Google Identity Services vs. Microsoft Entra External ID

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Google Identity Services
Score 6.0 out of 10
N/A
Google Identity is a service enabling developers to sign into apps and authorize apps to use Google services. Google Sign-In for iOS and macOS gets users into apps using a registration system they already use and trust: their Google account. And the Smart Lock service enables users to programmatically save and retrieve credentials, and automatically sign users in across devices and websites in Chrome. Google APIs use the OAuth 2.0 protocol for authentication and authorization. The Block Store…N/A
Microsoft Entra External ID
Score 9.2 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
Google Identity ServicesMicrosoft Entra External ID
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
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
Google Identity ServicesMicrosoft Entra External ID
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsA flat fee of $0.03 is billed for each SMS/Phone-based multi-factor authentication attempt.
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Community Pulse
Google Identity ServicesMicrosoft Entra External ID
Features
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Identity Management
Comparison of Identity Management features of Product A and Product B
Google Identity Services
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Ratings
Microsoft Entra External ID
9.3
1 Ratings
12% above category average
ID-Management Access Control00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
ID Management Single-Sign On (SSO)00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Multi-Factor Authentication00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Password Management00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Account Provisioning and De-provisioning00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
ID Management Workflow Automation00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
ID Risk Management00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
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User Ratings
Google Identity ServicesMicrosoft Entra External ID
Likelihood to Recommend
-
(0 ratings)
9.9
(7 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
Google Identity ServicesMicrosoft Entra External ID
Likelihood to Recommend
Google
No answers on this topic
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
Google
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Microsoft
  • One of the things that Microsoft Entra External ID does really well is creating user logins, accounts and profile. It is very easy to create them, manage them and delete them. It is fast and reliant.
  • Limit access or authorization feature. We can allow different levels of authorization and access. So that not all the employees would have access to all the data. Only some relaible employees would have access and power to change anything.
  • Mutli factor authentication feature is also a really good feature to secure data. Even overseas vendors need MFS to login which gives double protection to our data.
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Cons
Google
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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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Usability
Google
No answers on this topic
Microsoft
I find it easy to use. The usability is great. Every department uses it for different purposes. Everyone access information relevant to them. Since we've started to use this we have seen less security incidents.
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Alternatives Considered
Google
No answers on this topic
Microsoft
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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Return on Investment
Google
No answers on this topic
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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