AirDroid Business vs. Apple Business Essentials

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
AirDroid Business
Score 9.0 out of 10
Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
AirDroid Business, an Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM) and Mobile Device Management (MDM) solution, is designed to enable businesses mobility and productivity through remote access and control, device provisioning, policy application and management, kiosk mode, and geofencing. Allowing IT teams to monitor device usage, deploy apps and updates, and remotely troubleshoot issues. AirDroid Business MDM Highlights: Multiple enrollment options: Android Enterprise(AE)…
$12
per year
Apple Business Essentials
Score 8.3 out of 10
Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
Apple Business Essentials is a subscription service that brings together device management, 24/7 support, and cloud storage. It enables small business to manage every iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple TVs throughout the business.
$8.25
per device, per month
Pricing
AirDroid BusinessApple Business Essentials
Editions & Modules
Basic (everything you need to get started)
$12
per device, per year
Basic
$12
per year
Standard
$21
per year
Ultimate *most recommended*
$23
per device, per year
Enterprise (comprehensive features free from limitations)
$33
per device, per year
Enterprise
$33
per year
Fleetsmith Managed
$8.25
per device, per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
AirDroid BusinessApple Business Essentials
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsNGO and volume discounts are available.Free unlimited trial for up to 10 devices Device Intelligence free for unlimited devices iOS/tvOS devices free during beta period
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User Ratings
AirDroid BusinessApple Business Essentials
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
(1 ratings)
8.1
(21 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
8.5
(19 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
8.8
(21 ratings)
User Testimonials
AirDroid BusinessApple Business Essentials
Likelihood to Recommend
Sand Studio
Well suited : AirDroid's bulk enrollment and policy management features make it highly effective for large-scale device deployment and management. The remote control and troubleshooting capabilities of AirDroid MDM facilitate quick problem resolution without physical intervention. AirDroid allows for secure containerization of work-related data on personal devices, ensuring the separation of personal and professional use. Not suited: AirDroid Business is designed for general mobile device management and may not cater to highly specialized device types or industries. For organizations with minimal IT capabilities, a simpler MDM solution with more streamlined features might be a better fit.
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Apple
I would recommend Apple Business Essentials manager to any organization that orders and uses iPads or iPhones on a large scale and wishes to manage them. Even if you do not intend on applying an MDM to your corporate Apple devices, it is nice for asset management and corporate application purchasing from a central location. If you do not care about any of those features, this functionality is not for you.
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Pros
Sand Studio
  • Remote Support and Diagnostics
  • Robust Policy Implementation
  • Location Monitoring
  • Content Dissemination
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Apple
  • Ease of use to manage. Some other solutions can be a little hard to navigate. Fleetsmith is intuitive.
  • DEP Enrollment is really nice. If you are shipping a laptop out to the user you can set their password and when they turn on their computer they will have access.
  • Adding software to be pushed out. Pretty easy to do.
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Cons
Sand Studio
  • Easier Patch Management and Update Deployment
  • Location Monitoring and Sharing live location with other apps
  • Easier Policy Template Implementation
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Apple
  • We were told that this was in the works and it would be implemented at the beginning of the year 2019. That has still not happened and whenever we ask about this functionality we cannot get a good answer.
  • Management of devices that are already in the field—we were told that in order to use Fleetsmith as we would like (pushing apps to devices) we would have to get each device and set them up from a Mac.
  • Integration with Windows.
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Usability
Sand Studio
No answers on this topic
Apple
The installation steps are very easy and the UI for admin panel is user-friendly. Enrolment all based on Gmail accounts and the import function is there to fetch the user accounts. Navigating in Fleetsmith admin panel is simple and clean.
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Support Rating
Sand Studio
No answers on this topic
Apple
Fantastic support. I have had a few queries on how to go about doing things in the best way and the support at Fleetsmith was always very quick to reply and with excellent advice and detail to solve the problem and lead is into our best use of their product.
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Alternatives Considered
Sand Studio
AirDroid Business is known for being easy to use and works with Android, iPhone, and Windows devices. It's particularly good at letting IT staff fix device problems remotely. It's also budget-friendly, making it a good choice for smaller companies.
On the other hand, Microsoft Intune works well with other Microsoft products like Office 365 and Windows. It's super secure and has many features. It's really great if most of the devices in a company use Windows. So, if a company wants an easy-to-use solution that works with many different devices, AirDroid Business is a good choice. But if a company already uses many Microsoft products and needs top-notch security, then Microsoft Intune might be the better pick. We decided with AirDroid because we have more Android devices compared to Microsoft OS Devices.
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Apple
The primary products we checked out were Mosyle, JAMF, and SimpleMDM. In the end it really came down to the simplicity of our needs and the simplicity of Fleetsmith's approach being in tight harmony. We kicked the tires, hard, for about a month and then dove all the way in.
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Return on Investment
Sand Studio
  • Cost Savings on Device Management
  • Remote Troubleshooting and Support saves down time
  • Increased Productivity
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Apple
  • Lesser cost for managing device, instead of getting more manpower to do it manually.
  • Lesser security threats (which will cause financial damage) as all devices are configured according the the company security policies, such as firewalls, media management, app security updates.
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ScreenShots

AirDroid Business Screenshots

Screenshot of Remote device monitoring with screen captures and real-time device status trackingScreenshot of Screenshot of Screenshot of Screenshot of Reports and analytics offer deep-dive insights into device inventory and internal user activities.Screenshot of Geofencing allows tracking device location with virtual fences and getting notified right when a device has entered or exited the zone.