Head to head
Microsoft Entra External ID vs Auth0
Both platforms are scored with the same methodology and the same category rubric. Nothing on this page is influenced by advertising.
49/100 | 56/100Higher score | |
|---|---|---|
| Category rank | #5 | #1 |
| Confidence | Medium confidence | Medium confidence |
| External Reputation | 71 | 70 |
| AI Authority | 31 | 55 |
| Web Authority | 27 | 31 |
| Expert Assessment | 63 | 62 |
| TOP10 User Score | — | — |
| Pricing | Not published — the vendor pricing page rendered every dollar figure as '$-' on retrieval; the paid rate above 50,000 MAUs is stated only as 'per Monthly Active User' · free tier: Core offering free for the first 50,000 monthly active users (MAUs) | From $35/month (B2C Essentials at 500 MAUs); B2B Essentials starts at $150/month at 500 MAUs · free tier: $0/month for up to 25,000 MAUs (B2C and B2B), 1 custom domain (card verification), passwordless, unlimited social connections, 5 Organizations, 1 Enterprise Connection, self-service SSO and SCIM, community support; no credit card to sign up |
| Pricing model | Usage-based (Monthly Active User metering) with free allowance and paid add-ons | Subscription (tiered by Monthly Active Users, with add-ons) |
| Best for | Enterprises already running Microsoft Entra, Microsoft 365 and Azure that need partner and supplier guest access with governance, or customer-facing apps under 50,000 MAUs where password and social sign-in suffice without metered SMS. | Development teams under roughly 10,000 MAUs, or B2B SaaS vendors needing Organizations plus a handful of SAML connections who can absorb $150–$2,400/month; also regulated buyers willing to buy at Enterprise for the 99.99% SLA, HIPAA/BAA and FAPI profile. |
| Avoid if | You need a firm published price before engaging sales, run a high-volume consumer app dependent on SMS OTP, need governance on a pure consumer external tenant, sit outside the Azure ecosystem, or weight depth of peer review evidence heavily. | You run a high-MAU consumer platform (above ~30,000 B2C MAUs pricing is sales-only), you are a cost-sensitive startup on a steep growth curve exposed to the next-tier-up billing rule, you need predictable spend forecasting, or you are a B2C buyer needing enterprise SAML connections below the Enterprise tier. |
| Markets | Enterprise, Mid-Market, Public Sector, SMB | SMB, Startups, B2B SaaS, Enterprise |
| Founded | — | — |
| Headquarters | — | — |
A higher TOP SCORE means more of the evidence favours that platform on this methodology — it is not a recommendation, and it does not account for your specific requirements. Advertisers are never declared the winner of a comparison.