We performed a comparison between CyberArk Identity and Microsoft Entra ID based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Single Sign-On (SSO) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."I like the RBAC (Role-Based Access Control). It basically involves defining various roles, and then simply assigning those roles to users."
"The integration capabilities, ability to integrate CyberArk into the overall IBB strategy of our current clients."
"The tool helps with authentication. It acts as an MFA for any kind of privileged access that occurs in our organization."
"It has machine learning and can help clients to learn the environment and understand what is happening."
"The initial setup of CyberArk Identity was straightforward."
"CyberArk Identity is a mature product."
"The user self-service program and the Office 365 provisioning service feature are the most valuable. It is a very easy and feature-rich solution that gives priority to the users and security."
"The solution helps with auditing, and monitoring, and integrates with Splunk for log analysis. User activity logs are captured in CyberArk Identity and sent to external tools like Splunk for analysis and monitoring."
"User and device management is the most valuable feature."
"Single sign-on is the reason we use AD."
"Every feature in Microsoft Entra ID plays a crucial role in overall security."
"Just because I've been in the Azure space since it started out and in the Microsoft Cloud AD since the BPOS days in the early 2000s, and it's just a product that made life simpler for my clients to be able to integrate everything."
"With Azure Conditional Access you can specify network locations where you want some of the services in the organization to be available to users, and where you don't want users to have access."
"My two preferred features are conditional access and privileged identity management."
"It offers features that improve our security posture such as multifactor authentication, which is the second layer of protection that is used when we log into the cloud."
"Azure AD has features that have helped improve our security posture."
"They can include the Mobile Device Management (MDM) feature."
"I'm not sure what needs improvement. It is a good platform."
"The tool has issues with the third-party SMS gateway. The solution has its own SMS gateway. Integration support is a challenge when we don’t use their SMS gateway. The tool also needs to improve its scalability."
"CyberArk Identity could improve by having the ability to better manage the network, such as Cisco. There seem to be some issues in this area."
"The solution could be easier to use and I found it to be very complex involving many steps."
"We would like to see an improvement in the ability to manage mobile devices."
"In terms of a governance platform, it's worth noting that CyberArk doesn't offer a particularly strong one."
"The user interface could be improved."
"Microsoft needs to make improvements in this regard and extend its services to other operating systems as well, especially when considering their widespread usage."
"It would be an improvement if Authenticator made it easier to recover the app if you reboot your cellphone and lose access."
"The pricing is okay, however, it could always be better in the future."
"Though the installation was seamless, it took longer than expected to be completed."
"Microsoft should work on enhancing its machine-learning algorithm to prevent unnecessary lockouts of users."
"I think the solution can improve by making the consumption of that data easier for our customers."
"Be aware that it may not work perfectly globally yet. There are still glitches with the solution in Africa."
"I hope, in the roadmap, Microsoft eventually offers the same features as Okta. It will take some more time to mature."
CyberArk Identity is ranked 10th in Single Sign-On (SSO) with 18 reviews while Microsoft Entra ID is ranked 1st in Single Sign-On (SSO) with 190 reviews. CyberArk Identity is rated 8.2, while Microsoft Entra ID is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of CyberArk Identity writes "Allows Linux and Unix administrators to login with single password ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Microsoft Entra ID writes "Saves us time and money and features Conditional Access policies, SSPR, and MFA". CyberArk Identity is most compared with Microsoft Intune, CyberArk Privileged Access Manager, Ping Identity Platform, SailPoint Identity Security Cloud and VMware Workspace ONE, whereas Microsoft Entra ID is most compared with Microsoft Intune, Google Cloud Identity, CyberArk Privileged Access Manager, Ping Identity Platform and Okta Workforce Identity. See our CyberArk Identity vs. Microsoft Entra ID report.
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