Microsoft Entra IDvsTwingate

Pricing Intelligence

Microsoft Entra ID Plans

Paid plans only

Free0

Free

• • Basic SSO
• • MFA for admins
• • Identity protection basics

P1Best Value

$6/user/mo

• • Conditional Access
• • Hybrid identities
• • Self-service password reset

P2

$9/user/mo

• • Identity Protection
• • Privileged Identity Management
• • Access reviews

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Twingate Plans

Free tier available

Starter0

Free

• • 5 users
• • 2 remote networks
• • Community support

TeamsBest Value

$5/user/mo

• • Unlimited networks
• • Device security policies
• • SSO integration

Business

$10/user/mo

• • Advanced security policies
• • Priority support
• • Custom DNS

Enterprise

Custom

• • SIEM integration
• • Dedicated CSM
• • Custom SLA

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Feature Matrix

5 differences found across 10 standardized features

Pros & Cons Face-Off

Evaluative strengths and weaknesses — not feature lists

Microsoft Entra ID

Pros

• +Best value for Microsoft 365 shops
• +Privileged Identity Management built in P2
• +Massive scale and global reliability
• +Comprehensive hybrid identity support

Cons

• −Confusing licensing tiers
• −Some features require E3/E5 bundles adding cost

Twingate

Pros

• +Clean ZTNA architecture with no inbound firewall rules
• +Easy SSO integration with major IdPs
• +Granular resource-level access control
• +Quick deployment — production-ready in hours

Cons

• −Not a full IAM platform
• −Connector redundancy limited on lower plans

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