We performed a comparison between Auth0 and Microsoft Active Directory 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."It has a lot of customization and out-of-the-box features."
"It's a very powerful platform. It has the ability to do the usual stuff, according to modern protocols, like OIDC and OAuth 2. But the real benefit of using the platform comes from its flexibility to enhance it with rules and, now, with what they call authentication pipelines. That is the most significant feature, as it allows you to customize everything regarding the authentication and authorization process."
"The most valuable feature of the product is scalability."
"I simply use the JWT from the client on the server side to process requests and push updated profile data to a database/queue as needed and end the process without having to persist data in the web server (sessions)."
"The valuable features are that it is extremely secure and that it's developer-friendly."
"It has improved our organization by providing login authentication for a mobile app."
"It is very scalable because it provides a new environment for companies based on their number of users and other factors. The tool can take a lot of users."
"The most valuable feature is interface application integration, but we haven't fully used it yet. We'll need it in the future for a few potential clients."
"I think the main reason we are using Active Directory for SSO Office for single time and for intake integrity capability to other services."
"Active Directory is more flexible and feature-rich than Apache."
"I can use Active Directory to block a user's internet access and monitor how an employee is using the internet."
"It is easy to handle, and it gives a hundred percent results with the group policies."
"The solution's initial setup is straightforward."
"The most valuable feature of Microsoft Active Directory is the group policies."
"One noteworthy aspect we discovered is the ability to exercise tight control over systems, specifically Windows PCs. This pertains to the management of policies, usage patterns, and user access on these devices, particularly within the framework of Active Directory which is extremely well thought. This actually works better with on-premises solutions. However, as the global trend shifts towards cloud and hybrid environments, Active Directory and its use is diminishing. Yet, it hasn't entirely lost its relevance and remains a presence that cannot be entirely disregarded."
"Active Directory makes managing user policies easier, like when a user wants to share files. We also use it to create and manage our email accounts."
"In the past, there was an issue with the multi-tenant where there wasn't the ability to manage them."
"There are indeed areas where the product could improve. For instance, Okta offers various application configurations, enabling access management, which the tool could consider implementing."
"There is a possibility to improve the machine-to-machine authentication flow. This part of Auth0 is not really well documented, and we could really gain some additional knowledge on that."
"The product could use a more flexible administration structure"
"I think they can do a better job in explaining what you're supposed to do next in order to correctly follow an idiomatic approach to using the solution beyond simply passing a JWT token to a server and having the server check then signature to validate the token."
"The product support for multi-tenancy could be improved."
"There could be easy integration with IoT devices for the product."
"The Management API could be improved so it's easier to get user information."
"They should improve the solution's old computer cleanup tool."
"I would like to see more integration with cloud-based applications. This would make it easier to manage users and devices across multiple platforms."
"There is room for improvement."
"There are no reporting features."
"The cloud service of Microsoft Active Directory is an area with certain shortcomings that need improvement."
"UI is not very user-friendly."
"The solution could be made more safe by using authentication mechanisms."
"The solution's price could be better."
Auth0 is ranked 3rd in Single Sign-On (SSO) with 14 reviews while Microsoft Active Directory is ranked 6th in Single Sign-On (SSO) with 36 reviews. Auth0 is rated 8.2, while Microsoft Active Directory is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Auth0 writes "Has good documentation but improvement is needed in MFA and application configurations ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Microsoft Active Directory writes "A solution that easily merges with cloud-based ADs and provides superior data security". Auth0 is most compared with Microsoft Entra ID, Amazon Cognito, Frontegg, Cloudflare Access and ForgeRock, whereas Microsoft Active Directory is most compared with PingFederate, Fortinet FortiAuthenticator, Microsoft Entra ID and ManageEngine ADManager Plus. See our Auth0 vs. Microsoft Active Directory report.
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