Detailed comparison across 10 dimensions
Winner: Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Microsoft Defender for Cloud clearly comes out ahead of Microsoft Entra ID on Staquest's weighted six-dimension score. Both offer a free tier. Microsoft Entra ID's paid plans start at $6/mo.
| Overview | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | saas tool | saas tool |
| Company | Microsoft | Microsoft |
| Free Tier | ||
| Has API | ||
| Open Source | ||
| Trending | Stable | Stable |
| Industries | DevelopmentCybersecurity & InfoSec | DevelopmentCybersecurity & InfoSec |
| Categories | security-tools | security-tools |
| Website | Visit | Visit |
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| Feature | microsoft-entra-id | microsoft-defender-for-cloud |
|---|---|---|
| Advanced Administration Capabilities | ||
| Advanced Cloud Security Posture Management (Cspm) | ||
| Basic Access Reviews | ||
| Asset Inventory | ||
| Basic Entitlement Management | ||
| Cloud Workload Protection (Cwpp) | ||
| Basic Security Reports | ||
| Continuous Assessment | ||
| Conditional Access | ||
| Devops Posture Visibility | ||
| Everything In Free | ||
| Microsoft Cloud Security Benchmark | ||
| Everything In P1 | ||
| Multi-Cloud And Hybrid Environment Protection | ||
| Hybrid Identity | ||
| Secure Score | ||
| Microsoft Entra Id Protection | ||
| Security Recommendations | ||
| Multifactor Authentication | ||
| Threat Protection For Servers, Databases, Storage, And Containers | ||
| Privileged Identity Management | ||
| Risk-Based Conditional Access | ||
| Single Sign-On (Sso) | ||
| User And Group Management |
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Dashes mean the feature isn't listed in our data. The tool may still support it.
On Staquest's weighted six-dimension scoring, Microsoft Defender for Cloud comes out ahead overall, though Microsoft Entra ID can be the better fit depending on your priorities — see the dimension-by-dimension breakdown above.
Both Microsoft Entra ID and Microsoft Defender for Cloud offer a free tier.
Microsoft Defender for Cloud scores higher on pricing value in Staquest's analysis. It is the highest-weighted dimension in this comparison.
