Microsoft Entra External ID vs. Okta Workflows
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![]() Microsoft Entra External ID | Score9.3 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 |
Okta Workflows | Score7.7 out of 10 | N/A | Azuqua was a tool that helped users integrate their SaaS applications and build custom automations. It was acquired by Okta in late 2019, and is now part of Okta Workflows. Okta Workflows leverages Azuqua’s workflow orchestration engine and application integrations to automate complex identity-centric processes such as user onboarding and offboarding. The product is available as part of the Okta Lifecycle Management… | N/A |
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| 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 | JumpCloud Score9.3 out of 10 | Bizagi Score8.3 out of 10 |
| Medium-sized Companies | OneLogin by One Identity Score9.4 out of 10 | IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation Score9 out of 10 |
| Enterprises | RSA Access Manager (Discontinued) Score10 out of 10 | IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation Score9 out of 10 |
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| Likelihood to Recommend | 9.3 | 9.0 |
| Usability | 9.3 | 9.0 |
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