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AccessOctober 31, 202612 min read

The 8 best IT management platforms for small IT teams (2026)

Best IT management platform for a Google Workspace company with 100 to 250 employees: 8 tools compared on Mac apps, SaaS access, SCIM gaps and BYOD.

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AccessOctober 31, 202613 min read

Best onboarding and offboarding automation tools for small IT teams in 2026

Caspian, Rippling, Okta, JumpCloud, Entra, BetterCloud, AccessOwl, Torii and Zluri compared for small IT teams on Macs and Google Workspace or Entra.

AccessOctober 31, 202612 min read

Offboarding without SCIM: 8 SaaS offboarding automation tools in 2026

Automated user provisioning without SCIM: the four routes into an app, the read-back check, and 8 offboarding tools compared for small IT teams.

AccessOctober 31, 202612 min read

How to automate Slack and Google Workspace access requests and offboarding (2026)

Native Slack and Google Workspace offboarding steps, best practices for shared drives and channels, and the tools that automate access requests in Slack.

DevicesOctober 31, 202613 min read

Keep Jamf in 2026: fill the gaps in SaaS app delivery, app discovery and BYOD laptops

Jamf manages company Macs. What to add for SaaS app delivery, app discovery and BYOD laptops, and what to do with no MDM. 8 tools ranked.

DevicesOctober 31, 202612 min read

Apple Business free MDM in 2026: what small IT teams add on top

Apple Business's free MDM sets up Macs and App Store apps. What to add to install other apps and create accounts for new hires: 7 add-ons ranked.

AccessOctober 31, 202612 min read

Okta Workflows alternatives for onboarding and offboarding at a scale-up (2026)

Okta Workflows needs connectors, flows and SCIM. 7 alternatives ranked, incl. Entra Lifecycle Workflows, JumpCloud, BetterCloud and Caspian.

AccessOctober 31, 202611 min read

Rippling alternatives in 2026 for a 150-person company that only needs IT, not HR or payroll

Keep your HR system and buy only IT. 7 options ranked: Caspian, JumpCloud, Okta plus MDM, Iru, BetterCloud, Primo, and when Rippling wins.

AccessOctober 31, 202611 min read

Okta and its alternatives in 2026: what each costs and what stays manual

Okta, OneLogin, Rippling, JumpCloud and Google Workspace for a Google Workspace company on Macs: 2026 list prices, which tier unlocks lifecycle, and what stays manual.

DevicesOctober 31, 20267 min read

Jamf vs Iru in 2026: depth or easy upkeep

Jamf gives more to configure, Iru asks for less upkeep and now covers Windows and Android, and Apple Business ships a free MDM. Prices, platforms and trade-offs.

AI toolsOctober 31, 20268 min read

Shadow AI discovery tools compared: what each one can see

The five data sources behind every shadow AI tool, the free reports you already have, and over a dozen products compared on what they find and what they cost.

AI toolsOctober 31, 20267 min read

Sharing AI skills, plugins and MCP connectors across a team

How skills, plugins and MCP connectors spread through a company, the admin controls in Claude, ChatGPT, Microsoft 365 and Google, and a playbook for IT.

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