Well, what we like is that it catch actually a lot of features constantly upgrading. So all the three maybe there the...
 

Also Known As

Intune, MS Intune, Microsoft Endpoint Manager
Ivanti Neurons for UEM
ManageEngine Desktop Central, Desktop Central, ManageEngine Desktop Management MSP
 

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Sample Customers

Mitchells and Buzzers, Callaway
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Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Strathallan School, BMI Healthcare, Comercial Kywi, First Priority Federal Credit Union, Gerab National Enterprises
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