Azure Multi-Factor Authentication (Discontinued) vs. Castle

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Azure Multi-Factor Authentication (Discontinued)
Score 9.0 out of 10
N/A
Microsoft's Azure Multi-Factor Authentication was an MFA solution acquired with PhoneFactor in 2012. From 2018 it is no longer available as a standalone product. This functionality is now provided by Microsoft Entra ID.N/A
Castle
Score 10.0 out of 10
N/A
Castle is a solution for protecting customers in web and mobile apps. The vendor says their simple developer-friendly APIs lets users send activity from web and mobile apps. Castle builds behavior models over what's normal for the user’s site and each user account. When there is a potential account takeover, the customer is notified and can resolve the incident without involving the site administrator. Additionally, the vendor says the security analytics dashboard offers complete visibility into…
$33
per month (per 10,000 good events)
Pricing
Azure Multi-Factor Authentication (Discontinued)Castle
Editions & Modules
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Professional
$33
per month (per 10,000 good events)
Enterprise
$2,800
per month (per 1,000,000 good events)
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Azure Multi-Factor Authentication (Discontinued)Castle
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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User Ratings
Azure Multi-Factor Authentication (Discontinued)Castle
Likelihood to Recommend
8.0
(1 ratings)
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(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Azure Multi-Factor Authentication (Discontinued)Castle
Likelihood to Recommend
Discontinued Products
If your solution falls within their standard use case or you have Office 365 - then it makes total sense. If you need a lot of customization or have a really specific business process that causes you to deviate from the standard flow it usually makes more sense to create a custom solution
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Pros
Discontinued Products
  • Ease of use
  • Interoperability
  • Industry standard
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Cons
Discontinued Products
  • It can be difficult to work with when deviating off the standard use cases
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Alternatives Considered
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Honestly, they are very similar as is much of their offerings. It really comes down to which ecosystem are you already invested in? It doesn't make a lot of sense to try and interop with every cloud vendor - pick one and use them. While there used to be substantial differences in the cloud platforms, they are at basic parity now
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Return on Investment
Discontinued Products
  • Overall, it's a really good value compared to building a custom solution that you have to maintain
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ScreenShots

Castle Screenshots

Screenshot of See which devices and locations that are part of a users normal behaviorScreenshot of Approve and Flag Threats from the dashboard, or let your users take action through the self-service login notification emailsScreenshot of Build custom Threat Segments to highlight users with specific properties such as Tor IPs or high authentication risk