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Managed Microsoft AD vs. Microsoft Entra ID

A side-by-side comparison based on G2 review data.

MetricManaged Microsoft AD

by Google

Microsoft Entra ID

by Microsoft

Overall rating4.44.5
Review count29915
Ease of use8.49.0
Ease of setup8.08.8
Quality of support9.28.9
Meets requirements9.39.3
NPS62.06896670.594966
Small Business41.4%22.9%
Mid-Market37.9%39.8%
Enterprise20.7%37.2%
Total page views1372,180
Total LLM citations45430,470

Managed Microsoft AD

Use a highly available, hardened service running actual Microsoft® Active Directory (AD).

Pros

    Microsoft Entra ID

    Entra ID is a complete identity and access management solution with integrated security that connects people to their apps, devices, and data and helps protect from identity compromise. With Entra ID, you get: • Secure adaptive access with multi-factor authentication and Conditional Access policies • Seamless user experience with single sign-on, passwordless and user portal • Unified identity management that connect all internal and external users to all apps and devices. • Simplified Identity Governance with provisioning, access packages, and access reviews.

    Pros

    • Ease of Use
    • Security
    • Single Sign-On
    • Integrations
    • Identity Management
    • Easy Integrations