C1 vs Microsoft Entra ID Governance

The Microsoft Entra ID Governance alternative built for modern enterprises

Microsoft Entra ID Governance provides baseline IGA functionality for Microsoft-centric organizations, but teams operating in diverse environments often find they need a more flexible, unified approach.

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Core Focus

Integrations

Platform depth

User Experience

Cost model

A full-suite, purpose-built IGA platform for your entire tech stack.

Deep, out-of-the-box integrations and connectors for cloud, on-prem, and homegrown apps.

Granular control over all permissions, roles, and resources.

Intuitive user interface and seamless experience for all end users (web, Slack, MS Teams, CLI).

Transparent modular pricing that delivers a fast time-to-value.

Microsoft Entra ID Governance

A starter IGA add-on, primarily suited for Microsoft-centric environments.

Has known issues with non-Microsoft, on-prem, and homegrown apps.

Lacks the deep, granular control and flexibility of a purpose-built solution.

Overwhelming and complicated UI that requires additional training.

Confusing, premium licensing (P2 + add-ons) with hidden costs for customization.

Top 5 reasons security leaders prefer C1

Time to value

“The biggest ROI we have seen is in time. We have communicated to leadership and management our estimates and I'm very confident that the tool pays for itself.”

Roberto Mateo, VP of It Business Operations

Full visibility and control

“A huge win for me is the overall visibility. I don’t have to log into ten different places to figure out who has access to what – I can just go to C1.”

Paul Yoo, Head of Security Platform

Simple, intuitive design

“One day you requested AWS access through IT tickets. The next day you didn’t. We didn’t have to roll it out in stages — just a clean cutover.”

Stephen Darling, Staff Infrastructure Engineer

Committed to innovation

“None of the other options in the market were simple for us. C1 was incredibly inquisitive, collaborative, iterative, and innovative.”

Tim Lisko, Director of Product and Infrastructure Security

Real security impact

“We’ve appreciably improved our security posture without spending a bunch of time and money, which is a huge benefit for our customers.”

Matthew Sullivan, Infrastructure Security Team Leader

More reasons to come aboard

The business case for modern IGA

Strengthen your security posture

Discover shadow apps, unused and orphaned accounts, and overprivileged users, and remediate identity-based risks.

Move to zero standing privileges

Enable just-in-time access for critical resources and infrastructure—without sacrificing productivity.

Streamline regulatory compliance

Automate user access reviews, separation of duties enforcement, onboarding, and offboarding.

Drive efficiency

Streamline self-service access requests, helpdesk automation, auto-approval workflows, and zero-touch provisioning with a modern user experience.

Enable technical teams

Support technical users with modern APIs, command line tools, Terraform for automated configuration, and webhooks for workflow orchestration.