Microsoft and ADP Partner 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 the employee lifecycle to strengthen security posture.
✅ ADP recognizes Aquera for Identity Integrations, with the broadest and deepest out-of-the-box pre-built integration for all ADP products, including ADP Workforce Now.
✅ ADP cites Aquera in industry verticals, including manufacturing.
✅ ADP documentation recommends Aquera for Identity Sync (see p. 4 bottom, “Use ADP Marketplace partner Aquera”).
✅ Gartner Designates Aquera "Cool Vendor" (2022) in Identity-First Security; and Specialists (2024) in “Identity data integration" and "SCIM gateway".

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

The Aquera ADP Workforce Now Sync Bridge to AD and Entra ID synchronizes candidates in applicant tracking systems (ATSs) (such as Greenhouse, iCIMS) and workers in ADP Workforce Now to Active Directory (AD) on-prem, AD/Entra ID hybrid, and pure Entra ID cloud.
✅ See Aquera ADP Workforce Now on ADP Marketplace; for others, see ADP Marketplace.
✅ See Microsoft API-driven Inbound Provisioning and HR-to-Target App provisioning.

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 updates in HR to AD/Entra ID.
✅Automated Identity Sync for Joiners, Movers, and Leavers: Sync HR updates with AD/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.
✅Multiple-Identity Sourcing: Multi-source HR syncs to 1 or more AD, Entra domains, forests.
✅Bi-directional Sync: ATS candidate and HCM worker sync with AD/Entra ID.
✅Unique Matching: Name conflict resolution to distinctly identify user identity to consolidate 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/Entra ID.
✅Microsoft 365 License Management, shared mailbox creation, picture (photo) sync.
✅Multi-directory, Multi-region user sync for local, regional, and global regulatory compliance.
✅Organizational Units: Organizational Unit (OU) lookup and assignment based on ATS/HCM attributes.
✅Access Rights: Direct, Group, Rule-based, and External authority assignment.
✅Global Address List to enhance collaboration.
✅Password Delivery efficiency, SSPR.
✅Hierarchy Generation: Auto-generation of management hierarchy in AD/Entra ID.