Duende IdentityServer vs. Microsoft Entra External ID
Duende IdentityServer vs. Microsoft Entra External ID
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Duende IdentityServer | N/A | Duende IdentityServer is offered as a secure, standards-compliant identity infrastructure software solution, built natively for .NET by pioneers in security standards, including OpenID Connect, OAuth 2.0, Backend for Frontend (BFF), and FAPI. It is designed to give developers deep extensibility by design, offering full control over the UI, business logic, and hosting. This is combined with the commercial and legal clarity and… | N/A | |
![]() Microsoft Entra External ID | 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 |
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| Editions & Modules | No answers on this topic |
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| Entry-level Setup Fee | No setup fee | No setup fee | ||||||||||||||
| Additional Details | — | A flat fee of $0.03 is billed for each SMS/Phone-based multi-factor authentication attempt. | ||||||||||||||
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| Small Businesses | Dashlane Password Manager Score 9.1 out of 10 | Dashlane Password Manager Score 9.1 out of 10 |
| Medium-sized Companies | RSA Access Manager (Discontinued) Score 10.0 out of 10 | RSA Access Manager (Discontinued) Score 10.0 out of 10 |
| Enterprises | RSA Access Manager (Discontinued) Score 10.0 out of 10 | RSA Access Manager (Discontinued) Score 10.0 out of 10 |
| All Alternatives | View all alternatives | View all alternatives |
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| Likelihood to Recommend | - (0 ratings) | 10.0 (7 ratings) |
| Usability | - (0 ratings) | 10.0 (1 ratings) |
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| Likelihood to Recommend | Duende Software No answers on this topic | ![]() Microsoft
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| Pros | Duende Software No answers on this topic | ![]() Microsoft
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| Cons | Duende Software No answers on this topic | ![]() Microsoft
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| Usability | Duende Software No answers on this topic | ![]() Microsoft
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| Alternatives Considered | Duende Software No answers on this topic | ![]() Microsoft
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| Return on Investment | Duende Software No answers on this topic | ![]() Microsoft
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