ManageEngine Endpoint Central vs Matrix42 Unified Endpoint Management comparison

ManageEngine and Matrix42 are both solutions in the Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM) category. ManageEngine is ranked #3 with an average rating of 8.3, while Matrix42 is ranked #21. ManageEngine holds a 5.5% mindshare in EMM, compared to Matrix42’s 1.6% mindshare. Additionally, 93% of ManageEngine users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Matrix42 users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 1, 2024

ManageEngine Endpoint Central and Matrix42 Unified Endpoint Management are two competing products in the endpoint management market. ManageEngine Endpoint Central tends to be favored for its customer service and ease of deployment, while Matrix42 Unified Endpoint Management stands out for its comprehensive features despite being pricier.

Features: ManageEngine Endpoint Central is valued for its remote desktop functionality, patch management, and software deployment. Matrix42 Unified Endpoint Management, however, excels with detailed analytics, extensive automation capabilities, and support for various devices. Although both tools are feature-rich, users find the advanced automation and analytics of Matrix42 more beneficial.

Room for Improvement: Users of ManageEngine Endpoint Central suggest enhancements in scalability and reporting tools. On the other hand, Matrix42 users recommend better integration and more streamlined workflows. Both products have room for improvement, but Matrix42 users place higher emphasis on integration and workflow efficiency.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: ManageEngine Endpoint Central is praised for its straightforward deployment and exceptional customer support. Matrix42 Unified Endpoint Management, while not as simple to deploy, provides robust post-deployment support. ManageEngine holds an edge in deployment simplicity and customer service quality.

Pricing and ROI: ManageEngine Endpoint Central users find the product cost-effective with a favorable ROI due to its reasonable setup costs. Conversely, Matrix42 Unified Endpoint Management is seen as a higher initial investment but justified by its advanced features and long-term benefits. ManageEngine is more attractive cost-wise, but Matrix42’s value proposition is acknowledged for its comprehensive capabilities.

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Microsoft Intune

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2026, in the Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM) category, the mindshare of Microsoft Intune is 22.7%, down from 33.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of ManageEngine Endpoint Central is 5.5%, down from 6.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Matrix42 Unified Endpoint Management is 1.6%, up from 0.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM) Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Microsoft Intune	22.7%
ManageEngine Endpoint Central	5.5%
Matrix42 Unified Endpoint Management	1.6%
Other	70.2%

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OluwashileAdeniyi

Senior Infrastructure Security Engineer at a outsourcing company with 51-200 employees

Centralized endpoint security has improved and supports hybrid work and BYOD policies

Regarding what I dislike about Microsoft Intune and its downsides, I would say that more Mac controls are needed because we have limited Mac and Linux control. When comparing controls and policies between Windows, Mac, and Linux, Windows has almost everything you can think of, while Mac and Linux have limited types of control. You cannot implement certain things on Mac and Linux that you can on Windows. The limited controls are a major issue. Additionally, if Microsoft could find a way to embed servers into Microsoft Intune, that would be beneficial. Microsoft Intune is not really designed for servers or Windows servers. It is more tailored towards Windows 11 and Windows 10 operating systems. Windows servers are not fully supported. Enterprise organizations usually have both servers and endpoints, which are users' workstations. For servers, most people look for other solutions such as SCCM, which is Configuration Manager. However, SCCM is what Microsoft Intune is trying to replace. Both SCCM and Microsoft Intune belong to Microsoft. Microsoft is trying to transition organizations into Microsoft Intune, the native cloud solution. However, because this update is still in process, servers are not fully compatible with Microsoft Intune and cannot be managed by it. The current policy that has emerged from issues with clients is what they call co-management, which is relatively new, and I do not know if adoption is significant. Many legacy or older customers who have been using these products for decades still have SCCM. When it is time for them to manage their Windows devices, they use what is called cloud attach. Cloud attach is a term whereby your SCCM is connected to your Microsoft Intune. Most people do not know about it, but I have deployed it for several organizations. Cloud attach and co-management work together so that your device is in SCCM, but some policies are pushed from Microsoft Intune. It is like two different solutions working hand in hand. That is what they call co-management. Microsoft Intune does not bring all of your endpoint and security management tools into one place, which is the goal and how it should be. However, as I mentioned, servers are not included. If we talk about end users, Microsoft Intune does bring all your devices together. In a typical enterprise environment, you have end users with workstations, laptops, company-issued phones, and bring your own devices. You can create policies for all of these. However, for the backend, your servers do not have much coverage. Servers are not really covered by Microsoft Intune in that way.

