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