Microsoft 365 Lighthouse vs EasyEntra

MLMicrosoft 365 Lighthouse7.1Visit EasyEntra7.0Visit

Higher score ML Microsoft 365 Lighthouse #7 in Microsoft 365 Management Tools 7.1/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 4 of 4 features Visit Microsoft

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EasyEntra #8 in Microsoft 365 Management Tools 7.0/10 Free plan · paid from $1,708/yr · 30-day trial Free plan✓ 4 of 4 features Visit EasyEntra

• Microsoft 365 Lighthouse fits best

  Microsoft partners managing customer tenants

• EasyEntra fits best

  Windows teams managing multiple Microsoft 365 tenants

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Side by side

Feature	MLMicrosoft 365 Lighthouse 7.1/10 Visit ↗	EasyEntra 7.0/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	7.1	7.0
Ranking	#7 in Microsoft 365 Management Tools	#8 in Microsoft 365 Management Tools
Best for	Microsoft partners managing customer tenants	Windows teams managing multiple Microsoft 365 tenants
Pricing model	Free	Free plan + paid
Starting price	Not published	Not published
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Desktop
Platforms	Web	Windows
Support	Docs, Tickets	Phone, Email
Built for	Small business, Mid-market	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Microsoft 365 Lighthouse 4/4 · EasyEntra 4/4
Multi-tenant management	✓	✓
License management	✓	✓
Change automation	✓	✓
Audit and reporting	✓	✓
Specs
Managed services	Microsoft 365, Office 365, Exchange Online, Windows 365 Business, Microsoft Defender for Business, Microsoft Intune	Entra ID, Microsoft 365, Exchange Online, Active Directory
Deployment	Cloud	Self_hosted
Our review
Pros	Multi-tenant views cover users, devices, threats, alerts, and service health. Configuration baselines and deployment journeys guide tenant onboarding. License state, renewals, and requests are visible alongside audit and sign-in logs.	Manage multiple tenants and Active Directories from one console Automate onboarding, decommissioning, bulk changes, and scheduled processes Includes unlimited admin users, installations, upgrades, and phone and email support
Cons	Access is limited to eligible Cloud Solution Provider partners and customer tenants. Managed tenants need delegated access and qualifying Microsoft subscriptions. Some management features depend on customer licensing and device enrollment.	The one-year license costs $1,708 per tenant annually Runs as a Windows desktop application Free use is limited to AD-only management or tenants with fewer than 25 licensed users
Our verdict	Microsoft 365 Lighthouse is a cloud admin portal for managed service providers enrolled in Microsoft's Cloud Solution Provider program. It brings eligible customer tenants into a shared management view, making it relevant to small and… Read the review →	EasyEntra is a Windows application for administrators managing Microsoft 365 tenants and hybrid or cloud-only Entra ID environments. It brings user properties, license, mailbox, group, and MFA settings into one console, alongside selected… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Microsoft 365 Lighthouse — where it wins

  • Multi-tenant views cover users, devices, threats, alerts, and service health.
  • Configuration baselines and deployment journeys guide tenant onboarding.
  • License state, renewals, and requests are visible alongside audit and sign-in logs.

  Where it doesn't

  • Access is limited to eligible Cloud Solution Provider partners and customer tenants.
  • Managed tenants need delegated access and qualifying Microsoft subscriptions.
  • Some management features depend on customer licensing and device enrollment.

• EasyEntra — where it wins

  • Manage multiple tenants and Active Directories from one console
  • Automate onboarding, decommissioning, bulk changes, and scheduled processes
  • Includes unlimited admin users, installations, upgrades, and phone and email support

  Where it doesn't

  • The one-year license costs $1,708 per tenant annually
  • Runs as a Windows desktop application
  • Free use is limited to AD-only management or tenants with fewer than 25 licensed users

• MLMicrosoft 365 Lighthouse7.1/10 · Free plan

  Free tenant oversight for eligible Microsoft partners, with onboarding, device, user, and licensing views.

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• EasyEntra7.0/10 · Free plan · paid from $1,708/yr · 30-day trial

  A Windows console for multi-tenant Microsoft 365 administration, with per-tenant annual licensing.

  Visit EasyEntraFull verdict →