Cross Identity vs. Microsoft Entra External ID
| Product | Rating | Most Used By | Product Summary | Starting Price |
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Cross Identity | Score3.5 out of 10 | N/A | Cross Identity (formerly Ilantus) is presented as a comprehensive Identity & Access Management Solution, with SSO, web access management, and related features such as shared app login (multiple employees can use a single license during different sessions, and yet protect the app password from all the users). | N/A |
![]() Microsoft Entra External ID | Score9.9 out of 10 | N/A | Microsoft Entra External ID (formerly Azure Active Directory B2C, or alternately, Azure Active Directory External Identities) provides business-to-customer identity as a service. Customers can use their preferred social, enterprise, or local account identities to get single sign-on access to applications and APIs. | $0 per month per active users |
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| Editions & Modules | No answers on this topic |
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| Entry-level Setup Fee | No setup fee | No setup fee | ||||||||||||||
| Additional Details | — | A flat fee of $0.03 is billed for each SMS/Phone-based multi-factor authentication attempt. | ||||||||||||||
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| Would buy again | ||
No answers on this topic | 100% Would buy again 6 Answers | |
| Delivers good value for the price | ||
No answers on this topic | 100% Delivers good value for the price 5 Answers | |
| Happy with the feature set | ||
No answers on this topic | 100% Happy with the feature set 6 Answers | |
| Lived up to sales and marketing promises | ||
No answers on this topic | No answers on this topic | |
| Implementation went as expected | ||
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| Likelihood to Recommend | 1.0 | 8.9 |
| Usability | 1.8 | - |
| Support Rating | 1.0 | - |
| Contract Terms and Pricing Model | 3.6 | - |
| Professional Services | 1.0 | - |
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| Usability | No answers on this topic | ![]() No answers on this topic |
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| Contract Terms and Pricing Model | No answers on this topic | ![]() No answers on this topic |
| Professional Services | No answers on this topic | ![]() No answers on this topic |
| Return on Investment | No answers on this topic | ![]() No answers on this topic |
| ScreenShots | Cross Identity Screenshots |







