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.

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Entra External ID

Secure customer and partner access to any application
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WorkOS

Add enterprise features to your app in minutes
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Feature Comparison

WorkOS has significantly broader feature support than Entra External ID, with 38 supported features versus 28. 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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Compliance Comparison

WorkOS offers significantly broader coverage than Entra External ID, supporting 4 certifications and regulatory frameworks compared to 0 for Entra External ID.

ccpa iconCCPACompliant
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gdpr iconGDPRCompliant
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hipaa iconHIPAACompliant
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soc2 iconSOC2Compliant
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