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Microsoft Corporation

Microsoft Entra ID

Composite Score

8.2 /10

CX Score

8.5 /10

40 Reviews Write a Review

What is Microsoft Entra ID?

Microsoft Entra ID ( Formerly Azure AD) Protect access to resources and data using strong authentication and risk-based adaptive access policies without compromising user experience. Provide a fast, easy sign-in experience across your multi cloud environment to keep your users productive, reduce time managing passwords, and increase productivity. Manage all your identities and access to all your applications in a central location, whether they’re in the cloud or on-premises, to improve visibility and control.

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Awards & Recognition

Microsoft Entra ID won the following awards in the Privileged Access Management category

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6 Top Rated Capabilities

10 Top Rated Features

Latest Award, 2025

2024 Emotional Footprint Champion

2024

2024 Data Quadrant Champion

2024

5 Top Rated Capabilities

9 Top Rated Features

2024

2023 Emotional Footprint Champion

2023

4 Top Rated Capabilities

3 Top Rated Features

2023

Microsoft Entra ID Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.
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Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

88 Likeliness to Recommend

100 Plan to Renew

82 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

Up 1
Since last award

Product Experience

Negotiation and Contract

Conflict Resolution

Strategy & Innovation

Service Experience

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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product Experience:: 95%
Negotiation and Contract:: 91%
Conflict Resolution:: 96%
Strategy & Innovation:: 92%
Service Experience:: 92%

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+94 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love Microsoft Entra ID?

5% Negative

2% Neutral

93% Positive

Pros

Enables Productivity
Client Friendly Policies
Security Protects
Trustworthy

Feature Ratings

Average 84

Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)

Privileged Account Discovery

Privileged Password Management

Password Vaulting

IP address Restrictions

Compliance Reporting

Privileged Remote Access

Live Session Monitoring

Access Control

Privileged Behavioural Analytics

Integration with SIEM Solutions

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 83

Ease of Data Integration

Quality of Features

Vendor Support

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of Customization

Business Value Created

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of IT Administration

Ease of Implementation

Breadth of Features

Usability and Intuitiveness

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Microsoft Entra ID Reviews

Sourabh B.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Government
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jul 2025

Good IAM product

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Entra ID from other similar products?

Ease of access and integration with other tools and reporting

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

PIM and PAM

What do you dislike most about this product?

Not that i know

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Easier to implement and alot of reporting available to audit

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Nirav T.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Education
Involvement: IT Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jan 2025

Excellent cloud integration and Security

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Entra ID from other similar products?

Microsoft Entra ID stands out with its deep integration into the Microsoft ecosystem, offering robust identity and access management, seamless compatibility with Office 365 and Azure, and advanced security features like conditional access and identity protection.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

My favorite aspect of IBM Security Verify Identity is its advanced AI-driven threat detection, which enhances security and adapts to emerging risks in real time.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Nothing specific

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Consider IBM Security Verify Identity for its AI-driven security, strong adaptive access controls, and robust integration capabilities across hybrid cloud environments.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity

Ravi S.

Role: Industry Specific Role
Industry: Consulting
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Nov 2024

Fantastic product

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Entra ID from other similar products?

Good in this segment

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

User experience

What do you dislike most about this product?

Nothing I found

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Its a great product people should use this

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Enables Productivity

How We Deliver

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Awards & Recognition

2024 Emotional Footprint Champion

2024 Data Quadrant Champion

2023 Emotional Footprint Champion

Microsoft Entra ID Ratings

88 Likeliness to Recommend

100 Plan to Renew

82 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

Up 1 Since last award

Emotional Footprint Overview

Emotional Footprint Overview

+94 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love Microsoft Entra ID?

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Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) Supports multi-factor device and app authentication for Administrators.

Privileged Account Discovery Can discover roles for local and distributed accounts for on-prem or cloud environments.

Privileged Password Management Allow the organization to automate and control the whole process of giving access and passwords to privileged accounts.

Password Vaulting Regulatory compliance, good security posture, and best practice prevent privileged users from knowing the passwords to critical systems and resources.

IP address Restrictions Implement IP address restrictions to the PAM console.

Compliance Reporting By design auditing reporting metrics data feature by industries/compliance e.g. SOC2, SOX, PCI DSS 3.2, HIPAA, NERC CIP, ISO 27001, etc.

Privileged Remote Access Vendors may require remote privileged access to an enterprise network in order to complete tasks, thus posing a unique threat to IT management.

Live Session Monitoring Records session for audit purposes.

Access Control Can provide fine-grained control to end user permission assignment. Supports RBAC, web password filler or other password hiding techniques.

Privileged Behavioural Analytics Utilises machine learning technology/algorithms to analyze the behavior of privileged accounts to create baseline behaviours for privileged accounts.

Integration with SIEM Solutions Pre-baked easy to implement into to mainstream SIEM products.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

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Microsoft Entra ID Reviews

Sourabh B.

Good IAM product

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Nirav T.

Excellent cloud integration and Security

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Ravi S.

Fantastic product

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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Feature Ratings

Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)

Privileged Account Discovery

Privileged Password Management

Password Vaulting

IP address Restrictions

Compliance Reporting

Privileged Remote Access

Live Session Monitoring

Access Control

Privileged Behavioural Analytics

Integration with SIEM Solutions

Vendor Capability Ratings

Ease of Data Integration

Quality of Features

Vendor Support

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of Customization

Business Value Created

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of IT Administration

Ease of Implementation

Breadth of Features

Usability and Intuitiveness