Microsoft with Aquera: Identity Lifecycle Management at Scale:

✅ Microsoft recognizes Aquera for HR-driven identity sync between Entra ID (Azure AD) and HCM, embedding identity context throughout to strengthen security posture.
✅ Gartner Designates Aquera "Cool Vendor" (2022) in Identity-First Security; and "Specialists" (2024) in “SCIM gateway and app integration".

Bi-directional Automated Sync: Cloud, On-Prem, Hybrid:

The Aquera HR Sync Bridge to AD and Entra ID synchronizes candidates in applicant tracking systems (ATSs) and workers in HR or Human Capital Management (HCM) apps to Active Directory (AD) on-prem, AD/Entra ID hybrid, and pure Entra ID cloud.
✅ For details, see Aquera on ADP, UKG, Dayforce and corresponding marketplaces.

Pre-Built ATS Sync:

Out-of-the-box: Directly integrate ATSs with Microsoft AD, Entra ID, and hybrid AD/Entra ID, or with API-driven Inbound Provisioning. The integration is bi-directional and includes ADP Recruiting Management, Greenhouse Recruiting and Onboarding, iCIMS, JazzHR, Jobvite, Lever, SmartRecruiters, Workable, Pinpoint, Breezy, ... .

Pre-Built HCM Sync:

Out-of-the-box: Directly integrate 40+ HCM apps with Microsoft AD, Entra ID, and hybrid AD/Entra ID, or with API-driven Inbound Provisioning. The integration is bi-directional and includes ADP (Workforce Now (WFN), WFN Next Generation, WFN Canada, Next Gen HCM, Enterprise HR, Vantage HCM, GlobalView Payroll, Link, Decidium, iHCM, TotalSource, eXpert), BambooHR, Bob, Cornerstone HR, Dayforce, Gusto, isolved HCM, Namely, Oracle Cloud HCM, Oracle EBS HCM, Oracle JD Edwards World, Oracle JD Edwards Enterprise One, Oracle Peoplesoft HCM, Paychex, Paycom, Paycor, Paylocity, Sage HR, SAP HR, SuccessFactors, UKG Ready, UKG Pro, Workday, ... .

Key Benefits:

✅ Enable Day One Productivity: Automatically sync workers from any HR to initiate onboarding to AD and Entra ID before start date for access to apps and equipment on day 1.
✅ Sync Employee Data in Real-Time: Automatically sync employee updates in HR to AD and Entra ID; the SCIM Gateway then updates all applications.
✅ Automated Identity Sync for Joiners, Movers, and Leavers: Sync HR updates with AD and Entra ID to provision and de-provision users and associated groups.
✅ Mitigate Security Gaps: On worker exits, automatically de-provision accounts and revoke access.
✅ Configure Data Syncs, Custom Fields: Configure granular data sync between HR and AD, Entra ID, including custom fields.
✅ Auto-Correlate Records: Clean mismatches.

Key Features:

✅ Hybrid; Separate Sync: Frontline to Entra ID; others to On-Prem AD or both.
✅ License Management for cloud, on-prem, and hybrid users; shared mailbox creation.
✅ Multiple-Identity Sourcing: Multi-source HR and CRM syncs to 1 or more AD, Entra domains, forests.
✅ Bi-directional Sync: ATS candidate and HCM worker sync with AD and Entra ID to any app.
✅ Unique Matching: Name conflict resolution to distinctly identify user identity and mitigate security risk.
✅ Critical Attributes: Sync Principal Name (UPN), Distinguished Name (DN), SAM Account Name.
✅ Custom Attributes: Sync any extended attributes for your HR process.
✅ Attribute Write-back email addresses, phone numbers, ... to ATS or HCM.
✅ Attribute Import from any application.
✅ Groups: Security Groups, 365 Groups, Distribution Groups (email distribution lists) to control access in AD and Entra ID.
✅ Multi-directory, Multi-region directory sync for local, regional, global regulatory compliance.
✅ Organizational Units: Organizational Unit (OU) lookup and assignment based on ATS or HCM attributes.
✅ Access Rights: Direct, Group, Rule-based, and External authority assignment.
✅ Password Delivery efficiency, SSPR.
✅ Hierarchy Generation: Auto-generation of management hierarchy in AD or Entra ID.