--- description: Review of Jamf Connect Software: system overview, features, price and cost information. Get free demos and compare to similar programs. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/software_advice/og_logo-55146305bbe7b450bea05c18e9be9c9a.png title: Jamf Connect | Reviews, Pricing & Demos - SoftwareAdvice AU --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Password Management Software](/directory/4585/password-management/software) > [Jamf Connect](/software/267392/jamf-connect) # Jamf Connect Canonical: https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/software/267392/jamf-connect Page: 1 / 3\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/software/267392/jamf-connect?page=2) > Jamf Connect gives users the ability to access their Mac and their applications with a single identity — all without the need for multiple accounts or to bind to Active Directory. Supporting cloud-identity providers such as Okta, Microsoft Azure Active Directory, Google Cloud and Apple’s enrollment customization feature, Jamf Connect provides an improved user experience, during setup and day-to-day logins. Additional benefits include: - Improved login experience with a single set of credentials across your users’ cloud-identity provider and Mac. Jamf Connect extends this to cloud-identity providers and keeps them in sync indefinitely. - Organized Mac fleet for IT to manage — all users are consistently using their cloud-identity credentials (username and password) across their device and applications. - Multifactor authentication with each and every login, ensuring the right person is on the right machine. Security vulnerabilities are everywhere. And in today’s remote working world, where employees are logging in from unsecure networks or an unauthorized user gets their hands on devices, security concerns are at an all-time high. Because Jamf Connect requires a cloud-identity username and password, IT admins are able to monitor who is accessing their devices, leverage cloud admin permissions to service machines, and maintain security and compliance standards across all devices and users. - Admins have the ability to track and monitor what devices are being accessed, from where and by whom. - Ability to create multiple IT admin accounts that can leverage cloud-identity provider (IdP) permissions to log in as an admin to any machine, eliminating the security risk of having one static IT account. - Admins can enforce password policies via the IdP, maintaining consistency and security of devices and users. Having multiple logins and passwords across Mac can detract from a user’s experience and productivity. Jamf Connect eliminates this hassle by leveraging a single identity to unlock everything a user needs to get the job done. Ensure your users’ cloud-identity passwords are synchronized down to the local account level on the Mac, even when the password is changed. Once a user signs on with a single set of credentials, Jamf Connect will: - Synchronize passwords between the cloud-identity provider and the local Mac account. - Make it easy to report on which cloud-identity accounts are being used on each machine. With Jamf Connect, simplify your job and the login process for your users while keeping them secure. > > Verdict: Rated **4.6/5** by 38 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.6/5** | 38 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.4/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 4.7/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.4/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.4/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 90% | (9/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: Jamf - **Founded**: 2002 ## Commercial Context - **Starting Price**: USD 4.00 - **Pricing model**: Other (Free Trial) - **Pricing Details**: For Jamf Connect only, it's $48/device/year with required onboarding for an additional fee. If your organization requires a complete Apple Enterprise Management solution, explore our Business Plan or Enterprise Plan. Jamf's Business Plan includes Jamf Connect, Jamf Pro, and Jamf Protect and is $13.65/user/month. With Business Plan, you'll get provisioning, automated policies, identity-based access, endpoint security, Jamf Standard Support, and access to a full online training catalog. Jamf's Enterprise Plan includes all features of the Jamf Business Plan plus enterprise-grade customer support, cloud hosting, a mix of user and device-based licenses, and option add-on solutions. For custom pricing, contact us at https://www.jamf.com/pricing/enterprise-plan/. - **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based, Mac (Desktop), iPhone (Mobile), iPad (Mobile) - **Supported Languages**: English, French, German, Japanese, Spanish - **Available Countries**: Canada, Colombia, Mexico, United States ## Features - Access Certification - Access Controls/Permissions - Access Management - Active Directory Integration - Activity Tracking - Administrative Reporting - Alerts/Notifications - Application Management - Authentication - Autosave & Autofill - Biometrics - Compliance Management - Credential Management - Customisable Branding - Employee