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Mac for business

Switch your business from Windows to Mac.

Keep the Windows you still need. We move UK startups and scale-ups from PC to Mac and secure every one, encrypted, updated and signed in with the work account from the first morning.

  • Cheaper to run. Macs cost more to buy and less to own, about £570 ($760) less per Mac over five years.
  • Fewer driver problems, one work password for the Mac and every app, and a Unix system developers want.
  • Live in 2 to 8 weeks, with 30 working days of fixes after sign-off and more time available.
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From £2,499 · $3,299 · €2,899

Apple Technical PartnerOkta partnerJamf, Iru and Fleet partner

Your MDM Live MacBook Air Enrolled at sign-in Enrolled Wi-Fi and VPN Installed FileVault On Platform SSO On Apps Installing macOS update By Friday IRU · JAMF · MOSYLE · FLEET · INTUNE Apple Business WAS APPLE BUSINESS MANAGER ASSIGNED TO YOUR MDM SERIAL REGISTERED SETTINGS AND APPS, SENT AT FIRST SIGN-IN Ready to work SIGNED IN, ENCRYPTED, UP TO DATE ZERO-TOUCH, OUT OF THE BOX AND WORKING IN ABOUT 15 MINUTES A NEW MAC, SHIPPED Apple Business WAS APPLE BUSINESS MANAGER TO YOUR MDM Your MDM Live MacBook Air Enrolled at first sign-in Enrolled Wi-Fi and VPN Installed FileVault On Platform SSO On Apps Installing macOS update By Friday READY IN ABOUT 15 MINUTES

Platforms we partner with and deploy

  • AppleTechnical partner
  • OktaPartner
  • IntunePartner
  • IruPartner
  • JamfPartner
  • MosylePartner
  • FleetPartner
  • AddigyPartner
  • GooglePartner
  • 1PasswordPartner
  • CrowdStrikePartner
  • SentinelOnePartner

Why startups switch to Mac.

  • Simple to roll outA new Mac sets itself up at first sign-in, with nobody from IT in the room.
  • Fewer driver problemsApple makes the hardware and the system, and most printers need no driver.
  • Cheaper to ownAbout £570 less per Mac over five years, and it sells on for more.
  • Security tools kept out of the coreCrowdStrike's 2024 update crashed 8.5 million Windows PCs and didn't touch Macs.
  • Secure from day oneEncrypted, updated by a deadline and signed in through Platform SSO with Okta or Entra ID.
  • Made for developersUnix underneath, with the terminal, Homebrew, containers and Xcode.

We've moved an accountant to macOS and after two weeks they went out and bought an iPhone & Apple Watch to accompany their Mac.

Kai Kashefi, founder of Volobyte
Device managementMacs and PCs set up, secured and kept current. From £2,499IT supportManaged or co-managed, as your IT team or alongside it. From £2,499 a month

Mac vs Windows total cost of ownership, over five years.

A Mac costs more to buy and less to own, so its five-year total cost of ownership (TCO) comes out lower.

1 BUYING IT MORE UP FRONT PC MAC 2 SUPPORTING IT ONE IT PERSON LOOKS AFTER PC 300 MAC 600 3 SELLING IT ON AFTER FOUR YEARS PAID BACK ABOUT 30% 4 OVER FIVE YEARS £570 ($760) LESS PC MAC
  1. 1Buying itA Mac usually costs more up front than a basic business PC.
  2. 2Supporting it55% fewer tickets, and one IT person looks after 600 Macs against 300 PCs.
  3. 3Selling it onA Mac keeps about 30% of what you paid after four years.
  4. 4Over five yearsAbout £570 ($760) less per Mac, once support and resale are counted.

Your own TCO We work out your five-year figure in a free audit, from your fleet, support and resale. Book a free call

Forrester, The Total Economic Impact of Mac in Enterprise. Apple paid for the study, and it modelled a company of about 7,500 people, so your numbers will differ.

Will our apps work on a Mac?

Almost all of them, and the few Windows-only ones still run on the Mac.

xero.com Windows 11 Sage 50 Windows only 1 2 3 ONE MAC, EVERY APP YOU USE
  1. 1On the Mac, as they areMicrosoft 365 with Word, Excel, Outlook and Teams, Google Workspace, Slack, Zoom, Adobe and 1Password.
  2. 2In the browserXero, QuickBooks Online, FreeAgent, HubSpot, Salesforce, and Visio for the web.
  3. 3Windows only, in a windowPower BI Desktop runs in Windows on the Mac, through Parallels Desktop or a Windows 365 Cloud PC, the two options Microsoft lists. Sage 50 Accounts doesn't run on Arm, so it goes in a Windows 365 Cloud PC. We test each one in the free audit.
Software, cloud and AILicences at partner prices on one bill. Free audit, £0 to switch

Apple zero-touch deployment, in four steps.

Apple Business is free, and it replaced Apple Business Manager. It works with any MDM, the software that keeps every Mac managed, and which one fits depends on your size and platforms.

  1. BoughtOrdered from Apple or your reseller with your Apple Business number.
  2. Sent to your MDMApple Business hands it to Jamf, Iru, Mosyle, Fleet or Intune before it ships.
  3. Set up at first sign-inWi-Fi, FileVault, apps and Platform SSO, so one work password opens everything.
  4. Ready to workAbout 15 minutes after the box is opened.

Honestly, 10 years of managing Macs and Windows across several VC‑backed firms has taught us one thing. Macs are significantly less work to manage than Windows. We'd go as far as saying one person could comfortably manage 10,000 Macs without breaking a sweat.

