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Tools · Identity · Alternatives

Azure Managed Identity alternatives

As of 5 November 2026, 39 identity are named by companies instead of Azure Managed Identity: Active Directory by 8,141 companies, Microsoft Entra ID by 6,354, OAuth by 4,212.

As of 5 November 2026 · refreshed daily · counts move as websites, DNS and career sites are re-read.

Azure Managed Identity, companies in postings
154
Most used alternative
Active Directory · 8,141
Fastest hiring, 90 days
Active Directory
Alternatives ranked
39
Catalogue
T-1.0.1-prov
01Ranked by evidence

Identity companies choose instead of Azure Managed Identity

Companies naming each tool in their own postings, and postings in the last 90 days. Bars are relative to the category leader.

#AlternativeCompaniescompaniesvs Azure Managed Identitypostings, 90 dCompare
1
8,1415286%20,564Azure Managed Identity vs Active Directory →
2
6,3544126%16,348Azure Managed Identity vs Microsoft Entra ID →
3
OAuthIETF
4,2122735%11,042Azure Managed Identity vs OAuth →
4
OpenID ConnectOpenID Foundation
2,6561725%6,553Azure Managed Identity vs OpenID Connect →
5
SAMLOASIS
2,3351516%5,583Azure Managed Identity vs SAML →
6
1,7691149%3,933Azure Managed Identity vs JSON Web Token →
7
OktaOkta
1,6771089%4,433Azure Managed Identity vs Okta →
8
LDAPIETF
1,406913%3,877Azure Managed Identity vs LDAP →
9
SCIMIETF
860558%1,691Azure Managed Identity vs SCIM →
10
KeycloakRed Hat
565367%1,156Azure Managed Identity vs Keycloak →
11
452294%914Azure Managed Identity vs Kerberos →
12
RADIUSIETF
381247%931Azure Managed Identity vs RADIUS →
13
Auth0Okta
352229%651Azure Managed Identity vs Auth0 →
14
AWS IAMAmazon Web Services
346225%817Azure Managed Identity vs AWS IAM →
15
Ping IdentityPing Identity
283184%977Azure Managed Identity vs Ping Identity →
16
Amazon CognitoAmazon Web Services
281182%516Azure Managed Identity vs Amazon Cognito →
17
247160%597Azure Managed Identity vs Active Directory Federation Services →
18
242157%636Azure Managed Identity vs SAP Identity Authentication Service →
19
214139%448Azure Managed Identity vs Microsoft Entra Connect →
20
RSA SecurIDRSA Security
207134%471Azure Managed Identity vs RSA SecurID →
21
FIDO2FIDO Alliance
202131%461Azure Managed Identity vs FIDO2 →
22
TACACS+Cisco
188122%400Azure Managed Identity vs TACACS+ →
23
174113%302Azure Managed Identity vs AWS Organizations →
24
157102%320Azure Managed Identity vs Cisco Duo →
25
JumpCloudJumpCloud
15299%231Azure Managed Identity vs JumpCloud →
26
PasskeysFIDO Alliance
14192%255soon
27
11977%233soon
28
ForgeRockPing Identity
10769%345soon
29
9360%261soon
30
SPIFFECNCF
8052%196soon
31
PingFederatePing Identity
6240%196soon
32
OpenStack KeystoneOpenInfra Foundation
5636%111soon
33
Azure AD B2CMicrosoft
5334%125soon
34
5133%114soon
35
FreeIPARed Hat
5032%93soon
36
Microsoft AuthenticatorMicrosoft
4227%161soon
37
IdentityServerDuende Software
4127%69soon
38
OneLoginOne Identity
4127%52soon
39
OpenLDAPOpenLDAP Foundation
3925%101soon
34,982 companies name a identity in their postings.

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39 identity are named by companies instead of Azure Managed Identity: Active Directory by 8,141 companies, Microsoft Entra ID by 6,354, OAuth by 4,212, measured from their own job postings. (Breaknorm, 5 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/tools/azure-managed-identity/alternatives)
How we know

Read from the source, not self-reported

Every number on this page can be traced to a page we crawled or a posting we read. Full methodology →

  • RankingCompanies whose own postings name the tool as the team's system, from the Breaknorm technology catalogue T-1.0.1-prov. Editions are folded into their parent product.
  • 90-day postingsOpen postings first seen or posted in the last 90 days that name the tool.
  • Not includedRatings, prices, feature claims, sponsored positions.
FAQ

Azure Managed Identity alternatives: questions

What is the most used alternative to Azure Managed Identity?

Active Directory: 8,141 companies name it in their own job postings, against 154 for Azure Managed Identity.

How is this list ranked?

By the number of companies whose own postings name the tool as the team's system (Breaknorm technology catalogue T-1.0.1-prov), then by postings in the last 90 days. No ratings, no vendor input, no sponsored positions.

Does this say which is better?

No. It says who uses what, by company size, industry and country, so you can see which tools companies like yours choose. For features and prices, read the vendors.

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