SoftwareIDM
SoftwareIDM builds the Identity Panel Suite, an Azure-based identity management platform for large enterprises with 10,000+ identities, offering synchronization, self-service, governance, and testing modules built around the Microsoft identity stack.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2014
- HeadquartersWheaton, United States
- Headcount1–10
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingSoftware
What SoftwareIDM does
SoftwareIDM, Inc. is a privately held US software company that builds the Identity Panel Suite, an Azure-based identity management platform targeting large enterprises with 10,000 or more user identities. The platform is composed of five applications: Identity Panel (a vendor-neutral umbrella for managing identity lifecycles), HyperSync Panel (a synchronization engine that can replace or enhance Microsoft Identity Manager), Service Panel (a self-service portal with ServiceNow integration), Access Panel (RBAC/ABAC governance with access reviews and JIT/PAM), and Test Panel (automated regression testing for synchronization). SoftwareIDM's products are explicitly built around the Microsoft identity stack — MIM, Azure AD Connect, Entra — and connect to a broad set of adjacent systems including Workday, Okta, ServiceNow, ADFS, LDAP, SQL, and Active Directory. Its differentiation rests on configurable rule engines, broad connector coverage, and deep integration with on-premises and cloud identity systems, positioning it primarily as an enabler for organizations modernizing legacy MIM deployments and managing complex M&A identity consolidations.
The company operates with a very small team (1-10 employees) out of Jupiter, Florida, with international subsidiaries in the UK and Iceland and foreign entity registrations across multiple US states, plus GDPR-compliant hosting in Stockholm, Amsterdam, and Oslo. It monetizes through licensed software (SaaS or self-hosted) with a 20% annual maintenance fee, per-connection hosting fees of $300/€300/£300 per month, fixed-price configuration services, and subscription-based Knowledge Packages for training. Go-to-market combines direct enterprise sales with a channel of implementation partners (Oxford Computer Group, Cognizant/New Signature, Performanta, Unify Solutions for ANZ), reseller SHI across North America/Europe/Asia, and training partner Oxford Computer Training. Customers span real estate, fast food, transport, finance, healthcare, defense and aerospace, manufacturing, banking, insurance, and education, with the firm claiming Fortune 500, large-bank, and healthcare references inherited from its prior incarnation as StudioIDM Inc.
The company was incorporated in October 2014 by Todd Mollerup (Founder and President, 35 years of identity/security consulting) and Peter Sidebotham (Founder and Vice President, 20 years), the same owners who previously operated StudioIDM Inc. as a custom software house for more than a decade. No external funding rounds, acquisitions, or institutional investors are disclosed in the input data, indicating a bootstrapped, founder-led operating model. The 2024 completion of the Identity Panel Suite after twenty combined years of R&D and development marks the firm's formal transition from custom services to packaged product, and is the most material recent commercial milestone.
SoftwareIDM firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- SoftwareIDM
- Legal name
- SoftwareIDM, Inc
- Website
- https://softwareidm.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2014
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 1–10 employees
- Short description
- SoftwareIDM builds the Identity Panel Suite, an Azure-based identity management platform for large enterprises with 10,000+ identities, offering synchronization, self-service, governance, and testing modules built around the Microsoft identity stack.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
SoftwareIDM industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Identity Management Software
- NAICS
- Software Publishers (51321)
- SIC
- Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Identity Lifecycle & Provisioning Automation (SCIM, JML, Provisioning) (HDADAAAK)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Directory Services & Identity Data Platforms (BPAMAEAG), User Lifecycle Provisioning & SCIM Automation (HDAEAJAK)
Keywords
Where SoftwareIDM is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Wheaton
- HQ country
- United States
- HQ region
- North America
Offices9 records
Markets served
SoftwareIDM business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Software
- Cost components
- Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Operations
Revenue model
- Software Licenses (SaaS/Self-Hosted): Identity Panel Suite applications sold as licenses. SaaS version hosted on Azure; self-hosted on-premises option available. Pricing varies by application and provider selection via quote builder.
- Software Maintenance: 20% of published list price per year. Includes new features, enhancements, bug fixes, patches, and access to software documentation updates. Required for hosting, consulting, and support.
- Hosting/SaaS Fees: Monthly Panel Service Connection fees at $300/€300/£300 per connection depending on region. Data communication fees for SaaS tenants.
- Configuration Services: Fixed-price configuration services for Identity Panel, Access Panel, Service Panel, and HyperSync Panel deployments.
