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Jamf

About Jamf

Jamf provides Apple device management and endpoint protection for Mac and mobile devices. The platform manages and secures Mac, iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Vision Pro and Apple TV devices. Jamf has operated for more than 20 years. More than 76,600 organizations use Jamf. Jamf manages and secures more than 33.6 million devices.

Products

Jamf School: Provides education MDM for teachers, students, and IT.
Jamf Protect: Provides endpoint protection, threat defense, threat prevention and web content filtering.
Jamf Connect: Provides access to replace legacy VPNs with ZTNA and a single set of cloud ID credentials.
Jamf Mobile Forensics: Provides threat detection and response for mobile-first enterprises.

Used for

Automating configuration and deployment of Apple devices at scale.
Provisioning devices hands-free including BYOD.
Collecting hardware, software and security configuration details from devices.
Detecting and blocking threats in real time with behavioral analysis.
Filtering web content and blocking phishing attacks.

Who it is for

Organizations of any size using Apple devices.
Small businesses with fewer than 25 employees.
K-12 schools.

From Jamf's own website, read 2026-10-23. How we build listings.

How to evaluate Endpoint & Device Management

This is how the CIOPages Research Team evaluates this category. It is not an assessment of Jamf. It comes from our Unified Endpoint Management (UEM) buyer guide.

30%

OS Breadth & Per-Platform Depth

Genuine management depth on every OS you run — Windows, macOS, iOS/iPadOS, Android (incl. Android Enterprise work profile), Linux, and rugged/wearable/shared devices — not just an enrollment checkbox. How quickly the vendor supports new Apple Declarative Device Management and Android features each OS release

20%

Identity & Zero-Trust Integration

Native conditional access tied to device compliance/posture, integration with your IdP (Entra ID, Okta, Google), certificate and Wi-Fi/VPN provisioning, and how device signals feed access decisions rather than living in a silo

18%

Security Convergence

Built-in or tightly integrated mobile threat defense, endpoint privilege management, vulnerability/patch posture, attack-surface and compliance enforcement, and clean hand-off to your EDR/XDR — UEM as a security control, not just inventory

17%

App, Patch & Configuration Lifecycle

OS and third-party patching coverage and cadence, app deployment and packaging (incl. macOS and store/VPP apps), zero-touch provisioning (Autopilot, Apple ADE, Android zero-touch), policy/baseline management, and self-healing or remediation automation

10%

Scale, DEX & Administration

Performance and reliability at your device count, multi-tenant/RBAC and delegated admin, reporting and fleet visibility, end-user self-service, and digital employee experience (DEX) telemetry — device health and remediation, not just compliance state

Deployment Model & Licensing Fit

Cloud vs. self-hosted/on-prem options and data residency, how the per-device/per-user model maps to your estate, and whether the capability you need is bundled in licenses you already own or is a paid add-on tier

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