Enterprise browser solutions for BYOD, without MDM
Secure all work carried out on personal devices in minutes, not weeks, with browser-level control that leaves the device untouched.
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KEY RESEARCH FINDINGS
What 400+ IT professionals told us about browser risk
82%
82% of IT pros reported a security incident linked to browsers in the last 12 months.
100%
100% of work apps included in the study are fully browser-based, with no native desktop install required.
42%
42% of medium-sized businesses consider web-based threats a major concern.
See more data sourced from the NordLayer 2026 Business Web-Based Threats Report here
THE CHALLENGE
Why personal devices pose a great risk to your business
Every unmanaged laptop, tablet, or smartphone that touches a work app is a session you cannot see, govern, or prove was secure when the auditors call.
Personal devices are invisible to IT
Employees work on these devices in browsers that IT never provisioned, so there’s no log of what apps were used, what resources were accessed, or what data was shared.
MDM is too invasive for most employees
Full device management asks employees and contractors to hand over their personal devices, and adoption stalls as a result of their reluctance to do so.
Contractor access is too slow
External users need a handful of apps for a few weeks, but they must complete the same provisioning and onboarding queue built for permanent staff.
Company data is easily leaked
Downloads, uploads, and copy-pasting move sensitive data between work apps and personal accounts on endpoints you have no controls over.
Policy coverage is inconsistent
Managed devices follow the rules while unmanaged ones improvise, leaving a security posture that changes by device and gaps auditors will flag.
WHO IT’S FOR
Where browser-based BYOD enterprise solutions add value
Contractors, remote staff, new teams, and short-term hires all need work access on devices the business doesn’t manage.
Contractor and third-party access
Give external users scoped, browser-based access to specific apps and resources, with no device provisioning, no MDM enrollment, and instant revocation when the engagement ends.
Remote and hybrid employees on personal laptops
Extend the same security policies to people working from their own machines, without forcing enrollment or shipping a second laptop.
Newly acquired and fast-scaling teams
Get merged teams and new hires working on their existing personal devices from day one, while device provisioning and IT integration catch up behind them.
Seasonal, temp, and project-based workers
Onboard short-term users in minutes with the right access and policies, then close the whole session cleanly when the term ends.
HOW IT WORKS
Everything a secure enterprise browser gives your BYOD users
Benefit from 4 layers of control that sit inside the NordLayer Browser instead of on the device.
Access without enrollment
Every user is verified through your identity provider with SSO and MFA before reaching a single work app, so access is verified without an MDM profile anywhere near the device.
Data movement control
Set file download and upload rules per user, team, or destination, restrict clipboard use between work apps and personal accounts, and block camera and microphone on non-work sites.
Scoping and routing
Define which apps each contractor, team, or BYOD user can reach, then route their browser traffic through the right gateway so every session takes the path you’ve approved for it.
Visibility and audit
See every session, app, and action across your BYOD devices in the NordLayer Control Panel, with activity logs organized in a way that auditors and compliance reviews will appreciate.
pricing
Choose the plan that fits your BYOD rollout
Start with the Premium plan that provides every feature, or select a customized option that best fits your unique business needs.
Premium
Scale your protection. Enforce zero trust browser security with advanced tunnels and scalable access management as your security demands grow.
$4
USER/ MONTH
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Custom
Large organization with specific security requirements? Let's build a solution around how your team actually operates.
Tailored pricing
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Additional info
Frequently asked questions
Enterprise BYOD (bring your own device) is a workplace policy that lets employees, contractors, and third parties use their personal laptops, phones, or tablets to access company systems and data. It cuts hardware costs and speeds up onboarding, but it only works safely when IT can enforce security policies without taking over personal devices entirely. This is why enterprise browser solutions for BYOD have replaced device management as the practical control layer for most teams.
Yes. BYOD removes the cost of buying, provisioning, and maintaining corporate hardware for every user, which matters most for contractors, seasonal workers, and remote teams. However, these savings only hold if the security model avoids expensive MDM licensing and dedicated overhead, which is why BYOD enterprise solutions increasingly rely on browser-level controls instead of device management.
Users download NordLayer Browser for Mac or Windows, sign in with SSO, and immediately access the apps and resources their policies allow. All work browsing then runs inside the browser under the rules you set centrally in the NordLayer Control Panel.
Only the NordLayer Browser itself, a standard Chromium-based browser of roughly 100 MB that installs the same way as Chrome. There’s no MDM profile, OS-level agent, root access, or device enrollment, and it takes about a minute.
No. NordLayer Browser is a work environment, and employees keep using Chrome, Safari, or Edge for everything personal. IT only sees what happens inside the NordLayer Browser, which is exactly what makes BYOD adoption possible without eroding employee trust.
MDM manages the entire device, so it can wipe a phone, control apps, monitor location, and enforce policy at the operating system level. In contrast, NordLayer Browser only manages the work browser, which is the right control model for contractors and anyone who won’t hand over their personal hardware.
Access can be revoked centrally from the NordLayer Control Panel. Sensitive data lives inside your SaaS apps rather than on your personal device, so there’s nothing to wipe. The user simply loses the ability to sign in and, with it, access to every protected app and internal resource.
A VPN hands a device broad network access, which is far too much for an unmanaged endpoint. VDI streams a full remote desktop, which is slow and expensive when the work already happens on the web. NordLayer Browser secures the browser session directly, so users get a fast, native experience and IT gets the controls without the need for additional infrastructure.