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Minimum licenses needed for Entra Connect sync and API-driven provisioning

Munkh-Ochir Baatarkhuyag 0 Reputation points
2026-02-16T09:49:07.87+00:00

I have 800 users in our on-premises Active Directory Domain Controller (AD DC).

We want to connect our on-prem AD to Microsoft Entra ID using Azure AD Connect (Entra Connect) and synchronize (sync) these 800 users to Entra ID.

After the 800 users are created/synchronized in Microsoft Entra ID, we want to provision (API-driven provisioning) these users to 6 internal applications (six separate apps/integrations).

Please confirm the minimum required licenses and the minimum number of seats/licenses needed for this scenario.

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  1. Adharsh Santhanam 8,210 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2026-02-16T10:47:49.4533333+00:00

    Hello Munkh-Ochir Baatarkhuyag, the first part of your request is around directory synchronization from on-prem AD to Entra ID using Entra Connect. This doesn't require any special licenses. However, post this, you want API-driven provisioning for the 800 users across 6 apps. For this, you need a minimum of P1 license for each of the users, which means you need at a minimum 800 P1 licenses.

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