Akamai Identity Cloud vs. Microsoft Entra External ID

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Akamai Identity Cloud
Score 7.7 out of 10
N/A
Akamai Identity Cloud (formerly Janrain, acquired January 2019) supports the collection of customer identity data through social and traditional registration and login as well as diverse engagement capabilities like Commenting, Ratings and Reviews and Live Chat. The customer identity data is stored in one unified individual-level profile, making it available for use across a marketing organization and broader enterprise through out of the box integrations with the most common technology…
$0
up to 2,500 users
Microsoft Entra External ID
Score 8.5 out of 10
N/A
Microsoft Entra External ID (formerly Azure Active Directory B2C, or alternately, Azure Active Directory External Identities) provides business-to-customer identity as a service. Customers can use their preferred social, enterprise, or local account identities to get single sign-on access to applications and APIs.
$0
per month per active users
Pricing
Akamai Identity CloudMicrosoft Entra External ID
Editions & Modules
Free Basic Social Login
$0
up to 2,500 users
Enterprise
$5,000
100k users
Pro
$1,000/$2,250
10k/25k users
Premium P1 (for More than 50,000 MAU)
$0.00325
per month per active users
Premium P2 (for More than 50,000 MAU)
$0.01625
per month per active users
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Akamai Identity CloudMicrosoft Entra External ID
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
YesYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsFor full platform pricing, please contact us.A flat fee of $0.03 is billed for each SMS/Phone-based multi-factor authentication attempt.
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Community Pulse
Akamai Identity CloudMicrosoft Entra External ID
Considered Both Products
Akamai Identity Cloud

No answer on this topic

Microsoft Entra External ID
Chose Microsoft Entra External ID
I really enjoy how simple it is to connect this Active Directory with other Microsoft Products to collaborate with colleagues and clients.
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Small Businesses
Microsoft Entra External ID
Microsoft Entra External ID
Score 8.5 out of 10
Dashlane
Dashlane
Score 9.2 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
The Okta Identity Cloud
The Okta Identity Cloud
Score 8.9 out of 10
RSA Access Manager (Discontinued)
RSA Access Manager (Discontinued)
Score 10.0 out of 10
Enterprises
The Okta Identity Cloud
The Okta Identity Cloud
Score 8.9 out of 10
RSA Access Manager (Discontinued)
RSA Access Manager (Discontinued)
Score 10.0 out of 10
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User Ratings
Akamai Identity CloudMicrosoft Entra External ID
Likelihood to Recommend
8.0
(1 ratings)
8.3
(6 ratings)
User Testimonials
Akamai Identity CloudMicrosoft Entra External ID
Likelihood to Recommend
Akamai
It helps to store our data online and also they provide security to our data. We can access our data anytime and anywhere. The Initial setup was heavy it could have been much better. To overcome this they do provide good customer support where we can call them to clear our concerns. It is not suitable for small business people where the cost is high inside many can't afford their plans.
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Microsoft
It is not easy to calculate the actual ROI due to the difficult quantification of all factors, but it certainly contributed a lot in protecting, monitoring and controlling access to our system. It also made it much easier to detect vulnerable external users with simple and "easy to hack" passwords they use on multiple apps.
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Pros
Akamai
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Microsoft
  • Single sign-on simplifies access to your apps from anywhere
  • Strong authentication for your customers using their preferred identity provider.
  • Integrating with social accounts such as Facebook or Google+
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Cons
Akamai
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Microsoft
  • Troubleshooting diagnostic logs effectively requires VS Code
  • Group and role management requires additional effort
  • The programming model (XML) could use some developer experience love
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Alternatives Considered
Akamai
We are using Janrain to protect our data from internet attacks and they also have good customer support to cover critical instances. Customer data can be accessed easily. They also have an MFA facility to stop unauthorized persons [from] accessing the data. They also provide a 30-day basic plan to experience their facility which can be useful to know the features and facility of that product.
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Microsoft
Each one of these alternatives has pros and cons. PingOne from Ping Identity states they "help deliver the secure and seamless customer experience to win battles for customer acquisition, retention, revenue, loyalty, and trust." While that may be the case, they did not fit our needs. We have a complex system and it did not seem to fit into our business.
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Return on Investment
Akamai
  • Customer data can be easily accessed
  • we have protected our data which can also be accessed anywhere without worrying [about] internet attacks
  • Pricing is bit high for what we get
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Microsoft
  • Having monthly active users billing was cost-effective.
  • Helped with the IT support that was already managing the Azure platform of the company; this helped to manage the costs better and optimize them.
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