We performed a comparison between Microsoft Entra ID and Thales Authenticators based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Microsoft, Cisco, Fortinet and others in Authentication Systems."Microsoft Entra ID's valuable features include integration capabilities, a simplified Active Directory approach, scalability, conditional access, and privileged identity management."
"My two preferred features are conditional access and privileged identity management."
"Single sign-on is the reason we use AD."
"The security and infrastructure management features are the most valuable ones for us."
"Azure Active Directory is a very simple utility to use, it has very good visibility and transparency, and an easy-to-use panel."
"The most valuable feature is that it is very easy to implement, you don't need a lot of effort to set up the solution. This is the most advantageous point, that you can do anything on Azure without taking too much time."
"The feature that I have found most valuable is its authentication security. That is Azure Active Directory's purpose - making cloud services' security and integration easier."
"A couple of features are valuable, but the one that comes across the most to me is multi-factor authentication."
"We use this solution to log into virtual machines like VMware and VMware Horizon."
"The most valuable feature of SafeNet Authentication Manager is authentication."
"I like how the solution allows me to support different types of hardware tokens and integrate with OTP."
"Scalable and stable."
"Customers should be informed that public review features are not intended for production use."
"I think the documentation and configuration are both areas that need improvement."
"Many of the features are outdated, so the UI and UX could be improved."
"The pricing is okay, however, it could always be better in the future."
"Technical support could be faster."
"Azure Active Directory could benefit by adding the capability for identity life cycle for the on-premise solution. For example, an HR solution, which is built on-premise or, in general, better on-premise capable solutions."
"The licensing cost is a bit prohibitive."
"The main issue is that because Active Directory is in the cloud, it will inevitably be dependent on internet connectivity."
"The problem with SafeNet is that it's not integrated with Microsoft 365."
"The solution should allow for support of multi-tenant architecture."
"Lacks integration with other platforms."
"The stability could improve."
Microsoft Entra ID is ranked 1st in Authentication Systems with 190 reviews while Thales Authenticators is ranked 17th in Authentication Systems with 4 reviews. Microsoft Entra ID is rated 8.6, while Thales Authenticators is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of Microsoft Entra ID writes "Allows users to authenticate from home and has excellent integrations in a simple, stable solution". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Thales Authenticators writes "Responsive support, effective authentication, but stability could improve". Microsoft Entra ID is most compared with Microsoft Intune, Google Cloud Identity, CyberArk Privileged Access Manager, Yubico YubiKey and Cisco Duo, whereas Thales Authenticators is most compared with Yubico YubiKey, Cisco Duo, Atalla Hardware Security Module, Utimaco SecurityServer and Fortinet FortiAuthenticator.
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