Esper vs. VMware Workspace One (formerly AirWatch)
Esper’s Next-Gen Device Management Solution Beats Workspace One in All the Ways That Matter
Esper is the answer if you’re looking for big company features with a small company feel. We offer the flexibility, personalized support, seamless integration, and robust infrastructure needed to keep your business moving forward. Give us a try and discover why Esper is the best VMware Workspace One (AirWatch) alternative.
Esper
Truly touchless provisioning
Esper Seamless Provisioning is a truly touchless provisioning option — just turn the device on and walk away.
From Windows to Android with ease
Esper offers a way to quickly convert devices from Windows to Android, thus extending the hardware lifespan. Bare metal, virtualization, or even dual boot are all available.
Built for IT admins and developers
Esper’s intuitive console makes onboarding and device management easy for IT teams. Automation, APIs, and SDK access make life simple for developers. Win-win.
Personalized support
Esper is all about our customers, and that shows in our interactions. Our support is second to none, and our willingness to go above and beyond is unmatched.
Transparent pricing that scales with you
Buying things shouldn’t be complicated. That’s why Esper keeps pricing straightforward — pay for what you need, not for a bundle of extras you don’t. Transparent, predictable, and designed to scale with you.
Designed for business-critical devices
Esper is for you if your business relies on kiosks, point of sale systems, company-owned and managed smartphones and tablets, or other devices critical to business.
Airwatch
Cumbersome onboarding
Onboarding new devices to Workspace One can sometimes take up to two hours. That’s a lot of time.
Hardware end of life means money spent
With Workspace One, there’s no updating EOL (end of life) Windows hardware — you just have to replace it. Depending on your device fleet size, that can get really costly really quickly.
Devs need not apply
You're out of luck if you want to do more than what Workspace One offers in a point-and-click interface. No advanced SDK or API integration here.
Customer support is a second-class citizen
If you’re not one of VMware’s top-tier customers, you’re not going to get the personalized customer support you need — or even a response at all in some cases.
Complex pricing model
Workspace One’s pricing model is about getting you in the door and then gating the features you need to succeed, so you have to pay more.
Designed for employee-owned devices
Employee-owned devices don’t have the same management needs as business-critical, company-owned hardware. It’s like trying to fit a round peg into a square hole.
What Esper Customers Have to Say
Their documentation and user guide are simple yet comprehensive. Their tech support is responsive. They have an extensive knowledge base on their product. They have API integrations for developers as well, not many MDM software have this.
Before Esper, each tablet took around 30 minutes of focused effort and about 1.5 hours total to set up. With Esper, the initial setup work takes under 5 minutes, the tablets can be left to configure and update themselves. This has saved us DAYS of work time and improved both safety and reliability.
Their documentation and user guide are simple yet comprehensive. Their tech support is responsive. They have an extensive knowledge base on their product. They have API integrations for developers as well, not many MDM software have this.
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Ready to Switch from Workspace One to a Space That Works for You?
Esper is the next-gen device management solution for Android and iOS devices that specializes in company-owned and managed kiosks, tablets, smartphones, IoT edge devices, and more. Give us 30 days, and we’ll show you what you’re missing out on.
