Lyzr vs Agent 365
Deploy and refine, not just governMicrosoft Agent 365 is a deep governance and identity control plane for agents, with strong distribution inside Microsoft 365 E5 and E7 estates. It covers governance only: it has no deploy pipeline, continuous improvement lives separately in Microsoft Foundry, and its native depth is strongest for Microsoft-built agents. Lyzr Control Plane covers all three planes, Deploy, Govern, and Refine, for agents from any framework across AWS and GCP, and can sit above a Microsoft estate as the deploy and refine layer Agent 365 does not provide.
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Where each platform is strongest
Lyzr Control Plane
- All three planes, one pipeline
Deploy, Govern, and Refine in a single flow. Agent 365 covers Govern only.
- A real deploy plane
Git-driven CI/CD builds, scans, promotes, and rolls back the agent itself.
- Every framework, every cloud
Equal governance depth for any framework across AWS and GCP.
- Identity without lock-in
Dedicated per-agent identity via an IdP-agnostic broker.
- Full sovereignty
SaaS, VPC, on-prem, and air-gapped in your own cloud.
Agent 365
- Deep Entra identity
Native Agent ID and conditional access.
- Estate-wide discovery
Shadow-agent discovery across the organization.
- Microsoft 365 distribution
Strong reach inside E5 and E7 estates.
- Purview and Defender
DLP and threat protection built in.
- Enterprise governance
Registry and data protection at scale.
Business impact made clear
See how Lyzr Control Plane deploys, governs, and refines agents end to end, where Agent 365 governs agents inside the Microsoft estate.
| Capability | Lyzr Control Plane | Agent 365 |
|---|---|---|
| Agent deployment pipeline | ✓ Git-driven CI/CD: scan, staged promotion, auto-rollback | × No deploy plane, ships via Azure App Service |
| Cross-cloud deploy and failover | ✓ AWS and GCP native, with routing and failover | × Tied to Azure and Microsoft 365 |
| Continuous improvement | ✓ Continuous eval, simulation, auto-hardening | × Not included, lives separately in Microsoft Foundry |
| Governance across every framework | ✓ Equal depth for LangGraph, CrewAI, Strands, custom | – Native depth for Microsoft-built agents, sync preview elsewhere |
| Deployment flexibility | ✓ SaaS, VPC, on-prem, air-gapped | × SaaS only, within the Microsoft ecosystem |
| Per-agent identity | ✓ Dedicated identity, IdP-agnostic across Entra, Okta, Google | ✓ Native Entra Agent ID, deepest within Microsoft |
| Pricing transparency | ✓ Published per-run pricing | ✓ Published per-user pricing |
From deploy plane to audit trail
How the two control planes line up on the capabilities that decide whether an agent ships, holds, and improves, whoever built it.
| Capability | Lyzr Control Plane | Agent 365 |
|---|---|---|
| CI/CD pipeline and rollback | ✓ Staged promotion and auto-rollback | × No CI/CD plane, deploys via Azure App Service |
| Continuous eval and hardening | ✓ Continuous eval, simulation, auto-hardening | × Separate in Microsoft Foundry |
| Agent registry and discovery | ✓ Owner, version, framework, access scope | ✓ Shadow-agent discovery across the estate |
| Identity model | ✓ Dedicated per-agent identity, IdP-agnostic (Entra, Okta, Google) | ✓ Native Entra Agent ID, conditional access |
| RBAC and access governance | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Audit and compliance logging | ✓ Immutable audit trail | ✓ Purview DLP and Defender built in |
| Deployment targets | ✓ SaaS, VPC, on-prem, air-gapped | × SaaS only, Microsoft ecosystem |
The smarter choice for agents in production
All three planes, one pipeline
Deploy, Govern, and Refine live in a single pipeline. Agent 365 covers Govern only, so deployment and continuous improvement sit outside it.
A real deploy plane
Agent 365 ships agent code through Azure App Service, with no pipeline of its own. Lyzr’s git-driven CI/CD builds, scans, promotes, and rolls back the agent itself.
