Janrain / Akamai Identity Cloud (discontinued) vs. Microsoft Entra ID
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Janrain / Akamai Identity Cloud (discontinued) | Score7.7 out of 10 | N/A | The Akamai Identity Cloud (formerly Janrain) helped users recognize and engage customers across all devices and channels, and collect necessary and accurate customer profile data in order to power personalized, identity-driven marketing. Some key features include Social Login, Registration, and Profile Data Storage. Akamai acquired Janrain in January 2019. The product is reaching EOL and users are expected to migrate away from the solution by late 2027. | N/A |
![]() Microsoft Entra ID | Score8.8 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 |
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No answers on this topic | 100% Would buy again 227 Answers | |
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No answers on this topic | 99% Delivers good value for the price 206 Answers | |
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No answers on this topic | 99% Happy with the feature set 225 Answers | |
| Lived up to sales and marketing promises | ||
No answers on this topic | 94% Lived up to sales and marketing promises 155 Answers | |
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No answers on this topic | 95% Implementation went as expected 183 Answers | |
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| Small Businesses | Auth0 Score8.1 out of 10 | JumpCloud Score9.1 out of 10 |
| Medium-sized Companies | Auth0 Score8.1 out of 10 | OneLogin by One Identity Score9.3 out of 10 |
| Enterprises | No answers on this topic | RSA Access Manager (Discontinued) Score10 out of 10 |
| All Alternatives | View all alternatives | View all alternatives |
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| Likelihood to Recommend | 8.0 | 8.9 |
| Likelihood to Renew | - | 9.9 |
| Usability | - | 8.6 |
| Availability | - | 9.0 |
| Performance | - | 9.0 |
| Support Rating | - | 7.1 |
| Online Training | - | 5.0 |
| Implementation Rating | - | 9.7 |
| Configurability | - | 8.0 |
| Contract Terms and Pricing Model | - | 7.4 |
| Product Scalability | - | 9.0 |
| Professional Services | - | 9.0 |
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