Microsoft Entra ID vs. Proofpoint Insider Threat Management

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Microsoft Entra ID
Score 8.9 out of 10
N/A
Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Microsoft Azure Active Directory or Azure AD) is a cloud-based identity and access management (IAM) solution supporting restricted access to applications with Azure Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) built-in, single sign-on (SSO), B2B collaboration controls, self-service password, and integration with Microsoft productivity and cloud storage (Office 365, OneDrive, etc) as well as 3rd party services.
$6
per user/per month
Proofpoint Insider Threat Management
Score 9.3 out of 10
N/A
An Insider Threat Management (ITM) solution, Proofpoint’s ObserveIT ITM (acquired by Proofpoint November 2019) protects against data loss and brand damage involving insiders acting maliciously, negligently, or unknowingly. ObserveIT correlates activity and data movement, enabling security teams to identify user risk, detect insider-led data breaches, and accelerate security incident response.N/A
Pricing
Microsoft Entra IDProofpoint Insider Threat Management
Editions & Modules
Premium P1
$6.00
per user/per month
Premium P2
$9.00
per user/per month
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Microsoft Entra IDProofpoint Insider Threat Management
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Features
Microsoft Entra IDProofpoint Insider Threat Management
Identity Management
Comparison of Identity Management features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Entra ID
8.6
86 Ratings
6% above category average
Proofpoint Insider Threat Management
-
Ratings
ID-Management Access Control8.884 Ratings00 Ratings
ID Management Single-Sign On (SSO)9.085 Ratings00 Ratings
Multi-Factor Authentication9.185 Ratings00 Ratings
Password Management8.281 Ratings00 Ratings
Account Provisioning and De-provisioning8.480 Ratings00 Ratings
ID Management Workflow Automation8.362 Ratings00 Ratings
ID Risk Management8.564 Ratings00 Ratings
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Microsoft Entra IDProofpoint Insider Threat Management
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Score 10.0 out of 10
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Score 8.9 out of 10
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User Ratings
Microsoft Entra IDProofpoint Insider Threat Management
Likelihood to Recommend
8.8
(91 ratings)
10.0
(2 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
10.0
(3 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
Usability
9.1
(4 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
8.8
(18 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Implementation Rating
7.5
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
7.5
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Professional Services
9.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Microsoft Entra IDProofpoint Insider Threat Management
Likelihood to Recommend
Microsoft
It is well suited for creating and updating and deleting employee attributes through Azure AD provisioning. But there can be some scenarios such as installation of provisioning agent documentation can be improved with proper screenshots. This will help consultants better in further implementations in future. The integration perspective is good but still the documentation available has scope of improvement.
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Proofpoint
Proofpoint Insider Threat Management (ObserveIT) is well suite for organization that are ready to implement risk based solution and do not compare it feature by feature with Classic DLP products. It's aim to analyze and prevent misuse(both accidental or intentional) and educate users.
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Pros
Microsoft
  • Microsoft Entra ID's biometric authentication improves security and streamlines user access through facial recognition and fingerprint scanning, which are reliable and practical.
  • Users can easily confirm their identities using biometrics, smart cards, or PINs, increasing security without disrupting business operations.
  • Microsoft Entra ID provides us with a thorough security comprehension by allowing us to effectively manage user identities, regulate access entitlements, and track authentication events.
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Proofpoint
  • Takes screen captures of user's activities to understand suspicious activities better.
  • User friendly management interface makes it better.
  • Ease of upgrading all of the related servers and its agent.
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Cons
Microsoft
  • Support has been less responsive than we'd like. Sometimes, responses/callbacks can take days.
  • There seem to be some credential conflicts with users who had "personal" accounts in the past using the same email address.
  • Would like more options for chat-based troubleshooting, rather than phone or email.
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Proofpoint
  • it can be more affordable
  • Many organization are not ready to implement insider threat solutions and prefer classic DLP
  • don't have more dislikes
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Likelihood to Renew
Microsoft
It has been an essential tool and we have had very few problems using it. Nothing comes close that I have seen, though given how well it has worked out for us I really don't look very hard. The value is extremely high when you consider you get Microsoft Entra ID and the rest of the Microsoft 365 platform for one price.
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Proofpoint
It depends on the our needs actually. Audit has big space on our environment, so we need to put anything infront of them clearly. ObserveIT makes it perfectly.
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Usability
Microsoft
Easy rollout across organizations, accessible from any device securely, and easy integration with Microsoft products and its services. Microsoft technical consulting services and team helps an organization to connect all dots which make Organization IT professionals' life easier. Easy to use hence adaption is faster and no major training needs to conduct for users.
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Proofpoint
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Support Rating
Microsoft
Microsoft has offered Azure Active Directory as a solution for a couple of decades now, so they have seen and anticipated almost any issue that an organization may face and can therefore help. The cloud offering of Azure Active Directory offers some additional "self healing" or monitoring services that can minimize the need for a service call. However, as with most large companies supporting a fast growing market, there may be some gaps in service knowledge (and particularly processing) from the front line / tier one staff as they follow a corporate script at first contact.
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Proofpoint
Easy to access them, immediate response and huge knowledge make them nearly perfect. Also their supports have great sense of humour :)
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Implementation Rating
Microsoft
Make sure you use a good partner. Our implementation was a bit longer and more problematic than we expected. Our partner got it done, but, in my opinion, some of their inexperience and staffing issues were evident.
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Proofpoint
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Alternatives Considered
Microsoft
Microsoft seems to be the better service for cloud identity syncing and is still a leader in this realm. Their service is reliable, and we use it with all of our clients. Compared to Okta, the cost is more affordable and they include a lot of services in the Microsoft licensing plans. This makes it the better option for most cases.
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Proofpoint
Proofpoint Insider Threat Management (ObserveIT) is so called next generation of DLP systems ensuring that you can use it after deployment, no need to create comprehensive regex and patterns of data
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Contract Terms and Pricing Model
Microsoft
The features are getting addresses per requirements and their value for Money. The proposed ROI and actual ROI build confidence.
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Proofpoint
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Professional Services
Microsoft
Microsoft Professional Services' technical knowledge is appreciable as consultants design the solution as per customer requirements. Mapping of features per user specifications and assisting Customer IT engineers to implement so they can manage and administer the services.
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Proofpoint
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Return on Investment
Microsoft
  • I believe that the reduction in requests for lost access passwords has been considerably reduced by 20%.
  • There has been an increase in the productivity of each user who has used Entra ID; what these types of programs do is act as a motivator for users so that they can work more comfortably and avoid procrastinating.
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Proofpoint
  • Organization will benefit DBA activity and Privileged Access analytics
  • Ensures user privacy by anonymizing
  • You get full visibility of insider threats and solution can reduce costs by using out-of the box risk activity library
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