# Is Azure Active Directory SaaS or PaaS?

Is Azure Active Directory SaaS or PaaS?

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- Posted at: over 3 years ago
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## Comments
### Comment 1

Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) is primarily a SaaS (Software-as-a-Service) offering provided by Microsoft as a cloud-based identity and access management (IAM) solution.

However, Azure AD also provides some PaaS (Platform-as-a-Service) capabilities, such as the ability to use the Azure AD Graph API to programmatically access and manage directory data, or to extend the functionality of Azure AD through the use of custom applications and integrations.

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- Posted at: over 3 years ago
- Author title: Salesforce | Programmer Analyst at MathWorks



### Comment 2

Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) is primarily a SaaS (Software-as-a-Service) offering provided by Microsoft as a cloud-based identity and access management (IAM) solution.

However, Azure AD also provides some PaaS (Platform-as-a-Service) capabilities, such as the ability to use the Azure AD Graph API to programmatically access and manage directory data, or to extend the functionality of Azure AD through the use of custom applications and integrations.

##### Comment Metadata
- Posted at: over 3 years ago
- Author title: Salesforce | Programmer Analyst at MathWorks




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