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At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (38.5% of reviews)
Small-Business (65.9% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
No pricing available
Microsoft 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 plansScreenConnect
Star Rating
(488)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (65.9% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Free Trial is available
Learn more about ScreenConnectMicrosoft Entra ID vs ScreenConnect
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found ScreenConnect easier to use, set up, and administer. However, reviewers felt that both vendors make it equally easy to do business overall.
- Reviewers felt that ScreenConnect meets the needs of their business better than Microsoft Entra ID.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that ScreenConnect is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Microsoft Entra ID over ScreenConnect.
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
ScreenConnect
No pricing availableFree Trial
Microsoft Entra ID
Free Trial is available
ScreenConnect
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.1
628
9.3
402
Ease of Use
8.8
632
9.3
405
Ease of Setup
8.6
355
8.9
330
Ease of Admin
8.8
342
8.9
327
Quality of Support
8.7
572
8.8
345
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.1
331
9.1
312
Product Direction (% positive)
9.4
609
8.7
398
Features by Category
Authentication Options
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
Not enough data
Access Control Types
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
Not enough data
Administration
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
Not enough data
Platform
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
Not enough data
User on/off Boarding
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
Not enough data
User Maintenance
9.0
74
|
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
Communication
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
Not enough data
Not enough data
Content 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
Productivity Tools
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
Administration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Presenter Tools
Not enough data
8.6
15
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.7
19
Not enough data
8.8
16
Conferencing Options
Not enough data
7.9
14
Not enough data
6.7
13
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Application Tools
Not enough data
8.1
13
Not enough data
8.6
16
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Agentic AI - Screen Sharing
Not enough data
Not enough data
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
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
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
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
Not enough data
9.2
223
Not enough data
8.9
216
Not enough data
9.3
223
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
Collaboration Tools
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
Meeting Coordination
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Software Type
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Video Conferencing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administration
Not enough data
9.6
44
Not enough data
9.2
43
Not enough data
9.0
40
Not enough data
9.3
46
Not enough data
9.1
45
Not enough data
8.9
46
Maintenance
Not enough data
9.3
46
Not enough data
8.8
35
Communication
Not enough data
8.9
43
Not enough data
7.6
29
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.2
37
Security
Not enough data
8.8
31
Not enough data
8.8
36
Device Support
Not enough data
8.0
40
Not enough data
8.8
40
Not enough data
8.8
40
Performance
Not enough data
8.3
38
Remote Support - Remote Video Support
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
9.3
5
Content - Remote Video Support
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform - Remote Video Support
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
9.3
5
Administration
Not enough data
8.9
95
Not enough data
8.7
87
Not enough data
8.4
89
Not enough data
8.7
78
Not enough data
8.9
81
Not enough data
9.3
106
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Platform
Not enough data
9.0
97
Not enough data
7.8
81
Not enough data
7.9
82
Not enough data
9.5
107
Security
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.0
89
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Microsoft Entra ID and ScreenConnect share no categories
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), User Provisioning and Governance Tools, and Single Sign-On (SSO)
ScreenConnect is categorized as Screen Sharing, Remote Support, Remote Desktop, Video Conferencing, and Remote Video Support
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Microsoft Entra ID
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
ScreenConnect
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
26.3%
Computer Software
9.7%
Computer & Network Security
6.7%
Financial Services
4.7%
Hospital & Health Care
2.8%
Other
49.9%
Information Technology and Services
42.8%
Computer Software
6.0%
Computer & Network Security
5.8%
Computer Networking
3.9%
Hospital & Health Care
3.5%
Other
38.0%
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2 Comments
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