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| Product | Cloud IAM by Google Cloud View product | Microsoft Entra External ID by Microsoft View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | Cloud IAM is an identity and access management system used for access governance. Highlights include audit logging and IAM conditions. Compare it with other IAM tools. | Microsoft Entra External ID covers customer identity, external identities and authentication for B2B collaboration. Compare top Identity Security tools. |
| Product type | Identity and Access Management System | Customer Identity and Access Management |
| Best for | Cross-industry, Financial Services, Healthcare, Government, Technology | Cross-industry |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: yes | Free trial: yes |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | Cloud | Cloud |
| Deployment details | Cloud; Google Cloud | Cloud; Cloud |
| Data residency | Global; resource location dependent | Tenant/service region dependent |
| Key features | ||
| What it offers |
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| Platform & access | ||
| API access | API access: yes | API access: yes |
| Single sign-on (SSO) | SSO: yes | SSO: yes |
| Role-based access (RBAC) | RBAC: yes | RBAC: yes |
| Multi-tenant | Multi-tenant: yes | Multi-tenant: yes |
| Mobile app | Mobile app: yes | Mobile app: no |
| Supported platforms | Google Cloud PlatformAPIsCLI | Webmobileapplication APIs |
| Compliance | ISO/IEC 27001SOC 2/3FedRAMP HighHIPAAPCI-DSS | Microsoft compliance portfolio |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | Google WorkspaceCloud IdentityCloud Audit LogsSecurity Command CenterTerraform | Microsoft EntraMicrosoft Graphapplication platforms |
| Industries | Cross-industryFinancial ServicesHealthcareGovernmentTechnology | Cross-industry |
| Regions | Global | Global |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Google Cloud | Microsoft |
| Headquarters | Mountain View, California, USA | Redmond, Washington, USA |
| Company size | 100,000+ | 200,000+ |
| Founded | 2008 | 1975 |
Overview
What it is
Cloud IAM
Cloud IAM is an identity and access management system used for access governance. Highlights include audit logging and IAM conditions. Compare it with other IAM tools.Microsoft Entra External ID
Microsoft Entra External ID covers customer identity, external identities and authentication for B2B collaboration. Compare top Identity Security tools.Product type
Cloud IAM
Identity and Access Management SystemMicrosoft Entra External ID
Customer Identity and Access ManagementBest for
Cloud IAM
Cross-industry, Financial Services, Healthcare, Government, TechnologyMicrosoft Entra External ID
Cross-industryPricing
Pricing model
Cloud IAM
Contact VendorMicrosoft Entra External ID
Contact VendorFree trial
Cloud IAM
Free trial: yesMicrosoft Entra External ID
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
Cloud IAM
Microsoft Entra External ID
Deployment details
Cloud IAM
Cloud; Google CloudMicrosoft Entra External ID
Cloud; CloudData residency
Cloud IAM
Global; resource location dependentMicrosoft Entra External ID
Tenant/service region dependentKey features
What it offers
Cloud IAM
- Role-based access control
- Context-aware access
- Workload Identity Federation
- Automated access recommendations
- IAM conditions
- Audit logging
- Access governance
- Privilege management
Microsoft Entra External ID
- Customer identity
- External identities
- Authentication
- Federation
- Self-service registration
- Identity protection
- CIAM
- B2B collaboration
Platform & access
API access
Cloud IAM
API access: yesMicrosoft Entra External ID
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
Cloud IAM
SSO: yesMicrosoft Entra External ID
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
Cloud IAM
RBAC: yesMicrosoft Entra External ID
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
Cloud IAM
Multi-tenant: yesMicrosoft Entra External ID
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
Cloud IAM
Mobile app: yesMicrosoft Entra External ID
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
Cloud IAM
Microsoft Entra External ID
Compliance
Cloud IAM
Microsoft Entra External ID
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
Cloud IAM
Microsoft Entra External ID
Industries
Cloud IAM
Microsoft Entra External ID
Regions
Cloud IAM
Microsoft Entra External ID
Vendor
Company
Cloud IAM
Google CloudMicrosoft Entra External ID
MicrosoftHeadquarters
Cloud IAM
Mountain View, California, USAMicrosoft Entra External ID
Redmond, Washington, USACompany size
Cloud IAM
100,000+Microsoft Entra External ID
200,000+Founded
Cloud IAM
2008Microsoft Entra External ID
1975