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ManageEngine Mobile Device Manager Plus
Your phones, tablets and kiosks need managing. You shouldn’t have to buy a desktop suite to do it — Mobile Device Manager Plus manages phones, tablets, Macs and Windows laptops from one console, priced per device pack, free to 25 devices, in an India cloud tenant or on your own server.
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How it’s rated
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The ManageEngine platform family
This page covers Mobile Device Manager Plus — ManageEngine’s standalone MDM. The rest:
Quick facts
30-second orientation- Product
- Standalone mobile device management, sold apart from Endpoint Central
- Maker
- ManageEngine, the IT-management division of Zoho Corporation, Chennai
- Platforms
- iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, watchOS, visionOS, Android, Windows and ChromeOS
- Editions
- Free (up to 25 devices), Standard and Professional; a separate MSP edition
- Price
- Standard cloud $645 a year per 50 devices; on-premises $495; Professional cloud $1,195
- Licence
- Device packs from 50 to 10,000, one technician included; on-premises also perpetual
- Enrolment
- Apple ADE, Android zero-touch, Samsung Knox, NFC, EMM token and Windows Autopilot
- Trial
- 30 days of the Professional edition for an unlimited number of devices
- India
- India cloud tenant at mdm.manageengine.in, or on-premises on your own server
- In India via
- TechBag — edition and pack sizing, INR quote with GST, enrolment set-up
Understand mobile device management before you buy it
Most product pages skip this. We start here — so you buy a capability, not a buzzword.
What is mobile device management?
Software that enrols company and staff devices, pushes settings and apps to them, and can lock or wipe them remotely.
Phones set up by hand vs managed enrolment — the honest table
What consolidation actually replaces, dimension by dimension.
| Dimension | Phones set up by hand | ManageEngine Mobile Device Manager Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Setting up a new phone | IT unboxes and configures each one by hand | ADE, zero-touch or Knox enrolment at power-on |
| Staff-owned phones | Mail on personal apps, nothing to wipe | A work profile or container, wiped on exit |
| Lost or stolen device | A police report and a new password | Remote lock, wipe and location from the console |
| Shared counter tablets | Users wander into YouTube and settings | Kiosk mode with one app or an approved few |
| Knowing the fleet | A spreadsheet updated when someone remembers | Live inventory of devices, apps and OS versions |
| What it is NOT | — | PC patching, OS imaging or a Jamf-grade Mac tool |
The cheapest test is the free edition: enrol 25 devices, push one app and one kiosk profile, and see what changes.
The five pieces of the platform
Vendors love diagrams; buyers need to know what they’re actually operating. Here’s the whole platform, demystified.
Server
Either a server you install and license annually or perpetually, or a ManageEngine cloud tenant on a regional domain such as mdm.manageengine.in for India.
MDM app
The same ManageEngine MDM app that Endpoint Central uses carries commands, inventory and the work container; Apple devices also take profiles over Apple’s MDM protocol.
Enrolment
Corporate devices enrol automatically through Apple Business Manager, Android zero-touch, Samsung Knox or Windows Autopilot; BYOD users enrol a work profile themselves.
Groups
Devices are grouped by team, platform or ownership, then given configuration profiles, store and in-house apps, documents and compliance rules as a set.
One MDM app on every device — run from your own server or an India cloud tenant, enrolled via Apple, Android and Windows.
Nine capabilities. Enrol, manage, secure.
Mobile Device Manager Plus is ManageEngine’s MDM on its own — enrolment, apps and security without the desktop suite.
Zero-touch through ABM
Devices assigned in Apple Business Manager configure themselves at first power-on, supervised, with the MDM profile locked in place.
Every Android Enterprise mode
Fully managed, work profile, COPE and dedicated devices, enrolled by zero-touch, Knox, NFC or EMM token; ManageEngine holds the 2026 Gold badge.
Autopilot hand-off
Windows laptops enrolled through Autopilot land in MDM Plus at first sign-in, so a new PC can ship straight from the reseller to the user.
Store and in-house apps
Push App Store, Play and in-house apps to iOS, Android, macOS, ChromeOS and Windows, and assign Apple app licences without an Apple ID.
One app, or a short list
Lock a tablet or phone to a single app or an approved set, for counters, field forms and shared devices; iOS gets single-app mode.
See and control the screen
Professional adds remote view and control, chat and file transfer, so the help desk can fix a phone without asking for it back.
Work data kept apart
Corporate apps and mail sit in an encrypted container or Android work profile, so a BYOD wipe removes work data and leaves photos alone.
Geofencing and lost mode
Geofences trigger actions when a device leaves a site; Professional also keeps location history to help recover a lost or stolen unit.
Conditional access to mail
Professional gates Exchange and Office 365 on device compliance and links Check Point Harmony for mobile threat signals.
Watch Mobile Device Manager Plus in action
The official product overview, then ManageEngine training sessions on enrolment and provisioning, and on app management and device security.
Mobile Device Manager Plus 2022 Automate device management and enrich user experience
ManageEngine’s own tour of the product; the console has moved on since, but the model is the same.
