Bhold Forefront Identity Review - why 4.1 stars?

Shlomi Lavi / updated: Jun 01, 2022

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What is Bhold Forefront Identity?

Microsoft Forefront Identity Manager 2010 R2 is a self-service identity management solution that can help users to get appropriate access to corporate information no matter where it’s located. It can simplify identity lifecycle management by automating workflows and business rules and providing integration with heterogeneous platforms.

Microsoft, the company behind Forefront Identity Manager 2010 R2, was founded back in 1975 and is mostly known for their product Windows operating systems lineup and Microsoft Office.

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Who is it best for?

Microsoft Forefront Identity Manager 2010 R2 is suitable for midsize and large size enterprises including healthcare, manufacturing, financial, education, Government and retail industries. Hyatt Corporation and Grand Canyon University are some of the clients of Microsoft Forefront Identity Manager 2010 R2.

Main features and functionalities

Microsoft Forefront Identity Manager 2010 R2 comes with policy management, user management, credential management, group management, access management and compliance capabilities. The identity management solution integrates perfectly with SharePoint-based console and supports third party CA for Heterogeneous certificate management needs.

What is the actual cost?

ITQlick pricing score is 4.6 out of 10 (10 is most expensive). Access ITQlick pricing guide for Bhold Forefront Identity. You can also find here pricing information from Bhold Forefront Identity's website.

Pros

• Microsoft Forefront Identity Manager 2010 R2 offers lots of documentation and step-by-step instructions to make things easy for users
• Microsoft Forefront Identity Manager 2010 R2 offers free support for customers via TechNet
• The self-service identity management solution offers SharePoint-based console for policy auditing, authoring and enforcement requirements

Cons

• Microsoft Forefront Identity Manager 2010 R2 is quite expensive comparing to other similar identity management solutions
• Microsoft Forefront Identity Manager 2010 R2 requires extra license cost for organizations without SQL server
• The self-service identity management solution requires a number of prerequisites before installation which can be a problem for some users

How it stacks up?

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