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| Product | CrowdStrike Falcon Identity Protection by CrowdStrike View product | Microsoft Entra ID by Microsoft View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | CrowdStrike Falcon Identity Protection covers real-time ITDR defense and Pass-the-Hash mitigation for Active Directory hardening. Compare top Identity Security tools. | Shortlisting Identity Security tools? Microsoft Entra ID by Microsoft brings SSO and MFA, with cloud or hybrid deployment. See strengths and alternatives. |
| Product type | Identity Threat Detection & Response (ITDR) Platform | Identity and Access Management Platform |
| Best for | Banking, Healthcare, Government, Retail, Global Enterprise, Financial Services, Large Enterprise | Cross-industry |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: yes | Free trial: yes |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | SaaSCloud | CloudHybrid |
| Deployment details | Cloud SaaS / Active Directory Sensor; Cloud SaaS; Domain Controller Sensor | Cloud; Hybrid; Cloud; Hybrid integration |
| Data residency | Global cloud infrastructure; US GovCloud | 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: no | Mobile app: yes |
| Supported platforms | Active Directory Domain ControllersEntra IDEnterprise Endpoints | WebWindowsmobileapplication APIs |
| Compliance | PCI-DSS 4.0HIPAANIST SP 800-207SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001 | Broad Microsoft compliance portfolio |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | Microsoft Active DirectoryMicrosoft Entra IDOktaPing IdentitySplunk | Microsoft 365AzureMicrosoft DefenderMicrosoft Intunethousands of SaaS applications |
| Industries | BankingHealthcareGovernmentRetailGlobal EnterpriseFinancial Services+1 more | Cross-industry |
| Regions | GlobalMulti-region cloud | Global |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | CrowdStrike | Microsoft |
| Headquarters | Austin, Texas, USA | Redmond, Washington, USA |
| Company size | 5,000+ | 200,000+ |
| Founded | 2011 | 1975 |
Overview
What it is
CrowdStrike Falcon Identity Protection
CrowdStrike Falcon Identity Protection covers real-time ITDR defense and Pass-the-Hash mitigation for Active Directory hardening. Compare top Identity Security tools.Microsoft Entra ID
Shortlisting Identity Security tools? Microsoft Entra ID by Microsoft brings SSO and MFA, with cloud or hybrid deployment. See strengths and alternatives.Product type
CrowdStrike Falcon Identity Protection
Identity Threat Detection & Response (ITDR) PlatformMicrosoft Entra ID
Identity and Access Management PlatformBest for
CrowdStrike Falcon Identity Protection
Banking, Healthcare, Government, Retail, Global Enterprise, Financial Services, Large EnterpriseMicrosoft Entra ID
Cross-industryPricing
Pricing model
CrowdStrike Falcon Identity Protection
Contact VendorMicrosoft Entra ID
Contact VendorFree trial
CrowdStrike Falcon Identity Protection
Free trial: yesMicrosoft Entra ID
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
CrowdStrike Falcon Identity Protection
Microsoft Entra ID
Deployment details
CrowdStrike Falcon Identity Protection
Cloud SaaS / Active Directory Sensor; Cloud SaaS; Domain Controller SensorMicrosoft Entra ID
Cloud; Hybrid; Cloud; Hybrid integrationData residency
CrowdStrike Falcon Identity Protection
Global cloud infrastructure; US GovCloudMicrosoft Entra ID
Tenant/service region dependentKey features
What it offers
CrowdStrike Falcon Identity Protection
- Real-time ITDR defense
- Conditional MFA step-up enforcement
- Active Directory hygiene auditing
- Pass-the-Hash mitigation
- Lateral movement blocking
- Ransomware lateral movement prevention
- Legacy protocol MFA enforcement
- Privileged identity defense
Microsoft Entra ID
- SSO
- MFA
- Conditional Access
- Identity protection
- Application access
- Passwordless authentication
- IAM
- Zero Trust
Platform & access
API access
CrowdStrike Falcon Identity Protection
API access: yesMicrosoft Entra ID
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
CrowdStrike Falcon Identity Protection
SSO: yesMicrosoft Entra ID
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
CrowdStrike Falcon Identity Protection
RBAC: yesMicrosoft Entra ID
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
CrowdStrike Falcon Identity Protection
Multi-tenant: yesMicrosoft Entra ID
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
CrowdStrike Falcon Identity Protection
Mobile app: noMicrosoft Entra ID
Mobile app: yesSupported platforms
CrowdStrike Falcon Identity Protection
Microsoft Entra ID
Compliance
CrowdStrike Falcon Identity Protection
Microsoft Entra ID
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
CrowdStrike Falcon Identity Protection
Microsoft Entra ID
Industries
CrowdStrike Falcon Identity Protection
Microsoft Entra ID
Regions
CrowdStrike Falcon Identity Protection
Microsoft Entra ID
Vendor
Company
CrowdStrike Falcon Identity Protection
CrowdStrikeMicrosoft Entra ID
MicrosoftHeadquarters
CrowdStrike Falcon Identity Protection
Austin, Texas, USAMicrosoft Entra ID
Redmond, Washington, USACompany size
CrowdStrike Falcon Identity Protection
5,000+Microsoft Entra ID
200,000+Founded
CrowdStrike Falcon Identity Protection
2011Microsoft Entra ID
1975