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Mohammed-Samir

Solutions Consultant at Team Computers

Experience improves with intuitive setup and comprehensive features but needs enhancements for Apple integration

From a ManageEngine perspective, there is room for improvement regarding the Platform SSO technology introduced by Apple, which allows you to integrate your hardware with your identity providers. It used to be only a few selected ones via OIDC protocols or some other protocols, which are not necessary anymore. If a customer is already using Microsoft 365, they can integrate with any MDM for Platform SSO, which essentially hardens their device identity with the person logging in for the first time. It also helps automate enrollment and provide a zero-touch experience. Currently, while some MDM tools InTune and Jamf support this feature, ManageEngine still does not fully support Platform SSO via Microsoft or Google. I have customers using ManageEngine who are looking forward to this solution, and if ManageEngine can provide it, it would enhance the overall product value. For enterprise users, the solution needs improvement. For SMB, it is straightforward; if it is a small company of 100 to 500 users, anything below 1,000, they do not have much of a compliance or security requirement—they just want to manage their devices and push applications. Simple tasks are easier to accomplish. However, when it comes to enterprise-grade deployment, many complex configurations need to be considered, such as Wi-Fi configurations, network configurations, VPN configurations, and advanced certification deployment, such as ACME certification deployment practice introduced by Apple. These are a few things that can be improved on that side, but from a basic user perspective, if someone is in the SMB market or a company just starting off pre-IPO, without going into compliance, they typically find Zoho and ManageEngine to fit their needs. For enterprise-grade deployments, it is more than enough for Windows, but for Apple, it is still in development and not up to the mark.

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Sanjay Mukhopadhyay

Director - Sales & Operations - India at Intertec Systems

It is a complete and competitive solution with excellent OEM support

Matrix42 is a complete solution in terms of functionality. Still, you need to understand whether it's also capable of managing Kubernetes containers to that extent, and this is not very clear in the product fact sheet. It’s possible with Ivanti MobileIron, though, and Matrix42 seems to be one step behind in this aspect. Likewise, in terms of integration, there is still room for improvement in Matrix42 to integrate with more third-party tools compared to Ivanti, which has a larger number of integrations due to its size. MobileIron is an older product that has evolved over time, offering advantages in terms of readily available third-party APIs and integrations.

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Quotes from Members

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Pros

"What I value most about Microsoft Intune is that it is a cloud-native tool and is embedded into Premium at a reasonable cost."

"The integration with conditional access is great."

"Microsoft Intune impacts my organization positively by saving significant time via faster onboarding; there is no requirement for manual imaging or setup."

"Microsoft Intune scales very effectively with our growing needs."

"The policy and compliance monitoring of devices and the software deployment are most valuable."

"The ability to work from all over the planet is valuable. You just need a functioning and working Internet connection."

"Mobile device management is most valuable."

"For our clients, the conditional access feature along with different compliance policies that they can set is valuable."

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"ManageEngine Endpoint Central has significantly simplified my device management practices."

"The solution is stable."

"With Desktop Central, we have been able to maintain patch compliance across our entire estate, manage software licensing and deployment, enforce minimum security compliance, and work towards a zero-touch environment with automated deployment and custom scripting."

"The stability is very good."

"The patch manager is good, and it's easy to use."

"Based on my experience, I would recommend ManageEngine Endpoint Central to others if it fits their budget and technical requirements, as it is one of the best tools available in comparison to its peers in the market."

"Honestly, I have to say all features together have become the Swiss army knife of desktop management. They all work hand in hand. Software deployment saves an unbelievable amount of time installing an application on hundreds of computers."

"The most valuable in Desktop Central is the way it is tightly coupled with the rest of the modules and the entire gamut of ManageEngine."

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"Matrix42 Enterprise Mobility Management offers on-premises deployment."

