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Microsoft Entra PIM

8.6 /10

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What is Microsoft Entra PIM?

Microsoft Entra ID ( Formerly Azure AD) Protect access to resources and data using strong authentication and risk-based adaptive access policies without compromising user experience. Provide a fast, easy sign-in experience across your multi cloud environment to keep your users productive, reduce time managing passwords, and increase productivity. Manage all your identities and access to all your applications in a central location, whether they’re in the cloud or on-premises, to improve visibility and control.

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Awards & Recognition

Microsoft Entra PIM won the following awards in the Privileged Access Management category

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2023 Emotional Footprint Champion

Latest Award, 2023

4 Top Rated Capabilities

3 Top Rated Features

2023

Microsoft Entra PIM Ratings

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87 Likeliness to Recommend

100 Plan to Renew

81 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Emotional Footprint Overview

+91 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love Microsoft Entra PIM?

6% Negative

3% Neutral

91% Positive

Pros

Enables Productivity
Client Friendly Policies
Security Protects
Trustworthy

Feature Ratings

Average 84

Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)

Privileged Account Discovery

Access Control

Privileged Password Management

Password Vaulting

Multi-Platforms/XaaS/Cloud/Hybrid support

Privileged Account Life Cycle Management

Live Session Monitoring

Privileged Behavioural Analytics

PAM as a Service Option (PAMaaS)

Privileged Remote Access

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 82

Quality of Features

Ease of Data Integration

Availability and Quality of Training

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of IT Administration

Ease of Customization

Business Value Created

Ease of Implementation

Vendor Support

Usability and Intuitiveness

Breadth of Features

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Microsoft Entra PIM Reviews

Abhay S.

Role: Consultant
Industry: Technology
Involvement: IT Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Mar 2023

An In-Depth Review of Azure Active Directory

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Entra PIM from other similar products?

Here are a few key features that differentiate Azure AD from other similar products: Integration with Microsoft products Multi-factor authentication Identity protection Scalability

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Ease of configuration with third part software tools

What do you dislike most about this product?

I feel Azure Active Directory licence is not too clear, its very confusing for a new user

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

If some one want to implement SSO and using any existing Microsoft Product ten can think about it. We have documentation about setup and configuration.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Technology
Involvement: IT Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Anonymous Reviewer

Submitted Mar 2023

Great product, easy to implement and easy to manag

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

Pros

Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity
Unique Features

Khan S.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Construction
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jan 2023

Best for Identity Access Management and SSO

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Entra PIM from other similar products?

Azure active directory is simple and easy to manage platform, almost support all types of integration.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

AIM, SSO, User Management, Support Service.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Microsoft should add more features to azure AD so we can completely remove on-premises active directory.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Azure AD is the cost effective solution for IAM.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

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Awards & Recognition

2023 Emotional Footprint Champion

Microsoft Entra PIM Ratings

87 Likeliness to Recommend

100 Plan to Renew

81 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

1 Since last award

Emotional Footprint Overview

+91 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love Microsoft Entra PIM?

Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) Supports multi-factor device and app authentication for Administrators.

Privileged Account Discovery Can discover roles for local and distributed accounts for on-prem or cloud environments.

Access Control Can provide fine-grained control to end user permission assignment. Supports RBAC, web password filler or other password hiding techniques.

Privileged Password Management Allow the organization to automate and control the whole process of giving access and passwords to privileged accounts.

Password Vaulting Regulatory compliance, good security posture, and best practice prevent privileged users from knowing the passwords to critical systems and resources.

Multi-Platforms/XaaS/Cloud/Hybrid support Solution works with Public, Private, Hybrid networks. Supports monitoring, alerting, reporting, and managing.

Privileged Account Life Cycle Management Ability to manage the life cycle of privileged accounts IE. Provisioning/De-provisioning of Privileged Access, session management, etc.

Live Session Monitoring Records session for audit purposes.

Privileged Behavioural Analytics Utilises machine learning technology/algorithms to analyze the behavior of privileged accounts to create baseline behaviours for privileged accounts.

PAM as a Service Option (PAMaaS) PAM is offered as a managed service.

Privileged Remote Access Vendors may require remote privileged access to an enterprise network in order to complete tasks, thus posing a unique threat to IT management.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

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Microsoft Entra PIM Reviews

Abhay S.

An In-Depth Review of Azure Active Directory

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Great product, easy to implement and easy to manag

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Khan S.

Best for Identity Access Management and SSO

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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Feature Ratings

Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)

Privileged Account Discovery

Access Control

Privileged Password Management

Password Vaulting

Multi-Platforms/XaaS/Cloud/Hybrid support

Privileged Account Life Cycle Management

Live Session Monitoring

Privileged Behavioural Analytics

PAM as a Service Option (PAMaaS)

Privileged Remote Access

Vendor Capability Ratings

Quality of Features

Ease of Data Integration

Availability and Quality of Training

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of IT Administration

Ease of Customization

Business Value Created

Ease of Implementation

Vendor Support

Usability and Intuitiveness

Breadth of Features