Jamf Setup vs Verkada Classic Alarms
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Jamf Setup
This app allows organizations to enable end-users to customize their devices based on role or use-case without requiring credentials. It streamlines shared device workflows for patients, guests, or employees, ensuring consistent and repeatable deployments without IT intervention. The app can be branded with custom logos, colors, and text.
- End-user device customization
- Role-based configuration selection
- Credential-free user experience
- Branded app appearance
- Seamless integration with Jamf Pro
- Repeatable deployment process
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Jamf Setup provides a seamless way for end users to customize a device based upon their role or use-case, creating a new kind of shared device workflow for any organization. No credentials are required, which allows any patient, guest or employee to select their own configuration. IT intervention is not required, making the deployments consistent and repeatable. Customize the look and feel of the app with your own logo, colors and text for a truly branded experience. This app works in conjunction with device management from Jamf Pro and, optionally, Jamf Reset.
Verkada Classic Alarms
Easily arm and disarm security systems for multiple locations. Features a digital panic button to quickly alert emergency services when needed.
- Arm and disarm sites
- Digital panic button
- Raise alarms
- Dispatch emergency services
- Manage multiple locations
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The Verkada Classic Alarms app allows for easy arming and disarming of sites across your organization, and includes a digital panic button to raise alarms and dispatch emergency services.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Verkada Classic Alarms at fortnightly against Jamf Setup's every 6 months. Verkada Classic Alarms also leads on rating (4.6 vs 4.4) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Verkada Classic Alarms holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 11 respectively.
Jamf Setup ships an update every 6 months, Verkada Classic Alarms fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Jamf Setup | Verkada Classic Alarms |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (5 ratings) | 4.6 (11 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 11 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | JAMF Software | Verkada Inc. |
Customer experience
Jamf Setup
Verkada Classic Alarms
In-app purchases
Jamf Setup
No in-app purchases
Verkada Classic Alarms
No in-app purchases
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