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Compare Microsoft Entra ID and SAML Single Sign-On 
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At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (39.5% of reviews)
Mid-Market (40.0% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
No pricing available
Microsoft Entra ID
Star Rating
(876)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (39.5% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
Browse all 4 pricing plansSAML Single Sign-On
Star Rating
(11)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (40.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about SAML Single Sign-OnPricing
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
SAML Single Sign-On
No pricing availableFree Trial
Microsoft Entra ID
Free Trial is available
SAML Single Sign-On
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
9.2
687
9.7
6
Ease of Use
8.8
692
9.4
6
Ease of Setup
8.6
414
Not enough data
Ease of Admin
8.9
385
Not enough data
Quality of Support
8.7
629
Not enough data
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.0
372
Not enough data
Product Direction (% positive)
9.4
668
10.0
5
Features by Category
Authentication Options
9.0
229
Not enough data
8.9
203
Not enough data
9.3
219
Not enough data
8.8
206
Not enough data
8.8
174
Not enough data
8.8
162
Not enough data
Access Control Types
8.9
198
Not enough data
8.9
193
Not enough data
9.0
195
Not enough data
8.8
171
Not enough data
8.7
169
Not enough data
Administration
8.9
193
Not enough data
9.0
201
Not enough data
8.8
211
Not enough data
8.7
211
Not enough data
9.0
196
Not enough data
Platform
8.8
174
Not enough data
8.9
171
Not enough data
9.0
189
Not enough data
8.8
167
Not enough data
8.9
186
Not enough data
8.7
185
Not enough data
8.6
163
Not enough data
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
158
Not enough data
7.3
140
Not enough data
8.5
153
Not enough data
7.8
138
Not enough data
8.8
160
Not enough data
8.6
160
Not enough data
8.9
168
Not enough data
8.5
151
Not enough data
Functionality
8.9
170
Not enough data
8.6
166
Not enough data
Implementation
8.8
189
Not enough data
8.2
144
Not enough data
8.1
132
Not enough data
Access Control
9.1
175
Not enough data
8.7
165
Not enough data
8.8
157
Not enough data
8.6
152
Not enough data
Administration
8.6
159
Not enough data
8.7
173
Not enough data
8.7
157
Not enough data
8.7
165
Not enough data
Functionality
9.1
176
Not enough data
9.2
180
Not enough data
9.0
163
Not enough data
Administration
9.3
89
Not enough data
8.8
83
Not enough data
9.0
87
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
90
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
88
Not enough data
9.2
88
Not enough data
9.0
83
Not enough data
Reporting
9.1
85
Not enough data
9.2
83
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
243
Not enough data
8.7
198
Not enough data
9.3
259
Not enough data
9.0
253
Not enough data
9.3
252
Not enough data
9.2
252
Not enough data
Type
8.5
203
Not enough data
9.3
238
Not enough data
Reporting
8.8
208
Not enough data
8.8
218
Not enough data
9.7
11
Not enough data
8.6
11
Not enough data
Authentication & Authorization - Identity and Access Management (IAM)
9.6
21
Not enough data
Administration & Governance - Identity and Access Management (IAM)
9.3
20
Not enough data
9.2
11
Not enough data
Generative AI - Identity and Access Management (IAM)
8.2
11
Not enough data
8.3
8
Not enough data
9.0
7
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Microsoft Entra ID and SAML Single Sign-On are categorized as Single Sign-On (SSO)
Unique Categories
Microsoft Entra ID is categorized as Passwordless Authentication, Cloud Directory Services, Privileged Access Management (PAM), Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA), Identity and Access Management (IAM), and User Provisioning and Governance Tools
SAML Single Sign-On has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Microsoft Entra ID
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
SAML Single Sign-On
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
9.6%
Computer & Network Security
6.4%
Financial Services
4.6%
Hospital & Health Care
2.6%
Other
50.6%
Information Technology and Services
40.0%
Computer Software
30.0%
Retail
10.0%
Oil & Energy
10.0%
Computer & Network Security
10.0%
Other
0.0%
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Discussions
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