Addigy vs jamf
The same Apple depth, without the drag
Addigy is built for running Apple at speed: true multi-tenancy, real-time device check-ins, and full scripting and API access from day one, with no forced bundle and no tier gates. Teams choose Addigy because its faster to learn and faster to get help, because you reach engineers rather than a ticket queue. Plus, pricing stays transparent at renewal.
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Faster troubleshooting and easier audits
Real-time compliance visibility across your entire Apple fleet
Full capability from day one, at every size
How Addigy Compares to Jamf
Addigy has been Apple’s best kept secret since 2014. Real-time and multi-tenant by design, we are the top choice for IT teams and MSPs that need confidence in their Apple management without the complexity or the specialist headcount.
Jamf is a capable platform with a long history, and most Mac admins have worked in it. The question is not whether Jamf can do the job. It is what the job costs you in tiers, bundles, and time.
| Capability | AddigyBest fit | Jamf Pro | Jamf Elevate | Jamf Now |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Built for | Apple-only, IT teams and MSPs | Apple-only, enterprise | Apple-only, SMB up to ~250 employees | Under 25 devices |
| Real-time device control | Yes, live agent plus MDM | Partial | Partial | No |
| Device check-in cadence | 1 minute, persistent connection | 15 min default (Mac), mobile inventory typically daily | Same engine as Pro | Limited |
| Scripting, smart groups, full API | Yes, day one, no tier gate | Yes | Requires stepping up to the full Pro experience | No |
| Custom packages and dependency chains | Yes | Yes | Not at this tier | No |
| MDM available unbundled | Yes, priced as MDM | Bundle required for new commercial (Pro + Connect + Protect), cloud-only | Same bundle pricing as Pro | Separate product |
| Native multi-tenancy | Yes, built in from day one | Single-tenant | Single-tenant | No |
| Built-in CIS / NIST / DISA benchmarks | Yes, monitor or enforce | Yes | Guided baselines only | No |
| Device minimum | None | 25 devices | 25 devices | n/a |
| Onboarding and support | Included free, unlimited, direct to engineers | Paid tiers; Premium Support is an upsell | Paid tiers | Limited |
| Migration assistance | Included | Paid professional services | Paid professional services | No automated path to Pro |
Where Jamf’s Tiers Break Down
Jamf sells Apple management in tiers, and the tier you land in is decided by your device count rather than by what you actually need to do.
Under 25 devices, you get routed to Jamf Now, a separate product. There is no automated upgrade path from Jamf Now to the Jamf for Mac bundle. Moving up means unenrolling every device, re-enrolling manually, rebuilding your configuration, and re-escrowing FileVault keys, with your users pulled into every step.
Between 25 and roughly 250 employees, you get Elevate, a simplified interface on the Jamf platform. It is genuinely easier to start with. The catch is the ceiling. In Jamf’s own framing, enterprise functionality and “more granular controls and settings” mean stepping up to the full Pro experience. In practice the things that hit that ceiling are the ordinary things: a custom shell script, a custom package with a dependency chain, smart-group scoping, an Okta or Entra integration, CIS tailoring, or custom remediation logic.
Above that, you are in the full Pro console, with the depth and the operational overhead that comes with it.
Addigy has one tier. Scripting, custom packages, smart groups, dynamic scoping, benchmark tailoring, and the full REST API are available on day one whether you run 20 devices or 5,000. You are never blocked by which tier you were sold, and you never have to grow into a console you did not choose.
Built for the way you work
Radical efficiency for IT teams
Answer questions like “are we compliant?”, across every Mac and iOS device at a glance. Run the routine work with prebuilt benchmarks, smart policies, and auto-remediation, and free up your team to do more.
Built-in remote control and command-line access mean a broken Mac gets fixed while the user is still on the phone, not at the next sync window.
Real-time visibility MSPs
Built for MSPs, not adapted to them. True multi-tenancy in a single instance: every client visible from one login, policies templated once and reused everywhere. PSA integrations keep your billing workflow intact, and Addigy runs alongside the Windows tools you already use
How to evaluate an Apple MDM
Addigy Real-World Results
Moving to Addigy gave us real-time control, automation, and compliance we just couldn’t get with Jamf. We onboarded four times faster, cut costs, and solved security headaches outright.
Addigy’s visual profiles let us manage devices by state, city, and building. Jamf just couldn’t do that.
Apple Security & Compliance, Streamlined
- Built-in frameworks: CIS, NIST, and DISA STIG policies ready out of the box
- Monitor or enforce, chosen per benchmark, so you can measure your posture before you change it
- Automatic device monitoring and instant compliance drift detection
- Exportable audit reports in seconds
Migrating from Jamf
Migrations are real work, and we would rather be straight with you about that than pretend otherwise.
Addigy runs a structured migration with you: a strategy review of your current environment, pre-migration setup of your profiles and software, a trial run on test devices so you see the end-user experience before you commit, then a supervised migration day. A dedicated Solutions Architect stays with you throughout, and it is included rather than quoted as a services engagement.
One thing no vendor can remove: Apple requires the end user to approve the new MDM enrollment on their device. Any vendor promising a migration with zero end-user involvement is describing something the platform does not allow. We plan that step with you instead of hiding it.
Apple device management that grows with you
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