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Put two or three cybersecurity products side by side and see how they differ on deployment, pricing, features, integrations and compliance.
| Product | FortiAuthenticator by Fortinet View product | Microsoft Entra 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. | 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 and access management and authentication platform | Identity and Access Management Platform |
| 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 | CloudHybrid |
| Deployment details | Physical appliance, virtual appliance and cloud options; Physical appliance, virtual appliance and cloud options | Cloud; Hybrid; Cloud; Hybrid integration |
| 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: yes |
| Supported platforms | Hardware applianceVMware ESXiMicrosoft Hyper-VKVMCitrix XenServerAWSMicrosoft Azure | WebWindowsmobileapplication APIs |
| Compliance | Supports security controls used in common regulated environmentsexact certifications depend on product, model, release and deployment | Broad Microsoft compliance portfolio |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | FortiGateFortiNACFortiClientFortiTokenFortiAPFortiManager | Microsoft 365AzureMicrosoft DefenderMicrosoft Intunethousands of SaaS applications |
| 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 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
FortiAuthenticator
Identity and access management and authentication platformMicrosoft Entra ID
Identity and Access Management PlatformBest for
FortiAuthenticator
Enterprise, SMB, Financial services, Healthcare, Government, Education, Manufacturing, Retail, Technology, Service providersMicrosoft Entra ID
Cross-industryPricing
Pricing model
FortiAuthenticator
Contact VendorMicrosoft Entra ID
Contact VendorFree trial
FortiAuthenticator
Free trial: noMicrosoft Entra ID
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
FortiAuthenticator
Microsoft Entra ID
Deployment details
FortiAuthenticator
Physical appliance, virtual appliance and cloud options; Physical appliance, virtual appliance and cloud optionsMicrosoft Entra ID
Cloud; Hybrid; Cloud; Hybrid integrationData residency
FortiAuthenticator
Depends on deployment, service region, cloud architecture and customer configuration; verify the applicable Fortinet service/regionMicrosoft Entra ID
Tenant/service region dependentKey features
What it offers
FortiAuthenticator
- RADIUS
- LDAP
- SAML
- TACACS+
- Certificate management
- MFA
- User/device identity
- Guest management
Microsoft Entra ID
- SSO
- MFA
- Conditional Access
- Identity protection
- Application access
- Passwordless authentication
- IAM
- Zero Trust
Platform & access
API access
FortiAuthenticator
API access: yesMicrosoft Entra ID
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
FortiAuthenticator
SSO: yesMicrosoft Entra ID
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
FortiAuthenticator
RBAC: yesMicrosoft Entra ID
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
FortiAuthenticator
Multi-tenant: yesMicrosoft Entra ID
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
FortiAuthenticator
Mobile app: noMicrosoft Entra ID
Mobile app: yesSupported platforms
FortiAuthenticator
Microsoft Entra ID
Compliance
FortiAuthenticator
Microsoft Entra ID
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
FortiAuthenticator
Microsoft Entra ID
Industries
FortiAuthenticator
Microsoft Entra ID
Regions
FortiAuthenticator
Microsoft Entra ID
Vendor
Company
FortiAuthenticator
FortinetMicrosoft Entra ID
MicrosoftHeadquarters
FortiAuthenticator
Sunnyvale, California, USAMicrosoft Entra ID
Redmond, Washington, USACompany size
FortiAuthenticator
10,000+Microsoft Entra ID
200,000+Founded
FortiAuthenticator
2000Microsoft Entra ID
1975