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At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (44.4% of reviews)
Enterprise (38.5% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$5.00 per device $10.00 per user
Free
IBM MaaS360
Star Rating
(198)4.2 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (44.4% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$5.00 per device $10.00 per user
Free Trial is available
Browse all 4 pricing plansMicrosoft Entra ID
Star Rating
(793)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (38.5% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
Browse all 4 pricing plansIBM MaaS360 vs Microsoft Entra ID
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Microsoft Entra ID easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Microsoft Entra ID overall.
- Reviewers felt that Microsoft Entra ID meets the needs of their business better than IBM MaaS360.
- 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 IBM MaaS360.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
IBM MaaS360
Deluxe Edition
$5.00 per device
$10.00 per user
Add email and chat containerization to separate personal and business data
- *Includes all Essentials Edition solutions
- Secure Mobile Mail
- Assistant
Microsoft 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
IBM MaaS360
Free Trial is available
Microsoft Entra ID
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.3
155
9.1
628
Ease of Use
8.1
157
8.8
632
Ease of Setup
7.8
120
8.6
355
Ease of Admin
8.0
98
8.8
342
Quality of Support
8.1
151
8.7
572
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
7.9
97
9.1
331
Product Direction (% positive)
8.4
159
9.4
609
Features by Category
Authentication Options
Not enough data
9.0
209
Not enough data
8.9
200
Not enough data
9.3
201
Not enough data
8.8
202
Not enough data
8.7
170
Not enough data
8.8
160
Access Control Types
Not enough data
8.9
191
Not enough data
8.9
190
Not enough data
8.9
190
Not enough data
8.8
168
Not enough data
8.7
167
Administration
Not enough data
8.9
189
Not enough data
9.0
198
Not enough data
8.9
199
Not enough data
8.7
203
Not enough data
8.9
193
Platform
Not enough data
8.7
172
Not enough data
8.9
170
Not enough data
9.0
186
Not enough data
8.8
164
Not enough data
8.9
180
Not enough data
8.8
176
Not enough data
8.6
161
User on/off Boarding
Not enough data
8.9
71
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
73
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
79
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.2
77
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
78
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
69
|
Verified
User Maintenance
Not enough data
9.0
74
|
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
Scope
8.3
32
Not enough data
8.2
33
Not enough data
Security
8.8
32
Not enough data
8.2
34
Not enough data
8.8
33
Not enough data
Management
8.4
35
Not enough data
8.4
34
Not enough data
8.2
34
Not enough data
8.3
32
Not enough data
7.8
32
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Unified Endpoint Management (UEM)
7.9
13
Not enough data
7.6
12
Not enough data
7.7
13
Not enough data
7.7
13
Not enough data
7.7
13
Not enough data
7.7
14
Not enough data
7.6
14
Not enough data
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
Administration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Analysis
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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
223
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
Monitoring
9.0
10
Not enough data
9.2
10
Not enough data
8.5
10
Not enough data
8.8
10
Not enough data
9.0
10
Not enough data
Remediation
9.3
10
Not enough data
9.5
10
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.6
23
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Mobile Application Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI - Autonomous Endpoint Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Monitoring and Management - Autonomous Endpoint Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Services - Endpoint Detection & Response (EDR)
Not enough data
Not enough data
System Control
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Vulnerability Prevention
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform - Mobile Device Management (MDM)
8.7
64
Not enough data
Operating System
8.7
63
Not enough data
8.4
61
Not enough data
8.5
63
Not enough data
Management
8.5
68
Not enough data
8.7
61
Not enough data
8.5
61
Not enough data
8.8
56
Not enough data
8.0
63
Not enough data
Security
8.9
67
Not enough data
9.0
66
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Mobile Device Management (MDM)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform
9.0
32
Not enough data
8.9
34
Not enough data
8.9
34
Not enough data
Operating System
8.7
31
Not enough data
8.9
29
Not enough data
9.3
31
Not enough data
Security
9.3
35
Not enough data
9.1
29
Not enough data
9.1
34
Not enough data
Management
9.0
35
Not enough data
9.1
33
Not enough data
9.2
34
Not enough data
9.2
32
Not enough data
8.4
33
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Enterprise Mobility Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
IBM MaaS360 and Microsoft Entra ID share no categories
Unique Categories
IBM MaaS360 is categorized as Unified Endpoint Management (UEM), Identity Threat Detection and Response (ITDR), Endpoint Protection Platforms, Endpoint Management, Endpoint Detection & Response (EDR), Enterprise Mobility Management, Mobile Application Management, Mobile Device Management (MDM), and Autonomous Endpoint Management (AEM)
Microsoft Entra ID is categorized as Passwordless Authentication, Cloud Directory Services, Privileged Access Management (PAM), Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA), Identity and Access Management (IAM), User Provisioning and Governance Tools, and Single Sign-On (SSO)
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
IBM MaaS360
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
Information Technology and Services
20.8%
Banking
6.7%
Computer Software
6.2%
Computer & Network Security
5.1%
Hospital & Health Care
4.5%
Other
56.7%
Information Technology and Services
26.3%
Computer Software
9.7%
Computer & Network Security
6.7%
Financial Services
4.7%
Hospital & Health Care
2.8%
Other
49.9%
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Discussions
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2 Comments
SG
IBM MaaS360 with Watson is a cloud-based solution that combines Unified Endpoint Management (UEM) with AI-powered insights. It helps organizations manage and...Read more
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JH
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1 Comment
JH
Yes. MaaS360 has a broad assortment of policy configurations available to customers, including the ability to mandate whether or not a device can connect...Read more
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3 Comments
SP
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How good is Microsoft authenticator app?
4 Comments
AW
Easy to add accounts and hassle free for every authentication promptRead more
Is Azure Active Directory SaaS or PaaS?
2 Comments
SG
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