What Mobile Guardian does

Mobile Guardian is a private K-12 education technology company, founded in 2011 and operating under the parent company EdMesh, with headquarters in Glasgow, United Kingdom and additional offices in Reigate, Surrey and Cape Town, South Africa. The company provides a unified, cloud-based device safety and management platform that consolidates mobile device management (MDM), web filtering, and classroom management into a single dashboard supporting Android, Apple (iOS/iPadOS/macOS), ChromeOS, and Windows devices. The platform differentiates through deep native integrations with Google Workspace for Education, Apple School Manager, Microsoft Intune, and Microsoft Teams for Education, enabling zero-touch deployment and automatic sync of class rosters and student groups. Core technical features include network-independent filtering that follows the device regardless of connection, location-based geofencing policies, real-time classroom controls (Live Screen Views, Eyes Up screen lock, Push URL), and on-device content filtering for off-network protection.

Mobile Guardian operates a modular subscription revenue model with Standard and Pro tiers across its three core products (MDM, Filter, Classroom), plus a free MDM tier and a Linked Parental Controls add-on. Pricing is quote-based and annual, positioned as a low-cost, modular alternative to point solutions. The company maintains SOC 2 Type 2 compliance, ISO 27001-aligned data safety protocols, CIPA compliance for US schools, and BECTA/OFSTED alignment for UK schools, making it procurement-ready for regulated K-12 buyers. Distribution occurs through direct enterprise sales targeting school districts, a channel partner program for resellers and MSPs, a referral program, and a free trial self-service evaluation path. The company's primary customer segments are K-12 schools, school IT administrators, teachers, and educational technology resellers, with the product designed specifically for 1:1 device programs, BYOD environments, and classroom technology governance.

Name

Mobile Guardian

Legal name

Mobile Guardian

Website

https://mobileguardian.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Mobile Guardian is a K-12 education technology company providing a unified cloud-based platform for multi-OS device management, web filtering, and classroom controls across Android, Apple, ChromeOS, and Windows devices, serving schools, IT administrators, and teachers in the UK and internationally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

K-12 Education Device Management

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710), Educational Support Services (61171)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

Academic Integrity, Device Monitoring & Classroom Management Tools (EDAJAMAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Learning Device Ecosystems & 1:1 Program Solutions (Devices, MDM, Charging) (EDAJAMAL), School IT Infrastructure & Cybersecurity for K–12 (Network, Identity, SSO) (EDAJAMAM), Web Content Filtering & Safe Search Controls (EDAFALAK)

Keywords

• K-12 device management
• Mobile device management
• Education web filtering
• Classroom management software
• Student safety platform

Headquarters

HQ city

Glasgow

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Operations

Revenue model

1. MDM (Mobile Device Management) Subscription: Subscription-based pricing for MDM solution with Standard and Pro tiers. MDM provides device enrollment, management, policies, and configuration management for K-12 devices
2. Filter Subscription: Cloud-based web filtering solution with Standard and Pro tiers providing online protection for K-12 students with varying levels of reporting and control features
3. Classroom Subscription: Classroom management tools subscription with Standard and Pro tiers providing teachers with visibility, intervention, and reporting tools for digital learning environments
4. Partner Program Revenue: Revenue generated through partner network that resells Mobile Guardian solutions to educational institutions with partners receiving commission and margin on subscriptions

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Mobile Guardian provides a unified, cloud-based device safety and management platform purpose-built for K-12 schools, delivering multi-OS Mobile Device Management (MDM), cloud-based web filtering and online safeguarding (Filter), and real-time classroom management (Classroom) for Android, Apple, ChromeOS, and Windows devices from a single dashboard. The platform supports enrollment, policy enforcement, content filtering both on and off school networks, geofencing, and teacher-driven classroom controls, with add-on capabilities for linked parental controls and integrations with Google Workspace, Apple School Manager, and Microsoft Intune/Teams.

