AuthZed vs Microsoft Entra ID

See how their public offers line up before you choose your own position. Prices stay in the currency, billing schedule, and charged unit each vendor publishes.

AuthZed

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USD · US · source: authzed.com

Plan	Pricing	Charged by	Offer type
Self-Hosted	Contact sales Subscription-based pricing Annual license per-region and per-vCPU	Other · per-region and per-vCPU	Standalone · Contact sales
Cloud Highlighted	USD 2 per hour Deploy a permissions system for $2/hr *	Usage · hr	Standalone · Usage based
Dedicated Cloud	Contact sales Tailored, resource-based pricing Based on reserved-vCPU capacity	Other · reserved-vCPU capacity	Standalone · Contact sales
Open Source	Free Free, self-hosted	Flat	Standalone · Free

Microsoft Entra ID

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USD · US · source: www.microsoft.com

Plan	Pricing	Charged by	Offer type
Microsoft Entra ID Free	Free Microsoft Entra ID Free is included with Microsoft cloud subscriptions, such as Microsoft Azure and Microsoft 365. The free edition of Microsoft Entra ID is included with a subscription of a commercial online service such as Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Dynamics 365, Microsoft Intune, Microsoft Power Platform, and others in countries where they are available for sale.	Seat	Standalone · Free
Microsoft Entra ID P1	USD 7 / month with annual commitment Originally starting from $7.00 now starting from $7.00 $7.00 user/month, paid yearly (annual commitment)	Seat · user	Standalone · Starting at
Microsoft Entra ID P2	USD 10 / month with annual commitment Originally starting from $10.00 now starting from $10.00 $10.00 user/month, paid yearly (annual commitment)	Seat · user	Standalone · Starting at
Microsoft Entra Suite Highlighted	USD 12 / month with annual commitment Originally starting from $12.00 now starting from $12.00 $12.00 user/month, paid yearly (annual commitment)	Seat · user	Bundle · Starting at

What each plan includes

Feature names follow each vendor’s own pricing page, so verify the wording before treating them as exact equivalents.

AuthZed

Self-Hosted

Highlights Enterprise self-managed SpiceDB: Included
Highlights Environment: Any environment. Best supported in Kubernetes

Included
Highlights Regions: Self-determined

Included
Support Support: Premium Support

Included
Support Dedicated account team: Included

Cloud

Highlights Managed cloud SpiceDB: Included
Highlights Cloud control plane w/ workload isolation: Included
Highlights Regions: AuthZed Cloud supported regions

Included
Support Support: Standard Support

Included
Highlights Self-service resource management: Included

Dedicated Cloud

Highlights Private managed cloud SpiceDB: Included
Highlights Private cloud infrastructure: Included
Highlights Multi-region deployments: Included
Support Support: Premium Support

Included
Support Dedicated account team: Included

Open Source

Highlights Self-service SpiceDB: Included
Highlights License: Apache-2.0 License

Included
Support Support: Discord Community Support

Included
Support GitHub Issues & Documentation: Included

Microsoft Entra ID

Microsoft Entra ID Free

Microsoft Entra ID Multifactor authentication: Included
Microsoft Entra ID Unlimited SSO: Included
Microsoft Entra ID Basic reports: Included
Microsoft Entra ID Self-service password change for cloud users: Included
Microsoft Entra ID Manage users and groups in the cloud: Included
Microsoft Entra ID Directory sync: Included

Microsoft Entra ID P1

Highlights Availability: Included

Microsoft Entra ID P2

Highlights Availability: Included

Microsoft Entra Suite

Highlights Combined identity and network access: Included

How their prices changed

Each date shows when a public price was observed, not when it took effect. An archived region or currency can differ, so a currency change is not necessarily a price increase.

AuthZed

September 21, 2026
Official pricing page
- Self-Hosted: Contact sales
- Cloud: USD 2 per hour
- Dedicated Cloud: Contact sales
- Open Source: Free
August 31, 2026
Official pricing page
- Open Source: Free
- Cloud: Deploy a permissions system for $2/hr *
- Self-Hosted: Contact sales
- Dedicated Cloud: Contact sales
August 27, 2026
Official pricing page
- Open Source — Self-Hosted: Free

Microsoft Entra ID

September 21, 2026
Official pricing page
- Microsoft Entra ID Free: Free
- Microsoft Entra ID P1: USD 7 / month with annual commitment
- Microsoft Entra ID P2: USD 10 / month with annual commitment
- Microsoft Entra Suite: USD 12 / month with annual commitment
August 27, 2026
Official pricing page
- Microsoft Entra ID Free: Free
- Microsoft Entra ID P1: USD 7 / month with annual commitment
- Microsoft Entra ID P2: USD 10 / month with annual commitment
- Microsoft Entra Suite: USD 12 / month with annual commitment
August 27, 2026
Official pricing page
- Microsoft Entra ID P1: USD 7 monthly
- Microsoft Entra ID P2: USD 10 monthly