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

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 378 of the 756 answers in the 3 categories where Microsoft Entra 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-id/alternatives

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

- JumpCloud: 31
- CyberArk Identity Security Platform: 18
- Aembit: 16
- Akeyless Identity Security Platform: 16
- YubiKey: 13
- Infisical: 12

## Workforce identity and SSO

**Small business**: 17 of 84 answers did not name Microsoft Entra ID (Microsoft Entra ID is #2 of 9 at 29%).

- JumpCloud: first choice in 4 of those 17

**Mid-market**: 24 of 84 answers did not name Microsoft Entra ID (Microsoft Entra ID is #1 of 9 at 46%).

- Okta Workforce Identity: first choice in 1 of those 24

**Enterprise**: 22 of 84 answers did not name Microsoft Entra ID (Microsoft Entra ID is #1 of 10 at 53%).

- Ping Identity: first choice in 2 of those 22
- CyberArk Identity: first choice in 1 of those 22
- Microsoft Entra ID Governance: first choice in 1 of those 22
- Microsoft Entra Suite: first choice in 1 of those 22
- Okta Advanced Identity Cloud: first choice in 1 of those 22
- Okta Workforce Identity: first choice in 1 of those 22

## Multi-factor authentication

**Small business**: 32 of 84 answers did not name Microsoft Entra ID (Microsoft Entra ID is #2 of 10 at 28%).

- Google Authenticator: first choice in 4 of those 32
- Microsoft Authenticator: first choice in 3 of those 32
- YubiKey: first choice in 3 of those 32
- Cisco Duo: first choice in 2 of those 32
- Google Workspace 2-Step Verification: first choice in 2 of those 32
- Microsoft 365: first choice in 2 of those 32
- Built-in MFA from Microsoft or Google: first choice in 1 of those 32
- Google Titan: first choice in 1 of those 32

**Mid-market**: 31 of 84 answers did not name Microsoft Entra ID (Microsoft Entra ID is #2 of 11 at 29%).

- YubiKey: first choice in 8 of those 31
- Google Titan: first choice in 3 of those 31
- Cisco Duo: first choice in 1 of those 31
- Google Authenticator: first choice in 1 of those 31
- Google Titan Security Key: first choice in 1 of those 31
- Google Workspace 2-Step Verification: first choice in 1 of those 31
- Microsoft Authenticator: first choice in 1 of those 31
- Microsoft Entra Security Defaults: first choice in 1 of those 31

**Enterprise**: 27 of 84 answers did not name Microsoft Entra ID (Microsoft Entra ID is #1 of 8 at 54%).

- FIDO2/WebAuthn: first choice in 2 of those 27
- Google Titan: first choice in 2 of those 27
- YubiKey: first choice in 2 of those 27
- FIDO2 security keys: first choice in 1 of those 27
- Okta Verify: first choice in 1 of those 27

## Non-human identity management

**Small business**: 76 of 84 answers did not name Microsoft Entra ID (Microsoft Entra ID is #7 of 17 at 2%).

- JumpCloud: first choice in 14 of those 76
- Infisical: first choice in 12 of those 76
- Aembit: first choice in 11 of those 76
- Akeyless Identity Security Platform: first choice in 8 of those 76
- Doppler: first choice in 7 of those 76
- GitGuardian NHI Governance: first choice in 5 of those 76
- Microsoft Entra Workload ID: first choice in 3 of those 76
- 1Password: first choice in 1 of those 76

**Mid-market**: 77 of 84 answers did not name Microsoft Entra ID (Microsoft Entra ID is #16 of 18 at 0%).

- JumpCloud: first choice in 10 of those 77
- Aembit: first choice in 5 of those 77
- Akeyless Identity Security Platform: first choice in 5 of those 77
- Oasis Security: first choice in 5 of those 77
- Cakewalk: first choice in 3 of those 77
- HashiCorp Vault: first choice in 3 of those 77
- CyberArk Identity Security Platform: first choice in 2 of those 77
- GitGuardian NHI Governance: first choice in 2 of those 77

**Enterprise**: 72 of 84 answers did not name Microsoft Entra ID (Microsoft Entra ID is #7 of 19 at 6%).

- CyberArk Identity Security Platform: first choice in 16 of those 72
- Oasis Security: first choice in 6 of those 72
- Saviynt Identity Cloud: first choice in 5 of those 72
- Astrix Security: first choice in 4 of those 72
- Microsoft: first choice in 4 of those 72
- SailPoint Machine Identity Security: first choice in 4 of those 72
- Akeyless Identity Security Platform: first choice in 3 of those 72
- JumpCloud: first choice in 3 of those 72

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