- Knowledge Packages: Training subscription packages for Operators and Developers. Includes course attendance for up to five delegates, post-course guidance, public training, and custom training plans.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Subscription | Annual | Software Maintenance - 20% of list price annually |
| Subscription | Monthly | SaaS Hosting - Monthly Panel Service Connection fee |
| Subscription | Monthly | Identity Panel Suite Applications |
| Subscription | Annual | Knowledge Packages - Operator and Developer subscriptions |
Go-to-market motion2 records
Distribution channels4 records
Marketing channels5 records
SoftwareIDM product offering
Product offeringCore offering
SoftwareIDM develops and sells the Identity Panel Suite, an Azure-based identity management platform for large enterprises with 10,000 or more identities. The suite provides identity lifecycle management, synchronization, governance (RBAC/ABAC/access reviews), self-service portals, and automated testing, and supports or replaces Microsoft Identity Manager (MIM). It is sold as software licenses, subscriptions, and related configuration, hosting, and training services via direct enterprise sales and a partner ecosystem.
Product overview
SoftwareIDM offers the Identity Panel Suite, a platform-plus-modules architecture comprising a core product (Identity Panel) plus five application modules: HyperSync Panel (synchronization engine), Service Panel (self-service portal), Access Panel (governance), and Test Panel (automated testing). The platform is Azure-based and natively connects to cloud applications and directories, with an on-premises component for managing legacy systems. It is designed for organizations with 10,000+ identities and supports Microsoft Entra identity stack.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- Identity Panel Suite: A suite of applications for managing identities, identity lifecycle systems, and identity platforms in large organizations and enterprises.
- Identity Panel
- HyperSync Panel
- Service Panel
- Access Panel
- Test Panel
Products and services
- Identity Panel Suite Suite of applications for managing identities, identity lifecycle systems, and identity platforms in large organizations and enterprises. Azure-based with native cloud and on-premises connectivity for legacy systems.
- Identity Panel Vendor-neutral identity management umbrella and core framework for organizations managing identities, identity lifecycle systems, and identity platforms. Includes Uplift Rule Engine, Track and Trace, and source control for MIM configuration.
- HyperSync Panel Standalone cloud synchronization engine that provisions target systems, generates unique values, flows attributes, and deprovisions objects. Can replace or enhance the Microsoft Identity Manager synchronization service and build a Hyperverse metadirectory.
- Service Panel Web-based customizable portal for self-service management of identity data, including a white pages directory, identity data editing, request tracking, approval workflows, and ServiceNow integration.
- Access Panel Identity and resource governance solution providing Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Attribute-Based Access Control (ABAC), access reviews, Just-in-Time (JIT) candidates, entitlements management, and access review campaigns.
- Test Panel Automated testing application for identity management systems that uses test cases grouped into test suites to verify synchronization engine configurations against specifications and enable regression testing.
- Configuration Services Fixed-price professional services for deploying and configuring Identity Panel, Access Panel, Service Panel, and HyperSync Panel in customer environments.
- Software Maintenance Annual software maintenance subscription priced at 20% of published list price, fixed for the first three years. Includes new features, enhancements, bug fixes, patches, and software documentation updates; required for hosting, consulting, and support.
- Hosting SaaS hosting service for SoftwareIDM products with monthly Panel Service Connection fees at $300, €300, or £300 per connection depending on region, plus data communication fees for SaaS tenants.
- Knowledge Packages Annual training subscription packages for Operators and Developers that include course attendance for up to five delegates, up to 20 hours of post-course guidance, public training at approved cities, and a custom training plan per student.
Quantifiable outcome
- Service desk ticket volume reduced by 3,000 per month with Service Panel deployment
- +1 more outcomes
Companies that use SoftwareIDM
Customer profileNamed customers3 records
Segments2 records
Ideal customer profiles1 record
SoftwareIDM technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Integration11 records
Feature9 records
SoftwareIDM partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core, minor and regional.
- MicrosoftcoreSoftwareIDM software is written for Microsoft Entra and supports and enhances the Microsoft identity stack including Microsoft Identity Manager, Azure AD Connect, and Azure AD.
- Oxford Computer TrainingcoreWrites and presents training courses on Microsoft identity products and SoftwareIDM products. Has international reputation as leading trainers in identity and security technologies from Microsoft identity stack. Won Microsoft Partner of the Year award eight times.
- Oxford Computer GroupcoreOne of most experienced implementation partners for SoftwareIDM Identity Panel Suite deployments.
- Cognizant (New Signature)coreThrough its New Signature brand, Cognizant is a trusted implementation partner for SoftwareIDM deployments.
- PerformantaminorSolves cyber security challenges to lower risk and limit cyber security breaches.
