# Microsoft Entra External ID alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 185 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Microsoft Entra External ID holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/microsoft-entra-external-id/alternatives

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- Clerk: 28
- Auth0: 22
- WorkOS AuthKit: 17
- Kinde: 13
- Frontegg: 9
- FusionAuth: 8

## Customer identity and access management

**Small business**: 80 of 84 answers did not name Microsoft Entra External ID.

- Clerk: first choice in 26 of those 80
- WorkOS AuthKit: first choice in 11 of those 80
- Kinde: first choice in 10 of those 80
- Auth0: first choice in 8 of those 80
- Frontegg: first choice in 6 of those 80
- Descope: first choice in 5 of those 80
- FusionAuth: first choice in 2 of those 80
- LoginRadius: first choice in 2 of those 80

**Mid-market**: 59 of 84 answers did not name Microsoft Entra External ID (Microsoft Entra External ID is #9 of 16 at 2%).

- Auth0: first choice in 10 of those 59
- WorkOS AuthKit: first choice in 6 of those 59
- Frontegg: first choice in 3 of those 59
- FusionAuth: first choice in 3 of those 59
- Kinde: first choice in 3 of those 59
- Clerk: first choice in 2 of those 59
- Firebase Authentication: first choice in 2 of those 59
- Keycloak: first choice in 2 of those 59

**Enterprise**: 46 of 84 answers did not name Microsoft Entra External ID (Microsoft Entra External ID is #3 of 13 at 4%).

- Auth0: first choice in 4 of those 46
- Ping Identity: first choice in 4 of those 46
- FusionAuth: first choice in 3 of those 46
- LoginRadius: first choice in 2 of those 46
- Okta: first choice in 2 of those 46
- Amazon Cognito: first choice in 1 of those 46
- Curity Identity Server: first choice in 1 of those 46
- IBM Verify: first choice in 1 of those 46

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