"The most valuable feature of this solution is the ability to assign a package to a user on a system If you have your software packages set up via SCCM. It automates the process, which is very convenient, especially since most of our people are remote. Additionally, the overall functionality is good."

Cons

"Could benefit from user having more control over devices."

"Improvements are needed in Microsoft Intune's enterprise app management, including support for more applications in app patching, boot batching, and discovery. I also hope the cost of Remote Help will decrease because it's a much-needed Intune function. Our customers need that capability, or they will buy it from a third party at a premium."

"Deploying an app can be a complex process due to dependencies."

"The mobile management is good for iPhone and iPad, but the Apple Mac management needs improvement. That is probably because Microsoft does not have low-level access to Apple Mac hardware. If you are doing basic things, it is okay, but if you want to image Apple Macs and do things like that, then Jamf is much better."

"I personally work in a Samsung Android environment and there's a lot more feature support in other EMMs."

"One area where Microsoft Intune could be improved is troubleshooting, as it sometimes takes time to identify the exact cause when application deployments or policy assignments do not work as expected."

"In the future, I would like to see improvements in Microsoft Intune, especially related to policies and GPU."

"The downsides of Microsoft Intune include the fact that the interface can sometimes be complex for new administrators."

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"Technical support is not up to the mark. In my opinion, this is the area where they should look after more carefully."

"The ability to backup and restore or move user profiles to another PC would be a fantastic addition to the feature set."

"I really feel like asset explorer should be a component of desktop central."

"The tool's security can be better."

"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."

"The Deployment scheduler needs updating to support various methods for deployment."

"The only problem with it is that the setup isn't very intuitive. I know that they just upgraded the product to make it a little bit easier to use, but compared to some of the other platforms, it is not easy to configure it, set it up, and get it running. However, once you have set it up and got it running, it runs great."

"ManageEngine Desktop Central is very limited."

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"Matrix42 Enterprise Mobility Management could improve the user interface, it is not very intuitive."

"In terms of integration, there is still room for improvement in Matrix42."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"If you're subscribing to Premium or E3, there are no additional costs for Intune, it's included."

"The pricing needs improvement."

"In terms of the product price and licensing costs, my company finds the product to be reasonably priced."

"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."

"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."

"Microsoft Intune is included in the E5 license at no additional cost."

"It's affordable for the protection it gives. There are no additional costs."

"The cost is handled through our Office 365 license, so I have yet to be able to compare it directly with other tools in its class."

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"Compared to other products, ManageEngine Endpoint Central is a very cheap solution."

"The product is not expensive."

"I have been using the free version and am in the stage where I have to decide if I will proceed with the paid license, or instead choose another product."

"The product is cheap."

"The solution is very affordable."

"Could provide more services on the standard license"

"There is a freeware version of the solution available as long as you do not breach the number of licenses and users that are dictated."

"There are multiple flavors of the app. They have a distributed version for enterprises. It depends on your size. They price it on a per machine basis. 250 or 500 is probably their least amount."

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"I am not sure the price of this solution but I would imagine it is fairly expensive because of the complexity, you would not use it in a small company."

"Matrix42 is more affordable than Ivanti."

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Midsize Enterprise	61
Large Enterprise	185

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Also Known As

Intune, MS Intune, Microsoft Endpoint Manager

ManageEngine Desktop Central, Desktop Central, ManageEngine Desktop Management MSP

Matrix42 Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM), Silverback Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM)

Overview

Microsoft Intune is a cloud-based service designed for device management, security, and compliance. It supports automation and facilitates endpoint management for Windows, iOS, and Android devices, ensuring data protection and efficient policy enforcement.

Microsoft Intune offers seamless integration with tools like Windows Autopilot to automate device setup and deployment. Integrated with Azure Active Directory, it enhances policy management while providing robust reporting and analytics tools for compliance tracking. Despite its intuitive interface aimed at simplifying navigation and device security management, there are challenges such as compatibility issues with Linux and Mac, limited policy support for Android, and demands for better third-party integration. It's widely used for both corporate-owned devices and BYOD scenarios in dynamic IT environments.

What are the key features of Microsoft Intune?

