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Microsoft Identity Manager (MIM)

byMicrosoft
in IT Security
4.3

Overview

Product Information on Microsoft Identity Manager (MIM)

Updated 13th October 2025

What is Microsoft Identity Manager (MIM)?

Microsoft Identity Manager is a software that facilitates identity and access management across enterprise environments. It enables organizations to manage user identities, credentials, and access rights for on-premises and cloud-based applications. The software provides capabilities for provisioning, de-provisioning, password management, and self-service group management. It integrates with directories, databases, and other resources to automate user lifecycle management and ensure compliance with access policies. By centralizing identity governance, the software addresses business needs for secure access control and efficiency in managing identities within complex IT infrastructures.

Microsoft Identity Manager (MIM) Pricing

Microsoft Identity Manager (MIM) software pricing typically follows Microsoft’s volume licensing structure and may be available through enterprise agreements, with specific costs based on user counts and required server licenses. Pricing varies depending on the deployment model and integration with other Microsoft products, and may require Software Assurance or additional licenses for advanced features.

Overall experience with Microsoft Identity Manager (MIM)

MANAGER OF IT SERVICES
1B - 3B USD, Energy and Utilities
FAVORABLE

“MIM Assessment”

4.0
Sep 8, 2023
good for identity management but not for identity governance
Systems Engineer
500M - 1B USD, Retail
CRITICAL

“Not the best Identity Management Solution”

2.0
Dec 3, 2019
This product is consistently flaky and has been a pain point for our organization since it was implement. Almost wish we had never decided to go with it. Not the most user friendly interfaces either...

About Company

Company Description

Updated 11th August 2023

Microsoft enables digital transformation for the era of an intelligent cloud and an intelligent edge. Its mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. Microsoft is dedicated to advancing human and organizational achievement. Microsoft Security helps protect people and data against cyberthreats to give peace of mind.

Company Details

Updated 25th March 2024
Company type
Public
Year Founded
1975
Head office location
Redmond, Washington, United States
Number of employees
10000+
Annual Revenue
30B+ USD
Website
https://microsoft.com

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Microsoft Identity Manager (MIM) Reviews and Ratings

4.3

(90 Ratings)

Rating Distribution

5 Star
37%
4 Star
56%
3 Star
7%
2 Star
1%
1 Star
0%
Why ratings and reviews count differ?

Customer Experience

Evaluation & Contracting

4.4

Integration & Deployment

4.3

Service & Support

4.2

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4.3

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  • MANAGER OF IT SERVICES
    1B-10B USD
    Energy and Utilities
    Review Source

    MIM Assessment

    4.0
    Sep 8, 2023
    good for identity management but not for identity governance
  • CONSULTANT
    10B+ USD
    Banking
    Review Source

    Awesome solution for identity management

    4.0
    Dec 31, 2022
    Microsoft Identity management tool is very useful and flexible with other systems. it's customization capabilities are really good.
  • Sr. Systems Engineer
    1B-10B USD
    Retail
    Review Source

    Great Identity Management solution

    5.0
    May 12, 2022
    MIM is a great Identity management tool. Very flexible with different HR solutions and provides the customization we require to reach to all of our existing systems. The integrations and management are intuitive. Highly recommend over other Identity Management solutions.
  • Software Analyst
    50M-1B USD
    Services (non-Government)
    Review Source

    Identity and access management.

    5.0
    Jan 25, 2021
    Fairly straight forward to use and follows a similar interface to modern Microsoft products and does a great job at managing our identity and access management capabilities.
  • Monitoring Professional
    10B+ USD
    Telecommunication
    Review Source

    Reliable with low maintenance

    4.0
    Jan 19, 2021
    We mainly use MIM for our on prem MS sharepoint platform. We previously used FIM with older versions of Sharepoint. Integration is pretty straight forward depending on the requirements. Barely have any issues with MIM, it does what it is supposed to do for us.
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Microsoft Identity Manager (MIM) Likes & Dislikes

Like

Exchange integration AD onpremise integration Integration with powershell connector

Like

There are very few things that I enjoy about this product. It is difficult to manage and maintain and we required the assistance of a third-party vendor to configure it for us.

Like

Customization Scalability Integration

Dislike

missing governance missing cloud solution missing new version

Dislike

Not very user-friendly and it often fails.

Dislike

Deployment is not that easy and you need to go through the requirements in detail for this.