ManageEngine MDM Free Training - Device Enrollment and Provisioning
Enrolment methods per platform and how devices are provisioned into groups on first contact.
ManageEngine MDM Free Training - App Management and Device Security
Distributing apps, setting restrictions and using lock, wipe and compliance actions.
Want a live, India-context walkthrough for your environment?
Book a guided demo →Most fleets need phones managed, not a desktop suite. MDM Plus sells only the MDM, at a published price.
Here’s what genuinely sets it apart — and exactly where it stops.
MDM without paying for a desktop suite
Many teams already patch PCs with another tool, or only need phones and tablets controlled. MDM Plus sells just the device-management layer, per pack: $645 a year for 50 devices on Standard cloud, $495 on-premises. Endpoint Central runs the same engine but adds patching and imaging you may not need.
Data in India, or on your own server
Indian customers can take a cloud tenant on the .in domain, stored in Zoho’s Mumbai and Chennai data centres, or install the on-premises edition and keep every device record in their own racks. The on-premises licence can even be perpetual, at three times the annual price.
Corporate and BYOD on one console
Company phones enrol hands-free through Apple Business Manager, Android zero-touch or Knox and run fully managed or as kiosks. Staff-owned phones get an Android work profile or Apple user enrolment, so IT controls work apps without seeing personal photos.
Where it stops
Apple DDM is limited to status reporting, with no declarative OS-update enforcement documented, and Mac depth trails Jamf. Remote control and conditional access need Professional. It does not patch PCs like Endpoint Central, and Linux is not on its platform list.
The numbers behind the platform
What your Mobile Device Manager Plus rollout looks like
Count devices by ownership
List company-owned, staff-owned and shared kiosk devices by platform, then decide whether the cloud or on-premises edition fits.
Connect the enrolment programs
Link Apple Business Manager, the Android zero-touch portal, Samsung Knox and Autopilot so new devices enrol without touching IT.
Pilot on the free 25
Enrol up to 25 devices free, build groups, push profiles and apps, and test a BYOD work profile alongside a kiosk device.
Buy the pack, enrol the rest
Pick Standard or Professional and the pack size, move the pilot devices across, then enrol the fleet in waves by group.
Tighten compliance and access
Set passcode, encryption and OS-version rules, then on Professional gate mail with conditional access and link the help desk.
The review scoreboard
Modelled on Gartner Peer Insights structure. *Counts and breakdowns are illustrative pending verified review collection.
Quick poll — what’s driving your evaluation?
Talk to an advisor“We only needed 180 delivery phones managed. MDM Plus cost us a fraction of a full UEM, and our PCs stay on WSUS.”
“Our auditors asked where device data lives. The on-premises server in our own rack ended that conversation quickly.”
“Zero-touch on our Samsung tablets works well; new units come out of the box already locked to the billing app.”
“Work profiles let doctors use their own phones for rosters without IT ever seeing personal photos. Adoption was easy.”
“We started on the free 25-device edition for a pilot, then bought a 100 pack without re-enrolling a single device.”
“Fine for iPhones and Android, but our Mac team wanted more. Software-update control on macOS felt behind Jamf.”
Where everyone sits — the grids
Analyst firms bury this view behind paywalls, and G2 retired its Grid. So here’s TechBag’s synthesis of the UEM & MDM market — tap any vendor to see why it sits where it does.
TechBag UEM & MDM Grid
Execution strength vs product vision — the classic market map, minus the paywall.
$645 a year per 50 devices on Standard cloud; free to 25.
Deployment & India × Enrolment Depth
The grid nobody publishes — where the device data can live, India and on-premises included, vs how deep enrolment and Apple and Android management go.
India cloud or on-premises; Android and Apple graded 2, DDM partial.
Positions are TechBag’s illustrative synthesis of public review-platform data and vendor documentation — not a reproduction of any analyst graphic. Verify before relying on it.
Mobile Device Manager Plus vs the UEM & MDM field
Against Endpoint Central, Microsoft Intune, Scalefusion, Hexnode and 42Gears SureMDM — on deployment, platforms, price, enrolment depth, security and India storage.
