Hexnode vs SimpleMDM
Side-by-side: features, pricing, deployment, and the short version of which wins for which buyer.
Verdict
// In this 2026 ranking, Hexnode places higher than the other.
Hexnode — Hexnode has the broadest OS coverage in this comparison — Windows, macOS, iOS, iPadOS, Android, tvOS — from a single console.
SimpleMDM — SimpleMDM is a lightweight Apple-only MDM ideal for fleets under approximately 100 devices.
Side-by-side specifications
Hexnode
- Best for
- Mixed-OS fleets needing a single console
- Pricing model
- Per-device, monthly; transparent tiers
- Deployment
- Cloud or on-premise
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, iOS, iPadOS, Android, tvOS, Fire OS
- Founded
- 2013, San Francisco, CA
- API
- Public REST API
SimpleMDM
- Best for
- Startups and small teams under 100 devices
- Pricing model
- Per-device, monthly; flat tiers
- Deployment
- Cloud-native (SaaS)
- Platforms
- macOS, iOS, iPadOS, tvOS
- Founded
- 2015, Minneapolis, MN
- API
- Public REST API
Feature comparison
| Feature | Hexnode | SimpleMDM |
|---|---|---|
| Apple-only specialist | ✗ | ✓ |
| Real-time live agent | ✗ | ✗ |
| Multi-tenant / MSP | ✓ | ~ |
| Declarative Device Management (DDM) | ~ | ✓ |
| Zero-touch deployment | ✓ | ✓ |
| Apple Business Manager | ✓ | ✓ |
| Apple School Manager | ✓ | ~ |
| Custom scripting | ✓ | ✓ |
| Patch management | ~ | ~ |
| Software deployment | ✓ | ✓ |
| Auto-remediation | ~ | ~ |
| Compliance reporting | ✓ | ~ |
| Public REST API | ✓ | ✓ |
| macOS / iOS / iPadOS | ✓ | ✓ |
| tvOS | ✓ | ✓ |
| visionOS | ~ | ~ |
| Windows / Android | ✓ | ✗ |
| Pricing model | per-device | per-device |
Hexnode — strengths and watch-outs
- Broad OS coverage
- Transparent pricing
- Mature kiosk and rugged-device support
- Apple depth is mid-tier
- UI feels older than the category
- Partial DDM support
SimpleMDM — strengths and watch-outs
- Easy to learn
- Predictable pricing
- Sensible defaults
- Limited advanced automation
- Reporting thins at scale
- No real-time agent