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At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (38.4% of reviews)
Small-Business (55.6% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
Starting at $8.00 1 Users
Microsoft Entra ID
Star Rating
(796)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (38.4% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
Browse all 4 pricing plansNordLayer
Star Rating
(124)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (55.6% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $8.00 1 Users
Browse all 4 pricing plansMicrosoft Entra ID vs NordLayer
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found NordLayer easier to use, set up, and administer. However, reviewers preferred doing business with Microsoft Entra ID overall.
- Reviewers felt that Microsoft Entra ID meets the needs of their business better than NordLayer.
- 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 NordLayer.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
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
NordLayer
Lite
Starting at $8.00
1 Users
Essential internet access security with basic internet threat prevention features.
- Up to 100mbs server performance
- ThreatBlock
- VPN protocol variety
Free Trial
Microsoft Entra ID
Free Trial is available
NordLayer
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
9.1
630
8.9
108
Ease of Use
8.8
634
9.2
110
Ease of Setup
8.6
357
9.2
63
Ease of Admin
8.8
344
9.0
58
Quality of Support
8.7
574
8.5
98
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.1
333
8.5
54
Product Direction (% positive)
9.4
611
8.4
101
Features by Category
Authentication Options
9.0
211
Not enough data
8.9
201
Not enough data
9.3
203
Not enough data
8.8
203
Not enough data
8.7
171
Not enough data
8.8
161
Not enough data
Access Control Types
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
Not enough data
Administration
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
Not enough data
Platform
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
Not enough data
User on/off Boarding
8.9
72
|
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
Not enough data
User Maintenance
9.0
75
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
72
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
72
|
Verified
Not enough data
Governance
8.9
77
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
72
|
Verified
Not enough data
Administration
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
Not enough data
Authentication type
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
Not enough data
Functionality
8.9
168
Not enough data
8.6
164
Not enough data
Implementation
8.9
181
Not enough data
8.2
144
Not enough data
8.1
132
Not enough data
Data
Not enough data
9.7
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
9.7
6
Network
Not enough data
9.4
6
Not enough data
9.7
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Logistics
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Network Management
Not enough data
8.3
6
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.7
5
Not enough data
8.7
5
Security
Not enough data
9.7
5
Not enough data
9.7
6
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.7
6
Identity Management
Not enough data
9.2
6
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.3
6
Generative AI
Not enough data
6.7
5
Not enough data
7.3
5
Access Control
9.0
170
Not enough data
8.7
164
Not enough data
8.8
155
Not enough data
8.6
151
Not enough data
Administration
8.6
156
Not enough data
8.7
168
Not enough data
8.7
154
Not enough data
8.7
161
Not enough data
Functionality
9.0
168
Not enough data
9.1
172
Not enough data
9.0
160
Not enough data
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
Agentic AI - Firewall Software
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
Monitoring
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
Not enough data
Not enough data
Artificial Intelligence - Firewall
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administration
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
Not enough data
Functionality
9.5
87
Not enough data
9.4
88
Not enough data
9.1
77
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
Not enough data
Monitoring
9.2
87
Not enough data
9.2
87
Not enough data
9.0
83
Not enough data
Reporting
9.1
85
Not enough data
9.2
83
Not enough data
Functionality
8.6
85
Not enough data
8.8
91
Not enough data
9.1
111
Not enough data
7.6
100
Not enough data
Functionality
9.0
226
Not enough data
8.7
193
Feature Not Available
9.2
223
Not enough data
8.9
216
Not enough data
9.3
224
Not enough data
9.2
222
Not enough data
Type
8.5
198
Not enough data
9.3
218
Not enough data
Reporting
8.8
203
Not enough data
8.8
212
Not enough data
9.4
6
Not enough data
8.1
6
Not enough data
Authentication & Authorization - Identity and Access Management (IAM)
9.7
6
Not enough data
Administration & Governance - Identity and Access Management (IAM)
8.9
6
Not enough data
8.9
6
Not enough data
Generative AI - Identity and Access Management (IAM)
8.3
6
Not enough data
8.6
6
Not enough data
8.9
6
Not enough data
Web Content and Traffic Filtering - Secure Web Gateways
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
Data Protection and Loss Prevention - Secure Web Gateways
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Access Control and Authentication - Secure Web Gateways
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Performance and Management - Secure Web Gateways
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
Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) PlatformsHide 12 FeaturesShow 12 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Components - Secure Access Service Edge (SASE)
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
Artificial Intelligence - Secure Access Service Edge (SASE)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Components - Secure Service Edge (SSE)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Artificial Intelligence -Secure Service Edge (SSE)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Secure Service Edge (SSE)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Cloud Visibility
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Identity
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Usage
Not enough data
8.9
81
Not enough data
8.6
76
Not enough data
8.5
43
Not enough data
8.4
80
Not enough data
8.6
74
Not enough data
8.8
80
Not enough data
8.7
76
Miscellaneous
Not enough data
8.3
69
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Microsoft Entra ID and NordLayer are categorized as Identity and Access Management (IAM)
Unique Categories
Microsoft Entra ID is categorized as Passwordless Authentication, Cloud Directory Services, Privileged Access Management (PAM), Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA), User Provisioning and Governance Tools, and Single Sign-On (SSO)
NordLayer is categorized as Secure Web Gateways, Zero Trust Networking, Network Access Control (NAC), Business VPN, Firewall Software, Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) Platforms, and Secure Service Edge (SSE) Solutions
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Microsoft Entra ID
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
NordLayer
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
26.2%
Computer Software
9.7%
Computer & Network Security
6.8%
Financial Services
4.7%
Hospital & Health Care
2.8%
Other
49.9%
Computer Software
16.9%
Information Technology and Services
12.1%
Marketing and Advertising
5.6%
Internet
5.6%
Financial Services
5.6%
Other
54.0%
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1 Comment
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1 Comment
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- Encrypted data with AES-256 for secure transmission
- Implemented Zero Trust Network Access to reduce internal threats
- Provided safe remote access...Read more
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