# Microsoft Entra ID vs Office 365 Reports Comparison
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## AI Generated Summary
- **G2 reviewers report** that Microsoft Entra ID excels in providing a secure and centralized management system for user identities across Microsoft platforms. Users appreciate features like **single sign-on** and **multi-factor authentication** , which enhance security and streamline access.
- **Users say** that Office 365 Reports is particularly effective for generating insights into the usage and performance of Office 365 services. Reviewers highlight its ability to track subscription status and user activity, making it a valuable tool for managing the Office 365 environment.
- **According to verified reviews** , Microsoft Entra ID stands out for its intuitive layout, which significantly reduces training time for staff. Users find the initial setup straightforward, especially after installing the agent, allowing for quick configuration changes.
- **Reviewers mention** that while Office 365 Reports is easy to integrate and implement, it has a smaller user base compared to Microsoft Entra ID, which may limit the breadth of community support and shared experiences.
- **G2 reviewers highlight** that both products offer strong support, but Microsoft Entra ID's recent user feedback indicates a slight edge in overall satisfaction with its customer service, particularly in addressing complex identity management needs.
- **Users report** that while Microsoft Entra ID is free, making it accessible for many, Office 365 Reports comes with a cost, which may be a consideration for budget-conscious organizations looking for reporting solutions.



| | Microsoft Entra ID | Office 365 Reports | 
|---|---|---|
| **Star Rating** | 4.5 out of 5 | 4.4 out of 5 | 
| **Total Reviews** | 910 | 10 | 
| **Largest Market Segment** | Mid-Market (39.9% of reviews) | Mid-Market (77.8% of reviews) | 
| **Entry Level Price** | Free | $ 299 250 Users | 

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## Top Pros & Cons

### Microsoft Entra ID

Pros:
- Security (66 reviews)
- Ease of Use (65 reviews)

Cons:
- Complexity (47 reviews)
- Complex Administration (37 reviews)

### Office 365 Reports

**Not enough data**

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## Ratings Comparison
| Rating | Microsoft Entra ID | Office 365 Reports | 
|---|---|---|
  | **Meets Requirements** | 9.1 (714 reviews) | 9.4 (9 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Use** | 8.8 (719 reviews) | 8.5 (9 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Setup** | 8.6 (442 reviews) | 8.9 (6 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Admin** | 8.8 (396 reviews) | 8.9 (6 reviews) | 
  | **Quality of Support** | 8.7 (654 reviews) | 8.7 (9 reviews) | 
  | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | 9.0 (383 reviews) | 9.4 (6 reviews) | 
  | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 9.4 (694 reviews) | 10.0 (8 reviews) | 

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## Pricing

### Microsoft Entra ID

#### Entry-Level Pricing

Plan: Azure Active Directory Free

Price: Free

Description: 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.

Key Features:
- Partially Included: Authentication, single sign-on and multifactor authentication (MFA)
- Partially Included: Applications Access
- Partially Included: Authorization and Conditional Access

[Browse all 4 editions](https://www.g2.com/products/microsoft-entra-id/pricing)

#### Free Trial

Yes

### Office 365 Reports

#### Entry-Level Pricing

Plan: Term / Subscription License

Price: $ 299 250 Users


[Learn more about Office 365 Reports](https://www.g2.com/products/office-365-reports/reviews)

#### Free Trial

Yes

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## Features Comparison By Category

### Single Sign-On (SSO)

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Microsoft Entra ID** | 8.9/10 | 269 |
| **Office 365 Reports** | N/A | N/A |