Every framework, every cloud
Equal governance depth for LangGraph, CrewAI, Strands, and custom agents, across AWS and GCP, not just agents built on the Microsoft stack.
Identity without lock-in
Every agent gets a dedicated identity through an IdP-agnostic broker that works with Entra, Okta, and Google, so you get portability instead of a single-provider dependency.
Four reasons to choose Lyzr Control Plane
Alongside, or instead of, Microsoft Agent 365.
It deploys and refines, not just governs
Lyzr builds, scans, promotes, and rolls back the agent, then continuously evaluates and hardens it. Agent 365 governs agents that a separate pipeline deploys, and continuous improvement lives outside it in Microsoft Foundry.
Equal depth for every framework and cloud
Lyzr governs LangGraph, CrewAI, Strands, and custom agents with the same depth, across AWS and GCP. Agent 365’s native depth is strongest for Microsoft-built agents, with registry sync to other clouds still in preview.
Identity portability without provider lock-in
Agent 365’s Entra identity is genuinely deep inside Microsoft. Lyzr gives every agent a dedicated identity through an IdP-agnostic broker across Entra, Okta, and Google, so you keep portability across your whole estate.
Sovereignty and transparent pricing
SaaS, VPC, on-prem, or air-gapped deployment, ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certification, SOC 2 Type II, and published per-run pricing rather than per-seat licensing tied to one ecosystem.
Questions you might have
How is Lyzr Control Plane different from Microsoft Agent 365?
Agent 365 is Microsoft’s enterprise-admin governance control plane for agents, strong on identity, registry, and data protection inside the Microsoft estate. It covers governance only: it has no deploy pipeline, and continuous improvement lives separately in Microsoft Foundry. Lyzr Control Plane spans all three planes in one pipeline: Deploy, Govern, and Refine, for agents from any framework across AWS and GCP.
Does Lyzr replace Agent 365, or can they work together?
Both. For a Microsoft-heavy estate, Lyzr can sit above Agent 365 as the deploy and refine layer it does not provide, giving you one audit trail across every agent regardless of who built it. Or it can govern your whole agent fleet on its own.
Does Agent 365 deploy agents?
Not through a pipeline. Agent code ships through Azure App Service, with no CI/CD plane, staged promotion, or rollback of its own. Lyzr provides the git-driven CI/CD pipeline that builds, scans, promotes, and rolls back the agent.
Does Agent 365 include continuous evaluation?
No. Continuous evaluation and improvement live separately in Microsoft Foundry. Lyzr builds continuous eval, simulation, and auto-hardening directly into the pipeline.
What if our agents are not all built on Microsoft’s stack?
Agent 365’s native depth is strongest for Microsoft-built agents, with registry sync to AWS and GCP still in public preview. Lyzr governs LangGraph, CrewAI, Strands, and custom agents with equal depth, and deploys and governs them natively on AWS and GCP.
Can Lyzr run the same agent across AWS and GCP?
Yes. Lyzr offers cross-cloud deploy, routing, and automatic failover across AWS and GCP natively, inside one governed pipeline. Agent 365 is tied to Azure and Microsoft 365.
How does Lyzr handle agent identity?
Every agent gets a dedicated identity through an IdP-agnostic broker that works with Entra, Okta, and Google. Agent 365 offers native Entra Agent ID and conditional access, which is deep within Microsoft but centered on a single provider.
What deployment options does Lyzr support?
SaaS, VPC, on-prem, and air-gapped, running in your own cloud for full data sovereignty. Agent 365 is SaaS only, within the Microsoft ecosystem.
Who should choose Lyzr Control Plane over Agent 365?
Teams that need to deploy and refine agents, not just govern them, run a mix of frameworks, deploy across AWS and GCP, and keep identity portable. Teams fully standardized on Microsoft that only need governance and identity inventory may find Agent 365 sufficient, and can still layer Lyzr on top for the deploy and refine planes.
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