Mobile Device Management (MDM) Cost Estimator

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Mobile Device Management (MDM) Cost Estimator

Estimate the total annual cost of deploying and managing an MDM solution, including licensing, implementation, support, and ongoing administration based on your device fleet and organizational profile.

Total Number of Managed Devices

MDM License Tier (per device/year)

Basic – $36/device/year (e.g., Jamf Now, SimpleMDM) Standard – $72/device/year (e.g., Microsoft Intune, Jamf Pro) Enterprise – $120/device/year (e.g., VMware Workspace ONE, MobileIron)

Primary Device Platform Mix

Homogeneous (single OS – iOS, Android, or Windows) Mixed (2 platforms) Heterogeneous (3+ platforms – iOS, Android, Windows, macOS)

Deployment Model

Cloud/SaaS (no on-prem infrastructure cost) Hybrid (partial on-prem – ~$15,000/year infrastructure) On-Premises (full on-prem – ~$40,000/year infrastructure)

One-Time Implementation & Setup Cost ($)

Include vendor professional services, migration, policy configuration, and pilot testing.

Dedicated MDM Administrator FTEs

Full-time equivalents spending majority of time on MDM administration.

Average IT Administrator Annual Salary ($)

Vendor Support Tier

Standard (8% of license cost/year) Premium (15% of license cost/year) Enterprise 24/7 (22% of license cost/year)

Annual Training & Certification Cost ($)

Include vendor certifications, admin training, and end-user onboarding materials.

Implementation Cost Amortization Period (years)

1 year 3 years 5 years

Calculate MDM Cost

### MDM Cost Estimate

function mobCalc() { const errEl = document.getElementById('mob-error'); const resEl = document.getElementById('mob-result'); errEl.style.display = 'none'; resEl.style.display = 'none';

// --- Collect Inputs --- const numDevices = parseFloat(document.getElementById('mob-num-devices').value); const licenseRate = parseFloat(document.getElementById('mob-license-tier').value); const platformMult = parseFloat(document.getElementById('mob-device-mix').value); const infraCost = parseFloat(document.getElementById('mob-deployment-model').value); const implCost = parseFloat(document.getElementById('mob-impl-cost').value); const adminFTE = parseFloat(document.getElementById('mob-admin-fte').value); const avgSalary = parseFloat(document.getElementById('mob-avg-salary').value); const supportRate = parseFloat(document.getElementById('mob-support-tier').value); const trainingCost = parseFloat(document.getElementById('mob-training-cost').value); const amortizeYears = parseFloat(document.getElementById('mob-amortize-years').value);

// --- Validation --- const errors = []; if (isNaN(numDevices) || numDevices 0) { errEl.innerHTML = errors.map(e => '⚠ ' + e).join(''); errEl.style.display = 'block'; return; }

// ----------------------------------------------------------------------- // FORMULA // // 1. Annual License Cost // License_Cost = numDevices × licenseRate × platformMult // // 2. Annual Support Cost // Support_Cost = License_Cost × supportRate // // 3. Annual Personnel Cost (with 30% benefits/overhead multiplier) // Personnel_Cost = adminFTE × avgSalary × 1.30 // // 4. Amortized Implementation Cost (straight-line) // Amortized_Impl = implCost / amortizeYears // // 5. Annual Infrastructure Cost // Infra_Cost = infraCost (from deployment model selection) // // 6. Annual Training Cost // Training_Cost = trainingCost (user-provided) // // 7. Total Annual MDM Cost // Total = License_Cost + Support_Cost + Personnel_Cost // + Amortized_Impl + Infra_Cost + Training_Cost // // 8. Cost Per Device Per Year // Cost_Per_Device = Total / numDevices // -----------------------------------------------------------------------

const BENEFITS_MULTIPLIER = 1.30;

const annualLicenseCost = numDevices * licenseRate * platformMult; const annualSupportCost = annualLicenseCost * supportRate; const annualPersonnelCost = adminFTE * avgSalary * BENEFITS_MULTIPLIER; const amortizedImpl = implCost / amortizeYears; const annualInfraCost = infraCost; const annualTrainingCost = trainingCost;

const totalAnnualCost = annualLicenseCost + annualSupportCost + annualPersonnelCost + amortizedImpl + annualInfraCost + annualTrainingCost;

const costPerDevice = totalAnnualCost / numDevices; const costPerDevicePerMonth = costPerDevice / 12;