#### Authentication Options

| Feature | Microsoft Entra ID | Office 365 Reports | 
|---|---|---|
| **Authentication User experience** | 9.1 (237 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Supports Required Authentication systems** | 8.9 (206 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Multi-Factor Authentication** | 9.3 (224 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Supports Required Authentication Methods/Protocols** | 8.8 (209 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Federation/SAML support (idp)** | 8.8 (178 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Federation/SAML support (sp)** | 8.9 (165 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Access Control Types

| Feature | Microsoft Entra ID | Office 365 Reports | 
|---|---|---|
| **Endpoint access** | 8.9 (202 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Local Access** | 8.9 (196 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Remote Access** | 9.0 (198 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Partner Access** | 8.8 (173 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Supports BYOD users** | 8.8 (172 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Administration

| Feature | Microsoft Entra ID | Office 365 Reports | 
|---|---|---|
| **Ease of installation on server** | 8.9 (195 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Password Policy Enforcement** | 9.0 (204 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Administration Console** | 8.8 (217 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Ease of connecting applications** | 8.7 (214 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Self Service Password Administration** | 9.0 (200 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Platform

| Feature | Microsoft Entra ID | Office 365 Reports | 
|---|---|---|
| **Multiple Operating system support** | 8.8 (177 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Multi-Domain Support** | 8.9 (174 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Cross Browser support** | 9.0 (192 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Fail over protection** | 8.8 (169 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Reporting** | 8.9 (188 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Auditing** | 8.7 (187 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Third Party Web Services support** | 8.7 (166 reviews) | Not enough data | 

### User Provisioning and Governance Tools

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Microsoft Entra ID** | 8.9/10 | 92 |
| **Office 365 Reports** | 8.9/10 | 7 |

#### User on/off Boarding

| Feature | Microsoft Entra ID | Office 365 Reports | 
|---|---|---|
| **Self Service Access requests** | 8.9 (72 reviews) ✓ Verified | 9.2 (6 reviews) | 
| **Smart/Automated Provisioning** | 8.8 (76 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.9 (6 reviews) | 
| **Role Management** | 9.1 (82 reviews) ✓ Verified | 9.2 (6 reviews) | 
| **Policy Management** | 9.2 (83 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.9 (6 reviews) | 
| **Access Termination** | 9.0 (80 reviews) ✓ Verified | 9.4 (6 reviews) | 
| **Approval Workflows** | 8.9 (71 reviews) ✓ Verified | 9.2 (6 reviews) | 

#### User Maintenance

| Feature | Microsoft Entra ID | Office 365 Reports | 
|---|---|---|
| **Self Service Password Reset** | 9.0 (77 reviews) ✓ Verified | 9.3 (7 reviews) | 
| **Bulk Changes** | 8.5 (74 reviews) ✓ Verified | 7.8 (6 reviews) | 
| **Bi-directional Identity Synchronization** | 8.7 (73 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.9 (6 reviews) | 

#### Governance

| Feature | Microsoft Entra ID | Office 365 Reports | 
|---|---|---|
| **Identifies and Alerts for Threats** | 9.0 (80 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.3 (7 reviews) | 
| **Compliance Audits** | 8.9 (74 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.9 (6 reviews) | 

#### Administration

| Feature | Microsoft Entra ID | Office 365 Reports | 
|---|---|---|
| **Reporting** | 8.7 (81 reviews) ✓ Verified | 9.8 (7 reviews) | 
| **Mobile App** | 8.4 (67 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.1 (6 reviews) | 
| **Ease of set up for target systems** | 8.9 (83 reviews) ✓ Verified | 9.0 (7 reviews) | 
| **APIs** | 8.9 (74 reviews) ✓ Verified | 9.2 (6 reviews) | 

### Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Microsoft Entra ID** | 8.4/10 | 212 |
| **Office 365 Reports** | N/A | N/A |

#### Authentication type

| Feature | Microsoft Entra ID | Office 365 Reports | 
|---|---|---|
| **SMS-Based** | 8.1 (160 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Voice-Based Telephony** | 7.3 (141 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Email-Based** | 8.5 (155 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Hardware Token-Based** | 7.9 (140 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Software Token** | 8.8 (162 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Biometric Factor** | 8.7 (162 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Mobile-Push** | 8.9 (170 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Risk-Based Authentication** | 8.5 (151 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Functionality

| Feature | Microsoft Entra ID | Office 365 Reports | 
|---|---|---|
| **Multi-Device Sync** | 8.9 (170 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Backup** | 8.6 (166 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Implementation

| Feature | Microsoft Entra ID | Office 365 Reports | 
|---|---|---|
| **Easy Setup** | 8.8 (192 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Mobile SDK** | 8.2 (144 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Web SDK** | 8.1 (132 reviews) | Not enough data | 