Product overview

Mobile Guardian is a modular, unified device safety and management platform for K-12 education, delivering its capabilities through three core products: MDM (Mobile Device Management), Filter (cloud-based web filtering and safeguarding), and Classroom (real-time classroom management tools). The platform operates as a multi-OS solution managing Android, Apple, ChromeOS, and Windows devices from a single cloud-based dashboard. Each core product is available in tiered pricing plans: a free MDM Free tier, Standard and Pro tiers for each product, and an additional Linked Parental Controls module extending protections beyond the school network. The MDM tiered plans (MDM Standard and MDM Pro) offer escalating restrictions, application management, geofencing, and reporting data retention. Filter Standard and Pro tiers add category-based filtering, YouTube channel controls, and on-demand reporting. Classroom Standard and Pro tiers add live screen views and extended usage data retention. All three core products share integrations with Google Workspace for Education, Apple School Manager, Windows Intune, and Microsoft Teams for Education, and are backed by SOC 2 Type 2 compliance and ISO 27001-aligned protocols.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• MDM (Mobile Device Management) Multi-OS device management core product enabling IT administrators at K-12 schools to enroll, configure, and manage Android, Apple (iOS/iPadOS/macOS), ChromeOS, and Windows devices from a single cloud-based dashboard, with remote lock/wipe, app deployment, policy enforcement, and reporting.
• Filter Cloud-based web filtering and safeguarding solution for K-12 schools that enforces content restrictions on managed student devices regardless of network connection, with category-based, keyword, URL, and YouTube channel/Shorts controls, safe search enforcement, and access request management.
• Classroom Real-time classroom management toolset for teachers that provides direct control over student devices during lessons, including Eyes Up instant screen lock, Push URL, Live Screen Views, Student Messaging, Device Tab Control, and Modes for focused learning environments.
• MDM Free Free tier of the MDM solution providing basic device enrollment and provisioning, keyword filtering, safe search enforcement, off-network filtering, and reporting with a 7-day data retention window.
• MDM Standard Standard paid tier of the MDM product offering device enrollment, default MDM restrictions and policies, application management, zones and geofencing, time-based restrictions, reporting with 31-day data retention, and integrations with Google Workspace, Apple School Manager, and Windows Intune.
• MDM Pro Pro paid tier of the MDM product offering all Standard features plus configurable and adaptive MDM restrictions and policies, access to the Parent Application, and 365-day data retention for reporting and compliance.
• Filter Standard Standard paid tier of the Filter product offering keyword filtering, safe search enforcement, off-network filtering, YouTube channel and category filtering, active URL monitoring, analytics, notifications, and access request management.
• Filter Pro Pro paid tier of the Filter product offering all Standard features plus category-based filtering, on-demand reporting, and immediate notification delivery for filtering events.
• Classroom Standard Standard paid tier of the Classroom product offering Eyes Up instant actions, Push URL, Student Messaging, access request management, Modes for focused environments, active URL monitoring, Device Tab Control, and classroom usage reports with 7-day retention.
• Classroom Pro Pro paid tier of the Classroom product offering all Standard features plus Live Screen Views (real-time screen share) and 365-day classroom usage data retention for compliance and historical analysis.
• Linked Parental Controls Parental control add-on that extends Mobile Guardian's web filtering and device policies to school-owned devices when they leave school premises, giving parents visibility and control at home through a linked parent application.

Quantifiable outcome

• Zero-touch deployment eliminates manual device configuration - new device cohorts ready in minutes
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Feature13 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Google Workspace for EducationcoreTechnology or IntegrationMobile Guardian integrates directly with Google Workspace for Education, keeping class lists, student groups, and schedules in sync without manual setup. For ChromeOS devices, policies deploy as Chrome policies so existing Google Admin setup stays intact. Filtering deploys as Chrome extension without hardware or certificates.
• Apple School ManagercoreTechnology or IntegrationMobile Guardian integrates with Apple School Manager for zero-touch deployment - iPads enrol automatically, policies apply on first boot without touching each device. Supports Automated Device Enrollment (ADE), Apple Configurator 2, OTA profile, and QR code enrollment. Streamlines Apple device enrolment and management across schools.
• Microsoft IntunecoreTechnology or IntegrationMobile Guardian supports both direct device enrollment and Microsoft Intune enrollment. Schools with existing Intune deployments can add Mobile Guardian functionality without replacing their current setup. Provides single dashboard for device policies, app management, and configurations alongside Intune.
• ASM SchoolminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartner logo displayed in Mobile Guardian Partners section - educational technology reseller or distributor in the partner ecosystem.
• Google (Education Partner)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartner logo displayed in Mobile Guardian Partners section - Google Education partner with joint go-to-market activities.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• GoGuardian: GoGuardian is a leading K-12 focused platform offering device management, web filtering, and classroom management — directly competing with Mobile Guardian across the same customer base (US schools and districts) and overlapping on filtering, teacher controls, and Chromebook management.
• Securly: Securly provides K-12 web filtering, device management, and student safety products (Securly Filter, 24, Classroom). It is a directly comparable competitor to Mobile Guardian, particularly for districts needing on-device filtering across multiple operating systems.
• Lightspeed Systems: Lightspeed Systems offers K-12 web filtering, mobile device management, classroom management, and analytics for schools. It competes head-to-head with Mobile Guardian in MDM, filtering, and teacher control for K-12 environments.
• Linewize: Linewize (part of Family Zone Education) provides K-12 web filtering, device management, and student wellbeing tools globally. It is a directly comparable K-12 safeguarding platform with overlapping MDM, filtering, and classroom control functionality.
• Impero / Netop: Impero (now part of Netop) offers classroom management, screen monitoring, and student safety tools for K-12 schools. It overlaps with Mobile Guardian's Classroom product on teacher controls, screen viewing, and student device management.
• ContentKeeper Technologies: ContentKeeper provides K-12 and enterprise web filtering, SSL inspection, and reporting. It is a directly comparable web filtering vendor competing with Mobile Guardian's Filter product for school safeguarding.

Broad incumbents

• ManageEngine (Zoho): ManageEngine offers endpoint and mobile device management (Endpoint Central) used broadly across industries including education. It is a broader incumbent MDM that competes with Mobile Guardian in IT-led device management, though not education-specialized.
• Jamf: Jamf is a major Apple-focused MDM provider with a dedicated Jamf School product for K-12. It overlaps directly with Mobile Guardian's Apple device management but is a broader incumbent specializing in Apple rather than multi-OS unification.
• Google Admin / Workspace for Education: Google's free ChromeOS and Google Workspace for Education management is built into Chromebook deployments worldwide. It is a broad incumbent that overlaps with Mobile Guardian on Chromebook management and filtering, though Google does not unify multi-OS environments.
• Microsoft Intune for Education: Microsoft Intune for Education provides Windows-focused device management integrated with Microsoft 365 Education. It overlaps with Mobile Guardian on Windows MDM, classroom integration via Teams, and is a broad incumbent that Mobile Guardian integrates with rather than replaces.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/MobileGuardian_
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@mobile_guardian
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/1247822
• Instagraminstagram.com/lifeatmobileguardian
• Facebookfacebook.com/MobiGuardian

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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