Best Cloud Directory Services for Windows

ADManager Plus is a simple, easy-to-use Windows Active Directory (AD) management and reporting solution that helps AD administrators and help desk technicians in their day-to-day activities. With a centralized and intuitive web-based GUI, the software handles a variety of complex tasks like bulk management of user accounts and other AD objects, delegates role-based access to help desk technicians, and generates an exhaustive list of AD reports, some of which are an essential requirement to satisfy compliance audits. This Active Directory tool also offers mobile AD apps that empower AD admins and technicians to perform important user management tasks, on the move, right from their mobile devices. Create multiple users and groups in Office 365, manage licenses, create Exchange mailboxes, migrate mailboxes, set storage limits, add proxy addresses, and more.

Microsoft Entra ID (formerly known as Azure Active Directory) is a comprehensive identity and access management cloud solution that combines core directory services, application access management, and advanced identity protection. Safeguard your organization with a cloud identity and access management solution that connects employees, customers, and partners to their apps, devices, and data. Protect access to resources and data using strong authentication and risk-based adaptive access policies without compromising user experience. Provide a fast, easy sign-in experience across your multicloud environment to keep your users productive, reduce time managing passwords, and increase productivity. Manage all your identities and access to all your applications in a central location, whether they’re in the cloud or on-premises, to improve visibility and control.

miniOrange is a premier Identity and Access Management platform offering Workforce and Customer Identity solutions to diverse industries from IT to eCommerce to manufacturing and many more. With miniOrange, you can configure Single Sign-On (SSO), Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA), set up custom rules or policies, and customize the login page for any cloud, on-premise, or in-house apps. Get pre-built integrations for 5000+ applications including legacy apps, cloud apps, and many more. Customers praise miniOrange’s outstanding support and their ability to provide customized solutions for unique use cases.

JumpCloud® delivers a unified open directory platform that makes it easy to securely manage identities, devices, and access across your organization. With JumpCloud, IT teams and MSPs enable users to work securely from anywhere and manage their Windows, Apple, Linux, and Android devices from a single platform. Everything in One Platform Grant users Secure, Frictionless Access™ to everything they need to do their work however they choose. Manage it all in one unified view. Cross-OS Device Management Manage Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, iPad, and Android devices. One Identity for Everything Connect users to thousands of resources with one set of secure credentials. Comprehensive Security Enforce device policies, patches, MFA, and other security and compliance measures. Automated Workflows Connect to whatever resources you need, including Microsoft Active Directory, Google Workspace, HRIS platforms, and more.

Secret Double Octopus (SDO) provides a “best-in-class” enterprise passwordless MFA solution. In addition to market-leading completeness of features, SDO’s solution is differentiated by its patented automated password rotation approach and flexibility around enabling a “passwordless journey”. Organizations that are apprehensive about the move to passwordless, can progressively achieve Full Passwordless™ by beginning with traditional MFA on desktops or for remote worker use cases and eventually “flipping the switch” when they are ready. The company recently won AITE Novarica’s highest distinction in an evaluation of all major solutions, and has been designated a Gartner Cool Vendor.

Active Directory stores information about objects on the network and makes this information easy for administrators and users to find and use. Active Directory uses a structured data store as the basis for a logical, hierarchical organization of directory information. This data store, also known as the directory, contains information about Active Directory objects. These objects typically include shared resources such as servers, volumes, printers, and the network user and computer accounts. For more information about the Active Directory data store, see Directory data store. Security is integrated with Active Directory through logon authentication and access control to objects in the directory. With a single network logon, administrators can manage directory data and organization throughout their network, and authorized network users can access resources anywhere on the network. Policy-based administration eases the management of even the most complex network.

Easily grant or revoke user access to company resources with group management. Access the admin console from a browser to manage individual or groups of user accounts. Let users manage their own credentials and personal information through a self-service portal. Centrally manage users, groups, workstations, and single sign-on (SSO) for Software as a Service (SaaS) applications across your entire organization. Easily migrate users from an LDAP server, Windows AD server, Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, or by importing a CSV file. Free up IT teams' workloads by letting users reset their password, secondary email address, phone number, address, and more. Create on-premises LDAP servers for fast local authentication. Streamline authentication for SaaS applications with SSO and user account provisioning. C2 Identity's low-latency hybrid architecture lets you authenticate locally through an LDAP server for fast offline authentication.