Comparing AD FS against Azure B2B/B2C
In this section, we will provide you with some helpful information to help you differentiate between AD FS and the Azure B2B and B2C functionality. We used to have many discussions before the two services, Azure B2B and B2C, became available in the preview state. This section is divided in two areas:
- Comparing AD FS versus Azure B2B
- Comparing AD FS versus Azure B2C
Comparing ADFS versus Azure B2B
We will start with the main differences between AD FS and the Azure B2B scenario. With Azure B2B comes the capability to invite users from partner organizations to access applications on your own AAD instance. With AD FS, you could provide the same functionality with claims provider trusts to any partner organization based on AD FS.
However, you will hit the following differences:
- With AD FS you, are very flexible and you can run any customized scenario
- However, the following requirements need to be fulfilled:
- Partner requires Federation Service
- Certificate handling...