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At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (50.0% of reviews)
Enterprise (38.5% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Free
FortiAuthenticator
Star Rating
(16)4.1 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (50.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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Star Rating
(794)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (38.5% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
Browse all 4 pricing plansFortiAuthenticator vs Microsoft Entra ID
- Reviewers felt that Microsoft Entra ID meets the needs of their business better than FortiAuthenticator.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Microsoft Entra ID is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Microsoft Entra ID over FortiAuthenticator.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
FortiAuthenticator
No pricing availableMicrosoft Entra ID
Azure Active Directory Free
Free
The free edition of Azure AD is included with a subscription of a commercial online service such as Azure, Dynamics 365, Intune, Power Platform, and others.
- Partially Included: Authentication, single sign-on and multifactor authentication (MFA)
- Partially Included: Applications Access
- Partially Included: Authorization and Conditional Access
Free Trial
FortiAuthenticator
No trial information availableMicrosoft Entra ID
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.1
7
9.1
629
Ease of Use
8.1
7
8.8
633
Ease of Setup
Not enough data
8.6
356
Ease of Admin
Not enough data
8.8
343
Quality of Support
8.6
6
8.7
573
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
Not enough data
9.1
332
Product Direction (% positive)
5.3
5
9.4
610
Features by Category
Authentication Options
Not enough data
9.0
210
Not enough data
8.9
201
Not enough data
9.3
202
Not enough data
8.8
203
Not enough data
8.7
171
Not enough data
8.8
161
Access Control Types
Not enough data
8.9
192
Not enough data
8.8
191
Not enough data
8.9
191
Not enough data
8.8
169
Not enough data
8.7
168
Administration
Not enough data
8.9
189
Not enough data
9.0
199
Not enough data
8.9
200
Not enough data
8.7
203
Not enough data
8.9
194
Platform
Not enough data
8.7
173
Not enough data
8.9
171
Not enough data
9.0
187
Not enough data
8.8
165
Not enough data
8.9
181
Not enough data
8.8
177
Not enough data
8.6
162
User on/off Boarding
Not enough data
8.9
72
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Verified
Not enough data
8.7
74
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
80
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.2
78
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
79
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
70
|
Verified
User Maintenance
Not enough data
9.0
75
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
72
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
72
|
Verified
Governance
Not enough data
8.9
77
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
72
|
Verified
Administration
Not enough data
8.7
78
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
66
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
80
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
72
|
Verified
Authentication type
Not enough data
8.1
158
Not enough data
7.3
139
Not enough data
8.4
150
Not enough data
7.8
137
Not enough data
8.8
159
Not enough data
8.6
159
Not enough data
8.9
166
Not enough data
8.5
146
Functionality
Not enough data
8.9
168
Not enough data
8.6
164
Implementation
Not enough data
8.9
181
Not enough data
8.2
144
Not enough data
8.1
132
Access Control
Not enough data
9.0
170
Not enough data
8.7
164
Not enough data
8.8
155
Not enough data
8.6
151
Administration
Not enough data
8.6
156
Not enough data
8.7
168
Not enough data
8.7
154
Not enough data
8.7
161
Functionality
Not enough data
9.0
168
Not enough data
9.1
172
Not enough data
9.0
160
Administration
Not enough data
9.3
89
Not enough data
8.8
83
Not enough data
9.0
86
Not enough data
8.6
84
Not enough data
9.4
88
Not enough data
9.1
87
Functionality
Not enough data
9.5
87
Not enough data
9.4
87
Not enough data
9.1
76
Not enough data
8.9
82
Not enough data
9.3
87
Not enough data
9.3
88
Not enough data
9.0
85
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.1
81
Not enough data
9.2
81
Monitoring
Not enough data
9.2
87
Not enough data
9.2
87
Not enough data
9.0
83
Reporting
Not enough data
9.1
85
Not enough data
9.2
83
Functionality
Not enough data
8.6
85
Not enough data
8.8
91
Not enough data
9.1
111
Not enough data
7.6
100
Functionality
Not enough data
9.0
226
Not enough data
8.7
193
Not enough data
9.2
223
Not enough data
8.9
216
Not enough data
9.3
224
Not enough data
9.2
222
Type
Not enough data
8.5
198
Not enough data
9.3
218
Reporting
Not enough data
8.8
203
Not enough data
8.8
212
Not enough data
9.4
6
Not enough data
8.1
6
Authentication & Authorization - Identity and Access Management (IAM)
Not enough data
9.7
6
Administration & Governance - Identity and Access Management (IAM)
Not enough data
8.9
6
Not enough data
8.9
6
Generative AI - Identity and Access Management (IAM)
Not enough data
8.3
6
Not enough data
8.6
6
Not enough data
8.9
6
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
FortiAuthenticator and Microsoft Entra ID are categorized as Identity and Access Management (IAM) and Single Sign-On (SSO)
Unique Categories
FortiAuthenticator has no unique categories
Microsoft Entra ID is categorized as Passwordless Authentication, Cloud Directory Services, Privileged Access Management (PAM), Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA), and User Provisioning and Governance Tools
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
FortiAuthenticator
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Microsoft Entra ID
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Computer & Network Security
25.0%
Information Technology and Services
12.5%
Higher Education
12.5%
Airlines/Aviation
12.5%
Telecommunications
6.3%
Other
31.3%
Information Technology and Services
26.2%
Computer Software
9.7%
Computer & Network Security
6.8%
Financial Services
4.7%
Hospital & Health Care
2.8%
Other
49.8%
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Discussions
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