| Dimension | ManageEngine Mobile Device Manager Plus | ManageEngine Endpoint Central | Microsoft Intune | Scalefusion UEM | Hexnode UEM | 42Gears SureMDM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| What it is | Standalone MDM | UEM with patching | Microsoft’s cloud UEM | Frontline-first UEM | Single multi-OS UEM | Rugged-fleet UEM |
| Deployment | Cloud or on-premises | On-prem or cloud | Cloud only | Cloud service | SaaS in three regions | Cloud or on-premise |
| OS coverage | Nine platforms | Desktops plus mobile | Five OS families | Six OS families | TV and Fire OS too | Widest device list |
| Pricing model | Per device pack | Per 50 endpoints | Per user, or bundled | Per device, four tiers | Per device, tiered | Per device, plans |
| Published entry price | $645/yr for 50 | $1,095/yr for 50 | ~$8/user/month | ~$2/device/month | $2.20/device/month | $3.99/device/month |
| Included vs add-on | Remote control is Pro | MDM from UEM edition | Plan 2, Suite extra | Identity, security apart | Tier decides features | Kiosk tools bundled |
| Minimums and scale | Free to 25 devices | Free to 25 + 25 | No free tier | 10-device minimum | 15-device minimum | No minimum published |
| Enrolment and Apple DDM | ADE, ZTE, Autopilot | Same engine, partial DDM | Autopilot native | ZTE, Knox, ABM, DDM | DDM graded partial | DDM from macOS 15 |
| Security depth | Container, wipe, MTD | Patching plus controls | Defender in one console | Veltar sold apart | Tier-gated controls | Lockdown-led |
| Identity and integrations | AD, Office 365 on Pro | ManageEngine estate | Entra ID native | OneIdP add-on | Broad catalogue | Rugged OEM ties |
| India storage region | India cloud or own box | India DCs or on-prem | India geo available | India-hosted | US, EU, UAE only | India region or on-prem |
| Support | Email, two desks | ManageEngine support | Via the admin center | Highly rated support | Support often praised | India-timezone desk |
| Lock-in and exit | Re-enrol to leave | Several tools in one | Tied to Entra | Trio deepens ties | One product to leave | Kiosk profiles to redo |
| Best fit | Mobile-only, low price | Patch + MDM in one | Microsoft 365 shops | Frontline Android | Low-cost multi-OS | Rugged warehouse fleets |
Which approach fits you?
Honest fit signals — because the fastest way to lose your trust is to pretend one product wins every scenario.
Choose MDM Plus if…
- ✓You need phones, tablets and Macs managed but already patch your PCs with another tool, so a full UEM would be shelfware
- ✓Device data must stay in India — an .in cloud tenant or your own server — and you want a published price to budget against
- ✓Your fleet mixes company-owned kiosks with staff-owned phones and you want both under one console from 25 devices free
Compare alternatives if…
- ✓You want PC patching and software deployment in the same agent — Endpoint Central runs this MDM engine and adds them
- ✓Your Microsoft 365 licence (E3, E5 or Business Premium) already includes Intune
- ✓Rugged Android is the whole fleet — Scalefusion and 42Gears are graded higher on Android Enterprise depth
Do not expect…
- ✓Declarative macOS update enforcement or Jamf-grade Mac management
- ✓Remote control, conditional access or help-desk links on the Standard edition
- ✓A current Gartner placement — the UEM Magic Quadrant was retired after 2022
ManageEngine Mobile Device Manager Plus is one of 28 UEM & MDM products TechBag carries. The UEM & MDM guide narrows them to a shortlist and shows the reasoning. →
What does setting up devices by hand cost you?
Drag the sliders (managed devices; IT-hour cost). Estimates model admin time spent setting up, re-provisioning and recovering devices by hand at an assumed 1.5 hours per device a year, with 70% of it removed by automated enrolment, group policies and remote commands. Both figures are assumptions. Illustrative.
Loaded cost = salary + overheads per productive hour. Illustrative only — your TechBag quote models your actual environment and modules.
Three ways to consume it
Published: device packs priced in USD, each with one technician. Standard is $645 a year for 50 devices in the cloud ($64 a month on monthly terms) or $495 on-premises; Professional is $1,195 and $895. On-premises can also be perpetual at three times the annual price, packs run to 10,000 devices, and up to 25 devices are free. TechBag sizes the pack, then quotes in INR with GST.
Standard
Best for enrolment, apps and kiosk
- $645 a year per 50 devices, cloud
- $495 a year per 50 on-premises
- Kiosk, geofencing, lock and wipe
+ Platform add-ons
Best for a broader rollout
- Scoped to your estate
- Add-on modules as needed
- Phased, right-sized deployment
Professional
Best for help desks and Office 365 estates
- $1,195 a year per 50 devices, cloud
- Remote control and conditional access
- Help-desk and MTD integrations
Buy it for less — TechBag pricing beats list
Whatever the list prices above, TechBag negotiates a significantly better deal — with GST-compliant INR invoicing and local support. Ask us for your discounted quote.
Get an India-ready quote
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The 8 questions to ask every vendor
Take this into your next vendor call — including ours.
Do you need only device management, or PC patching and software deployment too? The second answer points to Endpoint Central.
Will you need remote control, Office 365 conditional access or help-desk links? Those are Professional, not Standard.
Cloud or on-premises? Cloud is subscription only; on-premises can be annual or perpetual at three times the annual price.
If cloud, is the tenant created on the .in domain so device data is stored in Zoho’s Indian data centres?
Were your devices bought through channels that support Apple ADE, Android zero-touch or Knox? Retail units need manual enrolment.
Do you need declarative macOS update enforcement? MDM Plus documents DDM status reporting only, so test Mac update control.
How many admins need console access? One technician is included; each extra one is $345 a year on-premises or $445 cloud.
Which pack covers growth over the term — 50, 100, 250 or more devices? Ask for the INR quote with GST against that pack.
Questions buyers ask
Ready to evaluate Mobile Device Manager Plus?
Count your devices by ownership and platform first, or let a TechBag advisor choose between MDM Plus and Endpoint Central, size the pack and set up enrolment.
Stats, ratings, review counts and pricing are illustrative and sourced from public materials; verify before purchase.