External User Manager vs. EtherInsights

Enabling guest access within Microsoft 365 is relatively simple; however, effectively managing it poses significant challenges, often resulting in a tenant cluttered with forgotten external collaborators due to users inviting them without proper IT supervision. The External User Manager equips IT administrators with a robust framework that streamlines the entire process of managing external access, covering the essential steps of request, approval, onboarding, and offboarding. Team owners must utilize a structured workflow to submit guest invitations, allowing IT the opportunity to review and grant access before it is approved. New external users are onboarded with the correct permissions right from the start, and lifecycle management strategies are in place to ensure the guest list remains organized. To avoid the persistence of outdated accounts, periodic automatic reminders encourage team owners to assess the ongoing necessity of access for each external user. This solution is fully integrated within Microsoft Teams, negating the need for any external portals and can be conveniently installed via the Microsoft Teams App Store. It proves especially advantageous for IT departments managing external collaborations across a diverse range of users, from 500 to over 10,000, ensuring that management remains both efficient and effective throughout the entire lifecycle of external user access. Furthermore, this organized methodology not only bolsters security but also significantly enhances collaborative efforts throughout the organization. By implementing such a system, companies can foster a safer and more productive environment for all users involved.

Seats nobody uses. Changes nobody noticed. AI nobody approved. EtherInsights finds all three across your Microsoft estate, gives each one an owner, and keeps the proof. Seats nobody uses: find unused Microsoft 365 licences before your renewal locks them in. Add your renewal dates and EtherInsights warns you 30 days ahead, with the seats to cut. Azure resources and Windows 365 Cloud PC capacity are sized from real use. Changes nobody noticed: see who changed a setting, when, and what it was before, then put back just that setting, across Entra ID, Intune, Exchange Online, Teams, SharePoint and OneDrive, Windows 365, Defender and Purview. AI nobody approved: see the AI apps in your tenant and who let them in, and check Microsoft 365 Copilot readiness before you buy licences. Every finding carries an owner, an action and a value, so it can be approved line by line. MSPs see every customer tenant in one partner portal. Scans are read-only and metadata-only: no file content or mail bodies are stored. One published price for the whole platform: £0.79 per licensed user a month, no add-ons, no feature tiers. 14-day free trial on your own tenant (card required). Also available on Microsoft Marketplace. EfficientEther is certified to ISO 27001, ISO 9001 and ISO 42001.