Manufacturing / Flooring
How Beaulieu Canada Replaced Legacy Auth with Enterprise SSO in Under 4 Months
A Canadian flooring manufacturer needed to meet parent company security requirements without sacrificing operational independence. Skycloak delivered managed Keycloak with EntraID federation, saving 10+ months of development time.
The Challenge
A security incident prompted stronger security requirements from the company's parent group, whose security team began taking a more active role in Beaulieu Canada's IT infrastructure and compliance standards.
The existing authentication was a legacy in-house system that didn't meet modern security standards, which the parent company's security team flagged as a priority to address.
On top of that, sales reps had different logins and passwords for every internal application, creating a support burden and a poor user experience.
“Our in-house solution was far from ideal. It was really bad, which is why it was a top priority to find a solution.”
Dustin, Principal Web Developer, Beaulieu Canada
Key Requirements
- Single sign-on across all internal applications
- EntraID federation for existing Microsoft credentials
- SIEM log export for parent company security monitoring
- Independence from corporate IT ticketing bottlenecks
- Reliable enough for commerce: if users can't log in, they can't buy
The Evaluation
Easy to integrate, but pricing scaled per user and would get expensive as the authenticated user base grows to 6,000+.
Fair pricing, but didn't follow standard authentication protocols. Documentation was lacking, and support was limited to Discord.
Liked Keycloak's reliability, but the team didn't want to take on the maintenance burden of self-hosting.
Flat pricing, battle-tested Keycloak, managed infrastructure, and responsive support. The parent company's own security team recommended a managed Keycloak approach.
“If no one can log in, then no one can buy. And if no one can buy, your business goes really down. We needed something solid.”
Dustin, Principal Web Developer, Beaulieu Canada
Why Skycloak
Flat, Predictable Pricing
After seeing Auth0's per-user pricing, Skycloak's flat model was a relief, especially with 6,000 authenticated users on the roadmap.
“The flat pricing is easier to budget. I find it's fair pricing when I looked at other competitors that price per user.”
Dustin, Principal Web Developer, Beaulieu Canada
Support That Actually Responds
Coming from another provider's Discord-only support model, the difference was immediate.
“Opening tickets in Skycloak and getting answers within the hour was great. The support was probably the best part.”
Dustin, Principal Web Developer, Beaulieu Canada
Log Access for Corporate Compliance
The parent company's security team required SIEM log access for security monitoring. With a managed Keycloak solution, this was achievable.
“If it was something that you guys weren't ready to give us access to, then that probably would have been a deal-breaker.”
Dustin, Principal Web Developer, Beaulieu Canada
The Implementation
Because the team had already built a working prototype with another provider, the swap to Skycloak was remarkably smooth. The core integration took 3-4 months from signup to live EntraID-connected SSO.
Dustin managed the Keycloak configuration himself, navigating realms, setting up identity providers, and connecting EntraID federation, with support from Skycloak when needed.
When the team needed translated login pages, they requested the feature and had it delivered in approximately two weeks.
“Once we got running with Skycloak and everything was basically set up, we just had to change a couple of URLs and it was pretty easy to integrate.”
Dustin, Principal Web Developer, Beaulieu Canada
The Results
Enterprise SSO Without the Enterprise IT Dependency
Sales reps now log into Beaulieu Canada's platform with their existing Microsoft credentials through EntraID federation. No separate passwords, no support tickets for resets.
“Our sales reps are normally logged into Microsoft by default. When they log into our application, they're already logged in. It's super fluid.”
Dustin, Principal Web Developer, Beaulieu Canada
Corporate Security Compliance Achieved
The parent company's security requirements, including SIEM log export for their monitoring platform, were met without compromising Beaulieu Canada's operational independence.
10+ Months of Development Time Saved
Building SSO from scratch would have taken the team over 10 additional months. Skycloak compressed the timeline to 3-4 months.
A Platform That Scales
With ~40 sales reps live today and 6,000 authenticated users planned later this year, Beaulieu Canada has a foundation that grows without per-user pricing surprises. Internal tools for the sales and marketing teams are slated to migrate next.
Key Metrics
“It's what you expect: Keycloak managed for you with added amazing support.”
Dustin, Principal Web Developer, Beaulieu Canada
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