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[Support](https://help.zitadel.com/account-subscription?hsLang=en#support) August 29, 2025 # Zitadel's Proof of Concept (PoC) and Evaluation Support ## Proof of Concept (PoC) program let's you technically validate Zitadel against your specific needs Selecting an authentication provider can be challenging due to the diverse needs of internal teams, customers, and partners. The market offers many options, making it crucial to evaluate how each fits your organization's requirements.    You'll work closely with our engineers and team to cover key areas like defining your architecture, designing user onboarding, customizing logins, and planning migrations.     ### What We Propose Technically validate Zitadel technology against core requirements - Structured series of 4 virtual meetings with our engineering team - Access to professional support - Access to [technical account management](https://help.zitadel.com/what-is-zitadels-technical-account-management?hsLang=en) #### Scope Up to 3 use cases that are essential to achieve an identified technology fit #### Duration 30 days [Get in contact](https://zitadel.com/contact) and get help with your evaluation, today. ### Key topics covered - **Define your architecture:** Understand Zitadel's identity & access management architecture principles, discussing how it will fit into your system. This crucial step will define what parts of the business logic will be handled by Zitadel and what remains to be built by you. Zitadel supports anything from CIAM, Workforce, or complex multi-tenancy authentication scenarios. - **Design user onboarding:** Demonstrate the options and customization available for B2B or CIAM user registration and onboarding that fits your use case. - **Customize user login:** Showcase and help customize the login experience, including user self-service (eg, password reset). - **Basic administration:** Focus on user and tenant management, access control, auditing capabilities, and ease of configuration within the Zitadel platform. This includes demonstrating how administrators can manage identities, roles, and permissions effectively. - **Migration plan:** Address strategies and best practices for migrating existing user directories and authentication systems to Zitadel. This will cover data mapping, just-in-time provisioning, bulk user provisioning, and minimizing downtime during the transition. - **DevOps (Operation):** Explore the operational aspects of Zitadel, including deployment options (on-premise, cloud), automation capabilities through APIs, monitoring tools, and logging. The goal is to show how Zitadel integrates into existing DevOps workflows and supports efficient operations. This will cover components, data storage, and how the system handles high availability and disaster recovery. - **Integration and customization:** Demonstrate how Zitadel integrates with various applications and services. This includes exploring standard protocols like OAuth2, OpenID Connect, and SAML, as well as discussing SDKs, APIs, and workflow orchestration (Actions) for seamless integration with existing systems. - **Security Best Practices & Go-Live Checkup:** Review Zitadel's built-in security features, compliance standards, and recommended security configurations. 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