Iru (formerly Kandji)
Depends
Confidence: Medium
Buy if you run a growing, Apple-heavy fleet with real compliance obligations and want MDM, identity, and audit automation in one platform.
Comparison
Iru (formerly Kandji) vs JumpCloud
Iru (formerly Kandji) and JumpCloud both land on Depends.
JumpCloud
Depends
Confidence: Medium
Buy if you're an SMB or MSP that wants one console for mixed Windows/Mac/Linux devices plus SSO and MFA.
| Compare | Iru (formerly Kandji) | JumpCloud |
|---|---|---|
| Verdict | Depends | Depends |
| Best for | Apple-heavy mid-market fleets | MSPs managing multi-client fleets |
| Who it's not for | Tiny teams with a few Macs . massive overkill | Small teams that only need SSO . packages stack costs |
| Privacy | No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.² | ISO 27001 certified, but carries a 2023 North Korea-linked breach and a patched 2025 critical privilege-escalation flaw. |
| Support quality | No direct user evidence on support | No support-quality evidence in sources |
| Public sentiment | Reviewers rate Iru 4.7-4.9/5, praising it as reliable, scalable, and cost-effective MDM.⁶ | Reddit MSPs debate its value and weaknesses while G2 and Gartner reviewers trend positive on the unified platform.15 |
| Biggest gotcha | No public pricing . you learn cost only after a sales call; budgeting blind.⁴ | 2023 supply-chain breach: attackers pivoted through JumpCloud to compromise its customers |
Pick Iru (formerly Kandji) when
- Apple-heavy mid-market fleets
- Compliance-driven IT teams
- Lean IT teams automating patching
- Teams consolidating MDM, identity, compliance
When Iru (formerly Kandji) is not a fit
- Tiny teams with a few Macs . massive overkill
- Windows-first enterprises
- Buyers needing transparent, self-serve pricing
- Orgs wanting separate best-of-breed tools
Pick JumpCloud when
- MSPs managing multi-client fleets
- Mixed Windows/Mac/Linux shops
- Teams replacing AD, MDM, and SSO point tools
- Orgs ditching on-prem Active Directory
When JumpCloud is not a fit
- Small teams that only need SSO . packages stack costs
- Microsoft-only shops already running Intune and Entra
- Anyone unwilling to run agents on every endpoint
- Pure-Mac offices that only need Apple MDM
Sources
official
- Iru product security pageiru.comsecurity
- Iru Pricing pageiru.comofficial
review
- IRU (Kandji) Review 2026: Apple MDM Softwaredormytech.comreview
- Iru Software Reviews, Demo & Pricingsoftwareadvice.comreview
- Iru Reviews in 2026 - SourceForgesourceforge.netreview
- XFA vs Iru (formerly Kandji)xfa.techreview
- JumpCloud vs Iru (Formerly Kandji)jumpcloud.comreview
review
review
- Iru: Funding, Team & Investorsstartupintros.comnews
- Iru Reviews, Cost & Features - GetAppgetapp.com.aureview
- Kandji rebrands as Iru - LinkedInlinkedin.comnews
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- JumpCloud Reviews on Gartner Peer Insightsgartner.comreview