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| Product | Microsoft Entra External ID by Microsoft View product | FusionAuth by FusionAuth 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. | FusionAuth: deploy anywhere, SAML/OIDC single sign-on and passkeys and WebAuthn. Built for customer identity authentication. Compare Identity Security alternatives. |
| Product type | Customer Identity and Access Management | Self-Hosted & Scalable Customer Identity & Access Platform |
| Best for | Cross-industry | Technology, Gaming, Financial Services, E-Commerce, Enterprise IT, SaaS |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: yes | Free trial: yes |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | Cloud | SaaSCloudOn-Premise |
| Deployment details | Cloud; Cloud | Self-hosted; Cloud SaaS; Docker; Self-hosted Software Engine; Docker Container; Managed Cloud SaaS |
| Data residency | Tenant/service region dependent | Customer Hosting Infrastructure / FusionAuth Cloud (AWS Global) |
| 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 | Web ApplicationsMobile AppsMicroservicesAPI Gateways |
| Compliance | Microsoft compliance portfolio | SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001GDPRHIPAACOPPAFIDO Alliance Member |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | Microsoft EntraMicrosoft Graphapplication platforms | DockerKubernetesAWSGoogle CloudAzurePostgreSQLMySQL |
| Industries | Cross-industry | TechnologyGamingFinancial ServicesE-CommerceEnterprise ITSaaS |
| Regions | Global | Global |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Microsoft | FusionAuth |
| Headquarters | Redmond, Washington, USA | Denver, Colorado, USA |
| Company size | 200,000+ | 51-200 |
| Founded | 1975 | 2018 |
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.FusionAuth
FusionAuth: deploy anywhere, SAML/OIDC single sign-on and passkeys and WebAuthn. Built for customer identity authentication. Compare Identity Security alternatives.Product type
Microsoft Entra External ID
Customer Identity and Access ManagementFusionAuth
Self-Hosted & Scalable Customer Identity & Access PlatformBest for
Microsoft Entra External ID
Cross-industryFusionAuth
Technology, Gaming, Financial Services, E-Commerce, Enterprise IT, SaaSPricing
Pricing model
Microsoft Entra External ID
Contact VendorFusionAuth
Contact VendorFree trial
Microsoft Entra External ID
Free trial: yesFusionAuth
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
Microsoft Entra External ID
FusionAuth
Deployment details
Microsoft Entra External ID
Cloud; CloudFusionAuth
Self-hosted; Cloud SaaS; Docker; Self-hosted Software Engine; Docker Container; Managed Cloud SaaSData residency
Microsoft Entra External ID
Tenant/service region dependentFusionAuth
Customer Hosting Infrastructure / FusionAuth Cloud (AWS Global)Key features
What it offers
Microsoft Entra External ID
- Customer identity
- External identities
- Authentication
- Federation
- Self-service registration
- Identity protection
- CIAM
- B2B collaboration
FusionAuth
- Deploy anywhere (Docker, Kubernetes, Bare Metal, Cloud)
- SAML/OIDC single sign-on
- Passkeys and WebAuthn
- Custom token lambdas
- Multi-tenant architecture
- Customer identity authentication
- Self-hosted OAuth/OIDC identity provider
- Seamless legacy password migration
Platform & access
API access
Microsoft Entra External ID
API access: yesFusionAuth
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
Microsoft Entra External ID
SSO: yesFusionAuth
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
Microsoft Entra External ID
RBAC: yesFusionAuth
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
Microsoft Entra External ID
Multi-tenant: yesFusionAuth
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
Microsoft Entra External ID
Mobile app: noFusionAuth
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
Microsoft Entra External ID
FusionAuth
Compliance
Microsoft Entra External ID
FusionAuth
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
Microsoft Entra External ID
FusionAuth
Industries
Microsoft Entra External ID
FusionAuth
Regions
Microsoft Entra External ID
FusionAuth
Vendor
Company
Microsoft Entra External ID
MicrosoftFusionAuth
FusionAuthHeadquarters
Microsoft Entra External ID
Redmond, Washington, USAFusionAuth
Denver, Colorado, USACompany size
Microsoft Entra External ID
200,000+FusionAuth
51-200Founded
Microsoft Entra External ID
1975FusionAuth
2018