Idira IGA vs Microsoft Entra ID Governance comparison

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Idira by Palo Alto Networks and Microsoft are both solutions in the Identity and Access Management as a Service (IDaaS) (IAMaaS) category. Idira by Palo Alto Networks is ranked #6 with an average rating of 8.5, while Microsoft is ranked #12 with an average rating of 8.3. Idira by Palo Alto Networks holds a 1.5% mindshare in IAMS, compared to Microsoft’s 2.3% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Idira by Palo Alto Networks users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Microsoft users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jun 2, 2026

Idira IGA and Microsoft Entra ID Governance both compete in the identity and access management sector. CyberArk IGA Powered by Zilla seems to have the upper hand due to its comprehensive solutions in privileged user management and automation, which significantly enhance deployment efficiency.

Features: CyberArk IGA Powered by Zilla offers comprehensive identity and access management, providing security for privileged users, and automating deployment processes with AI. Its AI-driven features enhance audit compliance and overall security. Microsoft Entra ID Governance is notable for entitlement management, access reviews, and lifecycle management within the Microsoft ecosystem, offering just-in-time access and AI agent identity management.

Room for Improvement: Idira IGA could improve its reporting functionality, onboarding, and configuration processes, with better customization for legacy systems. Microsoft Entra ID Governance requires refined workflow approval processes and improved third-party integration. Users also desire more granular control over security policies and comprehensive documentation.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Idira IGA provides flexible deployment options and receives mixed feedback on support, particularly regarding ticket response times. Microsoft Entra ID Governance benefits from integration within the Microsoft ecosystem, generally receiving high marks for customer support efficiency and documentation quality.

Pricing and ROI: Idira IGA's pricing is moderate, offering cost-effective multi-year subscriptions, enhancing operational efficiency through automation. Microsoft Entra ID Governance offers competitive pricing, particularly advantageous for current Microsoft license holders, though some users consider it relatively costly despite seamless integration benefits.

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

Idira IGA

Ranking in Identity and Access Management as a Service (IDaaS) (IAMaaS)

6th

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Identity Management (IM) (6th), Identity Governance Administration (IGA) (5th)

Microsoft Entra ID Governance

Ranking in Identity and Access Management as a Service (IDaaS) (IAMaaS)

12th

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

6.3

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2026, in the Identity and Access Management as a Service (IDaaS) (IAMaaS) category, the mindshare of Idira IGA is 1.5%, down from 1.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Microsoft Entra ID Governance is 2.3%, down from 2.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Identity and Access Management as a Service (IDaaS) (IAMaaS) Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Idira IGA	1.5%
Microsoft Entra ID Governance	2.3%
Other	96.2%

Identity and Access Management as a Service (IDaaS) (IAMaaS)

Featured Reviews

Sasikiran Sakalabattina

Sr Infrastructure engineer at TechMahindra

Automated lifecycle governance has reduced manual access work and strengthens audit readiness

CyberArk IGA Powered by Zilla significantly reduces manual access management efforts due to day-to-day activities. RBAC and role mining actually reduce manual access management efforts significantly. RBAC is the best feature, and it provides AI capabilities. The second feature I value most is identifying lifecycle management for joiner, mover, and leaver scenarios. CyberArk IGA Powered by Zilla has one feature that provides strong access reviews, compliance reports, automation, and audit readiness with centralized governance. Centralized governance means we can handle everything at one point, making it a very strong feature. This is integrated with another feature such as SaaS integrations for strong security posture and faster provisioning with reduced operational overhead. These are the four features I value most, and with all my three years of experience, I use and appreciate these four features most. The impact of automation on my access reviews is that it automates the provisioning and de-provisioning. If I were to perform manual tasks such as provisioning and de-provisioning without automation, it would require a lot of time to handle. With this automation, we easily accomplish provisioning or de-provisioning. We simply get the Active Directory users and create the VPNs, cloud, and enterprise applications without any manual intervention. AI-driven role management and RBAC automation significantly reduce service tickets. Without automation, I would need to handle tickets, which involve a lot of manual work and requires additional manual employees. Without automation, this leads to approval delays and manual access assignment efforts. Automated access reviews provide simple audit reports, and by complying with the report, it improves audit readiness while reducing operational workload for IT and security teams.