Kai Kashefi, founder of Volobyte
Identity and accessOkta or Entra ID, single sign-on, MFA and leavers. From £4,999

What a move to Mac costs.

From £2,499, $3,299 or €2,899. Most projects land between £10,000 and £20,000, fixed in writing before anything changes.

Every project starts with a free 30-minute call

Get your fixed price

From£2,499$3,299 · €2,899

Most projects £10,000 to £20,000

About $13,000 to $26,000, or €11,500 to €23,000. Live in 2 to 8 weeks.

Apple Business, set up
Linked to your supplier, so every new Mac lands in it
Your MDM, set up
Jamf, Iru, Mosyle, Fleet or Intune
Zero-touch
For every new Mac, iPhone and iPad
Platform SSO
One work password, through Okta or Entra ID
Security on every Mac
FileVault, updates by deadline, remote lock and wipe

Running costs

Running it
Monthly, priced by fleet size
MDM licences
Free with Apple Business, or up to about £10 a Mac a month ($13, €12)

Your fixed price is agreed in writing after the free audit. 30 working days of fixes after sign-off, included.

Prices exclude VAT.

One sign-in on every Mac, with Platform SSO and device trustYour Microsoft 365 licences, moved to the same bill

Questions about switching to Mac.

How much does it cost to switch a company to Mac in the UK?

With Volobyte, setup starts at £2,499 ($3,299, €2,899), and most projects land between £10,000 and £20,000, fixed after a free audit. MDM licences add up to about £10 a Mac a month, and Apple Business's own MDM is free. Over five years a Mac costs about £570 ($760) less to own than a PC.

Is a Mac cheaper than a Windows PC for business?

Over five years, usually. A Mac costs more to buy, but Forrester's study, paid for by Apple, found it about $760 (around £570) cheaper to own per device, with 55% fewer support tickets and about 30% of its value back after four years. It modelled a company of about 7,500 people, so we work out your own figure in the free audit.

Will our Windows apps work on a Mac?

Most will. Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, Slack, Zoom and Adobe run on the Mac as they are, and Xero, QuickBooks Online, HubSpot and Salesforce run in the browser. Windows-only apps such as Power BI Desktop run in Windows on the Mac, through Parallels Desktop or a Windows 365 Cloud PC, the two options Microsoft lists. Sage 50 Accounts doesn't run on Arm, so it goes in a Windows 365 Cloud PC. We test each one in the free audit.

Will our team struggle with Macs?

Most people settle in within about a week, because Microsoft 365, Google Workspace and the browser work the same on a Mac. We move people in waves, so nobody loses a working day.

Do Macs have fewer driver problems than Windows PCs?

Generally, yes. Apple makes both the hardware and macOS, so most parts need no extra driver. Newer Mac drivers run outside the system's core, so a bad one is far less likely to crash the Mac, and most printers work through AirPrint with no driver.

Which MDM is best for Mac?

It depends on your size and what you need to prove. Apple Business alone can cover a small team. Mosyle and Iru suit most growing companies, Jamf suits large or complex Apple fleets, Fleet suits engineering teams who want open source, and Intune suits companies all in on Microsoft. We set up and run all of them.

What happened to Apple Business Manager?

Apple replaced Apple Business Manager, Apple Business Essentials and Apple Business Connect with one free service, Apple Business. It still registers every Mac you buy to your company and hands it to your MDM, and it now includes basic device management too.

Can staff log in to their Mac with Okta or Entra ID?

Yes, with Platform SSO. It links the Mac login to Okta or Entra ID. It can be set up during the Mac's first setup, which needs an Apple silicon Mac on macOS 26 and Okta Device Access on Okta, and is documented for Intune on Entra ID. People then use one password, or Touch ID, for the Mac and their apps.

Can we manage Macs and Windows PCs together?

Yes. Macs and the PCs you keep sit side by side under the same rules, with Iru, Fleet or Intune managing the Windows side. If an app only runs on Windows, Parallels or a Windows 365 Cloud PC runs it in a window on the Mac.

How do we secure our startup's Macs?

Every Mac is encrypted with FileVault, updated by a deadline, managed by your MDM and signed in through Okta or Entra ID, so a lost laptop can be locked or wiped from anywhere. That covers the device checks in Cyber Essentials and SOC 2, and in investor due diligence, and we keep the evidence for every Mac.

Who helps UK companies switch from Windows to Mac?

Volobyte, a London IT consultancy, Apple Technical Partner and Okta partner, moves UK startups and scale-ups of 10 to 1,000+ people from Windows to Mac, then manages the Macs. We don't sell Macs. You buy from Apple or a reseller, and we link them to Apple Business. Setup starts at £2,499 ($3,299, €2,899), and a rollout takes 2 to 8 weeks.

Sources
  1. Forrester, the Total Economic Impact of Mac in Enterprise (June 2026)
  2. Apple Newsroom, introducing Apple Business (March 2026)
  3. Apple, Platform SSO for Mac
  4. Apple Platform Security, DriverKit and system extensions
  5. Apple, about AirPrint
  6. Microsoft, introducing the Driver Quality Initiative (May 2026)
  7. Apple Newsroom, MacBook Pro with M5 Pro and M5 Max (March 2026)
  8. Help Net Security, Apple Container for Linux containers on the Mac (July 2026)
  9. Microsoft, options for using Windows 11 on Mac computers with Apple chips
  10. Microsoft Learn, Power BI Desktop requirements
  11. Microsoft, use Visio on a Mac
  12. Sage community, Sage 50 Accounts and Arm processors (Sage UKI reply)
  13. CISA, widespread IT outage due to CrowdStrike update (July 2024)
  14. TechCrunch, Microsoft says 8.5M Windows devices were affected (July 2024)