Entra External ID vs WorkOS
Learn how Entra External ID and WorkOS differ in their key features like authentication, enterprise auth, security, user management and compliance, so you can decide which of these authentication providers is best for you.
Entra External ID
Secure customer and partner access to any application
Feature Comparison
WorkOS has significantly broader feature support than Entra External ID, with 48 supported features versus 34. WorkOS fully covers authentication, and both tools fully cover machine to machine (m2m) authentication and branding and more.
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Admins can invalidate refresh tokens and sessions through the Microsoft Entra admin center and specify token lifetimes
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Admins can invalidate refresh tokens and sessions through the Microsoft Entra admin center and specify token lifetimes | ||
Compliance Comparison
WorkOS offers significantly broader coverage than Entra External ID, supporting 4 certifications and regulatory frameworks compared to 0 for Entra External ID.
CCPACompliantEntra External ID
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GDPRCompliantEntra External ID
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HIPAACompliantEntra External ID
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SOC2CompliantEntra External ID
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| Compliance | Entra External ID | WorkOS |
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| CCPACompliant | ||
| GDPRCompliant | ||
| HIPAACompliant | ||
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