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

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 186 of the 504 answers in the 2 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://it-ai-index.com/vendors/microsoft-entra-id/alternatives/

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

- Cisco Duo: 19
- Okta Verify: 11
- YubiKey: 10
- JumpCloud: 6
- OneLogin: 5
- Google Workspace 2-Step Verification: 4

## Workforce identity and SSO

**Small business**: 21 of 84 answers did not name Microsoft Entra ID (Microsoft Entra ID is #2 of 9 at 32%).

- JumpCloud: first choice in 6 of those 21
- OneLogin: first choice in 1 of those 21
- miniOrange: first choice in 1 of those 21

**Mid-market**: 29 of 84 answers did not name Microsoft Entra ID (Microsoft Entra ID is #1 of 8 at 46%).

- OneLogin: first choice in 3 of those 29
- Okta Workforce Identity: first choice in 2 of those 29

**Enterprise**: 29 of 84 answers did not name Microsoft Entra ID (Microsoft Entra ID is #1 of 9 at 49%).

- Okta Workforce Identity: first choice in 2 of those 29
- OneLogin: first choice in 1 of those 29
- Ping Identity: first choice in 1 of those 29
- Saviynt: first choice in 1 of those 29

## Multi-factor authentication

**Small business**: 35 of 84 answers did not name Microsoft Entra ID (Microsoft Entra ID is #2 of 10 at 29%).

- Cisco Duo: first choice in 9 of those 35
- Google Workspace 2-Step Verification: first choice in 3 of those 35
- Okta Verify: first choice in 3 of those 35
- Microsoft 365: first choice in 2 of those 35
- Microsoft Authenticator: first choice in 2 of those 35
- Authy: first choice in 1 of those 35
- Duo Mobile: first choice in 1 of those 35
- FIDO/WebAuthn-based authentication: first choice in 1 of those 35

**Mid-market**: 40 of 84 answers did not name Microsoft Entra ID (Microsoft Entra ID is #2 of 11 at 30%).

- Cisco Duo: first choice in 8 of those 40
- Okta Verify: first choice in 5 of those 40
- YubiKey: first choice in 5 of those 40
- Entra: first choice in 1 of those 40
- FIDO2 hardware security keys: first choice in 1 of those 40
- Google Titan Key: first choice in 1 of those 40
- Google Workspace 2-Step Verification: first choice in 1 of those 40
- Microsoft 365, Azure AD: first choice in 1 of those 40

**Enterprise**: 32 of 84 answers did not name Microsoft Entra ID (Microsoft Entra ID is #1 of 6 at 41%).

- YubiKey: first choice in 5 of those 32
- Okta Verify: first choice in 3 of those 32
- Cisco Duo: first choice in 2 of those 32
- Google Titan: first choice in 2 of those 32
- Entra: first choice in 1 of those 32
- FIDO2 security keys: first choice in 1 of those 32
- Microsoft Authenticator: first choice in 1 of those 32
- Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD) with MFA: first choice in 1 of those 32

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