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| Product | Microsoft Entra External ID by Microsoft View product | Cloud IAM by Google Cloud View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | Microsoft Entra External ID covers customer identity, external identities and authentication for B2B collaboration. Compare top Identity Security tools. | 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. |
| Product type | Customer Identity and Access Management | Identity and Access Management System |
| Best for | Cross-industry | Cross-industry, Financial Services, Healthcare, Government, Technology |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: yes | Free trial: yes |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | Cloud | Cloud |
| Deployment details | Cloud; Cloud | Cloud; Google Cloud |
| Data residency | Tenant/service region dependent | Global; resource location 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 | Webmobileapplication APIs | Google Cloud PlatformAPIsCLI |
| Compliance | Microsoft compliance portfolio | ISO/IEC 27001SOC 2/3FedRAMP HighHIPAAPCI-DSS |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | Microsoft EntraMicrosoft Graphapplication platforms | Google WorkspaceCloud IdentityCloud Audit LogsSecurity Command CenterTerraform |
| Industries | Cross-industry | Cross-industryFinancial ServicesHealthcareGovernmentTechnology |
| Regions | Global | Global |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Microsoft | Google Cloud |
| Headquarters | Redmond, Washington, USA | Mountain View, California, USA |
| Company size | 200,000+ | 100,000+ |
| Founded | 1975 | 2008 |
Overview
What it is
Microsoft Entra External ID
Microsoft Entra External ID covers customer identity, external identities and authentication for B2B collaboration. Compare top Identity Security tools.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.Product type
Microsoft Entra External ID
Customer Identity and Access ManagementCloud IAM
Identity and Access Management SystemBest for
Microsoft Entra External ID
Cross-industryCloud IAM
Cross-industry, Financial Services, Healthcare, Government, TechnologyPricing
Pricing model
Microsoft Entra External ID
Contact VendorCloud IAM
Contact VendorFree trial
Microsoft Entra External ID
Free trial: yesCloud IAM
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
Microsoft Entra External ID
Cloud IAM
Deployment details
Microsoft Entra External ID
Cloud; CloudCloud IAM
Cloud; Google CloudData residency
Microsoft Entra External ID
Tenant/service region dependentCloud IAM
Global; resource location dependentKey features
What it offers
Microsoft Entra External ID
- Customer identity
- External identities
- Authentication
- Federation
- Self-service registration
- Identity protection
- CIAM
- B2B collaboration
Cloud IAM
- Role-based access control
- Context-aware access
- Workload Identity Federation
- Automated access recommendations
- IAM conditions
- Audit logging
- Access governance
- Privilege management
Platform & access
API access
Microsoft Entra External ID
API access: yesCloud IAM
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
Microsoft Entra External ID
SSO: yesCloud IAM
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
Microsoft Entra External ID
RBAC: yesCloud IAM
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
Microsoft Entra External ID
Multi-tenant: yesCloud IAM
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
Microsoft Entra External ID
Mobile app: noCloud IAM
Mobile app: yesSupported platforms
Microsoft Entra External ID
Cloud IAM
Compliance
Microsoft Entra External ID
Cloud IAM
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
Microsoft Entra External ID
Cloud IAM
Industries
Microsoft Entra External ID
Cloud IAM
Regions
Microsoft Entra External ID
Cloud IAM
Vendor
Company
Microsoft Entra External ID
MicrosoftCloud IAM
Google CloudHeadquarters
Microsoft Entra External ID
Redmond, Washington, USACloud IAM
Mountain View, California, USACompany size
Microsoft Entra External ID
200,000+Cloud IAM
100,000+Founded
Microsoft Entra External ID
1975Cloud IAM
2008