Microsoft Enterprise Mobility + Security vs Workspace ONE UEM comparison

Microsoft and Omnissa are both solutions in the Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM) category. Microsoft is ranked #15 with an average rating of 8.0, while Omnissa is ranked #2 with an average rating of 7.5. Microsoft holds a 1.3% mindshare in EMM, compared to Omnissa’s 11.3% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Microsoft users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 84% of Omnissa users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 1, 2024

Workspace ONE UEM and Microsoft Enterprise Mobility + Security are both leading solutions for enterprise mobility management. Users prefer Microsoft Enterprise Mobility + Security's features and support, making it a more comprehensive solution that justifies its pricing.

Features: Workspace ONE UEM offers powerful device management capabilities, seamless integration with VMware products, and robust security measures. Microsoft Enterprise Mobility + Security provides integration with Microsoft Intune, Azure AD, and advanced threat analytics. Users see Microsoft's solution as more encompassing due to its integration with other Microsoft services.

Room for Improvement: Workspace ONE UEM could improve its reporting tools and customization options. Users desire better documentation and smoother integration with non-Microsoft environments for Microsoft Enterprise Mobility + Security. Both products have room to advance in these specific areas.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Workspace ONE UEM is praised for straightforward deployment and reliable customer support. Microsoft Enterprise Mobility + Security is noted for its streamlined deployment process but has mixed reviews about customer service responsiveness. Deployment experience is rated slightly higher for Workspace ONE UEM.

Pricing and ROI: Workspace ONE UEM users report satisfaction with setup costs and good ROI, while Microsoft Enterprise Mobility + Security users find the pricing higher but acceptable given the extensive feature set. Both products are valuable investments, with Microsoft Enterprise Mobility + Security having a higher initial cost.

To learn more, read our detailed Microsoft Enterprise Mobility + Security vs. Workspace ONE UEM Report (Updated: February 2026).

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Microsoft Enterprise Mobility + Security vs. Workspace ONE UEM

February 2026

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Microsoft Intune

Mindshare comparison

As of February 2026, in the Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM) category, the mindshare of Microsoft Intune is 28.3%, down from 35.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Microsoft Enterprise Mobility + Security is 1.3%, up from 0.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Workspace ONE UEM is 11.3%, up from 10.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM) Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Microsoft Intune	28.3%
Workspace ONE UEM	11.3%
Microsoft Enterprise Mobility + Security	1.3%
Other	59.1%

Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM)

Featured Reviews

AkashKamble

Sr MacOS specialist engineer at Cyber24

Enables management of multiple operating systems with a single license

The best feature is that it's a Microsoft product, so if anything goes wrong, we get quick support for anything required. Remote system functionality allows us to sit anywhere and take control of any device via remote management. We can enhance security for clients' laptops with built-in Microsoft Defender, which is available with the Microsoft Intune license. We use it for reporting purposes through endpoint analytics. When pushing scripting, there are two types available: remediation script and reservation script. Through endpoint analytics, you can push defender policies to clients. It helps with reporting, inventory updates, and monitoring tenant status health.

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Abhijit-Deshpande

Manager IT at Konverge.AI

User experience improves efficiency while awaiting improved application performance

The solution is meeting my requirements. I don't have any direct inputs here, except that stability of the application can be improved. Sometimes it gets hung or restarts multiple times in the background, which consumes battery life. If stability can be improved, it will generally help everyone. These solutions are usually a little expensive. If costs can come down, that will generally help the masses. A reduction of around 30-35% would make it more prompting for people to take that extra jump. Due to budget constraints, I have seen people not going for Microsoft Enterprise Mobility + Security because even if the commercials get discounted for the first year, subsequent years see significant price increases.

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Vishal Bhatia

Trainer/Consultant at Koenig Solutions Pvt. Ltd.

Effective product tracking and monitoring enhances daily operations despite needing documentation improvement

The documentation part of Workspace ONE UEM can be confusing. The documentation is not comprehensive compared to other VMware solutions or Microsoft documentation. Most people struggle to connect the dots when looking at the documentation. Even the training material and PowerPoint slide decks that trainers use are sometimes too confusing or overwhelming, with too much content but not enough clarity. The support side has recently become weaker compared to what it used to be with VMware. This is another area that needs improvement. Since working with Workspace ONE UEM from when it was AirWatch, it has improved significantly over the last five years. However, there are still some gray areas and scope for improvement, especially in documentation and workflow between different aspects of the solution.

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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

"I have been using the Enterprise Application Management feature of Microsoft Intune, which enhances abilities when it comes to app discovery, deployment, and automatic updating."

"We are a remote company, and the product helps us manage the global endpoints. It helps us natively manage the endpoints in the cloud from anywhere."

"The automatic patching is the most valuable feature of Intune."

"Configuration profiles, remediation, scripts, and auto-pilot features are very good."

"Microsoft Intune does a great job of helping protect our environment."

"The Microsoft Windows Autopilot and Defender policies are the most valuable features of this solution."

"Cloud-based device management is the best feature for me as it impacts my company the most; it is much easier than the previous Configuration Manager or SCCM."

