{"question": "best mobile device management for small businesses", "category": "mobile-device-management", "category_name": "mobile device management", "audience": "small-businesses", "audience_name": "small businesses", "engine": "Claude (Anthropic) with web search", "model": "claude-opus-5", "asked_at": "2026-10-15T23:14:05Z", "permalink": "https://bikoosh.com/answers/s/mobile-device-management-small-businesses-2026-10-15", "question_page": "https://bikoosh.com/answers/q/mobile-device-management/small-businesses", "brands_named": [{"position": 1, "brand": "Microsoft", "label": "recommended"}, {"position": 2, "brand": "Microsoft Intune", "label": "recommended"}, {"position": 3, "brand": "Intune", "label": "recommended"}, {"position": 4, "brand": "Microsoft 365", "label": "recommended"}, {"position": 5, "brand": "M365 Business Premium", "label": "recommended"}, {"position": 6, "brand": "Mosyle", "label": "recommended"}, {"position": 7, "brand": "Mosyle Business", "label": "recommended"}, {"position": 8, "brand": "Jamf", "label": "recommended"}, {"position": 9, "brand": "Jamf Now", "label": "recommended"}, {"position": 10, "brand": "Jamf Pro", "label": "recommended"}, {"position": 11, "brand": "Iru", "label": "recommended"}, {"position": 12, "brand": "Kandji", "label": "recommended"}, {"position": 13, "brand": "Hexnode", "label": "recommended"}, {"position": 14, "brand": "Scalefusion", "label": "recommended"}, {"position": 15, "brand": "Mosyle Business Free", "label": "mentioned"}], "sources_cited": [{"url": "https://mosyle.com/news-room/mosyle-launches-mosyle-business-free", "domain": "mosyle.com", "source_type": "vendor"}, {"url": "https://capterra.com/p/183343/Mosyle-Business/pricing/", "domain": "capterra.com", "source_type": "review"}, {"url": "https://costbench.com/stats/mdm-pricing-2026/", "domain": "costbench.com", "source_type": "other"}, {"url": "https://costbench.com/best/mdm-for-small-business/", "domain": "costbench.com", "source_type": "other"}, {"url": "https://www.computerworld.com/article/4077093/kandji-becomes-iru-opens-mdm-windows-android.html", "domain": "computerworld.com", "source_type": "other"}, {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iru_(company", "domain": "en.wikipedia.org", "source_type": "reference"}, {"url": "https://preyproject.com/blog/best-mdm-software-solutions-for-smbs", "domain": "preyproject.com", "source_type": "other"}, {"url": "https://resources.rework.com/tools/it-management/best-jamf-alternatives", "domain": "resources.rework.com", "source_type": "other"}], "answer_text": "Here's what I'd actually recommend, roughly in the order I'd suggest you look at them:\n\n**1. Microsoft Intune** - the default pick if you already pay for Microsoft 365. It's bundled into M365 Business Premium, so for many small businesses it's effectively free capacity you already own, and it handles Windows, iOS, Android, and macOS. Standalone it's around $8/user/month, and it's priced per *user*, not per device - good if your people carry a laptop plus a phone. Downside: it's the most fiddly to configure of the bunch, and the admin console assumes some IT patience.\n\n**2. Mosyle Business** - the best value in Apple-only shops, and genuinely hard to beat: the full feature set is **free up to 30 devices**, then $1/device/month on the Premium tier (30-license minimum). If your company runs on Macs and iPhones and you have fewer than ~30 of them, start here and you may never need to pay anyone.\n\n**3. Jamf Now** - the easy-button Apple option. ~$4/device/month, first 3 devices free, aimed explicitly at teams under 25 people. More expensive than Mosyle and fewer features, but the setup is close to idiot-proof, which matters if nobody on staff is an IT person. If you later outgrow it you", "answer_truncated": true, "measurement": "One answer from one engine on one date. Not a ranking and not a claim about the world; brands the engine did not name are not recorded.", "limitation": "Coverage: Claude (Anthropic) with web search. Other engines not included.", "alerts": {"name": "Answer Watch Pro", "price_usd": 79, "period": "month", "gets": "daily change alerts for up to 5 brands in what one AI answer engine says, history, CSV export. Coverage: Claude (Anthropic) with web search. Other engines not included", "url": "https://bikoosh.com/answers"}}