SAML Access to Microsoft Office 365.
Learn how to set up SSO (single sign-on) for Microsoft Office with Google Workspace as your Identity Provider



The Single Sign-On (SSO) Advantage.
Users can enjoy a seamless experience by using a single username and password to access their day-to-day Google Workspace applications (Gmail, Drive, Meet, Calendar, etc.) as well as their coexisting Office 365 applications. Through this method, users can also access their Office account from the Application launcher, as shown in this image.
Administrators can find SAML applications by clicking on Apps > SAML Apps in the Google Workspace Admin Console. As soon as the SAML application has been set up, it can be turned on for everyone or for select sub-organizations. The gif below shows how Google Workspace Admins can configure this.



Office 365 System requirements
- Your domain (yourdomain.com) is verified and connected to an active tenant
- You are configured as a Global Administrator
- Powershell is installed with Microsoft Azure Active Directory Module
- You have created a test user account

You do not own the default Microsoft domain (yourdomain.onmicrosoft.com), so federation cannot be set up on it
Google Workspace Supported Editions.
Below you’ll see a summary of which Google Workspace editions support SAML access with Office 365.
Workspace Edition | Office 365 SAML App | Auto-Provisioning |
---|---|---|
Business Starter | ✔ | ✔ (Only 3 SAML apps)* |
Business Standard | ✔ | ✔ (Only 3 SAML apps)* |
Business Plus | ✔ | ✔ (Only 3 SAML apps)* |
Enterprise Essentials | ✔ | ✔ |
Business Standard | ✔ | ✔ |
Business Plus | ✔ | ✔ |