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Scalefusion Alternative: How Infronest Compares
Scalefusion is a well-regarded India-based device management platform, particularly strong on Android kiosk and frontline device deployments. Teams usually look for an alternative when device management is only one of several tools they are paying for.
Infronest is an all-in-one IT management platform: 19 modules — monitoring, IT assets, helpdesk, device management, patch management, RMM and VAPT — in a single tenant-isolated workspace. See all modules →
Last updated: 16 August 2026
What Scalefusion is known for
Scalefusion focuses on mobile device and endpoint management, with notable depth in Android Device Owner, kiosk mode and rugged/frontline device scenarios.
Scalefusion vs Infronest, side by side
| Scalefusion | Infronest | |
|---|---|---|
| Primary focus | Device management (MDM/UEM) | Full IT management platform, with device management as one of 19 modules |
| Android kiosk / frontline depth | A core strength | Supported via Device Owner enrolment |
| OS coverage | Including Android, iOS, Windows, macOS, Linux, ChromeOS | Windows, macOS, Linux, Android (no iOS/iPadOS today) |
| Server & network monitoring | Not offered — Scalefusion’s product line is endpoint management (UEM), not infrastructure monitoring | Included |
| Helpdesk & ticketing | No native helpdesk module — Scalefusion is a UEM product; ticketing needs a separate tool | Included, with tickets linked to assets |
| VAPT / security testing | Not offered — no security-testing product in the Scalefusion suite | Included — engagements, CVSS findings, audit-ready reports |
| IT asset & licence management | Device inventory | Full lifecycle: procurement, assignment, transfers, disposal, licences |
| Multi-tenant for MSPs | Available | Tenant isolation per client across every module |
Scalefusion capabilities verified: 16 August 2026, from Scalefusion’s public documentation. Capabilities reflect what each vendor publicly documents and may change as products evolve.
Choose Scalefusion if…
- Your primary need is Android kiosk, rugged or frontline device management at scale
- You already have monitoring, helpdesk and asset tooling you are happy with
- You need deep, mature MDM-specific features and nothing else
Choose Infronest if…
- You are paying for device management, monitoring, helpdesk and asset tools separately
- You want tickets, assets and devices to be one connected record instead of four systems
- You need security testing (VAPT) alongside device management
- You are an MSP wanting per-client isolation across every module, not just MDM
When Scalefusion is the right call
If your fleet is dominated by single-purpose Android devices — kiosks, rugged handhelds, delivery-rider phones, digital signage — Scalefusion is one of the strongest products in the market for exactly that. Its kiosk lockdown, managed browser and frontline tooling have years of maturity, and switching away buys you nothing on that specific problem.
The same is true if your estate leans Apple-mobile or ChromeOS. Infronest does not manage iOS, iPadOS or ChromeOS today, so a school full of iPads or Chromebooks is simply not our fight. And if you have already invested in Scalefusion’s OneIdP or Veltar companion products, the 360 suite’s pieces reinforce each other in a way a device-management-only migration would break.
The switch makes sense when device management is one line item among several: you also pay for monitoring, a helpdesk, an asset register or security testing, and each tool holds a partial copy of the truth. That is the consolidation case, and it is the only case we argue.
What consolidating actually changes day-to-day
The visible change is fewer consoles and one renewal. The useful change is that records connect: a ticket references the asset, the asset is the managed device, and the device’s patch level and vulnerabilities are on the same screen. Nobody re-keys a serial number between a UEM console and a helpdesk, and nobody exports a CSV to answer ‘which laptops are behind on patches and who is using them’.
For MSPs the practical difference is tenant isolation across every module, not just MDM: each client is a separate workspace covering their devices, tickets, assets, monitoring and VAPT findings, with remote desktop sessions isolated per organisation through the MeshCentral integration.
Security & compliance considerations
Consolidation changes your audit surface. With separate UEM, monitoring and helpdesk tools, an auditor’s evidence trail crosses three vendors and three export formats. In Infronest the trail stays in one tenant-isolated workspace: device compliance, patch state, ticket history and VAPT findings with CVSS scores and retest results are all first-class records.