### Cloud Directory Services

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Microsoft Entra ID** | 8.8/10 | 203 |
| **Office 365 Reports** | N/A | N/A |

#### Access Control

| Feature | Microsoft Entra ID | Office 365 Reports | 
|---|---|---|
| **Role Management** | 9.1 (177 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Access Termination** | 8.7 (166 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Remote Access** | 8.8 (159 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Partner Access** | 8.6 (152 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Administration

| Feature | Microsoft Entra ID | Office 365 Reports | 
|---|---|---|
| **Smart/Automated Provisioning** | 8.6 (161 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Policy Management** | 8.8 (175 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **On-premise identity repositories supported** | 8.7 (160 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Ease of Connecting Applications** | 8.7 (166 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Functionality

| Feature | Microsoft Entra ID | Office 365 Reports | 
|---|---|---|
| **SSO** | 9.1 (180 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Multi-Factor Authentication** | 9.2 (184 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Supports Required Authentication systems** | 9.0 (163 reviews) | Not enough data | 

### Privileged Access Management (PAM)

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Microsoft Entra ID** | 9.1/10 | 102 |
| **Office 365 Reports** | N/A | N/A |

#### Administration

| Feature | Microsoft Entra ID | Office 365 Reports | 
|---|---|---|
| **Policy, User, and Role Management** | 9.3 (89 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Approval Workflows** | 8.8 (83 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Automated Provisioning** | 9.0 (87 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Bulk Changes** | 8.6 (84 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Centralized Management** | 9.4 (90 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Self-Service Access Requests** | 9.1 (87 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Functionality

| Feature | Microsoft Entra ID | Office 365 Reports | 
|---|---|---|
| **Multi-Factor Authentication** | 9.5 (87 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Single Sign-On** | 9.4 (90 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **BYOD support** | 9.1 (77 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Password Vault** | 8.9 (82 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Centralized management** | 9.3 (87 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Role-based security** | 9.3 (88 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Live notifications** | 9.0 (85 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Live session recording & playback** | Feature Not Available | Not enough data | 
| **Hide passwords** | 9.1 (81 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Temporary, time-limited privilege** | 9.2 (81 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Monitoring

| Feature | Microsoft Entra ID | Office 365 Reports | 
|---|---|---|
| **Audit Logging** | 9.2 (88 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Activity Logging** | 9.2 (88 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Anomaly Detection** | 9.0 (83 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Reporting

| Feature | Microsoft Entra ID | Office 365 Reports | 
|---|---|---|
| **Audit log** | 9.1 (85 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Reporting** | 9.2 (83 reviews) | Not enough data | 

### Passwordless Authentication

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Microsoft Entra ID** | 8.6/10 | 120 |
| **Office 365 Reports** | N/A | N/A |

#### Functionality

| Feature | Microsoft Entra ID | Office 365 Reports | 
|---|---|---|
| **FIDO2-compliant** | 8.7 (86 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Works with hardware security keys** | 8.8 (93 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Multiple authentication methods** | 9.1 (113 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Offline or no-phone solution** | 7.6 (100 reviews) | Not enough data | 

### Identity and Access Management (IAM)

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Microsoft Entra ID** | 9.0/10 | 319 |
| **Office 365 Reports** | N/A | N/A |

#### Functionality

| Feature | Microsoft Entra ID | Office 365 Reports | 
|---|---|---|
| **User provisioning** | 9.0 (246 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Password manager** | 8.7 (199 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Single Sign-on** | 9.3 (269 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Enforces policies** | 9.0 (266 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Authentication** | 9.3 (260 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Multi-factor authentication** | 9.3 (265 reviews) | Not enough data | 

####  Type

| Feature | Microsoft Entra ID | Office 365 Reports | 
|---|---|---|
| **On-premises solution** | 8.6 (208 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Cloud-solution** | 9.3 (243 reviews) | Not enough data | 

