{"id":5854,"date":"2019-11-19T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-11-19T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jumpcloud.com\/blog\/?p=5854"},"modified":"2024-11-08T17:03:30","modified_gmt":"2024-11-08T22:03:30","slug":"apache-directory-vs-active-directory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jumpcloud.com\/blog\/apache-directory-vs-active-directory","title":{"rendered":"Apache Directory vs Active Directory"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As IT admins evaluate their choice in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/jumpcloud.com\/blog\/what-cloud-directory\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">directory services<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, they will often consider the open-source solution Apache Directory\u2122 vs Active Directory\u00ae. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is an interesting comparison because Apache is built on a foundation of LDAP v3, but it supports Kerberos as well. Active Directory also supports both <a href=\"https:\/\/jumpcloud.com\/blog\/kerberos-vs-ldap\">LDAP and Kerberos<\/a>. So, what is the difference between Apache Directory and Active Directory? More importantly, which is better for your organization?<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Overlap in Functionality<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Before we get into differences, we should first discuss some similarities. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Both directory services were created around the same timeframe in the late 1990s and early 2000s. <\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Their underlying foundation has been LDAP, but both have expanded to include Kerberos as a means to authenticate devices and applications. <\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Both systems are hosted on-prem and managed by IT admins.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In addition, both offer a number of options and extensions to enable different features on top of identity management. These features can include enforcing strong passwords and executing tasks or commands.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Differences Between Apache Directory vs Active Directory<\/strong> <\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The differences between the two platforms are largely a matter of focus.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Directory_Black_with_label.png\" alt=\"directory_black_with_label\" class=\"wp-image-5856\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/directory.apache.org\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Apache Directory<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is an open-source platform and largely aimed at the developer and highly technical audience. The solution has a number of capabilities and enables developers to customize and embed the solution into their infrastructure or software. While it is likely that LDAP and Kerberos can authenticate Windows\u00ae, macOS\u00ae, and <a href=\"https:\/\/jumpcloud.com\/blog\/active-directory-linux\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Linux\u00ae devices<\/a>, it doesn\u2019t appear to favor those capabilities. The discussion in the user documentation centers much more on applications and largely those that can leverage LDAP.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"142\" src=\"https:\/\/jumpcloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/ad2-300x142.png\" alt=\"Active Directory Replacement\" class=\"wp-image-20956\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jumpcloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/ad2-300x142.png 300w, https:\/\/jumpcloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/ad2.png 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/msdn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/library\/bb742424.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Active Directory<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, on the other hand, is a commercial option for directory services aimed at Windows-based networks. AD has deep integration for Windows devices and applications. In fact, Active Directory has a feature called <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/jumpcloud.com\/blog\/microsoft-group-policy-object-gpo-replacement\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Group Policy Objects (GPOs)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that enables IT admins to execute policies and tasks on Windows devices. Active Directory is by far the market share leader in on-prem directory services.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Cloud-Hosted Directory Service Alternative<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Both Apache Directory and Active Directory are potentially excellent solutions for very specific on-prem use cases. As the world has moved to the cloud, a third option has emerged to solve the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/jumpcloud.com\/blog\/mixed-environment-mac-windows-linux\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">cross-platform cloud directory services<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> problem.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/jumpcloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/4-Spoke-Diagram-for-lightbackgrounds-1-300x300.png\" alt=\"Learn More About JumpCloud\" class=\"wp-image-9879\" style=\"width:500px;height:500px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jumpcloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/4-Spoke-Diagram-for-lightbackgrounds-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/jumpcloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/4-Spoke-Diagram-for-lightbackgrounds-1-80x80.png 80w, https:\/\/jumpcloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/4-Spoke-Diagram-for-lightbackgrounds-1-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/jumpcloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/4-Spoke-Diagram-for-lightbackgrounds-1-1030x1030.png 1030w, https:\/\/jumpcloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/4-Spoke-Diagram-for-lightbackgrounds-1.png 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Known as JumpCloud Directory Platform, this solution is a central, cloud-based identity provider. It supports a variety of protocols, including <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/jumpcloud.com\/blog\/free-cloud-ldap\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">LDAP<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/jumpcloud.com\/blog\/sso-ldap-integration\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SAML<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/jumpcloud.com\/platform\/cloud-radius\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">RADIUS<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, SSH, and REST, among others. It also has native integration with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/jumpcloud.com\/platform\/cloud-device-management\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Windows<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"\/blog\/identity-as-a-service-macos-management\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">macOS<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and Linux devices. Integration includes full user and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/jumpcloud.com\/platform\/cloud-device-management\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">device management capabilities<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Cloud platforms, for example, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/jumpcloud.com\/support\/google-workspace-integration-overview\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">G Suite\u2122<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/jumpcloud.com\/support\/m365-directory-integration-overview\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Microsoft Office 365\u2122<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, are seamlessly integrated as well. The Directory-as-a-Service solution also levels-up the authentication process by enabling <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/jumpcloud.com\/blog\/what-are-ssh-keys\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SSH keys<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/jumpcloud.com\/blog\/differences-system-based-mfa-and-application-level-mfa\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">multi-factor authentication<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In short, a cloud-hosted directory service is a complete solution for organizations moving to the cloud that <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/jumpcloud.com\/blog\/jumpcloud-active-directory-comparison\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">don\u2019t want to manage on-prem, legacy directory services solutions<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"promotion-banner-small is-flex-direction-column has-items-aligned-flex-start has-items-aligned-center-tablet\">\n    <div class=\"promo-small-image is-hidden-mobile\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/jumpcloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Promos_GooglePartnership_290x175-SiteDisplay_GooglePartnershipPage-aspect-ratio-160-110.png\" alt=\"JumpCloud\">\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"promo-small-content\">\n        <p class=\"is-type-body-tiny is-type-weight-bold is-important promo-small-title\">\n                    <\/p>\n        <p class=\"is-type-body-default is-important\">\n            Securely connect to any resource using Google Workspace and JumpCloud.        <\/p>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"promo-small-cta\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/jumpcloud.com\/leverage-jumpcloud-and-google-together\" data-promo=\"JumpCloud and Google Workspace\" class=\"button is-primary-green promo-small-banner-link\">Learn More<\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Connect with JumpCloud<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you are comparing Apache Directory vs Active Directory, <\/span><a href=\"\/contact\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">drop us a note<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. 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