Meraki Systems Manager vs ManageEngine MDM Self Service
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Meraki Systems Manager
Manage all your iOS devices from a central web dashboard. This app enhances mobile device management with features like a managed app store, content delivery, and GPS location reporting.
- Centralized web dashboard management
- Managed app store
- Content delivery with backpack
- GPS location reporting
- Enhanced MDM and MAM functionality
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Meraki Systems Manager is Cisco Systems' Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM) solution that allows you to manage all of your iOS devices from a central web dashboard. Installing this app on an iOS device provides enhanced MDM and MAM functionality that includes features such as a managed app store, content delivery with backpack, and GPS location reporting. Note: continued use of GPS running in the background can decrease battery life.
ManageEngine MDM Self Service
This business app enables secure onboarding of company devices, providing access to corporate apps and data. It features live device tracking, an app catalog for easy installation, and a secure document repository. Users can also receive important announcements and share their screen for troubleshooting.
- Live device location tracking
- App catalog for approved installations
- Secure document repository
- Real-time company announcements
- Device screen sharing for support
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Self Service app lets you quickly onboard your devices to your company, providing secure access to corporate apps, data, and other resources. Key features: 1. Seamlessly track Live Location of the device. 2. An app catalog for easy installation of approved applications. 3. Securely store and view confidential documents in a protected repository. 4. Receive real-time notifications about important company announcements. 5. Share your device screen for troubleshooting assistance. Note: ManageEngine MDM app is used by ManageEngine Mobile Device Manager Plus and ManageEngine Endpoint Central to manage devices within an organization. Compatible with devices running iOS 13.0 or later.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: ManageEngine MDM Self Service at 47% against Meraki Systems Manager's 18%. ManageEngine MDM Self Service also leads on rating (2.8 vs 2.4). Meraki Systems Manager's advantage is ratings volume (96 vs 14) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13.0). On price, update cadence, 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.
ManageEngine MDM Self Service holds the better App Store score, 2.8 against 2.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Meraki Systems Manager has 96 ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 18% of Meraki Systems Manager's written reviews are positive against 47% of ManageEngine MDM Self Service's.
Meraki Systems Manager ships an update every 2 months, ManageEngine MDM Self Service every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Meraki Systems Manager | ManageEngine MDM Self Service |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.4 (96 ratings) | 2.8 (14 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 18.4% of reviews | 46.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 96 — better | 14 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 98 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Meraki | Zoho Corporation |
Customer experience
Meraki Systems Manager
ManageEngine MDM Self Service
Bugs and requests
Meraki Systems Manager
Reported bugs
3 issues- Enrollment certificates become invalid
- Backpack functionality broken on iOS 9+
- Location services always running, draining battery
Requested features
3 requests- Improve enrollment process
- Add option to configure notification frequency
- Improve app stability and performance
ManageEngine MDM Self Service
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Meraki Systems Manager
No in-app purchases
ManageEngine MDM Self Service
No in-app purchases
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