Comparison

GDMS vs CMS Cloud

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

GDMS

This app offers centralized, secure management for Grandstream audio/video products. Administrators can easily add devices by scanning codes, configure accounts, upgrade firmware, and receive real-time alerts about device status.

Highlights
  • Scan code to add devices
  • Configure accounts
  • Upgrade device firmware
  • Remote device start
  • Real-time device monitoring
  • Push alert messages
Features
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GDMS mobile application provides centralized, secure and zero-operation management methods and solutions for Grandstream audio/video products users. The device administrators can work on mobile devices by scanning the codes to add devices, configure accounts/upgrade devices firmware quickly, and the alert messages can be pushed to mobile client. Including: 1. Scan code to add device: Support to scan the barcodes of a batch of devices to add the devices to GDMS platform. 2. Manage device: Support to configure accounts for devices, upgrade devices firmware, and start the devices remotely. 3. Monitor device in real-time: Push the device registration, abnormal status, alert messages to mobile management client.

About

CMS Cloud

Features
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CMS is the mobile end of the C-DATA cloud management platform, providing operators with full lifecycle management of network products such as ONU and OLT. · Zero-touch activation Provide clear process guidance for operation and installation personnel, bind ONU and CMS, and quickly open business for users. · Device management and maintenance ○ Check the operating status of the device, configure common services such as WAN/LAN/Wi Fi/VoIP, operate restart/restore factory/one click speed measurement, etc; ○ Support automated fault diagnosis processes and provide rich repair suggestions and tools; ○ View real-time alarms/events and receive important information without opening the app through remote notification. · intelligent data analysis Provide dashboard , which calculates the online/offline ratio of device, trend of device and alarm additions, and intelligent analysis of alarms to facilitate global control of the health of device across the entire network.

Screenshots

GDMS4 screens
CMS Cloud4 screens

Verdict

The call

GDMS and CMS Cloud are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GDMS ships an update every 3 months, CMS Cloud every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
GDMS versus CMS Cloud: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGDMSCMS Cloud
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (7 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB44 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGrandstream深圳市西迪特科技有限公司

In-app purchases

None

GDMS

No in-app purchases

None

CMS Cloud

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is GDMS free?
GDMS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CMS Cloud free?
CMS Cloud is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do GDMS or CMS Cloud have ads?
Neither GDMS nor CMS Cloud shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GDMS or CMS Cloud?
GDMS ships an update every 3 months, and CMS Cloud every 2 months. Most recently, GDMS was updated on October 2, 2026 and CMS Cloud on October 8, 2026.

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