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| Product | FortiAuthenticator by Fortinet View product | Microsoft Entra External ID by Microsoft View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | FortiAuthenticator from Fortinet focuses on VPN authentication. Key capabilities: RADIUS, LDAP and SAML. Compare it with the leading Identity Security alternatives. | 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 and authentication platform | Customer Identity and Access Management |
| Best for | Enterprise, SMB, Financial services, Healthcare, Government, Education, Manufacturing, Retail, Technology, Service providers | Cross-industry |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: no | Free trial: yes |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | Cloud | Cloud |
| Deployment details | Physical appliance, virtual appliance and cloud options; Physical appliance, virtual appliance and cloud options | Cloud; Cloud |
| Data residency | Depends on deployment, service region, cloud architecture and customer configuration; verify the applicable Fortinet service/region | 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: no |
| Supported platforms | Hardware applianceVMware ESXiMicrosoft Hyper-VKVMCitrix XenServerAWSMicrosoft Azure | Webmobileapplication APIs |
| Compliance | Supports security controls used in common regulated environmentsexact certifications depend on product, model, release and deployment | Microsoft compliance portfolio |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | FortiGateFortiNACFortiClientFortiTokenFortiAPFortiManager | Microsoft EntraMicrosoft Graphapplication platforms |
| Industries | EnterpriseSMBFinancial servicesHealthcareGovernmentEducation+4 more | Cross-industry |
| Regions | GlobalAvailability varies by product, deployment and service region | Global |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Fortinet | Microsoft |
| Headquarters | Sunnyvale, California, USA | Redmond, Washington, USA |
| Company size | 10,000+ | 200,000+ |
| Founded | 2000 | 1975 |
Overview
What it is
FortiAuthenticator
FortiAuthenticator from Fortinet focuses on VPN authentication. Key capabilities: RADIUS, LDAP and SAML. Compare it with the leading Identity Security alternatives.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
FortiAuthenticator
Identity and access management and authentication platformMicrosoft Entra External ID
Customer Identity and Access ManagementBest for
FortiAuthenticator
Enterprise, SMB, Financial services, Healthcare, Government, Education, Manufacturing, Retail, Technology, Service providersMicrosoft Entra External ID
Cross-industryPricing
Pricing model
FortiAuthenticator
Contact VendorMicrosoft Entra External ID
Contact VendorFree trial
FortiAuthenticator
Free trial: noMicrosoft Entra External ID
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
FortiAuthenticator
Microsoft Entra External ID
Deployment details
FortiAuthenticator
Physical appliance, virtual appliance and cloud options; Physical appliance, virtual appliance and cloud optionsMicrosoft Entra External ID
Cloud; CloudData residency
FortiAuthenticator
Depends on deployment, service region, cloud architecture and customer configuration; verify the applicable Fortinet service/regionMicrosoft Entra External ID
Tenant/service region dependentKey features
What it offers
FortiAuthenticator
- RADIUS
- LDAP
- SAML
- TACACS+
- Certificate management
- MFA
- User/device identity
- Guest management
Microsoft Entra External ID
- Customer identity
- External identities
- Authentication
- Federation
- Self-service registration
- Identity protection
- CIAM
- B2B collaboration
Platform & access
API access
FortiAuthenticator
API access: yesMicrosoft Entra External ID
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
FortiAuthenticator
SSO: yesMicrosoft Entra External ID
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
FortiAuthenticator
RBAC: yesMicrosoft Entra External ID
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
FortiAuthenticator
Multi-tenant: yesMicrosoft Entra External ID
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
FortiAuthenticator
Mobile app: noMicrosoft Entra External ID
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
FortiAuthenticator
Microsoft Entra External ID
Compliance
FortiAuthenticator
Microsoft Entra External ID
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
FortiAuthenticator
Microsoft Entra External ID
Industries
FortiAuthenticator
Microsoft Entra External ID
Regions
FortiAuthenticator
Microsoft Entra External ID
Vendor
Company
FortiAuthenticator
FortinetMicrosoft Entra External ID
MicrosoftHeadquarters
FortiAuthenticator
Sunnyvale, California, USAMicrosoft Entra External ID
Redmond, Washington, USACompany size
FortiAuthenticator
10,000+Microsoft Entra External ID
200,000+Founded
FortiAuthenticator
2000Microsoft Entra External ID
1975