Onboarding - Encrypted Password Storage - Event Logs - Fraud Detection - Identity Federation - Knowledge-Based Authentication ## Integrations (5 total) - Microsoft Azure - Microsoft Entra ID - Okta - OneLogin - PingFederate ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base - Phone Support - 24/7 (Live rep) - Chat ## Category - [Password Management Software](https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/directory/4585/password-management/software) ## Related Categories - [Password Management Software](https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/directory/4585/password-management/software) - [Single Sign On Software](https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/directory/4347/single-sign-on/software) - [Authentication Software](https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/directory/4311/authentication/software) - [Identity Management Software](https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/directory/4549/identity-management/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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If your org requires FileVault 2 encryption to be enabled, Jamf Connect and ensure the device is encrypted, with the key being escrowed, before any user has created their account. > > **Cons**: While Jamf only supports Apple Devices, our Windows users get jealous of the speed in which we can deploy and provision Macs to our users. ----- ### "Seamless SSO setup with a caveat" — 4.0/5 > **Victor** | *12 September 2025* | Marketing & Advertising | Recommendation rating: 7.0/10 > > **Pros**: End users can easily and seamless access their devices with little to no guidance once the initial setup is done, which is amazing, especially during certification renewal process > > **Cons**: The enrollment process can be cumbersome, especially, if you need to later on release a machine, it can't be easily done without fully erasing it, otherwise, you still get a few residual files and configurations > > Overall, a great experience for those that want a one-off onboarding solution without the hassle of constantly updating SSO certificates. ----- ### "Not the best for AD environment" — 4.0/5 > **Kevin** | *9 September 2021* | Telecommunications | Recommendation rating: 2.0/10 > > **Pros**: The ability to use hands off deployment to new users > > **Cons**: I had issues with passwords in my testing. We us AD accounts to access our Mac computers. When Jamf connect setups on a machine that already has and AD mobile account, it makes it local, this does something that when the user changes their ad password the connection between Jamf connect and the Mac will not allow the password to be updated. I had a support ticket and we were unable to resolve this issue. Also, when running updates on a computer the updates do not complete until Jamf Connect has authenticated. I would start updates on Friday, come in on Monday, sign into Jamf Connect, then have to wait 15 minutes for the update to complete. > > fair, I like the ability to control logins and have hands free deployment but this really is only useful for new Mac deployments. I did not even try to move a user to a new Mac, not sure how that would work ----- ### "Jamf Connect enables macOS corporate logins with ease" — 5.0/5 > **Emmanuel** | *11 April 2025* | Education Management | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10 > > **Pros**: Enabling Entra ID login for macOS, enabling users to have a consistent experience with one account. > > **Cons**: Can be a little bit fiddly to set up, and there is a learning curve, but it's absolutely manageable. > > Jamf Connect has enabled seamless experiences for our users with Entra ID login, easy mounting of file shares, etc. It enables macOS devices to interface with a modern Endpoint environment with ease. ----- ### "Mac Password Sync Solution" — 4.0/5 > **Verified Reviewer** | *19 August 2021* | Information Technology & Services | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **Pros**: It was becoming obvious that binding Macs to AD was no longer best practice. We needed a solution to keep passwords in sync and Jamf Connect does that perfectly. We also like the ability to customize the login screen and allow users to login via SSO. > > **Cons**: I thought the implementation was a bit difficult, and we could have used additional time with an expert in order to get things up and running. I wish users could be admins on their own Macs without having admin access to all Mac devices. > > Well, it's not completely rolled out to all of our Macs yet, because we need to figure out a solution for pushing out our 802.1x wireless profile to devices for machine authentication. For the devices we are testing on, the software works well and helps to eliminate password sync issues. ----- Page: 1 / 3\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/software/267392/jamf-connect?page=2) ## Links - [View on SoftwareAdvice](https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/software/267392/jamf-connect) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | en | | | en-AU | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-NZ | | ----- ## Structured Data