vioscaleAI
Comparison

Authelia vs Descope

On the evidence we track, Descope leads this comparison with a composite score of 85/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Authelia full profile →Descope full profile →
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Authelia60
★Descope85
Score
vioscaleAI score
Authelia60 / 100low · 41%
Descope85 / 100medium · 71%
Pricing
Free tier
Authelia✓
Descope✓
Model
Autheliaopen_source
Descopefreemium
Price level
Autheliafree
Descopelow
Transparent
Authelia✓
Descope✗
Integrations
Count
Authelia135
Descope50
Security
Certifications
Disclosure policy
Authelia✓
Descope✓
Fedramp
Authelia–
Descope✓
Gdpr
Authelia–
Descope✓
Hipaa
Authelia–
Descope✓
Iso27001
Authelia–
Descope✓
Pci
Authelia–
Descope✓
Scorecard
Authelia9.6
Descope–
Soc2
Authelia–
Descope✓
Trust center
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Sla pct
Authelia–
Descope99.99
Status page
Authelia–
Descope✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
Authelia0
Descope–
Github stars
Authelia29,254
Descope–
Activity
Commits last 30d
Authelia100
Descope–
Release
Cadence days
Authelia5
Descope–
History
Authelia20 items
Descope–
License
Spdx
AutheliaApache-2.0
Descope–
Language
Primary
AutheliaGo
Descope–
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Authelia6 items
Descope7 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for auth & identity software. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Deployment
Hosting
AutheliaSelf-hosted only
DescopeCloud only
Methods
Social login
Authelia✗
Descope✓
Passwordless
Authelia✓
Descope✓
Passkeys / WebAuthn
Authelia✓
Descope✓
Multi-factor auth
Authelia✓
Descope✓
Enterprise
SAML SSO
Authelia✗
Descope✓
SCIM provisioning
Authelia-
Descope✓
B2B / multi-tenancy
Authelia-
Descope✓
Standards
OpenID Connect provider
Authelia✓
Descope✓
Delivery
Hosted UI
AutheliaHosted
DescopeBoth
Access
RBAC
Authelia✓
Descope✓
Licensing
Self-hostable OSS core
Authelia✓
Descope✗

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Authelia

Authelia is a self-hosted identity and access management solution that enables centralized authentication and authorization across multiple applications. It supports multi-factor authentication, passwordless login via WebAuthn, and works as an OpenID Connect provider.

Independently observed

Descope

Leader

A managed identity and access management service that enables businesses to build and customize authentication journeys across applications. Supports passwordless authentication, multi-tenant configurations, role-based access control, and integration with external identity providers.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Authelia

Open sourceFree tier

Open source

as of verify ↗

Descope

Leader
HybridFree tier

Usage-based pricing with Monthly Active Consents (MAC), Monthly Active Tokens (MATK), and M2M Exchanges. Free tier available.

  • Free ForeverFree
  • Pro-
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Authelia✓
Descope✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Authelia✓
Descope✓
Self-hosted
Authelia✓
Descope✗
On-premise
Authelia✓
Descope✗

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Authelia

56 total
  • 1Password
  • Active Directory
  • Ansible AWX
  • Apache Guacamole
  • Argo CD
  • Bitwarden
  • BookStack
  • Budibase
  • Caddy
  • Chronograf
  • Coder
  • Docker
  • Drupal
  • EspoCRM
  • Express.js
  • FreeIPA
  • FreshRSS
  • Gitea
  • GitLab
  • GLAuth
  • Grafana
  • HAProxy
  • Harbor
  • HashiCorp Vault
  • +32 more
Independently observed

Descope

Leader
23 total
  • Vercel
  • OpenAI
  • Google Calendar
  • Facebook
  • MCP servers
  • Email/SMS platforms
  • CRM platforms
  • CDP platforms
  • Audit solutions
  • Fraud detection systems
  • OpenID Connect
  • SAML
  • Fingerprint
  • Sardine
  • Forter
  • Incode
  • Amazon Rekognition
  • Cloudflare
  • reCAPTCHA
  • Turnstile
  • AbuseIPDB
  • Box
  • Vercel AI SDK
Independently observed
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