A more efficient alternative to MDM

XFA secures every device used for work at login, without enrolling it or taking control of it. Built for companies with a mixed device fleet: company-owned, personal and contractor devices, on any operating system.

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What is XFA?

XFA is the device security solution that identifies every device used by people in your organization, informs users about risks, and verifies compliance with your security policy at login, without needing to manage or control the device. It runs standalone: no identity provider migration, no manual device enrollment.

What is an MDM?

An MDM (Mobile Device Management) is a tool IT teams use to manage company devices centrally. To secure a device, the MDM first needs to enroll it and take control of it, then IT uses it to push applications, updates and compliance checks onto each enrolled device. We will compare this traditional device security approach with XFA.

XFA vs MDM, feature by feature

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XFA
MDM

Security Checks

Set up in minutes (no IT rollout)

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Not included

Blocks non-compliant devices at login

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Not includedOnly in combination with Conditional Access.

Made for self-install

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Not included

Device and User Support

Works for contractor devices and BYOD

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Not includedAn MDM takes full control of the device, so contractors and employees often refuse to enroll their own devices for privacy reasons.

Never takes control of the device

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Not includedEnrolling a device in an MDM gives IT management rights over it, including remotely wiping company data or the whole device.

Discovers every device through SSO, no app installed

Not includedAn MDM only sees enrolled devices, so personal devices used for work stay invisible.

Ecosystem

Supports any operating system

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Not includedMost MDMs focus on one platform family and often don't support Linux and mobile devices.

No identity provider migration needed

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Not includedBlocking devices at login usually depends on the MDM vendor's own identity platform, such as Microsoft Entra ID for Intune.

Why choose XFA over an MDM solution?

Three differences that decide it for most teams.

Fast remote self-onboarding

Users onboard themselves in minutes, with no IT support needed. They fix security issues in their own time, so their devices stay secure without interrupting their work.

Privacy-respecting by design

XFA also secures the BYOD and contractor devices your team already works on, without ever taking control of their devices. XFA can replace your MDM or run alongside it.

Any OS, any identity provider

Windows, macOS, Linux, Android and iOS are all fully supported, and XFA works with Microsoft Entra ID, Okta, Google and more. One tool to secure every device.

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Simple per-user pricing with unlimited devices, and no migration from your current setup required.

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What our customers say

"I think it's a good balance between being lightweight, non-intrusive, and transparent. Transparent in the sense of what you are looking at. The only way for me to get adoption was actually giving people access to the dashboard and showing what I'm looking at. Other solutions we tested didn't make it that transparent."
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Gus Fune
Gus FuneChief Technology Officer
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