Comparison

Entrust Identity vs ESF8 Portal

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Entrust Identity

This app delivers strong identity credentials for employees and consumers, offering authentication and transaction verification. It also provides advanced password reset capabilities for employees, simplifying IT management and enhancing security.

Highlights
  • Strong identity credential delivery
  • Authentication and transaction verification
  • Advanced employee password reset
  • One-time passcode soft token
  • Transaction confirmation
  • Employee self-service password management
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The Entrust Identity mobile application is the new Entrust mobile platform for delivering strong identity credentials to both employee and consumer users. With this version of the application, users will continue to benefit from the authentication and transaction verification capabilities that replace hardware tokens, while adding advanced password reset capabilities for employee use cases. One Application, Multiple Uses The Entrust Identity application allows you to create identities and activate unique one time passcode soft token applications for use with different organizations that use the Entrust Identity IAM platforms for strong authentication. Verify Transactions Protect yourself when initiating any type of online transaction such as account login, financial transactions, etc by receiving confirmation of your transactions right to your mobile application. Confirm the details and enter your secure, one time passcode to complete the transaction. Manage Employee Passwords When password reset and unlock management becomes a burden for an IT department, allowing employees to manage their passwords right from this mobile application improves the experience for everyone. Employees will use the same strong credential they would when managing passwords through web portals to simplify the process – without compromising security. Entrust combines security with usability for millions of customers across the globe. For more information on Entrust and the Entrust Identity mobile applications please see: Information on Entrust: www.entrust.com Information on Entrust Identity Mobile: https://www.entrust.com/resources/identity-and-access-management/support/entrust-identity-app

About

ESF8 Portal

Manage critical healthcare facility data, including resource status, bed availability, and resident census, in real-time. Communicate instantly with integrated messaging and update essential information during emergencies, all from your mobile device.

Highlights
  • Resource Management updates
  • Bed Poll availability tracking
  • Real-time Messaging
  • MStat critical data updates
  • Single sign-on with Portal account
  • Multi-facility access selection
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The ESF8 Portal App gives end-users full functionality for Resource Management, Bed Poll, MStat and Messaging in an environment specifically designed for mobile devices. Here are some of the highlights: 1. Users can update their facility’s status for Resource Management reporting in all areas. The status of all critical emergency resources are available for updating. 2. Both hospital and non-hospital facilities can use the Bed Poll feature to update their bed availability. Hospital users see the same views as offered by the desktop app. Nursing Home, ICF-IID and other non-hospital users can update their census in a familiar format of Red, Yellow, and Green residents. 3. Messaging component provides the real-time communications offered via leading messaging service providers. 4. MStat allows updates to critical facility data required during emergency. 5. The app is integrated with the ESF8 Portal security so that users can use their existing Portal account information to login to the App. 6. Users with access to multiple facilities can choose the facility to update 7. Users are presented only with the apps they are currently assigned in the Portal’s Security Management application. These and other features of the ESF8 Portal App are integrated in real-time with the desktop environment. It brings an unparalleled capability to all critical healthcare facilities and systems to maintain changing operational visibility in any environment. This new app gives critical healthcare users the ability to access and update critical service status information without being tied to a desktop. The tightly integrated and functional environment found in the desktop systems are now available in an easy-to-use mobile environment. ComTec’s healthcare suite is perfectly positioned to help all types of healthcare organizations to be compliant with new CMS emergency preparedness regulations. From cloud-based to on premise solutions, ComTec can provide an environment to achieve comprehensive preparedness goals day-in and day-out.

Screenshots

Entrust Identity4 screens
ESF8 Portal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: ESF8 Portal at 4.5 against Entrust Identity's 2.4. Entrust Identity's advantage is ratings volume (247 vs 2). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ESF8 Portal holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Entrust Identity has 247 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Entrust Identity ships an update every 2 months, ESF8 Portal every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Entrust Identity versus ESF8 Portal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEntrust IdentityESF8 Portal
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.4 (247 ratings)4.5 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews14.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings247 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size73 MB173 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEntrustComTec Consultants, Inc

Customer experience

Entrust Identity

All ratings246 ratings
Positive30.1%
Neutral8.9%
Negative61.0%
Written reviews194 reviews
Positive14.4%
Neutral9.8%
Negative75.8%

ESF8 Portal

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Entrust Identity

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Incorrect security codes displayed
  • Identities disappearing without warning
  • Numeric keypad issues during setup
  • Freezing and unresponsiveness
  • Compatibility problems with iOS 16 and newer

Requested features

5 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Apple Watch support
  • Backup and transfer options for identities
  • Improved notification handling
  • Biometric authentication support (Face ID, Touch ID)

ESF8 Portal

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Entrust Identity

No in-app purchases

None

ESF8 Portal

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Entrust Identity free?
Entrust Identity is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ESF8 Portal free?
ESF8 Portal is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Entrust Identity or ESF8 Portal?
ESF8 Portal is rated higher. Entrust Identity averages 2.4 out of 5 from 247 ratings, while ESF8 Portal averages 4.5 from 2 ratings.
Do Entrust Identity or ESF8 Portal have ads?
Neither Entrust Identity nor ESF8 Portal shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Entrust Identity or ESF8 Portal?
Entrust Identity ships an update every 2 months, and ESF8 Portal every 3 months. Most recently, Entrust Identity was updated on November 6, 2026 and ESF8 Portal on November 2, 2026.

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