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Microsoft Entra ID

Microsoft Entra ID
Formerly Microsoft Azure Active Directory

Overview

What is Microsoft Entra ID?

Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Microsoft Azure Active Directory or Azure AD) is a cloud-based identity and access management (IAM) solution supporting restricted access to applications with Azure Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) built-in, single sign-on (SSO), B2B collaboration controls, self-service password, and…

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Premium P1

$6.00

Cloud
per user/per month

Premium P2

$9.00

Cloud
per user/per month

Entry-level set up fee?

  • No setup fee
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Offerings

  • Free Trial
  • Free/Freemium Version
  • Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Product Demos

AD FS to Microsoft Entra | How to migrate cloud apps

YouTube

Microsoft Entra ID Beginner's Tutorial (Azure Active Directory)

YouTube

Introducing Microsoft Entra

YouTube
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Features

Identity Management

Identity management software manages information about the identity of software users and controls access to corporate resources

8.6
Avg 8.1
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Product Details

What is Microsoft Entra ID?

Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Microsoft Azure Active Directory or Azure AD) is a cloud-based identity and access management (IAM) solution supporting restricted access to applications with Azure Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) built-in, single sign-on (SSO), B2B collaboration controls, self-service password, and integration with Microsoft productivity and cloud storage (Office 365, OneDrive, etc) as well as 3rd party services.

Microsoft Entra ID safeguards organizations with a cloud identity and access management solution that connects employees, customers, and partners to their apps, devices, and data. Features include:

  • Secure adaptive access: Protects access to resources and data using strong authentication and risk-based adaptive access policies without compromising user experience.
  • Seamless user experiences: Provides an easy sign-in experience across a multicloud environment to keep users productive, reduce time managing passwords, and increase productivity.
  • Unified identity management: Manages identities and access to all applications in a central location, whether they’re in the cloud or on-premises, to improve visibility and control.


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Microsoft Entra ID Features

Identity Management Features

  • Supported: ID-Management Access Control
  • Supported: ID Management Single-Sign On (SSO)
  • Supported: Multi-Factor Authentication
  • Supported: Password Management
  • Supported: Account Provisioning and De-provisioning
  • Supported: ID Management Workflow Automation
  • Supported: ID Risk Management

Microsoft Entra ID Video

Authentication fundamentals: The basics | Azure Active Directory

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Microsoft Entra ID Technical Details

Deployment TypesSoftware as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based
Operating SystemsUnspecified
Mobile ApplicationNo

Frequently Asked Questions

Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Microsoft Azure Active Directory or Azure AD) is a cloud-based identity and access management (IAM) solution supporting restricted access to applications with Azure Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) built-in, single sign-on (SSO), B2B collaboration controls, self-service password, and integration with Microsoft productivity and cloud storage (Office 365, OneDrive, etc) as well as 3rd party services.

JumpCloud are common alternatives for Microsoft Entra ID.

Reviewers rate Multi-Factor Authentication highest, with a score of 9.2.

The most common users of Microsoft Entra ID are from Mid-sized Companies (51-1,000 employees).
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Reviews and Ratings

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Community Insights

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Efficient User Management: Users have expressed satisfaction with the system's efficiency in maintaining users in Azure AD, enabling both enabled and disabled states while seamlessly provisioning user data from various applications to Active Directory through integration. Additionally, the utilization of Microsoft Graph APIs for assigning default groups and organizational units has been noted as a valuable feature that enhances user management capabilities.

Intuitive Interface: The straightforward organization and ease of use of the system have been commended by reviewers for its intuitive nature, making it user-friendly and convenient for navigation purposes. This simplicity aids users in efficiently completing tasks within the system, contributing to a positive overall user experience.

Enhanced Security Features: Reviewers appreciate the robust security measures integrated into the system, including biometric authentication features like facial recognition and fingerprint scanning. Furthermore, functionalities such as multi-factor authentication are highlighted as crucial components that streamline access control processes and bolster security protocols within the system.

Confusing Terminology and Documentation Challenges: Users have encountered difficulties understanding the terminology and relationship between service accounts, service principles, and applications in Entra ID. They have noted a lack of clear documentation contributing to this issue.

Lack of Transparency in Updates and Communication: Users feel that Microsoft should enhance transparency by informing users about changes across all services beforehand to prevent confusion. They highlighted how small alterations in the environment can lead to uncertainty without proper communication.

Complexity of Entra ID Dashboard and Cost Concerns: The current Entra ID dashboard is perceived as more intricate compared to its predecessor, prompting requests for a simpler interface. Additionally, users expressed discontent over the removal of certain components like governance modules post-transition to Entra ID due to associated costs.

Reviews

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Effectiveness in protecting login keys.

Rating: 9 out of 10
August 29, 2024
DR
Vetted Review
Verified User
Microsoft Entra ID
3 years of experience
  • We manage to protect the keys used for our project platforms, financial platforms and cloud database platforms.
  • We managed to detect the risks in each login and this allowed efficient use of each of the platforms.
  • Storing new security keys has never been easier, we have no limits to the keys we can store, this was very good for us.

