Compare External User Manager vs. Uniqkey

Enabling guest access in Microsoft 365 is straightforward, but managing it effectively can be quite challenging, often leading to a tenant filled with forgotten external collaborators as users invite them without IT oversight. External User Manager provides IT administrators with a comprehensive framework that facilitates the entire process of external access management, encompassing request, approval, onboarding, and offboarding steps. Team owners are required to submit guest invitations through a streamlined workflow that ensures IT has the opportunity to review and approve access prior to it being granted. New external users are onboarded with appropriate permissions from the outset, while lifecycle management practices help maintain an organized guest list. To prevent outdated accounts from lingering indefinitely, automatic reminders notify team owners periodically to verify the necessity of continued access. This solution operates entirely within Microsoft Teams, eliminating the need for an external portal, and can be easily installed from the Microsoft Teams App Store. It is particularly beneficial for IT departments overseeing external collaborations among a wide range of users, from 500 to over 10,000, ensuring that management remains efficient and effective throughout the lifecycle of external user access. Ultimately, this structured approach not only enhances security but also streamlines collaboration across the organization.

Uniqkey is Europe’s leading password and access manager. It simplifies employee security while empowering companies with enhanced control over their cloud infrastructure, access security, and employee management. Uniqkey combats the most significant threats to company infrastructure by safeguarding critical systems and company credentials with state-of-the-art encryption. It also offers unique insights and a comprehensive view of IT infrastructure, employee access, and security scores, making it a valuable tool for IT teams to monitor security policies and assess the impact of awareness campaigns with confidence. With powerful integrations and synergies with existing infrastructure such as Microsoft, IT managers can quickly provision or de-provision users for seamless onboarding and offboarding, all while protecting their entire IT infrastructure with advanced encryption. Engineered by leading European security experts, we leverage the latest encryption methodologies and technology, including offline encryption of all our data. Our modern tech stack and servers, hosted locally in Denmark, ensure maximum security, data integrity, and compliance with European regulations, providing our customers with peace of mind.