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title: Microsoft Entra licensing
description: This article documents licensing requirements for Microsoft Entra features.
ms.topic: concept-article
ms.date: 06/18/2026
#Customer Intent: As an IT admin, I want to understand Microsoft Entra licensing so that I can choose the right license tier for my organization's needs.
---

# Microsoft Entra licensing


## Overview

This article discusses licensing options for the Microsoft Entra product family. It's intended for security decision makers, identity and network access administrators, and IT professionals who are considering Microsoft Entra solutions for their organizations. 

> [!NOTE]
>If you're troubleshooting licensing assignment issues, review [Identify and resolve license assignment problems for a group in the Microsoft 365 Admin Portal](licensing-groups-resolve-problems.md).

## Microsoft Entra licensing options

[!INCLUDE [Entra offerings](../includes/definitions/entra-offerings.md)]

[!INCLUDE [Entra offerings](../includes/licensing-microsoft-365.md)]

## App provisioning

[!INCLUDE [App provisioning](../includes/licensing-app-provisioning.md)]

## Authentication

[!INCLUDE [Authentication](../includes/licensing-authentication.md)]

## Managed identities

[!INCLUDE [Managed identities](../includes/licensing-managed-identities.md)]

## Microsoft Entra Agent ID

[!INCLUDE [Microsoft Entra Agent ID](../includes/licensing-agent-id.md)]

## Microsoft Entra ID Governance

[!INCLUDE [Microsoft Entra ID Governance](../includes/licensing-governance.md)]

## Microsoft Entra Tenant Governance (Preview)

[!INCLUDE [Microsoft Entra Tenant Governance](../includes/licensing-tenant-governance.md)]

## Microsoft Entra Connect

[!INCLUDE [Information about free tier services](../includes/licensing-free-license.md)]

## Microsoft Entra Connect Health

[!INCLUDE [Services available in the P1](../includes/licensing-p1-license.md)]

## Microsoft Entra Conditional Access

[!INCLUDE [Microsoft Entra Conditional Access](../includes/licensing-conditional-access.md)]

## Microsoft Entra Domain Services

Microsoft Entra [Domain Services](../identity/domain-services/overview.md) charges accrue per hour based on the [SKU](https://azure.microsoft.com/pricing/details/microsoft-entra-ds/) the tenant owner selects.

## Microsoft External ID

Microsoft Entra [External ID](../external-id/external-identities-overview.md) core features are free for your first 50,000 monthly active users. More licensing information is available at the [External ID FAQ](https://aka.ms/ExternalIDPricing).

## Microsoft Entra ID Protection

[!INCLUDE [Microsoft Entra ID Protection](../includes/licensing-identity-protection.md)]

## Microsoft Entra Internet Access

[Microsoft Entra Internet Access](../global-secure-access/overview-what-is-global-secure-access.md) is available on its own or as part of the Microsoft Entra Suite. It's also included in Microsoft 365 E7.

## Microsoft Entra monitoring and health

[!INCLUDE [Microsoft Entra monitoring and health](../includes/licensing-monitoring-health.md)]

## Microsoft Entra Private Access

[Microsoft Entra Private Access](../global-secure-access/overview-what-is-global-secure-access.md) is available on its own or as part of the Microsoft Entra Suite. It's also included in Microsoft 365 E7.

## Microsoft Entra Privileged Identity Management

[!INCLUDE [Microsoft Entra Privileged Identity](../includes/licensing-pim.md)]

## Microsoft Entra Verified ID

[!INCLUDE [Microsoft Entra Verified ID](../includes/licensing-verified-id.md)]

## Microsoft Entra Workload ID

Microsoft Entra [Workload ID](../workload-id/workload-identities-overview.md) supports application identities and service principals in Azure, requiring licenses per workload identity per month.

## Multitenant organizations

[!INCLUDE [Multi-tenant organizations](../includes/licensing-multi-tenant-organizations.md)]

## Role-based access control

[!INCLUDE [Roles based access control](../includes/licensing-role-based-access-control.md)]

### Roles

[!INCLUDE [licensing-roles](../includes/licensing-roles.md)]

## Features in preview

[!INCLUDE [features-preview](../includes/licensing-features-preview.md)]

## Related content

- [Microsoft Entra pricing](https://www.microsoft.com/security/business/microsoft-entra-pricing)