JumpCloud vs Microsoft Entra for workforce IAM
SHORT ANSWER
Editorial assessment · Desk research from public vendor material · Reviewed 2026-09-29
Scores by criterion
SSO is sold as a product; an app catalogue size is not published on the pages reviewed.
Source: JumpCloud pricing
The Entra app gallery "contains thousands of applications"; no exact count is published.
Higher score: Microsoft Entra
Windows Hello for Business, platform credential for macOS, synced passkeys, FIDO2 keys and certificate-based authentication.
Higher score: Microsoft Entra
Customer-held signing keys are not described on the pages reviewed.
Source: JumpCloud platform
Customer-held signing keys are not described on the pages reviewed.
Higher score: Tie
SCIM 2.0, LDAP, SQL, REST, SOAP and PowerShell connectors, including on-premises targets.
Higher score: Microsoft Entra
Mentions agentic identity lifecycle management on its platform page without detail.
Source: JumpCloud platform
Entra Agent ID is generally available to all Entra customers.
Higher score: Microsoft Entra
SSO at $11 per user per month billed annually, monthly billing option, 30-day trial.
Source: JumpCloud pricing
Higher score: Tie
Weighted total
JumpCloud 6.7 / 10 · Microsoft Entra 8.3 / 10
Higher score: Microsoft Entra
Where each one scores higher
JumpCloud scores higher on
No criterion on this page.
Microsoft Entra scores higher on
- app integration breadth (6 vs 8)
- phishing-resistant sign-in (7 vs 9)
- provisioning to apps (7 vs 9)
- AI agent identities (5 vs 8)
Pricing, side by side
JumpCloud
- SSO, billed annually: $11 per user per month
- SSO, billed monthly: $13 per user per month
per user per month, billed annually; per user per month, billed monthly.
The SSO product includes SSO, MFA and a password manager. Platform tiers are priced on request. 30-day trial.
Source: JumpCloud pricing
As published on 2026-09-29.
Microsoft Entra
- Entra ID Free: $0 per user per month
- Entra ID P1: $7 per user per month
- Entra ID P2: $10 per user per month
included with Microsoft cloud subscriptions; per user per month, annual commitment.
P1 is included in Microsoft 365 E3 and Business Premium; P2 is included in Microsoft 365 E5.
Source: Microsoft Entra pricing
As published on 2026-09-29.
Which should you choose?
Choose JumpCloud if pricing transparency and phishing-resistant sign-in matter most. It scores 9 and 7 on them. SSO at $11 per user per month billed annually, monthly billing option, 30-day trial.
Choose Microsoft Entra if phishing-resistant sign-in and pricing transparency matter most. It scores 9 and 9 on them. Windows Hello for Business, platform credential for macOS, synced passkeys, FIDO2 keys and certificate-based authentication.
Questions
Which scores higher overall, JumpCloud or Microsoft Entra?
On our weights for workforce IAM, Microsoft Entra scores 8.3 / 10 and JumpCloud 6.7 / 10. Totals are the weighted average of six criterion scores; the weights are listed on the Workforce IAM page.
Where does JumpCloud score higher than Microsoft Entra?
On none of the six criteria on this page.
Where does Microsoft Entra score higher than JumpCloud?
On app integration breadth, phishing-resistant sign-in, provisioning to apps and AI agent identities.
Related
Sources
- JumpCloud pricing: https://jumpcloud.com/pricing
- JumpCloud platform: https://jumpcloud.com/platform
- Microsoft Learn: application gallery: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/entra/identity/enterprise-apps/overview-application-gallery
- Microsoft Learn: authentication methods: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/entra/identity/authentication/concept-authentication-methods
- Microsoft Learn: app provisioning: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/entra/identity/app-provisioning/user-provisioning
- Microsoft Learn: agent identities for AI agents: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/entra/agent-id/identity-professional/microsoft-entra-agent-identities-for-ai-agents
- Microsoft Entra pricing: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/business/microsoft-entra-pricing