Best Mobile Device Management · head-to-head

JumpCloud vs Esper

A sourced, side-by-side comparison for mobile device management. Esper has the lower entry price. Every figure links to the public page it was captured from — the vendor's own wherever the vendor publishes the number, otherwise the named public source — with the date we captured it.

Esper has the lower entry price — JumpCloud starts at $11/mo, Esper at $2/mo. Free tier: JumpCloud No, Esper No. HIPAA: JumpCloud —, Esper —.

As of 2026-09-03 · figures link to their source below STALE

Side by side

JumpCloud

$11/mo entry
Entry price$11/mo (Device Management)
Free tierNo
HIPAA (BAA)
SOC 2Yes
GDPR
Best forIT teams replacing Active Directory with cloud directory

Esper

$2/mo entry
Entry price$2/mo (Genesis)
Free tierNo
HIPAA (BAA)
SOC 2Yes
GDPR
Best forRetail POS and kiosk device fleets

Sources — JumpCloud: jumpcloud.com (verified 2026-09-03) STALE · 2026-06-15 · Esper: esper.io (verified 2026-09-03) STALE · 2026-06-15

Key features

JumpCloud: Unified directory + MDM + SSO in one platform; SOC 2 Type 2 and ISO 27001 certified; Cross-platform: Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android; Open directory platform replacing on-prem Active Directory

Esper: Purpose-built for dedicated/kiosk device fleets (Android-first); SOC 2 Type 2, ISO 27001, and PCI DSS certified; Zero-touch provisioning for enterprise Android; Prorated plan upgrades at any time

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