Summary and recommendation
Adobe Creative Cloud supports SCIM provisioning, but only on Enterprise plans with custom pricing—and only if you use Azure AD or Google Workspace as your identity provider. This creates a massive blind spot: organizations using Okta, OneLogin, or other IdPs are completely locked out of automated provisioning, despite Adobe being in Okta's integration network for SSO. Even when SCIM works, it only handles user creation and removal—license assignment and management still requires manual intervention.
This IdP restriction is particularly problematic for enterprises that have standardized on Okta or other providers. You're forced to choose between maintaining your existing identity infrastructure or accepting manual user management for one of your most expensive SaaS applications. The limitation becomes even more painful when you consider that Teams plans ($89.99/user/month) don't support SCIM at all, pushing you into custom Enterprise pricing territory just to automate basic user lifecycle management.
The strategic alternative
Stitchflow provides SCIM-level provisioning through resilient browser automation for Adobe Creative Cloud that works with any plan and any identity provider—including Okta, OneLogin, and others that Adobe's native SCIM doesn't support. Flat pricing under $5K/year, regardless of team size or IdP choice.
Quick SCIM facts
| SCIM available? | Yes |
| SCIM tier required | Enterprise |
| SSO required first? | Yes |
| SSO available? | Yes |
| SSO protocol | SAML 2.0 or OIDC |
| Documentation | Official docs |
Supported identity providers
| IdP | SSO | SCIM | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Okta | ✓ | ❌ | SSO only - no SCIM support |
| Microsoft Entra ID | ✓ | ✓ | Gallery app with SCIM |
| Google Workspace | ✓ | ✓ | Full SCIM via Google Admin Console |
| OneLogin | ✓ | ❌ | SSO only - no SCIM support |
The cost of not automating
Without SCIM (or an alternative like Stitchflow), your IT team manages Adobe accounts manually. Here's what that costs:
The Adobe pricing problem
Adobe gates SCIM provisioning behind premium plans, forcing significant cost increases for basic user management.
Tier comparison
| Plan | Price | SSO | SCIM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Photography | $9.99/user/mo | ||
| Single App | $22.99/app/mo | ||
| All Apps | $59.99/user/mo | ||
| Teams | $89.99/user/mo | ||
| Enterprise | Custom pricing | Azure AD + Google only |
Plan Structure
| Plan | Price | SCIM |
|---|---|---|
| Photography | $9.99/user/mo | ❌ |
| Single App | $22.99/app/mo | ❌ |
| All Apps | $59.99/user/mo | ❌ |
| Teams | $89.99/user/mo | ❌ |
| Enterprise | Custom pricing | Azure AD + Google only |
Note: Teams plan does NOT support SCIM despite the enterprise-level pricing. Only Enterprise tier includes SCIM, and only via Azure AD or Google Workspace.
What this means in practice
IdP compatibility crisis: Adobe's SCIM limitations create a two-class system:
| Your IdP | SCIM Status | Manual Workaround |
|---|---|---|
| Azure AD | ✓ Full support | None needed |
| Google Workspace | ✓ Full support | None needed |
| Okta | ❌ No support | CSV uploads + manual license management |
| OneLogin | ❌ No support | CSV uploads + manual license management |
| Any other SCIM IdP | ❌ No support | CSV uploads + manual license management |
License management gap: Even with working SCIM, you cannot assign or remove Adobe licenses automatically. User creation works, but IT admins still manually manage which Creative Cloud apps each user can access.
Additional constraints
Summary of challenges
- Adobe supports SCIM but only at Enterprise tier (Custom pricing)
- SCIM only works with Azure AD and Google Workspace—Okta and OneLogin are excluded
- Our research shows teams manually provisioning this app spend significant hidden costs annually
What the upgrade actually includes
Adobe doesn't sell SCIM à la carte. It's bundled with their Enterprise plan's identity management features:
The Enterprise plan is Adobe's top tier with custom pricing that typically starts around $50K+ annually for mid-sized organizations. If you need enterprise-grade creative tools and governance anyway, the upgrade makes sense. If you just want reliable SCIM provisioning that works with any IdP, you're paying premium enterprise pricing for a heavily restricted feature.
Stitchflow Insight
We estimate ~80% of Enterprise features are irrelevant for IT teams that simply need automated user provisioning across identity providers beyond just Azure AD and Google Workspace.
What IT admins are saying
Community sentiment on Adobe's SCIM limitations is consistently frustrated. Common complaints:
- SCIM only works with Azure AD and Google Workspace - no Okta support despite enterprise demand
- Manual license management still required even with SCIM enabled
- Enterprise pricing gate keeps SCIM away from Teams customers who need basic automation
- Fixed 40-minute sync cycles that can't be accelerated for time-sensitive changes
Please enable SCIM provisioning for Okta for CC logins... This is a basic feature that should be available across all major IdPs.
Even with SCIM working, we still have to manually assign and remove Creative Cloud licenses. What's the point of automation if half the process is still manual?
The recurring theme
Adobe's SCIM implementation feels incomplete and artificially limited, forcing IT teams into expensive Enterprise tiers while still requiring manual workarounds for core provisioning tasks.
The decision
| Your Situation | Recommendation |
|---|---|
| Using Okta or OneLogin for identity | Use Stitchflow: Adobe blocks SCIM from these IdPs entirely |
| On Teams plan, need provisioning | Use Stitchflow: Teams doesn't support SCIM at any price |
| Already on Enterprise with Azure AD/Google | Use native SCIM: you're paying for it |
| Need license assignment automation | Use Stitchflow: Adobe's SCIM can't assign licenses |
| Small creative team, low turnover | Manual may work: but watch for access sprawl |
The bottom line
Adobe's SCIM support is artificially limited to just Azure AD and Google Workspace, leaving Okta and OneLogin customers locked out despite Enterprise pricing. For organizations using excluded IdPs or needing true license automation, Stitchflow delivers full provisioning without Adobe's arbitrary restrictions.
Automate Adobe without the tier upgrade
Stitchflow delivers SCIM-level provisioning through resilient browser automation, backed by 24/7 human in the loop for Adobe at <$5K/year, flat, regardless of team size.
Technical specifications
SCIM Version
2.0
Supported Operations
Create, Update, Deactivate, Groups
Supported Attributes
Not specifiedPlan requirement
Enterprise
Prerequisites
SSO must be configured first
Key limitations
- SCIM only supported from Azure AD and Google Workspace - NOT Okta or other IdPs
- Cannot assign or remove licenses via SCIM - only user creation/removal
- Azure sync cycles are fixed at ~40 minutes - cannot be accelerated
Configuration for Okta
Integration type
Okta Integration Network (OIN) app
Prerequisite
SSO must be configured before enabling SCIM.
Where to enable
Enterprise required for SCIM
Use Stitchflow for automated provisioning.
Configuration for Entra ID
Integration type
Microsoft Entra Gallery app with SCIM provisioning
Prerequisite
SSO must be configured before enabling SCIM.
Where to enable
Required credentials
Tenant URL (SCIM endpoint) and Secret token (bearer token from app admin console).
Configuration steps
Set Provisioning Mode = Automatic, configure SCIM connection.
Provisioning trigger
Entra provisions based on user/group assignments to the enterprise app.
Sync behavior
Entra provisioning runs on a scheduled cycle (typically every 40 minutes).
Enterprise required for SCIM
Native SCIM is available on Enterprise. Use Stitchflow if you need provisioning without the tier upgrade.
Unlock SCIM for
Adobe
Adobe gates automation behind Enterprise plan. Stitchflow delivers the same SCIM outcomes for a flat fee.
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