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AmitRathod

Senior Analyst at Toll Holdings Limited

Automated access governance has strengthened security and supports user-centric approvals

The workflows such as joiner, mover, and leaver work in Microsoft Entra ID Governance. Entitlement Management is a bundle of resources where Microsoft Entra ID applications, groups, and SharePoint sites are packaged into a single package so that users can request it. This is one of the great features for Microsoft Entra ID Governance. Another feature is Access Review, which allows an automated schedule to be managed for the manager or resource owner so that they can verify whether people still need access. Privileged Identity Management is another feature for governance that provides just-in-time (JIT) access for administrative roles. For example, instead of being a permanent or global admin, which is a major security risk, an IT professional is eligible for the role and must request four hours of access only when they need to perform a specific task. There is a feature called access package. If any user wants particular application access, they can request this application via Microsoft Entra ID Governance access package. Whenever an end user makes a request, the access goes to one application manager and their current line manager. If they approve it, then they get the application access. This is a very good feature for user-centric purposes. Microsoft Entra ID Governance includes securing AI agent identity. As a company uses more AI generation such as Copilots or custom bots, those bots need their own identity just as employees do. Microsoft Entra now provides a way to assign unique identities to AI agents so you can control what data they can access. Microsoft Entra ID Governance protection now looks for risky behavior in AI agents. If a bot suddenly tries to download an unusual amount of data or unconscious data, it can detect this as a risk detection factor. Security Copilot allows Entra administrators to manage identity with natural language. Microsoft Entra ID Governance has protection and authentication features. Smart risk detection protects and analyzes to detect threats such as impossible travel. If a person is logging in from many different locations, it detects this as a risk factor. A user cannot use an unauthenticated password or log in from an incompatible device. These AI features are used in conditional access management in Microsoft Entra ID Governance. Automation is used for user onboarding, user offboarding, and user update processes through user lifecycle management. If an organization uses Workday as an HR application where new users join and fill in their details, all these details get reflected into Workday and then reflected into Active Directory as well as Microsoft Entra ID Governance. This automation helps to manage the day-to-day user onboarding process, user offboarding process, and user update process. Microsoft Entra ID Governance automation also helps with password-related tasks, access recertification, and reporting.

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Quotes from Members

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Pros

"Overall, CyberArk IGA Powered by Zilla helps us automate user access reviews, provisioning, and de-provisioning for both human and machine identities across hybrid and multi-cloud environments."

"CyberArk IGA Powered by Zilla has positively impacted my organization through the collection of audit evidence, the compliance workflow, and user access reviews, which helps me significantly."

"The features of CyberArk IGA Powered by Zilla that I have found the most valuable include credential masking, time-bound access, and using it for the approval of workflows and audit trails for compliance-related tasks."

"Idira IGA is a very good solution for privileged access management and stands out against the rest."

"We had these spreadsheets all over the place, but now we have a library of evidence to consult when needed. Zilla keeps everything in one place. It's not scattered all over anymore."

"Using Idira IGA has dramatically improved efficiency, requiring fewer people with significant time saved, which is one of its best features."

"Idira IGA now serves as a comprehensive solution that suits all of our needs."

"After implementing CyberArk IGA Powered by Zilla, it puts the organization at a very high security level by reducing risk and threats to platforms."

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"The features of Microsoft Entra ID Governance have benefited our organization because we have ServiceNow in our organization and we have been able to create integrations through Lifecycle Management to do onboarding and offboarding easier."

"It is compliant with our RVRT and CSV guidelines."

"The solution gives me the capability to automatically move guest accounts from the tenant without any manual intervention."

"The most valuable feature of Microsoft Entra ID Governance for identity management is multi-factor authentication."

"Regarding Microsoft Entra ID Governance integration with Microsoft services, there is automated identity lifecycle management in the product."

"The most valuable functions in Microsoft Entra ID Governance are ease of use, conducting access reviews, and tighter platform coupling."

"Access reviews are an essential feature of Entra Governance. Additionally, privileged identity management is one of its most valuable features. Just-in-time access, or Jet GIT, is integral to this system. Moreover, user behavior analytics stands out as one of its top features."

"The most valuable features are multifactor authentication and account creation for the Exchange environment in Office 365."

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Cons

"CyberArk IGA Powered by Zilla is lacking in the governance side of identities compared to competitors."

"Idira IGA platform itself is somewhat complex to understand initially, so the UI and user interface could be simplified."

"Idira IGA could improve in the way access is provisioned for different users."

"I am from Indonesia and we lack local consultants for discussions and brainstorming on potential features. We do not have local support here."

"There should be improvement in terms of Idira IGA support. Everything else is good, but support is very lacking."

"Improvement suggestions for CyberArk include addressing the on-premises deployment processes, which require a very skilled engineer to handle because of the complexity of the environments involved."

"I feel that customer support is somewhat lacking; the supporting engineers do not have the necessary knowledge, and they will route inquiries here and there without providing solutions quickly."

"There is a higher cost model for the initial setup as compared to the other ecosystem lock tools like Google Cloud or Azure Cloud identity."

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"In terms of integration, improvements could be made."

"There are some areas where improvements are necessary. Even though we have almost the full package, there are some bugs."

"Microsoft Entra ID Governance should improve its capability to manage identities and access from a single console."

"Bridging between on-premises and cloud services has the potential for improvement. For instance, it would be beneficial to be able to synchronize traditional directory schemas with Azure. I need to maintain an on-premises Active Directory server for certain required services."

"Microsoft has done a commendable job with RPAX. However, Microsoft should prioritize enhancing its ABAC (Attribute-Based Access Control) capabilities. Currently, Microsoft's ABAC offering falls behind AWS in comparison."