"Its direct integration with all the other products that we have from Microsoft is valuable. We're using the E5 license, and we have a whole wealth of different products available. It just makes it easier to have everything from one provider."

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"A good feature that is present is MAM or Mobile Application Management. We can deploy this feature on the device, which is not managed by the organization. If I apply some security configuration on a personal device, the user would be really disappointed. What we do instead is that we give all access to the applications related to corporate and ask the users to use the application. We secure the application by putting the security features on the applications and not on the users' devices. This way, the users are happy, and we also meet our company's compliance standards. Then, everyone is happy."

"The solution offers excellent documentation that is easily available online."

"The solution is scalable."

"The product is a unified solution and you don't require to purchase tools from different vendors. The system analyzes behavior and activity and takes steps for protection."

"It is a stable solution...It is a scalable solution."

"The product is centralized and we can use it for security purposes."

"Microsoft Mobility and EMS include Intune for Mobility, which provides mobile device management and mobile application management. With mobile device management, you can control the entire device in an organization."

"I am very happy with it currently."

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"The most valuable feature is the interface with SCAP, which is the Security Content Automation Protocol."

"The most valuable feature of VMware Workspace ONE is its reliability."

"The contained browser is a good feature."

"A very easy to use solution."

"The most valuable feature of VMware Workspace ONE is its reliability."

"VMware Workspace ONE is a platform that's really good at monitoring and managing mobile endpoints. It can be set up quickly and implemented easily. Technical support for this solution has always been good."

"It was easy to use."

"We've found the solution to be easy to use."

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Cons

"There should be more support for macOS. Even though macOS is supported by Intune and Microsoft is working very hard to get more features into Intune to manage macOS, that's one thing they can give a lot more attention to."

"I would like more clarity on how Intune is migrating control from Active Directory group policies, especially as we move over to Windows 11. It seems inefficient to manage some settings in Active Directory and others in Intune."

"They can improve their MAM policies a little bit more and make them more granular. They should include more granular group policies. They are there, but they need to be more granular. Its stability should also be improved. It is not very stable. Sometimes, it shows some inconsistencies across tenants."

"For autopilot, there should be more granularity on the settings that they offer at this stage."

"Reporting can be better. Only global administrators can see detailed reports at the moment, and I don't want to use the global admin."

"Intune could add more features that are relevant to the core application control functions. For example, it would be helpful if it had more control over the on-prem environment from the cloud platform. Greater Teams availability in the Saudi market would also be helpful."

"Each feature has a separate license, making logistics and cost management difficult if not strategically bundled together."

"We only have major classifications for iOS and Android, but there are different brands that have different cycles of updates. If they can fine-tune it to make it more brand-specific, that would be even better."

More Microsoft Intune cons

"The MDM part of the engine could be better."

"We did the deployment with the help of Microsoft's consultants. But sometimes, we found it difficult to educate the application developers to integrate."

"Microsoft Enterprise Mobility + Security is expensive."

"The licensing is quite expensive."

"The licensing can be messy at times."

"The technical support from Microsoft could be better."

"Its performance needs enhancement."

"Technical support could be improved. Sometimes they use a third party that's not so knowledgeable in the product and that can slow down things a bit."

More Microsoft Enterprise Mobility + Security cons

"The mobile device repository is somewhat difficult to manage with a large user base."

"The security features could always use improvement, although there has already been a huge improvement from years ago."

"We have a lot of problems when it comes to integrating with Active Directory."

"Setup is not too complex."

"We're unhappy with the quality of support we get for it. We're unhappy with how upgrades occur, so we are migrating away from it. We have an on-premise AirWatch solution and for us to do upgrades we have to call AirWatch to be able to perform the upgrades. They're busy, and scheduling it is not timely enough for us."

"Pricing is a limitation. I think it's on the higher side, so if it were cheaper, it would benefit more organizations."

"I would like to have better support for multi-cloud sessions."

"it's very dependent on an active directory"

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"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."

"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."

"I am not that aware of the pricing, but as compared to other MDM solutions, Microsoft is providing a lot of things at the organizational level. So, it is quite reasonable as compared to other MDM solutions."

"Every customer used to purchase licenses based on their needs."

"The price of Microsoft Intune is reasonable."

"It is not a cheap solution. The price for a device when you start using it at a large scale can be improved. It is covered under our enterprise agreement. We pay once a year. I am not aware of any additional costs."

"This cost is approximately $30 USD per user per month."

"It's affordable. It's cheaper if you have an Office 365, E5, or E3 subscription because everything is there."

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"We have to pay 10 dollars per user. I would rate the tool's pricing a six out of ten."

"I would rate pricing at eight out of ten. It is a bit higher because of the security features that Microsoft provides."

"The increase in the prices of the product might not be the actual problem, but things become complex with some new plans that were introduced by Microsoft recently."

"The solution is cost-effective."

"I think that the price is reasonable."

"Currently, the product is priced at around 50 USD."

