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Tanium vs Microsoft Intune

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Tanium

Software

Unified platform for real-time endpoint management, security and compliance

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Rated
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Full reviewWebsite
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Microsoft Intune

Software

Manage and protect cloud-connected endpoints across device platforms, apps and operating systems

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Rated
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Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Tanium no public pricing is published, requiring a sales engagement to get a quote.; Microsoft Intune intune Plan 1 costs $8.00 per user per month standalone, with the Intune Suite add-on costing a further $10.00 per user per month

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Tanium and Microsoft Intune actually diverge.

Attributes where Tanium and Microsoft Intune differ
AttributeTaniumMicrosoft Intune
Pricing modelquotesubscription
Platformsweb, windows, mac, linux, apiWeb
Founded2007Unknown

Identical on both: starting price (On request), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Tanium

  • Real-time endpoint queries
  • Single lightweight agent
  • Linear Chain Architecture
  • Vulnerability management
  • AI-driven remediation
  • Threat hunting

Only in Microsoft Intune

Nothing recorded that Tanium does not also cover.

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Tanium

  • Getting real-time visibility into all endpoints across a large enterprisenot Microsoft Intune
  • Patching operating systems and software at scale quicklynot Microsoft Intune
  • Continuous vulnerability scanning and risk scoringnot Microsoft Intune
  • Hunting for and remediating active threats across a fleetnot Microsoft Intune

Microsoft Intune

No use cases recorded yet. See the Microsoft Intune review.

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Tanium

  • No public pricing is published, requiring a sales engagement to get a quote.
  • Aimed at large enterprises, making it impractical for small teams or budgets.
  • Deployment and configuration of the agent-based architecture requires significant IT expertise.
  • Full value depends on adopting multiple Tanium modules, which can increase cost and complexity versus point solutions.

Microsoft Intune

  • Intune Plan 1 costs $8.00 per user per month standalone, with the Intune Suite add-on costing a further $10.00 per user per month
  • Individual suite add-on components are priced separately at $2.00 to $5.00 per user per month rather than included in the base plan

Pricing, plan by plan

Tanium

On request
  • Enterprise$undefined/mo
    • Custom endpoint volume pricing
    • Full platform modules
    • Dedicated support

Microsoft Intune

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Microsoft Intune review.

Which should you pick?

Choose Tanium if

  • You need real-time endpoint queries.
  • You work on web, windows, mac, linux, api.
  • You also want single lightweight agent.
Tanium review

Choose Microsoft Intune if

Nothing in the data separates Microsoft Intune from Tanium on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.

Microsoft Intune review

Questions people ask

Is Tanium or Microsoft Intune better?
Neither clearly leads. Tanium starts at On request and Microsoft Intune at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Tanium or Microsoft Intune?
Tanium starts at On request and Microsoft Intune at On request.
Does Tanium or Microsoft Intune run on more platforms?
Tanium runs on web, windows, mac, linux, api. Microsoft Intune runs on Web.
What is Tanium best used for?
Tanium is most often used for getting real-time visibility into all endpoints across a large enterprise, patching operating systems and software at scale quickly, continuous vulnerability scanning and risk scoring, hunting for and remediating active threats across a fleet. Of those, getting real-time visibility into all endpoints across a large enterprise and patching operating systems and software at scale quickly are not what Microsoft Intune is typically brought in for.
What can Tanium do that Microsoft Intune cannot?
Tanium covers Real-time endpoint queries, Single lightweight agent, Linear Chain Architecture, Vulnerability management.
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