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| 1 | +--- |
| 2 | +title: Azure Active Directory recommendation - Integrate third party apps with Azure AD | Microsoft Docs |
| 3 | +description: Learn why you should integrate third party apps with Azure AD |
| 4 | +services: active-directory |
| 5 | +documentationcenter: '' |
| 6 | +author: MarkusVi |
| 7 | +manager: karenhoran |
| 8 | +editor: '' |
| 9 | + |
| 10 | +ms.assetid: 9b88958d-94a2-4f4b-a18c-616f0617a24e |
| 11 | +ms.service: active-directory |
| 12 | +ms.topic: reference |
| 13 | +ms.tgt_pltfrm: na |
| 14 | +ms.workload: identity |
| 15 | +ms.subservice: report-monitor |
| 16 | +ms.date: 03/02/2022 |
| 17 | +ms.author: markvi |
| 18 | +ms.reviewer: hafowler |
| 19 | + |
| 20 | +ms.collection: M365-identity-device-management |
| 21 | +--- |
| 22 | + |
| 23 | +# Azure AD recommendation: Integrate your third party apps |
| 24 | + |
| 25 | +[Azure AD recommendations](overview-recommendations.md) is a feature that provides you with personalized insights and actionable guidance to align your tenant with recommended best practices. |
| 26 | + |
| 27 | +This article covers the recommendation to integrate third party apps. |
| 28 | + |
| 29 | + |
| 30 | +## Description |
| 31 | + |
| 32 | +As an Azure AD admin responsible for managing applications, you want to use the Azure AD security features with your third party apps. Integrating these apps into Azure AD enables: |
| 33 | + |
| 34 | +- You to use one unified method to manage access to your third party apps. |
| 35 | +- Your users to benefit from using single sign-on to access all your apps with a single password. |
| 36 | + |
| 37 | + |
| 38 | +## Logic |
| 39 | + |
| 40 | +If Azure AD determines that none of your users are using Azure AD to authenticate to your third party apps, this recommendation shows up. |
| 41 | + |
| 42 | +## Value |
| 43 | + |
| 44 | +Integrating third party apps with Azure AD allows you to use Azure AD's security features. |
| 45 | +The integration: |
| 46 | +- Improves the productivity of your users. |
| 47 | + |
| 48 | +- Lowers your app management cost. |
| 49 | + |
| 50 | +You can then add an extra security layer by using conditional access to control how your users can access your apps. |
| 51 | + |
| 52 | +## Action plan |
| 53 | + |
| 54 | +1. Review the configuration of your apps. |
| 55 | +2. For each app that isn't integrated into Azure AD yet, verify whether an integration is possible. |
| 56 | + |
| 57 | + |
| 58 | +## Next steps |
| 59 | + |
| 60 | +- [Tutorials for integrating SaaS applications with Azure Active Directory](../saas-apps/tutorial-list.md) |
| 61 | +- [Azure AD reports overview](overview-reports.md) |
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