- Unify SolutionsregionalExpert implementation partner specializing in Australia and New Zealand deployments.
- SHIregionalResale partner operating in North America, Europe and Asia for SoftwareIDM technology.
Scale indicators3 records
Recent moves5 records
Expansion highlights5 records
SoftwareIDM competitors and assessment
Company assessmentBroad incumbents
- Ping Identity: Broader identity and access management platform (now including ForgeRock) that competes with SoftwareIDM at the identity platform layer and for governance and provisioning budgets in large enterprises.
- Oracle Identity Governance: Incumbent identity governance suite that competes for enterprise provisioning, access certification, and role-management budgets against Access Panel and the broader Identity Panel Suite.
- IBM Security Verify Governance: Large-incumbent IGA offering covering identity lifecycle, access governance, and provisioning — overlapping with Identity Panel Suite functionality across enterprise accounts that span IBM and Microsoft stacks.
- Microsoft Entra ID Governance: Microsoft's native identity governance and lifecycle offering, the platform on which SoftwareIDM's products run and the single largest alternative for any MIM customer. Most directly comparable because both target the same Microsoft-centric enterprise identity lifecycle and governance buyer.
Direct peers
- Okta: Okta Identity Governance adds lifecycle management, access requests, and access reviews comparable to Access Panel, while Okta's broader workflow and integration capabilities compete with HyperSync Panel's synchronization and provisioning scope.
- Omada: Specialist IGA vendor focused on identity governance, access reviews, RBAC, and provisioning for hybrid Microsoft/AD estates — a direct functional peer to SoftwareIDM's Access Panel and HyperSync modules.
- Saviynt: Cloud-native IGA platform covering provisioning, access reviews, RBAC, ABAC and PAM — directly overlapping with SoftwareIDM's Access Panel RBAC/ABAC/access review scope and competing for the same enterprise governance budget.
- One Identity: Provides identity governance, access management, and privileged access management with deep Active Directory and Microsoft-stack connectors, making it a direct competitor to the Identity Panel Suite in Microsoft-centric identity environments.
- SailPoint: Identity governance and administration (IGA) leader whose core products — access certifications, role management, lifecycle management, provisioning — map directly to SoftwareIDM's Access Panel and HyperSync Panel capabilities for enterprise identity governance.
Others
- Oxford Computer Group: Closest implementation partner for SoftwareIDM Identity Panel Suite deployments and a leading Microsoft-identity consultancy. Included because it is both a critical channel partner and a competing service provider for Microsoft identity programs that SoftwareIDM also targets.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks5 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
SoftwareIDM social profiles
Digital presenceSoftwareIDM financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
SoftwareIDM leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles2 records
SoftwareIDM subsidiaries and ownership
Company hierarchySubsidiaries2 records
SoftwareIDM funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
SoftwareIDM M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
Frequently asked questions about SoftwareIDM
What does SoftwareIDM do?
SoftwareIDM develops and sells the Identity Panel Suite, an Azure-based identity management platform for large enterprises with 10,000 or more identities. The suite provides identity lifecycle management, synchronization, governance (RBAC/ABAC/access reviews), self-service portals, and automated testing, and supports or replaces Microsoft Identity Manager (MIM). It is sold as software licenses, subscriptions, and related configuration, hosting, and training services via direct enterprise sales and a partner ecosystem.
Is SoftwareIDM a public or private company?
SoftwareIDM is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.
When was SoftwareIDM founded?
SoftwareIDM was founded in 2014. It employs 1 to 10 people.
Where is SoftwareIDM based?
SoftwareIDM is headquartered in Wheaton, United States, in the North America region.
How does SoftwareIDM make money?
Five revenue lines are on record. Software Licenses (SaaS/Self-Hosted) is the primary driver. The others are software Maintenance, hosting/SaaS Fees, configuration Services and knowledge Packages.
Who are SoftwareIDM's main competitors?
Broad incumbents on record are Ping Identity, Oracle Identity Governance, IBM Security Verify Governance and Microsoft Entra ID Governance. Direct peers are Okta, Omada, Saviynt, One Identity and SailPoint. Oxford Computer Group is listed as an others.
Does SoftwareIDM have an API?
No public API is recorded for SoftwareIDM.
What industry is SoftwareIDM in?
SoftwareIDM's product category is Identity Management Software. Its primary akta.pro industry code is HDADAAAK, Identity Lifecycle & Provisioning Automation (SCIM, JML, Provisioning), with a secondary code of BPAMAEAG, Directory Services & Identity Data Platforms. Its NAICS code is 51321 and its SIC code is 7372.