A Great Identity and Access Management Solution

Rating: 10 out of 10
August 29, 2024
Verified User
Vetted Review
Verified User
Microsoft Entra ID
3 years of experience
  • Microsoft Entra ID has met our security needs.
  • It is affordable with no compromises on what security.
  • Managing users and access management is easy.
  • It basically meets our needs and therefore a worthy software.

Reliable Tool for Elevating Security and Access

Rating: 8 out of 10
August 15, 2024
YN
Vetted Review
Verified User
Microsoft Entra ID
3 years of experience
  • Increased productivity especially for remote teams - Positive impact
  • Enhanced security - Positive impact
  • Improved Compliance - Positive impact
  • Integrating Non-Microsoft applications - Negative impact with almost 10% overrun on integration budget.

Entra ID Review

Rating: 9 out of 10
August 14, 2024
Verified User
Vetted Review
Verified User
Microsoft Entra ID
1 year of experience
  • Well, probably positive. It just gave us a central place to have user accounts.

Entra ID Review

Rating: 9 out of 10
August 12, 2024
Verified User
Vetted Review
Verified User
Microsoft Entra ID
5 years of experience
  • It's positive impact since we have the Entra ID, I think we can go to zero plus architecture.

Microsoft Entra ID Review

Rating: 7 out of 10
August 12, 2024
Verified User
Vetted Review
Verified User
Microsoft Entra ID
2 years of experience
  • It's a positive. We get our work done every day. I have very few issues with it. It's always something weird that has to do with licensing or something like that where we figure out a way to break it. I know that Microsoft is trying to please a lot of people, so that's just going to lead to bugs, but we find a way around those.

Entra ID Review

Rating: 8 out of 10
August 12, 2024
Verified User
Vetted Review
Verified User
Microsoft Entra ID
2 years of experience
  • I think that it has a positive impact and we've actually been able to, instead of having to hire more people within it, we've actually reduced our staffing.

Entra ID Review

Rating: 9 out of 10
August 12, 2024
Verified User
Vetted Review
Verified User
Microsoft Entra ID
11 years of experience
  • It's had a positive return of income. I mean, we sell it to majority of our customer base and maintain it for them. So it makes us money.

Microsoft Entra ID Review

Rating: 9 out of 10
August 12, 2024
Verified User
Vetted Review
Verified User
Microsoft Entra ID
1 year of experience
  • It has been a very tremendous improvement in their security departure and it has always been a great product for easy implementation and then easy management so that the cost to the customer is also very simplified.

Microsoft Entra ID Review

Rating: 10 out of 10
August 09, 2024
Verified User
Vetted Review
Verified User
Microsoft Entra ID
4 years of experience
  • It's hard to measure it because it's mostly preventing things through MFA. So it's "did we lose $300,000 in a breach?" Possibly, but we'll never know.

Microsoft Entra ID Review

Rating: 10 out of 10
August 09, 2024
Verified User
Vetted Review
Microsoft Entra ID
9 years of experience
  • As a result for this product has been kind of easy to adopt, it's the rate of adoption among the administrators was pretty high and it was very fast paced so it didn't require us to go through the whole process of involving a vendor to have them trained and so on. And the overall areas with the licensees that we have help us to achieve much more than we would have if we had many other products that we had to link together and integrate together because everything comes in a single platform.

Microsoft Entra ID the best tool!

Rating: 9 out of 10
July 01, 2024
Verified User
Vetted Review
Verified User
Microsoft Entra ID
2 years of experience
  • We used to have VMware Workspace ONE before, compared to that I believe Microsoft Entra ID has been more productive for us.
  • There is not much of a learning curve either, everything has been positive with Microsoft Entra ID so far.

Microsoft Entra ID bridged the gap for our users.

Rating: 7 out of 10
June 13, 2024
Verified User
Vetted Review
Verified User
Microsoft Entra ID
4 years of experience
  • Allowed for quick rollout of multifactor authentication (MFA).
  • The ability for single sign-on reduced user frustration when bouncing between applications.
  • Cloud-based management allows admins to manage users regardless of location.

Microsoft Entra ID for business

Rating: 9 out of 10
June 13, 2024
Verified User
Vetted Review
Verified User
Microsoft Entra ID
3 years of experience
  • Consolidating software stack
  • Increasing automation
  • Reducing the amount of passwords users have to remember with SSO (reduces help desk tickets)

Microsoft Entra ID is a great identity solution.

Rating: 9 out of 10
June 08, 2024
Verified User
Vetted Review
Verified User
Microsoft Entra ID
3 years of experience
  • Have been able to modernize SSO from ADFS to save on configuration and server management.
  • Modernize MFA options over legacy onprem solutions and replace other products/expenses.
  • Seamlessly expand AD into the public cloud space to use established identities for those use cases.

Microsoft Azure Active Directory

Rating: 9 out of 10
June 08, 2024
Verified User
Vetted Review
Verified User
Microsoft Entra ID
5 years of experience
  • Using Microsoft AAD was an easy decision to make for us because we have a significant Microsoft ecosystem, but we have not looked back from a functionality, ROI or reliability perspective.
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