Product overview — Authentication & Identity
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Microsoft Entra ID
Microsoft Entra ID is workforce identity when you’re already standardized on Microsoft 365/Azure. Great for conditional access and governance; heavier for pure customer CIAM flows.
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Who is this best for?
This is the fastest way to decide whether Microsoft Entra ID is in the right neighborhood.
Best for
- Organizations standardized on Microsoft 365 and Azure
- Workforce identity with conditional access and centralized governance
- IT/security teams already operating Microsoft security tooling
- B2B partner access and collaboration scenarios
- Teams that want to avoid introducing another IdP vendor
Who should avoid
- You want a developer-first CIAM platform for customer login flows
- Your stack is primarily non-Microsoft and you need neutral integrations
- You need maximum customization over auth UX and flows
- You want usage-based MAU pricing for customer auth
- You need simple auth for a small app without enterprise governance
Sources & verification
Pricing and behavioral information comes from public documentation and structured research. When information is incomplete or volatile, we prefer to say so rather than guess.