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This all makes IAM solutions critical to any modern business, and two popular options in that category are Okta and Microsoft Entra ID. Okta vs. Microsoft Entra ID: Comparison.
Entra ID Free Entra ID P1 Entra ID P2 Entra ID Governance Free $6.00 per user, per month $9 per user, per month $7 per user, per month Identity governance.
Both Okta and Microsoft Entra ID offer detailed security reports, but as with other options, Microsoft Entra ID only offers these in their premium packages.
With Microsoft Entra ID, unless your organization is already heavily invested in the Entra infrastructure, you'll almost certainly require a dedicated support plan in addition to Microsoft Entra ID in order to fully get things up and running.
Should your organization use Okta or Microsoft Entra ID? Both Okta and Microsoft Entra ID are very capable and robust IAM tools for SSO and user access management.
Microsoft Entra ID is for enterprises already all-in with Entra ID and Microsoft.
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