Microsoft Active Directory Alternatives for Mac

Microsoft Active Directory is not available for Mac but there are a few alternatives that runs on macOS with similar functionality. The best Mac alternative is Samba, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 10 alternatives to Microsoft Active Directory and four of them are available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Mac alternatives to Microsoft Active Directory are OpenLDAP, JumpCloud and ApacheDS.

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  1. Samba icon

    Samba

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    Samba is the standard Windows interoperability suite of programs for Linux and Unix.

    16 Samba alternatives

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
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    OpenLDAP

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    OpenLDAP Software is an open source implementation of the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol.

    15 OpenLDAP alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
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  4. JumpCloud icon

    JumpCloud

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    Cloud-based directory services. Alternative to Microsoft Active Directory. Provides LDAP-as-a-Service, RADIUS-as-a-Service. Authenticates, authorizes, and manages employees, their devices and IT applications.

    26 JumpCloud alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    ApacheDS

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    ApacheDS™ is an extensible and embeddable directory server entirely written in Java, which has been certified LDAPv3 compatible by the Open Group. Besides LDAP it supports Kerberos 5 and the Change Password Protocol.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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