Head to head
Microsoft Entra External ID vs FusionAuth
Both platforms are scored with the same methodology and the same category rubric. Nothing on this page is influenced by advertising.
49/100Higher score | 49/100 | |
|---|---|---|
| Category rank | #5 | #6 |
| Confidence | Medium confidence | High confidence |
| External Reputation | 71 | 74 |
| AI Authority | 31 | 30 |
| Web Authority | 27 | 23 |
| 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) | Starter from $162/mo (billed annually, at the page default of 1,000 MAUs), community-forum support only, basic hosting included · free tier: Community — free, unlimited, self-hosted with core authentication features and community support (forums, Slack, GitHub); passkeys/WebAuthn and biometrics reportedly require registering a free Community licence |
| Pricing model | Usage-based (Monthly Active User metering) with free allowance and paid add-ons | Subscription (MAU-based tiers; free self-hosted Community edition) |
| 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. | Engineering-led B2C or mid-market B2B SaaS teams that need data sovereignty or on-prem CIAM, are comfortable with OAuth2/OIDC concepts, and want an API-first platform they can start free and later move to managed hosting without switching vendors. |
| 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 lack dedicated engineering capacity for identity work, require a truly open-source core, need 24x7 support or an SLA on a small budget, need cheap SCIM provisioning, or require FedRAMP or Zanzibar-style fine-grained authorization. |
| Markets | Enterprise, Mid-Market, Public Sector, SMB | SMB, Mid-Market, Enterprise, Developers, Startups |
| 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.