Summary and recommendation
Monte Carlo supports native SCIM provisioning, but only on its Enterprise tier at $0.50/credit. This creates a significant barrier: teams on Scale ($0.25/credit) or standard Enterprise ($0.45/credit) must upgrade to Enterprise + Advanced Networking to unlock automated user provisioning. For data teams managing large volumes of credits, this represents a 100% price increase from Scale tier, often adding tens of thousands in annual licensing costs just to access basic provisioning capabilities.
This pricing gate creates a compliance and operational gap. IT teams managing Monte Carlo users must rely on manual account creation and deprovisioning, increasing security risks when employees leave or change roles. SSO alone doesn't solve this - it only handles authentication, not the critical account lifecycle management that prevents orphaned accounts and ensures proper access controls across your data observability stack.
The strategic alternative
Monte Carlo gates SCIM behind Enterprise. Skip the Enterprise plan upgrade and automate complete outcomes across your stack. We maintain the integration layer underneath. You focus on judgment, not plumbing.
Quick SCIM facts
| SCIM available? | Yes |
| SCIM tier required | Enterprise |
| SSO required first? | No |
| SSO available? | Yes |
| SSO protocol | SAML 2.0 |
| Documentation | Not available |
Supported identity providers
| IdP | SSO | SCIM | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Okta | ✓ | ✓ | OIN app with full provisioning |
| Microsoft Entra ID | ✓ | ✓ | Gallery app with SCIM |
| Google Workspace | ✓ | JIT only | SAML SSO with just-in-time provisioning |
| OneLogin | ✓ | ✓ | Supported |
The cost of not automating
Without SCIM (or an alternative like Stitchflow), your IT team manages Monte Carlo accounts manually. Here's what that costs:
The Monte Carlo pricing problem
Monte Carlo gates SCIM provisioning behind premium plans, forcing significant cost increases for basic user management.
Plan Structure (Credit-Based Pricing)
| Plan | Price | SSO | SCIM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scale | $0.25/credit | ||
| Enterprise | $0.45/credit | ||
| Enterprise + Advanced Networking | $0.50/credit |
Note: Credits are consumed based on data volume processed. A typical organization processes 100-1,000 credits monthly depending on data pipeline complexity and monitoring scope.
What this means in practice
The tier jump from Scale to Enterprise represents an 80% price increase per credit:
| Monthly Credits | Scale Cost | Enterprise Cost | Annual Increase |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100 credits | $300/year | $540/year | +$2,880/year |
| 500 credits | $1,500/year | $2,700/year | +$14,400/year |
| 1,000 credits | $3,000/year | $5,400/year | +$28,800/year |
This forces organizations to pay for Enterprise features like PII Filtering, Self-Hosted Storage, and Audit Logging even when they only need SCIM provisioning.
Additional constraints
Summary of challenges
- Monte Carlo supports SCIM but only at Enterprise tier ($0.50/credit (Enterprise + Advanced Networking))
- Google Workspace users get JIT provisioning only, not full SCIM
- Our research shows teams manually provisioning this app spend significant hidden costs annually
What the upgrade actually includes
Monte Carlo doesn't sell SCIM à la carte. It's bundled with Enterprise tier features:
Stitchflow Insight
The Enterprise tier operates on usage-based pricing at $0.50/credit with advanced networking, compared to $0.25/credit on Scale or $0.45/credit on standard Enterprise. If you need comprehensive data observability security controls anyway, the upgrade delivers value. If you just want automated user provisioning, you're paying for enterprise data governance features you may not use. We estimate ~60% of Enterprise features are specialized for complex data environments rather than basic identity management.
What IT admins are saying
Community sentiment on Monte Carlo's SCIM implementation centers on pricing barriers and usage-based complexity. Common complaints:
- Enterprise tier requirement creates massive cost jump for basic provisioning
- Usage-based pricing model makes budgeting for identity management unpredictable
- Credit-based billing obscures true costs compared to per-seat pricing
- Forcing teams to pay enterprise rates just for automated user management
The credit model makes it impossible to forecast our identity costs. We need SCIM for compliance but can't predict what Monte Carlo will cost us month to month.
Why is SCIM locked behind Enterprise when it's a basic security requirement? The pricing jump is massive just to automate user provisioning.
The recurring theme
Monte Carlo's usage-based model creates unpredictable costs for identity management, while the Enterprise tier requirement forces significant spend increases just to access basic SCIM provisioning.
The decision
| Your Situation | Recommendation |
|---|---|
| On Scale tier, need SCIM | Use Stitchflow: avoid the 80% price increase to Enterprise |
| Usage-based pricing concerns with SCIM overhead | Use Stitchflow: flat pricing eliminates credit consumption worries |
| Already on Enterprise tier with SCIM | Use native SCIM: you're paying $0.45-0.50/credit for these features |
| Need Enterprise features beyond SCIM (PII filtering, audit logs) | Evaluate Enterprise upgrade: SCIM comes bundled with advanced security |
| Small data team, infrequent user changes | Manual may work: but monitor for compliance gaps as team grows |
The bottom line
Monte Carlo's usage-based pricing model means Enterprise tier costs compound with both higher per-credit rates and additional security overhead. For teams on Scale tier wanting SCIM without the Enterprise upgrade and credit consumption concerns, Stitchflow delivers flat-rate provisioning automation.
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Monte Carlo gates SCIM behind Enterprise. We build complete offboarding, user access reviews, and license workflows without that SCIM Tax upgrade.
Technical specifications
SCIM Version
2.0
Supported Operations
Create, Update, Deactivate, Groups
Supported Attributes
Not specifiedPlan requirement
Enterprise
Prerequisites
None
Key limitations
- SCIM only available on Enterprise tier
- Enterprise tier required for SSO, SCIM, Self-Hosted Storage, PII Filtering, and Audit Logging
- Usage-based pricing model (per credit)
- User uniqueness based on email field
Documentation not available.
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