Microsoft Entra ID
Enable secure access to applications while defending against identity-based security threats
- Vendor
- Microsoft
- Also known as
- microsoft-entra-id
What is Microsoft Entra ID?
A platform for managing digital identities and controlling application access, designed to prevent identity-based attacks.
Microsoft Entra ID pricing
We don't have Microsoft Entra ID's full plan breakdown yet (its pricing page resisted automated reading). Here's what we could confirm. Always check live pricing for exact numbers.
What Microsoft Entra ID does
The capabilities that matter for iam sso, normalised so it lines up with every alternative. “-” means we haven't confirmed it, not that it's missing.
- SSO (SAML + OIDC)
- -
- MFA / passwordless / FIDO2
- -
- Adaptive / risk-based auth
- ✓
- SCIM lifecycle provisioning
- -
- Directory service / AD bridge
- ✓
- Identity governance (access reviews)
- ✓
- Privileged access management
- -
- Integration catalog size
- -
- Standards breadth
- -
- Deployment
- -
- Uptime SLA
- -
Platform & deployment
Independently observed- Web
- Cloud / SaaS
Microsoft Entra ID FAQ
Common questions about Microsoft Entra ID, answered from independent, dated evidence.
What is Microsoft Entra ID?
A platform for managing digital identities and controlling application access, designed to prevent identity-based attacks. It is indexed under IAM SSO.
Source: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/pricing-overview
Is Microsoft Entra ID free?
Microsoft Entra ID offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.
What platforms does Microsoft Entra ID support?
We have confirmed browser-based access to Microsoft Entra ID. That is the extent of what we could verify from public sources, so it may well offer desktop or mobile clients we have not indexed.
Source: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/business/identity-access/microsoft-entra-id
Can Microsoft Entra ID be self-hosted?
We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for Microsoft Entra ID, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.
Source: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/business/identity-access/microsoft-entra-id
Microsoft Entra ID alternatives
Other iam sso we track, ranked by the same independent score.
- OneLoginAccess without friction. Security without compromise.medium · 72%
- Okta Workforce IdentityIdentity verification and access management platform for enterpriseslow · 16%
- IBM Security Verifylow · 43%
- JumpCloudUnified Platform for Identity, Access, & Devicesmedium · 72%
- Duo SecuritySecure identity and access management with phishing-resistant authenticationmedium · 64%
- Saviyntlow · 16%
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| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price level | 80 | 0.04 | 3.4 | ✓ |
| Capabilities | 58 | 0.05 | 3.0 | ✓ |
| Pricing transparency | 25 | 0.05 | 1.3 | ✓ |
| Reliability | 0 | 0.09 | 0.0 | - |
| Integrations | 0 | 0.05 | 0.0 | - |
| Security posture | 5 | 0.21 | 0.0 | - |
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