"The solution can be costly when the customer is dealing with multiple platforms. If a customer is only dealing with iOS, Windows, and Android then Intune is the better choice because there are free licenses."

"The license is paid annually."

"VMware Workspace ONE has a yearly license. You have to buy the license for one year at a time."

"AirWatch would benefit from reducing the license pricing per user per month. Microsoft bundles everything, and then that bundling makes the product free for the customers."

"It's an expensive tool."

"Our customers are concerned about the costs. The solution is higher than they want it to be."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

10%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Financial Services Firm

10%

Government

Pharma/Biotech Company

13%

Manufacturing Company

12%

Computer Software Company

11%

Comms Service Provider

Computer Software Company

10%

Manufacturing Company

Financial Services Firm

Government

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	121
Midsize Enterprise	48
Large Enterprise	159

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	6
Midsize Enterprise	1
Large Enterprise	5

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	41
Midsize Enterprise	21
Large Enterprise	58

Questions from the Community

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What are the pros and cons of Microsoft Intune?

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What needs improvement with Microsoft Enterprise Mobility + Security?

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What is your primary use case for Microsoft Enterprise Mobility + Security?

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How does VMware Workspace One compare with VMware Horizon 7?

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Also Known As

Intune, MS Intune, Microsoft Endpoint Manager

Enterprise Mobility + Security E3, Enterprise Mobility + Security E5, MS Enterprise Mobility + Security

VMware Workspace ONE, VMware AirWatch, Workspace ONE Assist, VMware Identity Manager, Workspace ONE Access, VMware Horizon Air

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

Microsoft Enterprise Mobility + Security (EMS) is the only comprehensive solution designed to help manage and protect users, devices, apps, and data in a mobile-first, cloud-first world.

Microsoft

VMware Workspace ONE is an intelligence-driven digital workspace platform that delivers any app on any device. It integrates access control, multi-platform endpoint management, and application management. With the VMware Workspace ONE platform, IT teams can deliver a digital workspace that includes the devices and apps of the company’s choice, but with security and control.

VMware Workspace ONE is available:

As a cloud service
On-premises
Hybrid

VMware Workspace ONE Key Features

Simple app authentication: VMware Workspace ONE allows end-users to have password-less single sign-on, giving them access to virtually any app (mobile apps, web apps, cloud apps, and Windows apps).
Unified Endpoint Management options: VMware Workspace ONE aims to support all devices, offering convenience, access, security, and management that will work for any business.
Conditional access: VMware Workspace ONE provides a powerful policy engine to help you make dynamic decisions regarding end-user access rights and to protect sensitive information.
Automated app management: With VMware Workspace ONE the application delivery process can be automated, which improves security and compliance. Software packages can be automatically installed, updated, and removed, and automated workflows can also be created.

VMware Workspace ONE Benefits

Some of the benefits of using VMware Workspace ONE include:

Less IT intervention necessary: Because VMware Workspace ONE has simple app authentication, end-users can help themselves by selecting the applications they need rather than having IT intervene.
Smoother employee onboarding: Transform employee onboarding by enabling self-service access to the apps your end-users need to complete their job duties.
Compliance: VMware Workspace ONE helps end-users reach compliance by using advanced device restrictions.
Real-time visibility: You can have real-time visibility with application, device, and console events that provide detailed information for system monitoring. You can also view logs in the console or export pre-defined reports.

Workspace ONE Components

Workspace ONE Access
Workspace ONE UEM
VMware Workspace ONE® Intelligence
VMware Unified Access Gateway
Workspace ONE Intelligent Hub

Reviews from Real Users

Below is some feedback from our PeerSpot users who are currently using the solution:

PeerSpot user Patrick B., Cybersecurity Architect at a tech services company, says, "Its UI is extremely easy to use whether you're an advanced user or a novice user. When I first opened it up and had to learn the product, I was easily a novice. By the end of the third month, I was digging into the backend of the system and using it as a highly advanced user to accomplish what I needed to accomplish, and I was able to do it through the UI mostly."

Roshan T., Partner Manager North America at a tech company, mentions how satisfied he is with the product, saying, "You can put all your applications on a mobile device, be it a phone or tablet. It is secure and easy to use. Because it is centrally managed, you don't have to do any configuration on the phone. I just got the phone and connected to the central applications. I just downloaded one thing and everything got rolled out. Email, calendar, and other things were deployed centrally. If you don't have AirWatch, you have to configure your phone manually. For example, you need to deploy and configure your email manually and then synchronize everything. It is much simpler when a mobile device is centrally managed."

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Sample Customers

Mitchells and Buzzers, Callaway

Mars, Whole Foods, Land O'Lakes, Dow

Australian Sports Commission, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust, Lomond School, Merck, United Bank, Medical College of Wisconsin, Latymer Upper School, 2gether NHS Foundation Trust, Dowling Aaron Inc., Trillium Lakelands District School Board, Harrogate Grammar School, Duke University Football, Delta Air Lines, Adventist Health System, Giochi Preziosi, Cramlington Learning Village, Intermountain Healthcare, Safexpress, TAG Aviation

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