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Compare Microsoft Entra ID and PortalGuard 
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At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (39.2% of reviews)
Mid-Market (56.1% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
$1.50 1 User Per Month
Microsoft Entra ID
Star Rating
(853)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (39.2% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
Browse all 4 pricing plansPortalGuard
Star Rating
(58)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (56.1% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$1.50 1 User Per Month
Free Trial is available
Browse all 4 pricing plansMicrosoft Entra ID vs PortalGuard
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found them equally easy to use. However, Microsoft Entra ID is easier to set up While PortalGuard is easier to do business with overall. and administer.
- Reviewers felt that PortalGuard meets the needs of their business better than Microsoft Entra ID.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that PortalGuard is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Microsoft Entra ID over PortalGuard.
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
PortalGuard
PortalGuard Commercial On-Premises, SSPR License
$1.50
1 User Per Month
- Self Service Password Reset
Free Trial
Microsoft Entra ID
Free Trial is available
PortalGuard
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.1
670
9.2
42
Ease of Use
8.8
675
8.8
43
Ease of Setup
8.6
397
8.0
37
Ease of Admin
8.8
372
8.5
36
Quality of Support
8.7
612
9.2
40
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.0
359
9.7
36
Product Direction (% positive)
9.4
652
9.1
38
Features by Category
Authentication Options
9.0
224
8.9
29
8.9
202
8.8
26
9.3
213
8.8
23
8.8
204
9.0
27
8.7
172
9.0
25
8.8
161
Feature Not Available
Access Control Types
8.9
194
7.9
20
8.9
192
8.3
24
8.9
193
8.4
24
8.8
170
8.3
18
8.7
169
9.0
21
Administration
8.8
192
8.3
28
9.0
200
9.1
28
8.8
207
8.3
28
8.7
208
8.5
26
8.9
195
8.8
28
Platform
8.8
174
8.4
23
8.9
171
8.1
20
9.0
188
9.4
25
8.8
166
8.1
17
8.9
183
7.0
23
8.8
181
8.3
8
8.6
162
8.7
21
User on/off Boarding
8.9
72
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
75
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
81
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.2
81
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
79
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
70
|
Verified
Not enough data
User Maintenance
9.0
76
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
73
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
73
|
Verified
Not enough data
Governance
8.9
78
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
73
|
Verified
Not enough data
Administration
8.7
79
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
66
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
81
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
73
|
Verified
Not enough data
Authentication type
8.1
157
8.3
24
7.3
139
6.0
12
8.4
150
8.6
23
7.8
137
7.9
12
8.8
159
8.8
21
8.7
159
7.3
16
8.9
166
7.5
16
8.5
147
8.1
12
Functionality
8.9
168
Feature Not Available
8.6
165
7.4
12
Implementation
8.8
185
8.5
25
8.2
143
Feature Not Available
8.1
131
Feature Not Available
Access Control
9.1
172
Not enough data
8.7
164
Not enough data
8.8
156
Not enough data
8.7
151
Not enough data
Administration
8.6
158
Not enough data
8.7
170
Not enough data
8.7
156
Not enough data
8.7
164
Not enough data
Functionality
9.1
172
Not enough data
9.1
176
Not enough data
9.0
162
Not enough data
Integration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administration
Not enough data
8.1
15
Not enough data
7.5
17
Not enough data
6.8
14
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Administration
Not enough data
8.1
15
Not enough data
7.5
17
Not enough data
6.8
14
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Authentication
Not enough data
8.8
23
Not enough data
6.3
14
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
User Experience
Not enough data
9.1
27
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
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
90
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
Customer Identity and Access Management (CIAM)Hide 15 FeaturesShow 15 Features
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
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
AI Authentication Risk Management - Customer Identity and Access Management (CIAM)
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
AI Biometric & Behavioral Analysis - Customer Identity and Access Management (CIAM)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
AI Context-Aware Security Controls - Customer Identity and Access Management (CIAM)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality
8.7
86
Not enough data
8.8
92
Not enough data
9.1
112
Not enough data
7.6
100
Not enough data
Functionality
9.0
240
Feature Not Available
8.7
196
Feature Not Available
9.3
251
Not enough data
8.9
244
Not enough data
9.3
247
Not enough data
9.2
244
Not enough data
Type
8.5
202
Not enough data
9.3
233
Not enough data
Reporting
8.8
204
Feature Not Available
8.8
216
Not enough data
9.7
10
Not enough data
8.3
9
Not enough data
Authentication & Authorization - Identity and Access Management (IAM)
9.4
15
Not enough data
Administration & Governance - Identity and Access Management (IAM)
9.5
17
Not enough data
9.1
9
Not enough data
Generative AI - Identity and Access Management (IAM)
8.0
10
Not enough data
8.1
7
Not enough data
8.9
6
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Microsoft Entra ID and PortalGuard are categorized as Passwordless Authentication, Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA), Identity and Access Management (IAM), and Single Sign-On (SSO)
Unique Categories
Microsoft Entra ID is categorized as Cloud Directory Services, Privileged Access Management (PAM), and User Provisioning and Governance Tools
PortalGuard is categorized as Self-Service Password Reset (SSPR) Tools, Biometric Authentication, Risk-Based Authentication (RBA), and Customer Identity and Access Management (CIAM)
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Microsoft Entra ID
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
PortalGuard
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
26.0%
Computer Software
9.6%
Computer & Network Security
6.4%
Financial Services
4.4%
Hospital & Health Care
2.7%
Other
50.9%
Higher Education
54.4%
Education Management
14.0%
Primary/Secondary Education
5.3%
Pharmaceuticals
3.5%
Government Administration
3.5%
Other
19.3%
Alternatives
Discussions
Which is better Google Authenticator or Microsoft authenticator?
3 Comments
SP
MS authenticator Read more
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
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...Read more
Have you integrated PortalGuard in only passwordless login environments?
1 Comment
Official Response from PortalGuard
I am not familiar with that application; however, I can share what PortalGuard has for passwordless authentication options:
1. The PortalGuard Desktop...Read more
PortalGuard has no more discussions with answers
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