We performed a comparison between Atlassian Crowd and Microsoft Active Directory based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Single Sign-On (SSO) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."One standout feature is the capability to configure various authentication and authorization methods from diverse user directories."
"The most valuable features are predominantly in the directory and development spaces."
"The most valuable feature of Microsoft Active Directory is the group policies."
"The most valuable feature is the configured appliance system in Hypervisor."
"The solution is easy to install and has good reliability."
"The user-friendliness of Microsoft Active Directory is a valuable feature."
"One advantage of Active Directory is that you can sync it with Microsoft Office 365, so you can manage on-premise and cloud operations, which can have different requirements. The flexibility of a hybrid management solution is valuable."
"We can also have separate domain controllers in different Active Directory sites based on their location."
"The solution’s management capability is very good. The tool is also very scalable. You can add any number of users that you want to operate. Moreover, you can easily organize the solution."
"Audit, authentication and authorization are the best features."
"It makes you more efficient, but you have to optimize what you're doing before you get into the software."
"There's a need for effective group membership management, especially for corporate programs."
"The interface hasn't changed much over the years. It's suitable for my tastes, but that doesn't mean everybody likes it."
"The solution's price could be better."
"If Microsoft is going to add anything to the on-prem solution, it should be an updated GUI."
"I did not have a good experience with the product's tech support. First-level support takes a lot of time since they ask many questions."
"We may occasionally experience difficulty integrating some solutions with Microsoft Active Directory, but I am unsure whether the issue lies with Microsoft Active Directory or the other solution."
"I would like to see improvements in the solution’s security filtering feature. It can include machines and filter some users. There is no option to exclude a particular user or system."
"The solution could be made more safe by using authentication mechanisms."
"The technical support team does not give prompt responses."
Atlassian Crowd is ranked 17th in Single Sign-On (SSO) with 4 reviews while Microsoft Active Directory is ranked 6th in Single Sign-On (SSO) with 36 reviews. Atlassian Crowd is rated 9.2, while Microsoft Active Directory is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Atlassian Crowd writes "Enhanced user management offering seamless single sign-on, scalability for large enterprises, and improved configurability through integration with various user sources and directories". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Microsoft Active Directory writes "A solution that easily merges with cloud-based ADs and provides superior data security". Atlassian Crowd is most compared with Microsoft Entra ID, whereas Microsoft Active Directory is most compared with PingFederate, Fortinet FortiAuthenticator, Microsoft Entra ID, ManageEngine ADManager Plus and Auth0. See our Atlassian Crowd vs. Microsoft Active Directory report.
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