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About EmpowerID is the award winning all-in-one identity management and cloud security suite developed by The Dot Net Factory, LLC dba "EmpowerID". Responsible for managing millions of internal and external cloud and on-premise identities for organizations around the globe, EmpowerID delivers the broadest range of ready to use IAM functionality. In-depth out of the box solutions include: single sign-on, user provisioning, identity governance, group management, role mining, delegated identity administration, password management, privileged access management, access management for SharePoint, and an identity platform for application developers. All solutions leverage a single sophisticated role and attribute-based authorization engine that handles complex organizations and even multi-tenant SaaS providers. We provide a highly scalable, fully customizable IAM infrastructure that delivers results in a more time and cost-efficient manner for your enterprise.	About EssentialPIM is the award-winning email client and complete information management solution. It handles all your email messages, appointments, contacts, tasks, notes and password entries with easy-to-use, intuitive tools.
Platforms Supported Windows Not Supported Mac Not Supported Linux Supported Cloud Supported On-Premises Supported iPhone Supported iPad Supported Android Supported Chromebook Not Supported	Platforms Supported Windows Supported Mac Not Supported Linux Not Supported Cloud Not Supported On-Premises Not Supported iPhone Supported iPad Supported Android Supported Chromebook Not Supported
Audience Organizations looking for an all-in-one identity management and cloud security suite to deliver IAM functionality	Audience Users interested in a solution that handles all your email messages, appointments, contacts, tasks, notes and password entries
Support Phone Support Supported 24/7 Live Support Not Supported Online Supported	Support Phone Support Supported 24/7 Live Support Not Supported Online Supported
API Offers API Supported	API Offers API Not Supported
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Pricing $2 per user per month Free Version Not Supported Free Trial Not Supported	Pricing $39.95 EssentialPIM Pro (Desktop/Portable) - $39.95 EssentialPIM Pro lifetime license - $79.95 EssentialPIM Pro Business - $59.95 EssentialPIM Pro Business lifetime license -$99.95 Free Version Supported Free Trial Supported
Reviews/Ratings Overall 0.0 / 5 ease 0.0 / 5 features 0.0 / 5 design 0.0 / 5 support 0.0 / 5 This software hasn't been reviewed yet. Be the first to provide a review: Review this Software	Reviews/Ratings Overall 4.0 / 5 ease 4.0 / 5 features 5.0 / 5 design 3.0 / 5 support 3.0 / 5 Read all reviews
	Pros & Cons from Real Users Pros The Links feature to files, documents, websites and other programmes is brilliant and unmatched with any other all-in-one clients I've seen. The notes management is simply excellent, well thought out and handy. Tasks are great and drag-drop to calendar. - better than many! Additional features like the post-it notes and password features and duplicates removal are all great bonuses. Cons The email interface is very dull and cluttered and having to resize all the dimensions of the UI after a while is irritating. Printing options are very poor and badly executed. Syncing between android and windows apps is pretty tedious and requires several attempts (although at least it does have this feature unlike many). When it works it is good though. No real PKM strong features nor ADHD friendly features.
Training Documentation Supported Webinars Supported Live Online Supported In Person Not Supported	Training Documentation Supported Webinars Not Supported Live Online Not Supported In Person Not Supported
Company Information EmpowerID Founded: 2005 United States www.empowerid.com	Company Information Astonsoft Ltd. Founded: 2003 Tallinn, Estonia www.essentialpim.com
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Categories Cloud Directory Supported Identity and Access Management (IAM) Supported Identity Governance and Administration (IGA) Supported Identity Management Supported Password Management Supported Self-Service Password Reset (SSPR) Supported Single Sign On Supported	Categories Calendar Supported Email Clients Supported Password Management Supported Productivity Supported
	Password Management Features Credential Management Supported Multifactor Authentication Not Supported Password Generator Supported Password Reset Supported Password Synchronization Supported Single Sign On Not Supported User Management Not Supported Show More Features Calendar Features Calendar Sync Supported Collaboration Tools Not Supported Multi-Device Support Supported Reminders Supported Room Booking Not Supported Scheduling Supported Task Manaagement Supported Productivity Features Collaboration Not Supported Database Creation Supported Document Creation Not Supported File Sharing Supported Notes Management Supported Office Suite Not Supported Presentation Tools Not Supported Project Management Supported Task Management Supported Team Chat Not Supported
Integrations Adobe Experience Cloud Supported Android Not Supported Box Supported Dropbox Not Supported Google Not Supported Lotus Notes to Office 365 Supported Microsoft Dynamics 365 Supported Microsoft Exchange Supported Microsoft Outlook Not Supported Microsoft SharePoint Supported Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Supported SAP HANA Supported SAP S/4HANA Supported SAP SuccessFactors Supported Salesforce Supported Toodledo Not Supported VMware Cloud Supported VMware vCenter Supported Workday Extend Supported iCloud Not Supported Show More Integrations View All 25 Integrations	Integrations Adobe Experience Cloud Not Supported Android Supported Box Not Supported Dropbox Supported Google Supported Lotus Notes to Office 365 Not Supported Microsoft Dynamics 365 Not Supported Microsoft Exchange Not Supported Microsoft Outlook Supported Microsoft SharePoint Not Supported Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Not Supported SAP HANA Not Supported SAP S/4HANA Not Supported SAP SuccessFactors Not Supported Salesforce Not Supported Toodledo Supported VMware Cloud Not Supported VMware vCenter Not Supported Workday Extend Not Supported iCloud Supported Show More Integrations View All 7 Integrations
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