Microsoft Entra ID vs SailPoint
- ✦ Single Sign-On (SSO)
- ✦ Multi-Factor Authentication
- ✦ Conditional Access
- ✦ Access certification campaigns
- ✦ Role management
- ✦ Automated provisioning
Real-World Scenarios: When to Choose Which
The question that matters: “In what situation will I regret choosing A over B after 3 months?”
Microsoft Entra Conditional Access blocks access to Microsoft 365 from non-Intune-enrolled devices, enforcing that every accessing device meets security baselines without per-app VPN configuration.
Run automated access reviews for 10,000 employees across 200 applications, reducing campaign time from 3 months to 3 weeks
Entra PIM requires eligible admins to activate privileged roles for a time-bounded window with MFA and justification, eliminating standing admin access that attackers target with credential attacks.
Discover who has access to sensitive data in SharePoint and S3, then enforce least-privilege across 500TB of unstructured data
Entra B2B Direct Connect lets partner organization employees access shared Teams channels and apps with their own corporate credentials, removing the guest account sprawl from traditional B2B invitation flows.
Detect and remediate SoD conflicts across ERP systems to maintain SOX compliance continuously rather than pre-audit
Automatically provision and deprovision access across 50+ systems within 2 hours of HR system changes
Pricing Intelligence
Microsoft Entra ID Plans
Paid plans only
- • Basic SSO
- • MFA for admins
- • Identity protection basics
- • Conditional Access
- • Hybrid identities
- • Self-service password reset
- • Identity Protection
- • Privileged Identity Management
- • Access reviews
SailPoint Plans
Paid plans only
- • Managed SaaS
- • Identity governance
- • AI-driven recommendations
- • Self-hosted
- • Full customization
- • Legacy integration
Feature Matrix
16 differences found across 24 standardized features
- •Single Sign-On (SSO)
- •Multi-Factor Authentication
- •Conditional Access
- •Privileged Identity Management
- •Identity Protection
- •B2B Collaboration
- •B2C Identity
- •Hybrid Identity (AD Connect)
- •SAML/OIDC/OAuth2
- •SCIM Provisioning
- •Access Reviews
- •Entitlement Management
- •Passwordless Authentication
- •Risk-Based Policies
- •Audit Logs
- •Microsoft 365 Integration
- •Access certification campaigns
- •Role management
- •Automated provisioning
- •Segregation of duties
- •Self-service access requests
- •AI access recommendations
- •Identity analytics
- •REST API
- •150+ pre-built connectors
- •Compliance reporting
- •Password management
- •Privileged access integration
- •Data access governance
- •Cloud infrastructure entitlements
Pros & Cons Face-Off
Evaluative strengths and weaknesses: not feature lists
- +Best value for Microsoft 365 shops
- +Privileged Identity Management built in P2
- +Massive scale and global reliability
- +Comprehensive hybrid identity support
- −Confusing licensing tiers
- −Some features require E3/E5 bundles adding cost
- +Market-leading IGA with the deepest connector library (150+ applications)
- +AI-powered access reviews reduce certification campaign time by 30-50%
- +Strong audit trail for SOX, HIPAA, and SOC 2 compliance evidence
- −Implementation is complex and expensive - typically 6-18 months with a system integrator
- −Per-user pricing at enterprise scale leads to very large contracts
At a Glance
Frequently Asked Questions
Related Comparisons
Sources
- 1.Microsoft Entra ID Official Pricing–Vendor pricing page
- 2.SailPoint Official Pricing–Vendor pricing page
- 3.Microsoft Entra ID Official Website–Official product website
- 4.SailPoint Official Website–Official product website