"Microsoft Entra ID Governance is relatively new, and some features require more development. For example, when creating user access review campaigns, we can't specify the time to send emails to reviewers—only the date."

"Sometimes, the solution is not super reliable."

"I would rate customer service at three out of ten."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"It has been fair because we have been in from the beginning or close to the beginning. I know it is not truly an identity access management system yet, but its price was one of the appealing factors for us to purchase it at the time. It was reasonably priced."

"While other products give the pricing for their application, Microsoft Entra ID Governance has a per-user-based license model."

"There are no additional costs besides the standard licensing fees."

"The solution's pricing is not low but reasonable."

"In the education sector where I work, the annual cost for my Google and Microsoft environments is approximately $35,000. This covers the needs of 3,400 students and 800 faculty and staff members."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Outsourcing Company

13%

Financial Services Firm

13%

Computer Software Company

Manufacturing Company

Computer Software Company

10%

Financial Services Firm

Outsourcing Company

Comms Service Provider

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	5
Midsize Enterprise	1
Large Enterprise	16

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	2
Midsize Enterprise	3
Large Enterprise	10

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Zilla Security?

The experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing was a bit costly, and for a larger environment, it took millions, depending on the number of licenses required.

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What needs improvement with Zilla Security?

Idira IGA needs more focus on non-human identities; as we move into Agentic AI or GenAI features, we should concentrate on setting guardrails for Agentic AI and related accounts, which is a primary...

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What is your primary use case for Zilla Security?

My main use case for Idira IGA is integrations with other external applications and reconciling AD accounts with other applications, which acts as an entitlement or access provisioning and de-provi...

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What needs improvement with Microsoft Entra ID Governance?

There is one feature that I do not prefer. If a manager approves access for a particular user and wants to change their decision about whether the user should retain access or not, once they approv...

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What is your primary use case for Microsoft Entra ID Governance?

I use Microsoft Entra ID Governance for identity and access management as well as access recertification. The workflows such as joiner, mover, and leaver work in Microsoft Entra ID Governance. Enti...

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What advice do you have for others considering Microsoft Entra ID Governance?

The best features are Access Review and Entitlement Management. Recertification can be run on-demand as and when any recertification slip occurs. There is also time-based recertification, which we ...

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Overview

CyberArk IGA Powered by Zilla is designed to streamline identity governance and administration by automating access controls and compliance processes, enhancing security and efficiency.

Known for its robust capabilities, CyberArk IGA Powered by Zilla offers comprehensive identity governance that simplifies policy enforcement and compliance management. It enables organizations to efficiently manage user access, reducing risks and ensuring secure operations. By leveraging automation, it minimizes manual tasks and enhances productivity.

What are the key features?

Automated Access Controls: Reduces the need for manual processes by streamlining access management.
Compliance Management: Facilitates adherence to regulatory standards with built-in compliance features.
Risk Reduction: Identifies and mitigates potential security threats with advanced risk analytics.
Scalability: Supports growth by efficiently handling expanding user bases and increasing security demands.

Which benefits or ROI should users consider?

Enhanced Security: Provides robust protection against unauthorized access.
Improved Efficiency: Automates tasks to save time and resources.
Compliance Assurance: Simplifies the process of meeting regulatory requirements.
Cost-Effectiveness: Reduces expenses associated with manual identity management processes.

CyberArk IGA Powered by Zilla is implemented across industries such as finance and healthcare, where regulatory compliance and data protection are critical. It helps organizations enhance their security postures while ensuring compliance with industry standards.

Idira by Palo Alto Networks

Microsoft Entra ID Governance empowers organizations with advanced identity management, security enforcement, and seamless access management across environments, offering robust multi-factor authentication and audit capabilities.

Microsoft Entra ID Governance provides comprehensive identity and security management through features like single sign-on and privileged identity management. It enhances user management with user behavior analytics, entitlement management, and access reviews while integrating on-premises solutions with cloud services like Office 365. By ensuring secure access and resource protection within Azure, organizations manage access, automate user access rules, and govern external identities effectively.

What features make Microsoft Entra ID Governance stand out?

Audit Trail Capabilities: Thorough tracking for security compliance.
Multi-Factor Authentication: Enhanced protection across platforms.
Single Sign-On: Efficient management across different systems.
Privileged Identity Management: Control just-in-time access with analytics.
Entitlement Management: Automate guest account management.

What benefits should users look for in reviews of Microsoft Entra ID Governance?

Enhanced Security: Strong authentication and auditing for secure environments.
Efficient User Management: Streamlined access processes through SSO.
Unified Identity Solutions: Integration with cloud and on-premises platforms.
Automated Access Rules: Reduced manual oversight with automation.

Financial services utilize Microsoft Entra ID Governance to protect sensitive data while automating user access rules and managing compliance. In education, it facilitates user account management and access provisioning for students and faculty, ensuring secure collaboration through Exchange and Teams.

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