Forefront Identity Manager (Discontinued) vs. Microsoft Enterprise Mobility + Security

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Forefront Identity Manager (Discontinued)
Score 8.5 out of 10
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Forefront Identity Manager is a Microsoft's legacy identity management solution. In 2016 Microsoft released Microsoft Identity Manager, an updated IAM solution. Support for Forefront Identity Manager ended October 2017.N/A
Microsoft Enterprise Mobility + Security
Score 8.3 out of 10
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Microsoft Enterprise Mobility + Security is a suite of applications supporting mobile device and application security, MDM, as well as conditional or privileged access with multi-factor authentication, and advanced security reporting. Products in the suite includes Microsoft Intune mobile device management, Azure Information Protection, Microsoft Identity Manager, Microsoft Cloud App Security, Azure Active Directory, and other ancillary applications.N/A
Pricing
Forefront Identity Manager (Discontinued)Microsoft Enterprise Mobility + Security
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Forefront Identity Manager (Discontinued)Microsoft Enterprise Mobility + Security
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Community Pulse
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User Ratings
Forefront Identity Manager (Discontinued)Microsoft Enterprise Mobility + Security
Likelihood to Recommend
9.1
(4 ratings)
8.0
(4 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
7.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
Forefront Identity Manager (Discontinued)Microsoft Enterprise Mobility + Security
Likelihood to Recommend
Discontinued Products
I think that MIM is great for compliance since it reduces the number of logins that are required by users. Most offices have post-it notes with logins floating around because there are so many to remember or there are "shared" logins. This reduces the number of logins to 1 and you can easily revoke access in one fell swoop. This prevents gaps and holes with terminations and updates to select groups are super simple.
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Microsoft
Overall it is well suited to a mid size Enviromint with a limited staff. If you have a limited amount of time you can dedicate to solutions then having one that is by default already included in the system and can be managed well then it makes for fast integration with low overhead
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Pros
Discontinued Products
  • Authentication
  • Security
  • Identity Management
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Microsoft
  • End point managment
  • User account security
  • Privileged identity management
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Cons
Discontinued Products
  • For Windows Server 2008 R2 Servers is a great tool to set a codeless provisioning over new objects.
  • Can easily integrate with Active Directory and Exchange Servers, improving the identity sync between the final user and the lifecycle management.
  • Improvements in the areas of performance, simplified deployment easing the troubleshooting tasks, better documentation knowledge base, and more language support.
  • The codeless provisioning provided in FIM can sustain a variety from high demand to mid-size scenarios for account lifecycle management.
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Microsoft
  • The subscription model (cost) could be revamped for perpetual licensing options
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Usability
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Microsoft
most features are pretty point and click simple. Some areas that are move detailed require some specialized training and knowledge to be able to navigate and get anything useful out of it. With some basic understanding you can gather tremendous amounts of data and have it available
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Alternatives Considered
Discontinued Products
It is Microsoft. We are a Microsoft shop, primarily. It integrates deeply with Active Directory making it good for Microsoft Active Directory shops.
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Microsoft
EMS integrates directly with Office 365. It offers multiple desired features in one product/subscription. It's difficult to do a 1:1 comparison between each product. OneLogin's pre-sales support was terrible and implementation was complex. Barracuda offers great email protection but hard to justify the cost when EMS can just be added on to existing Office 365 accounts and brings additional benefit in SSO, etc.
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Return on Investment
Discontinued Products
  • We see a positive impact simply in the time savings alone. Chasing accounts around is time-consuming and prone to error.
  • The cost to us is negligible to the value it provides.
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Microsoft
  • MFA has prevented a number of phishing attacks against our organization
  • Endpoint management has allowed us to use autopilot to set up our devices far faster
  • PIM has helped to secure our admin accounts
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