探花大神

Procuring a mobile device management (MDM) solution isn鈥檛 a project to take lightly 鈥� your organization鈥檚 productivity and security depend on it.

But with myriad solutions out there, it鈥檚 not easy to find one that will exceed your expectations. So we鈥檝e made your evaluation process a bit easier.

In this post, we review the pros and cons of two common Apple MDM solutions, Kandji and Addigy, and introduce an all-in-one MDM, IAM, and user management solution that surpasses all MDM solutions on the market 鈥� in terms of ease of use, security, and functionality.

Let鈥檚 dive in.

Overview of Kandji

Kandji touts itself as a 鈥渘ext generation鈥� Apple device platform that serves SaaS startups, mid-market businesses, and enterprise companies. Kandji鈥檚 big draw is its easy-to-use, easy-to-setup platform that doesn鈥檛 require significant coding experience. It also has over 200 pre-built automations and customizable workflows for more efficient MDM.

If IT and MSP professionals want to personalize device setup for remote employees, they can with Kandji鈥檚 unboxing experience called ,鈥� which installs the right settings, security, and apps for each user.

A few other pros to Kandji are its:

• Easy migration from existing MDMs
• Top-tier support
• Agile, cloud-native architecture

But Kandji isn鈥檛 perfect. Its MDM capabilities are currently limited to Apple devices, meaning companies with Linux or Windows devices will need additional MDM solutions to support those devices and will likely have to augment Kandji鈥檚 basic Apple security with authentication apps like Okta.

Customers also note that:

• You must talk to sales for a quote
• Kandji鈥檚 API and SSO are only available for companies with 500+ devices
• with 鈥淏lueprints鈥�
• Some functionality and automations

Overview of Addigy

Addigy is an MDM founded in 2013 that helps IT and MSPs manage Apple fleets. With Addigy, admins can:

• Configure zero-touch enrollment
• Manage device settings with profiles
• Schedule system updates
• Get Day 1 support for new Apple features
• Remotely lock or wipe devices
• Apply CIS and NIST security frameworks
• Integrate with ticketing systems like Zendesk and security software like Intune and Malwarebytes

Built to support a multi-tenant infrastructure, Addigy is a logical choice for MSPs supporting Apple-exclusive clients. However, Addigy is tough to jump right into. Tailoring it to an organization鈥檚 policies and procedures takes knowledge of . Users have had trouble and making use of .

Kandji vs. Addigy Comparison Table

To make the comparison between the two tools a little easier, here鈥檚 a chart that breaks down the differences between what Kandji and Addigy offer:

探花大神 as an Alternative Solution

Kandji and Addigy are adequate if you鈥檙e a smaller, Mac-only company. Even then, you鈥檒l still need to rely on other supplemental vendors for SSO and multi-factor authentication (MFA), adding to the list of software your team needs to manage and increasing the chances of costly mistakes 鈥� particularly when adding BYOD devices to the mix.

Before using 探花大神, some of our customers gave up on using a prefab solution, opting for an open source MDM and spending the time and money crafting a custom MDM solution.

For larger enterprises with a more diverse set of devices, more complex security and compliance requirements, and a greater need for a holistic device, identity, and access management solution, 探花大神 MDM is your top choice.

Neither Kandji nor Addigy come with user management capabilities, but 探花大神 is the leader in identity and access management. As a cloud-based alternative to Active Directory, 探花大神 can enforce policies on MacOS, Linux, and Windows and secure Wi-Fi connections through RADIUS. Not only that, 探花大神 can support directory integrations through LDAP and implement SSO through SAML 2.0 鈥� all from an intuitive, SaaS-based console.

Comparison: Kandji vs. Addigy vs. 探花大神

探花大神 offers IT and MSPs an all-in-one solution 鈥� not only for device management but for identity management, employee onboarding and offboarding, network security, and compliance. The best part? It鈥檚 all managed in a centralized, easy-to-use platform.

Here鈥檚 how 探花大神 outperforms Kandji and Addigy:

Addressing Common Concerns and Issues

Point solutions Kandji and Addigy can only support Apple-driven companies and simply don鈥檛 offer the wide range of services that 探花大神 does. 探花大神 helps IT and MSPs handle MDM and IAM with minimal effort, all from a single, unified platform.

Unlike Addigy鈥檚 challenging setup, 探花大神鈥檚 point-and-click interface and always-on support make implementation a breeze. 探花大神鈥檚 automation features also rival those of Kandji, supporting zero-touch enrollment with automatic onboarding and offboarding and plenty of other customizable workflows beyond device management.

Dropship a device to a remote employee, and they鈥檒l be up and running as soon as they log in with their 探花大神 identity. And with built-in patch management, their devices will continue to run properly and securely on the latest OS updates. 

But security doesn鈥檛 stop there. 探花大神 helps IT and MSPs securely manage user app permissions, cloud servers, networks, and SSH keys while still remaining flexible, following open protocols like SAML, LDAP, RADIUS, and SCIM to connect any other resources.

Integrate MDM, IAM, and User Management

Before landing on a solution, take time to do your own research and evaluate your specific needs. But if you鈥檙e an IT admin or MSP that needs multi-tenant support for a range of operating systems that need to comply with strict security and compliance requirements, consider 探花大神 your one-stop shop.

Unifying MDM, IAM, and user management with 探花大神 eliminates the challenges that come with most MDM solutions, decreasing total cost of ownership, limiting IT sprawl, and enabling greater MSP penetration within a client鈥檚 infrastructure. Perhaps most importantly, 探花大神 streamlines the IT and MSP workflow, ensuring greater employee productivity and freeing up time to resolve the most pressing issues on their to-do list.

To learn more about how 探花大神 works, get hands-on with our product and today.