/r/macsysadmin/

r/macsysadmin

53k members
r/macsysadmin is a subreddit with 53k members. The most common kinds of discussions are solution requests and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses looking, struggling, jamf, apple, and management, and they frequently recommend/review mdm, mdm solution, and backup solutions.
A subreddit for all things related to the administration of Apple devices.

Popular Themes in r/macsysadmin

#1
Solution Requests
: "Looking for enterprise-grade macOS MDM (moving away from Jamf) – real-world recommendations?"
5 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "Any books on Mac OS architechture and internals?"
4 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "Storage Issues on Shared iPads Creating Update Problems"
2 posts
#4
Opportunities
: "MDM related predictions for WWDC 2026?"
1 post

Popular Topics in r/macsysadmin

#1

Looking

20 posts
#2

Struggling

6 posts
#3

Jamf

4 posts
#4

Apple

3 posts
#5

Management

2 posts
#6

Annoying

2 posts
#7

Adobe

2 posts
#8

Script

2 posts
#9

Mdm

2 posts
#10

Setup

2 posts

Products Discussed in r/macsysadmin

Mdm

86 reviews
#1
Mosyle
4.5 from 26 reviews
#2
Addigy
4.8 from 9 reviews
#3
AppTec360
5.0 from 8 reviews

Mdm Solution

45 reviews
#1
Jamf
4.8 from 9 reviews
#2
Mosyle
4.6 from 7 reviews
#3
ManageEngine
5.0 from 4 reviews
#1
Time Machine
4.8 from 6 reviews
#2
Backblaze
4.5 from 4 reviews
#3
Borg
4.0 from 1 review

Flair Used in r/macsysadmin

#1
General Discussion
: "How do you guys feel about Mac's new ad campaign?"
20 posts
#2
Jamf
: "Introducing NoMAD-Classic - a NoMAD v1 Universal macOS App"
12 posts
#3
Open Source Tool
: "DDM OS Reminder (4.0.0)"
7 posts
#4
Scripting
: "[Script] Compare computers between Jamf Protect & Jamf Pro"
7 posts
#5
Software
: "SharedRoot: Technical analysis of the Claude Cowork sandbox escape on macOS"
6 posts
#6
New To Mac Administration
: "MacOS VM inside MacOS"
6 posts
#7
Error/Bug
: "Apple Mail is mass hard-deleting emails on Exchange Online"
6 posts
#8
macOS Updates
: "SUMB (Software Update Menu Bar)"
3 posts
#9
Configuration Profiles
: "PPPC accessibility deprecated"
3 posts
#10
Network Drives
: "MacOS Tags on SMB shares on UNAS Pro"
2 posts

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Yearly
+7k members(15.8%)

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Last updated: August 10, 2026