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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Microsoft Entra External ID

    Score9.3 out of 10
    N/AMicrosoft 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

    SailPoint Identity Security Cloud

    Score8.1 out of 10
    N/ASailPoint Identity Security for the cloud enterprise manages risk from the explosion of technology access. The solution gives businesses visibility while automating and accelerating the management of all user identities, entitlements, systems, data and cloud services.N/A
    Pricing
    Microsoft Entra External IDSailPoint Identity Security Cloud
    Editions & Modules
    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
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Microsoft Entra External IDSailPoint Identity Security Cloud
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    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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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    9 Answers
    89%
    Would buy again
    16 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    8 Answers
    93%
    Delivers good value for the price
    13 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    9 Answers
    89%
    Happy with the feature set
    16 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    67%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    8 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    7 Answers
    73%
    Implementation went as expected
    11 Answers
    Features
    Microsoft Entra External IDSailPoint Identity Security Cloud
    Identity Management
    Comparison of Identity Management features of Microsoft Entra External ID and SailPoint Identity Security Cloud
    Feature
    Microsoft Entra External ID
    9.4
    3 Ratings
    14% above category average
    SailPoint Identity Security Cloud
    7.6
    17 Ratings
    8% below category average
    ID-Management Access Control9.33 Ratings8.317 Ratings
    ID Management Single-Sign On (SSO)9.33 Ratings7.810 Ratings
    Multi-Factor Authentication9.03 Ratings7.98 Ratings
    Password Management10.03 Ratings7.410 Ratings
    Account Provisioning and De-provisioning10.03 Ratings8.317 Ratings
    ID Management Workflow Automation8.73 Ratings7.017 Ratings
    ID Risk Management9.33 Ratings6.213 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Microsoft Entra External IDSailPoint Identity Security Cloud
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.3
    (9 ratings)
    8.3
    (24 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    9.3
    (3 ratings)
    7.1
    (10 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Microsoft Entra External IDSailPoint Identity Security Cloud
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Microsoft
    In our organisation we use Microsoft Entra External ID primarily to enable non-attenders to remotely login to our tenant and access pre-prepared educational resources. As well as access to tutors, pupils can also communicate with centralised staff who can support them to gain an education. Utilising our external tenant configuration we can develop and deploy our own in house apps to unpin this support intervention.
    Incentivized
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    SailPoint
    As discussed in previous sections, it does integrate well with other systems, and basic JML works well; it's very powerful and customizable in these areas (though also complex). The downsides are in areas like access reviews, where it's less customizable (no way to automatically send a review to the owner for a set of access items; each review needs an individual to be selected for it).
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    Pros
    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.
    Incentivized
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    SailPoint
    • Brings users access, profiles and accounts all into one place
    • Manages the Life Cycle Management process across ALL identities, permanent and Temporary
    • Secures and manages access to critical applications and resources across the group
    • Enables Info. Security to customise, share and delegate authority across the group
    • Single version of the truth across our technology platform
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    Cons
    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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    SailPoint
    • The user interface is not very intuitive. It is hard for the occasional user to navigate through the request process. There are no instructions on the screen to help the user to know what to do. It is left up to the user to figure out what to click on and how to navigate through the process.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    SailPoint
    Its a best tool for a CISO, works very well, easy to use, great connectors and integrations, great reports, automated reviews, full compliance, great support to a JML (Joiners, Movers and Leavers) project;
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    Usability
    Microsoft
    Microsoft Entra External ID is an all round solid product, and certainly delivers the solution to our needs well. Through use we found that Pupil's become 'experts in avoidance', if they can forget their login details or indeed their device used for MFA, they will and then use that as the excuse for not accessing/completing their assignments. If more MFA options were available (such as delegated MFA) this would really help iron out our entire end user experiences
    Incentivized
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    SailPoint
    Always improving the UI, so it's getting better. Some areas are fully featured, but others, such as Separation of Duties reporting and policies, are very weak.
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    SailPoint
    Support for Customizations is very limited.
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    Implementation Rating
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    SailPoint
    The first journey isn't easy because you need to win your internal process and problem concern and Sailpoint have many experience to support this phase, and make the real difference into the client experience;
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    Alternatives Considered
    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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    SailPoint
    The on-prem SailPoint IdentityIQ platform provides the necessary customization that is required in our dynamic environment. Although we may look at a cloud-based Identity Management service again in the future, (there are many advantages), our identity management, authentication, and application assignment processes cannot be quickly consolidated to a single cloud-based service at this time.
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    Return on Investment
    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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    SailPoint
    • Over 300,000 password change/reset calls avoided to the helpdesk annually.
    • 1,000 plus accounts with proper accesses provisioned via automated birthright processes weekly versus 1-2 days of manual provisioning and approvals. With a call center population that churns many people per week, this brings many dollars of efficiency to the operations teams.
    • Flexibility on terminations to manage accounts and access for target applications based on regulatory or business rules to ensure compliance and avoid fines for non-compliance.
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