Infronest is India-based and DPDP-aligned, which simplifies processor conversations for Indian organisations. The VAPT module also means the platform that manages your endpoints can run and document security testing against your estate — a capability Scalefusion, as a UEM vendor, does not offer and does not claim to.
See how it prices for your team
Infronest platform tiers
- Starter: ₹29,999/month flat
- Professional: ₹49,999/month flat
- Enterprise: ₹94,999+/month flat
Flat per plan — employees raise tickets free; device add-ons (MDM, patch) are per-device. Full pricing
Scalefusion pricing
Essentials plan from $2 per device/month ($24 billed annually) source · verified 16 August 2026
Scalefusion prices per device: the Essentials plan is listed at $2 per device/month, with Growth at $3.5, Business at $5 and Enterprise at $6 per device/month. Its pricing page states that all plans are billed annually only, with a minimum of 10 devices.
Infronest prices the platform flat — ₹29,999, ₹49,999 or ₹94,999+ per month for the whole workspace — with device management as a per-user add-on (MDM ₹300–700 per user by tier, Endpoint Management ₹700 per user). Monitoring, helpdesk, IT assets and the other modules sit inside the platform fee rather than adding per-device line items.
The structural difference matters more than any single number: a per-device bill scales linearly with fleet size, while a flat platform fee plus per-user add-ons scales with team size and covers the non-MDM tooling too. Run both models against your own device count and current tool list — the right answer depends on your estate, so we publish the models and let you compute.
Migrating from Scalefusion to Infronest
Be realistic about one thing first: no vendor can transfer an MDM enrolment. Device trust is established per management platform, so every device leaving Scalefusion has to re-enrol into Infronest — there is no shortcut, and any vendor that implies otherwise is glossing over it. Plan the move as a staged rollout over two to four weeks, not a switch you flip.
Android deserves special attention because it is Scalefusion’s strong suit. Fully managed (Device Owner) Android devices require a factory reset to change owner, so kiosk and frontline fleets should be re-provisioned in scheduled batches. Work-profile devices can drop the old profile and re-enrol without a full wipe, though work-container data is recreated fresh. Policies do not port either — restrictions, Wi-Fi, app rules and compliance checks are rebuilt in Infronest and verified on a pilot group before the wider fleet moves.
- Export your device inventory, app lists and policy documentation from the Scalefusion dashboard (CSV) — this is your migration record and your audit trail.
- Recreate core policies in Infronest first: restrictions, Wi-Fi, app allow/block lists and compliance rules. Policy objects do not transfer between MDM vendors.
- Pilot with 10–20 mixed devices — Windows, macOS and Linux via the Infronest agents, Android via Device Owner enrolment — and run one to two weeks in parallel with Scalefusion.
- Re-enrol in batches by site or department. Fully managed Android devices need a factory reset and fresh provisioning, so schedule those windows with the people who use them.
- Before Scalefusion seats lapse, export any compliance and audit reports you need for records — historical compliance data does not migrate.
- Decommission Scalefusion only after the last batch reports healthy in Infronest, and keep the inventory export as evidence of a clean handover.
What you lose by switching
Scalefusion is a genuinely good UEM product, and leaving it has real costs. Weigh these before you commit:
- iOS and iPadOS management. Infronest manages Windows, macOS, Linux and Android — Apple mobile devices are not supported today, so an iPhone/iPad estate needs a separate tool or retained Scalefusion seats.
- ChromeOS management, which Scalefusion offers and Infronest does not.
- Kiosk depth. Scalefusion’s multi-app kiosk, ProSurf managed browser and rugged/frontline tooling are more mature than Infronest’s Device Owner kiosk support.
- The wider Scalefusion 360 suite — OneIdP (identity/SSO) and Veltar (business VPN and Zero Trust access) — if you were using or planning to use those companion products.
- Zero-touch enrolment maturity: Scalefusion’s Windows Autopilot, Apple Business Manager and Android Zero-touch integrations are long-established.
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