// --- Percentage Breakdown --- const pctLicense = (annualLicenseCost / totalAnnualCost * 100).toFixed(1); const pctSupport = (annualSupportCost / totalAnnualCost * 100).toFixed(1); const pctPersonnel = (annualPersonnelCost / totalAnnualCost * 100).toFixed(1); const pctImpl = (amortizedImpl / totalAnnualCost * 100).toFixed(1); const pctInfra = (annualInfraCost / totalAnnualCost * 100).toFixed(1); const pctTraining = (annualTrainingCost / totalAnnualCost * 100).toFixed(1);

// --- Render Table --- const fmt = v => '$' + v.toLocaleString('en-US', {minimumFractionDigits:0, maximumFractionDigits:0}); const fmt2 = v => '$' + v.toLocaleString('en-US', {minimumFractionDigits:2, maximumFractionDigits:2});

const rows = [ ["Annual License Cost", fmt(annualLicenseCost), pctLicense + "%"], ["Annual Vendor Support Cost", fmt(annualSupportCost), pctSupport + "%"], ["Annual Personnel Cost (incl. benefits)", fmt(annualPersonnelCost), pctPersonnel + "%"], ["Amortized Implementation Cost", fmt(amortizedImpl), pctImpl + "%"], ["Annual Infrastructure Cost", fmt(annualInfraCost), pctInfra + "%"], ["Annual Training Cost", fmt(annualTrainingCost), pctTraining + "%"], ["Total Annual MDM Cost", "" + fmt(totalAnnualCost) + "", "100%"], ["Cost Per Device Per Year", fmt2(costPerDevice), "—"], ["Cost Per Device Per Month", fmt2(costPerDevicePerMonth), "—"], ];

const tableEl = document.getElementById('mob-result-table'); tableEl.innerHTML = `

Cost Component Annual Amount % of Total + rows.map((r, i) =>

${r[0]} ${r[1]} ${r[2]} `).join('');

// --- Benchmark Commentary --- let benchmark = ''; if (costPerDevice a.val > b.val ? a : b);

document.getElementById('mob-summary').innerHTML = **Summary:** Managing **${numDevices.toLocaleString()}** devices will cost approximately **${fmt(totalAnnualCost)}/year** (**${fmt2(costPerDevicePerMonth)}/device/month**). **Benchmark:** ${benchmark} **Largest Cost Driver:** ${topDriver.name} at ${fmt(topDriver.val)} (${(topDriver.val / totalAnnualCost * 100).toFixed(1)}% of total). **3-Year Total Cost of Ownership:** ${fmt(totalAnnualCost * 3 - amortizedImpl * amortizeYears + implCost)} (including full one-time implementation cost of ${fmt(implCost)}).;

resEl.style.display = 'block'; }

#### Formula

Annual License Cost = Devices × License Rate ($/device/yr) × Platform Complexity Multiplier Annual Support Cost = Annual License Cost × Support Rate Annual Personnel Cost = Admin FTEs × Average Salary × 1.30 (benefits & overhead) Amortized Implementation Cost = One-Time Implementation Cost ÷ Amortization Years Annual Infrastructure Cost = Fixed cost from deployment model selection Annual Training Cost = User-provided training & certification spend Total Annual MDM Cost = License + Support + Personnel + Amortized Implementation + Infrastructure + Training Cost Per Device/Year = Total Annual MDM Cost ÷ Number of Devices Cost Per Device/Month = Cost Per Device/Year ÷ 12

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