####  Reporting

| Feature | Microsoft Entra ID | Office 365 Reports | 
|---|---|---|
| **Tracking** | 8.8 (214 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Reporting** | 8.8 (222 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Access & Permission Change Reporting** | 9.7 (12 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Compliance & Audit Trail Export** | 8.7 (15 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Authentication & Authorization - Identity and Access Management (IAM)

| Feature | Microsoft Entra ID | Office 365 Reports | 
|---|---|---|
| **Adaptive & Contextual Access Control** | 9.3 (33 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Administration & Governance - Identity and Access Management (IAM)

| Feature | Microsoft Entra ID | Office 365 Reports | 
|---|---|---|
| **Identity Lifecycle Management** | 9.2 (24 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Self‑Service Account Management** | 9.3 (12 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Generative AI - Identity and Access Management (IAM)

| Feature | Microsoft Entra ID | Office 365 Reports | 
|---|---|---|
| **AI‑Driven Access Anomaly Detection** | 8.5 (13 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Automated Policy Tuning** | 8.5 (9 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Predictive Role Recommendations** | 9.2 (8 reviews) | Not enough data | 

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## Categories
**Shared Categories (1):** [User Provisioning and Governance Tools](https://www.g2.com/categories/user-provisioning-and-governance-tools)

**Unique to Microsoft Entra ID (6):** [Passwordless Authentication Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/passwordless-authentication), [Cloud Directory Services](https://www.g2.com/categories/cloud-directory-services), [Privileged Access Management (PAM) Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/privileged-access-management-pam), [Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/multi-factor-authentication-mfa), [Identity and Access Management (IAM) Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/identity-and-access-management-iam), [Single Sign-On (SSO) Solutions](https://www.g2.com/categories/single-sign-on-sso)



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## Reviewer Demographics

### By Company Size

| Segment | Microsoft Entra ID | Office 365 Reports | 
|---|---|---|
| **Small-Business** | 23.0% | 0% | 
| **Mid-Market** | 39.9% | 77.8% | 
| **Enterprise** | 37.1% | 22.2% | 

### By Industry

#### Microsoft Entra ID

- **Information Technology and Services:** 26.2%
- **Computer Software:** 9.6%
- **Computer & Network Security:** 6.5%
- **Financial Services:** 4.5%
- **Hospital & Health Care:** 2.7%
- **Higher Education:** 2.5%
- **Banking:** 2.2%
- **Automotive:** 1.8%
- **Retail:** 1.8%
- **Management Consulting:** 1.6%
- **Other:** 40.7%

#### Office 365 Reports

- **Hospital & Health Care:** 33.3%
- **Consulting:** 11.1%
- **Utilities:** 11.1%
- **Information Technology and Services:** 11.1%
- **Food Production:** 11.1%
- **Education Management:** 11.1%
- **Architecture & Planning:** 11.1%

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## Top Discussions

### Microsoft Entra ID

- Title: [How good is Microsoft authenticator app?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/how-good-is-microsoft-authenticator-app) — 4 comments
  > **Top comment:** "excellent and well trusted"
- Title: [Can Microsoft authenticator app be hacked?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/can-microsoft-authenticator-app-be-hacked) — 3 comments
  > **Top comment:** "Microsoft Authenticator is mostly second part in two factor authentication & then also code is also refreshed every 30 second or notification with limited..."
- Title: [Which is better Google Authenticator or Microsoft authenticator?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/which-is-better-google-authenticator-or-microsoft-authenticator) — 3 comments, 1 upvote
  > **Top comment:** "Microsoft Authenticator "
- Title: [Is Azure Active Directory SaaS or PaaS?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/is-azure-active-directory-saas-or-paas) — 2 comments
  > **Top comment:** "Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) is primarily a SaaS (Software-as-a-Service) offering provided by Microsoft as a cloud-based identity and access management..."
- Title: [What is Microsoft Azure Active Directory used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-microsoft-azure-active-directory-used-for) — 1 comment, 1 upvote
  > **Top comment:** "It is a cloud-based identity and access management service  designed by Microsoft to help organizations manage and secure user identities and access to..."

### Office 365 Reports

No discussions available for this product.

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**Source:** [G2.com](https://www.g2.com) | [Comparison Page](https://www.g2.com/compare/microsoft-entra-id-vs-office-365-reports)