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A Canadian alternative to Cayosoft

Cayosoft is a hybrid Active Directory and Microsoft 365 management suite for SMB to mid-enterprise organizations using hybrid Microsoft identity (source). Lavawall® is a Canadian alternative for Microsoft 365 management and configuration backup, owned and hosted in Canada, with the closest match for each Cayosoft capability listed below.

On this page: Cayosoft at a glance, feature by feature, Cayosoft and Canada, and moving over.

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Cayosoft at a glance

What Cayosoft says about itself, with a link to the page each fact comes from.

Cayosoft at a glance, from its own website
Made forSMB to mid-enterprise organizations using hybrid Microsoft identity (source)
Pricing modelContact sales for a quote; term subscriptions (12, 36, or 72 months) (source)
Free trial or free planTrial (Administrator); free tool (Guardian Protector) (source)
PlatformsActive Directory, Microsoft Entra ID, Microsoft 365, Exchange, Teams, Intune (source)
DeploymentBoth (on-premises; Guardian also as SaaS from Q1 2026) (source)
Integrations it listsSplunk, Microsoft Sentinel, QRadar, Syslog, and Okta (SSO) (source)
Data exportGuardian audit logs export to CSV, JSON, and PDF (source)

Cayosoft feature by feature

Cayosoft lists these capabilities on its own website; each links to its source. Beside each is the closest Lavawall® feature and the article that shows how to use it.

Cayosoft capabilities and the closest Lavawall feature
What Cayosoft says it doesClosest Lavawall® featureHow-to article
Unified hybrid AD, Entra ID, and Microsoft 365 administration (source)User management across Active Directory, Microsoft 365, and Google WorkspaceIdentity & Account Management
Automated user provisioning and deprovisioning (source)User management across Active Directory, Microsoft 365, and Google WorkspaceIdentity & Account Management
Microsoft 365 license optimization (source)No direct equivalent in Lavawall. Check whether you need it before you move. 
Identity change tracking with rollback (source)Microsoft 365, Entra, and Azure configuration backup and rollbackRollbacks
Active Directory forest recovery (source)No direct equivalent in Lavawall. Check whether you need it before you move. 
Identity threat detection (source)Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace breach detectionMicrosoft 365 Breach Console
Scheduled compliance and audit reports (source)Compliance reports and dashboardsReports & Analytics

Lavawall® has a close match for 5 of these 7 Cayosoft capabilities. For the other 2, check whether you rely on them before you move.

For a longer comparison, see Lavawall® compared with Cayosoft.

Cayosoft and Canada

Cayosoft lists its headquarters office in Westerville, Ohio. We did not find a Canadian hosting option in Cayosoft’s public documentation. Ask Cayosoft directly where your data would be stored.

Lavawall and Cayosoft compared on Canadian criteria
Canadian criterionLavawall®Cayosoft
Headquarters and ownershipCalgary, Alberta; fully Canadian-ownedWesterville, Ohio
Hosting in CanadaYes, by defaultSee Cayosoft’s documentation
Canadian-dollar pricingYes, with GST, HST, PST, and QSTSee Cayosoft’s pricing
Console in FrenchYes: Canadian French, Canadian English and US English, chosen by each person (details)No French option documented on its website (checked October 2026)

Taken from Cayosoft’s own website and documentation in September 2026 and linked on this page. Tell us if something has changed and we will correct it.

Lavawall® is built and owned by ThreeShield Information Security Corporation in Calgary, hosted in Canada by default, billed in Canadian dollars, supported from Canada, and available in Canadian French. What makes Lavawall® Canadian.

Moving from Cayosoft to Lavawall®

  1. Export what you need from Cayosoft. Its documentation describes this: guardian audit logs export to CSV, JSON, and PDF.
  2. Start a free Lavawall® trial and add your companies.
  3. Connect each client's Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace tenant; configuration backups and change monitoring start right away, next to your RMM data.
  4. Set up each feature from the table above. The how-to articles to start with: Identity & Account Management, Rollbacks, Microsoft 365 Breach Console, Reports & Analytics.
  5. Run both side by side and turn Cayosoft off one company at a time, when your team is ready.

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Where Cayosoft may fit better

If Cayosoft covers a Microsoft 365 workflow you rely on that Lavawall® does not, keep it for that and compare what is left.

Lavawall® has no direct equivalent for these Cayosoft capabilities, so check whether you need them:

  • Microsoft 365 license optimization
  • Active Directory forest recovery

Frequently asked questions

Is Lavawall a Canadian alternative to Cayosoft?
Yes. Lavawall® is Canadian-owned and hosted in Canada by default. Of the 7 Cayosoft capabilities listed on this page, Lavawall has a close match for 5.
Does Cayosoft host data in Canada?
We did not find a Canadian hosting option in Cayosoft’s public documentation. Ask Cayosoft directly where your data would be stored. Lavawall® hosts data in Canada by default.
How is Cayosoft priced?
Its own website describes its pricing as contact sales for a quote; term subscriptions (12, 36, or 72 months). Lavawall® publishes its prices in Canadian dollars on its pricing page, month-to-month.
Does Cayosoft offer a free trial?
Its own website lists this: trial (Administrator); free tool (Guardian Protector). Lavawall® offers a 14-day free trial with no credit card.
What does Lavawall not replace in Cayosoft?
Lavawall® has no direct equivalent for these Cayosoft capabilities: Microsoft 365 license optimization and Active Directory forest recovery.
Can Lavawall replace Cayosoft?
Yes, for Microsoft 365, Entra, and Azure configuration backup, change monitoring, and rollback across tenants, with breach detection and the rest of an RMM in the same console.
Can I export my data from Cayosoft?
Cayosoft’s documentation describes this: guardian audit logs export to CSV, JSON, and PDF.
Is Cayosoft available in French?
Cayosoft does not document a French option on its website (checked October 2026). Lavawall® works in Canadian French, Canadian English and US English, chosen by each person.

Cayosoft is a trademark of its owner. Other product names are trademarks of their respective owners. Lavawall is not affiliated with Cayosoft.