Windows Autopilot: Automates device setup for rapid deployment.
Azure Active Directory Integration: Enhances user policy management.
Reporting and Analytics: Improves compliance visibility.
Mobile Application Management: Ensures app security without compromising personal data.
Cloud-Based Management: Allows management from any location.

What benefits and ROI can users expect?

Time Efficiency: Automation reduces time in policy enforcement and configuration updates.
Enhanced Security: Ensures data protection across corporate-owned and BYOD devices.
Improved Compliance: Advanced reporting tools enhance compliance visibility.
Flexible Management: Cloud-based nature supports management from any location.

In industries such as finance and healthcare, Microsoft Intune is implemented to ensure data protection and compliance with regulatory standards. Manufacturing sectors utilize Intune for managing a distributed workforce across global locations, while educational institutions employ it to secure and manage devices in learning environments supporting both students and faculty.

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ManageEngine Endpoint Central focuses on patch management, remote control, and asset management. It offers centralized management to facilitate software deployment and mobile device administration across various operating systems, consolidating functionalities for improved usability and streamlined processes.

ManageEngine Endpoint Central integrates multiple capabilities like remote troubleshooting and cross-platform updates, supporting Windows, Linux, and macOS. Its seamless integration with ManageEngine tools enhances usability while users appreciate its remote access, configuration management, and reporting instruments. The intuitive interface promotes easy training and adaptation in different environments. Though welcomed for its capabilities, users suggest improvements in software QA, interface intuitiveness, and customizable reporting. Desires also include better Linux patch management, quicker deployment times, enhanced security, and simpler support channels. Managing macOS effectively and comparing its management with Windows shows some disparity.

What are the most essential features?

Patch Management: Efficient patching for OS and applications, ensuring system security.
Remote Control: Easy access and support for troubleshooting and maintenance.
Asset Management: Comprehensive tracking and management of IT assets.
Software Deployment: Streamlined deployment across diverse platforms.
Cross-platform Updates: Simplifies updates across Windows, Linux, and macOS.

What should be considered for ROI and benefits?

Improved Efficiency: Speeds up troubleshooting and maintenance tasks.
Cost-effectiveness: Reduces labor costs with centralized management.
Scalability: Adapts as organizational needs grow and change.
Security Enhancement: Ensures robust protection against threats.
Integration: Works seamlessly with existing ManageEngine tools.

ManageEngine Endpoint Central finds application across diverse sectors, particularly for IT operations that require managing patches, software deployment, and asset oversight. It supports IT teams in maintaining compliance and security policies. By easing software deployment and enabling effective remote troubleshooting, it enhances IT support workflows without impacting productivity.

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Matrix42 Unified Endpoint Management is a comprehensive solution designed to streamline management across devices and platforms. It enhances productivity by providing a centralized approach to managing endpoints, offering efficient, secure collaboration within enterprises.

Matrix42 Unified Endpoint Management addresses the complexities of managing diverse devices. By unifying administration tasks, it allows IT departments to deploy, secure, and support a wide range of endpoints. The integration capabilities with existing systems ensure seamless operation, reducing downtime and improving operational efficiency. The platform offers robust features that aid in compliance and security, making it indispensable for enterprises striving for excellence in endpoint management.

What are the most notable features?

Comprehensive Device Management: Supports various devices including smartphones, tablets, and laptops, ensuring smooth operation.
Integrated Security Controls: Provides multilayer protection to prevent breaches and data loss.
Customizable Reporting: Allows tailored insights and analytics for strategic planning.
Automated Workflow Processes: Streamlines routine tasks for enhanced productivity.

What benefits and ROI can be expected?

Enhanced Efficiency: Reduces manual intervention through automation, saving time.
Cost Effectiveness: Lowers operational costs by simplifying endpoint management.
Improved Compliance: Eases adherence to regulatory requirements with detailed monitoring.
Increased Security: Minimizes risks with proactive protection features.

Industries like healthcare and finance, which require stringent data security and regulatory compliance, find Matrix42 Unified Endpoint Management invaluable. It supports sector-specific needs through secure data handling and efficient management of a large volume of endpoints, ultimately driving business success in these fields.

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