SkieWhat is the best Android MDM for a small business?
The best fit for a small business is the one that is simple to set up, works on the Android phones and tablets you already own, and does not need an IT department. Skie suits businesses that hand out devices for a defined job: you set the allowed apps, web filter and location rules per group and the device enforces them.
Small businesses usually ask for an MDM for three reasons: staff are spending work time on personal apps, a phone with customer data has gone missing, or the owner wants to know where a delivery or sales phone is. All three are device-owner jobs, and you do not need a large suite to do them.
With Skie you enrol each phone or tablet once. Android requires the device to be freshly set up or reset for this, and any Google account has to be removed first. After that you pick an app list, decide whether the browser is off, restricted or allowed, set working hours if you want them, and switch location on. Changes reach online devices within seconds.
Cost and effort matter more for a small firm than a long feature list. Skie is priced by seat, one device per seat, and pricing is on request. You use devices you already own and your own mobile plan, so there is no hardware purchase. There is no per-app time limit or screen time report yet, and no single sign-on, so check those are not on your must-have list.
When comparing, look at how much configuration each product needs before it is useful, whether it controls devices at the owner level or only at app level, and what happens when a phone is lost. A pilot on a handful of devices tells you more than a feature table.