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Compare Microsoft Entra ID and Tenable Cloud Security 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (39.7% of reviews)
Mid-Market (58.3% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
No pricing available
Microsoft Entra ID
Star Rating
(886)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (39.7% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
Browse all 4 pricing plansTenable Cloud Security
Star Rating
(37)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (58.3% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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AI Generated Summary
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- 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 Tenable Cloud Security offers robust continuous monitoring and real-time risk assessment capabilities. Reviewers highlight its ability to integrate with other security tools and provide automated remediation, making it a strong choice for vulnerability management.
- According to verified reviews, Microsoft Entra ID is praised for its intuitive layout, which significantly reduces training time for staff. Users find the initial setup straightforward, especially after installing the agent, making it easier to configure and manage.
- Reviewers mention that Tenable Cloud Security shines in its risk-based approach to prioritizing vulnerabilities and misconfigurations. This feature allows users to focus on issues based on potential exploitability and business impact, providing valuable insights across multi-cloud environments.
- G2 reviewers highlight that while Microsoft Entra ID has a strong overall satisfaction score, Tenable Cloud Security has received slightly higher ratings for ease of administration and support quality, indicating a more favorable experience in those specific areas.
- Users report that both products are effective in their respective domains, but Microsoft Entra ID has a significantly larger user base and more recent reviews, suggesting a more active community and ongoing improvements compared to Tenable Cloud Security.
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
Tenable Cloud Security
No pricing availableFree Trial
Microsoft Entra ID
Free Trial is available
Tenable Cloud Security
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
9.2
695
9.1
29
Ease of Use
8.8
700
9.0
30
Ease of Setup
8.6
422
9.0
26
Ease of Admin
8.9
387
9.4
21
Quality of Support
8.7
636
9.0
29
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.0
374
9.6
19
Product Direction (% positive)
9.4
676
9.6
30
Features by Category
Authentication Options
9.1
234
Not enough data
8.9
205
Not enough data
9.3
223
Not enough data
8.8
208
Not enough data
8.8
176
Not enough data
8.9
164
Not enough data
Access Control Types
8.9
200
Not enough data
8.9
194
Not enough data
9.0
196
Not enough data
8.8
172
Not enough data
8.8
171
Not enough data
Administration
8.9
194
Not enough data
9.0
202
Not enough data
8.8
214
Not enough data
8.7
212
Not enough data
9.0
197
Not enough data
Platform
8.8
175
Not enough data
8.9
172
Not enough data
9.0
190
Not enough data
8.8
168
Not enough data
8.9
187
Not enough data
8.7
186
Not enough data
8.6
164
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
190
Not enough data
8.2
144
Not enough data
8.1
132
Not enough data
Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Operations
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security Controls
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security
Not enough data
9.4
11
Not enough data
8.0
9
Not enough data
6.7
7
Not enough data
8.8
10
Compliance
Not enough data
9.0
10
Not enough data
8.2
10
Not enough data
8.1
8
Administration
Not enough data
8.7
10
Not enough data
8.1
8
Not enough data
8.5
9
Data Protection
Not enough data
7.3
5
Not enough data
8.9
6
Not enough data
8.1
6
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
8.6
7
Analysis
Not enough data
8.8
8
Not enough data
9.6
8
Not enough data
9.0
7
Administration
Not enough data
8.5
9
Not enough data
8.1
7
Not enough data
9.4
8
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
Performance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Network
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Application
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Vulnerability Scanner
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administration
9.3
89
9.5
7
8.8
83
Not enough data
9.0
87
Not enough data
8.6
84
Not enough data
9.4
90
9.4
6
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
8.9
6
9.3
88
9.0
5
9.0
85
8.0
5
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.1
81
Not enough data
9.2
81
Not enough data
Monitoring
9.2
88
9.0
5
9.2
88
9.3
5
9.0
83
Not enough data
Reporting
9.1
85
Not enough data
9.2
83
8.3
5
Cloud Security Monitoring and AnalyticsHide 13 FeaturesShow 13 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Activity 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
Security
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
Agentic AI - Cloud Security Monitoring and Analytics
Not enough data
Not enough data
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
245
9.3
7
8.7
199
8.9
6
9.3
263
9.4
9
9.0
256
9.2
8
9.3
254
9.0
7
9.3
255
8.8
7
Type
8.6
205
9.0
5
9.3
240
9.4
9
Reporting
8.8
210
9.0
8
8.8
219
8.3
9
9.7
12
Not enough data
8.8
12
Not enough data
Authentication & Authorization - Identity and Access Management (IAM)
9.4
23
Not enough data
Administration & Governance - Identity and Access Management (IAM)
9.4
21
Not enough data
9.3
12
Not enough data
Generative AI - Identity and Access Management (IAM)
8.3
12
Not enough data
8.5
9
Not enough data
9.2
8
Not enough data
Configuration
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
9.2
8
Not enough data
9.5
7
Not enough data
9.0
7
Not enough data
7.7
8
Visibility
Not enough data
8.1
8
Not enough data
9.1
9
Vulnerability Management
Not enough data
9.2
6
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
9.3
7
Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement Management (CIEM)Hide 8 FeaturesShow 8 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Access control - Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement Management (CIEM)
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 - Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement Management (CIEM)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Auditing - Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement Management (CIEM)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Cloud-Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP)Hide 11 FeaturesShow 11 Features
Not enough data
7.7
6
Security - Cloud-Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP)
Not enough data
8.6
6
Not enough data
7.8
6
Not enough data
7.5
6
Not enough data
7.3
5
Artificial Intelligence - Cloud-Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP)
Not enough data
7.2
6
Not enough data
8.1
6
Not enough data
7.5
6
Cloud Configuration Management - Cloud-Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP)
Not enough data
7.5
6
Not enough data
8.1
6
Agentic AI - Cloud-Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP)
Not enough data
6.9
6
Not enough data
8.1
6
AI Security Posture Management (AI-SPM) ToolsHide 9 FeaturesShow 9 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality - AI Security Posture Management (AI-SPM) 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
Risk Assessment - AI Security Posture Management (AI-SPM) Tools
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Governance & Compliance - AI Security Posture Management (AI-SPM) Tools
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
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Microsoft Entra ID and Tenable Cloud Security are categorized as Privileged Access Management (PAM) and Identity and Access Management (IAM)
Unique Categories
Microsoft Entra ID is categorized as Passwordless Authentication, Cloud Directory Services, Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA), User Provisioning and Governance Tools, and Single Sign-On (SSO)
Tenable Cloud Security is categorized as Cloud-Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP), Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM), Cloud Security Monitoring and Analytics, Cloud Compliance, Cloud Data Security, Cloud Workload Protection Platforms, Vulnerability Scanner, Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement Management (CIEM), and AI Security Posture Management (AI-SPM) Tools
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Microsoft Entra ID
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Tenable Cloud Security
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
26.1%
Computer Software
9.5%
Computer & Network Security
6.5%
Financial Services
4.5%
Hospital & Health Care
2.6%
Other
50.8%
Information Technology and Services
25.0%
Computer Software
19.4%
Financial Services
16.7%
Retail
5.6%
Staffing and Recruiting
2.8%
Other
30.6%
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