# Authelia vs Descope

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** Descope

| Attribute | Authelia | Descope |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 59.9 (41% (low)) | 84.8 (71% (medium)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 100 | - |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 0 | - |
| adoption.github_stars | 29,254 | - |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"A lightweight, open-source authentication system that enables multi-factor authentication and single sign-on for web applications. It integrates with reverse proxies to control access and comes with a web-based portal for user and access management. It is indexed under Auth & Identity Software.","source":"https://www.authelia.com","question":"What is Authelia?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Authelia is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. It is released under the Apache-2.0 licence. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://www.authelia.com","question":"Is Authelia free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Authelia supports the web, Linux and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://www.authelia.com","question":"What platforms does Authelia support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Authelia can be deployed on-premise and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://www.authelia.com","question":"Can Authelia be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 49 integrations for Authelia, including 1Password, Active Directory, Ansible AWX, Apache Guacamole, Argo CD, Bitwarden, BookStack and Budibase, plus 41 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.authelia.com","question":"What does Authelia integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Authelia is published under the Apache-2.0 licence, a permissive licence that generally allows commercial use and modification. Licence terms can change between releases, so verify against the repository for the version you intend to use.","source":"https://github.com/authelia/authelia","question":"Is Authelia open source?","confidence":0.95}]` | `[{"answer":"Cloud-based identity platform that handles user authentication, single sign-on, multi-factor authentication, and access control through visual flow orchestration. Designed for B2B enterprises and supports passwordless methods, role-based access control, and multi-tenant configurations. It is indexed under Auth & Identity Software.","source":"https://www.descope.com/blog/post/m2m-agentic-identity-pricing-update","question":"What is Descope?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Descope offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans are also available: Free Forever and Pro. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://www.descope.com/blog/post/m2m-agentic-identity-pricing-update","question":"Is Descope free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Descope supports the web, iOS, Android and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://www.descope.com/blog/post/m2m-agentic-identity-pricing-update","question":"What platforms does Descope support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for Descope, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.","source":"https://www.descope.com/blog/post/m2m-agentic-identity-pricing-update","question":"Can Descope be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 22 integrations for Descope, including Vercel, OpenAI, Google Calendar, Facebook, MCP servers, Email/SMS platforms, CRM platforms and CDP platforms, plus 14 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.descope.com/blog/post/m2m-agentic-identity-pricing-update","question":"What does Descope integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA and GDPR for Descope. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Descope not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://www.descope.com/security-compliance","question":"What security certifications does Descope have?","confidence":0.7},{"answer":"Descope is available in Australia and the EU. Its primary markets are the United States, the EU and Australia.","source":"https://www.descope.com/blog/post/m2m-agentic-identity-pricing-update","question":"Where is Descope available?","confidence":0.75}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true}` |
| description.long | 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. | 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. |
| features.capabilities | `{"mfa":true,"oidc":true,"rbac":true,"hosting":"self","saml_sso":false,"hosted_ui":"hosted","open_source":true,"passwordless":true,"social_login":false,"passkeys_webauthn":true}` | `{"mfa":true,"oidc":true,"rbac":true,"hosting":"cloud","saml_sso":true,"hosted_ui":"both","open_source":false,"passwordless":true,"social_login":true,"b2b_multi_tenant":true,"passkeys_webauthn":true,"scim_provisioning":true}` |
| integrations.count | 135 | 50 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"1Password"},{"name":"Active Directory"},{"name":"Ansible AWX"},{"name":"Apache Guacamole"},{"name":"Argo CD"},{"name":"Bitwarden"},{"name":"BookStack"},{"name":"Budibase"},{"name":"Caddy"},{"name":"Chronograf"},{"name":"Coder"},{"name":"Docker"},{"name":"Drupal"},{"name":"EspoCRM"},{"name":"Express.js"},{"name":"FreeIPA"},{"name":"FreshRSS"},{"name":"Gitea"},{"name":"GitLab"},{"name":"GLAuth"},{"name":"Grafana"},{"name":"HAProxy"},{"name":"Harbor"},{"name":"HashiCorp Vault"},{"name":"Headscale"},{"name":"HedgeDoc"},{"name":"Homarr"},{"name":"Home Assistant"},{"name":"Immich"},{"name":"Jellyfin"},{"name":"Jenkins"},{"name":"Jira"},{"name":"Kanboard"},{"name":"Kasm Workspaces"},{"name":"Kubernetes"},{"name":"LDAP"},{"name":"Leantime"},{"name":"LibreChat"},{"name":"Linkding"},{"name":"Linkwarden"},{"name":"LLDAP"},{"name":"Mailcow"},{"name":"Mastodon"},{"name":"Matomo"},{"name":"Mattermost"},{"name":"Mealie"},{"name":"MeshCentral"},{"name":"Miniflux"},{"name":"Nextcloud"},{"name":"NGINX"},{"name":"Cloudflare Zero Trust","native":true},{"name":"Rocket.Chat","native":true},{"name":"Vaultwarden","native":true},{"name":"WordPress","native":true},{"name":"Odoo","native":true},{"name":"Traefik","native":true}]` | `[{"name":"Vercel"},{"name":"OpenAI"},{"name":"Google Calendar"},{"name":"Facebook"},{"name":"MCP servers"},{"name":"Email/SMS platforms"},{"name":"CRM platforms"},{"name":"CDP platforms"},{"name":"Audit solutions"},{"name":"Fraud detection systems"},{"name":"OpenID Connect","native":true,"category":"auth","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"SAML","native":true,"category":"auth","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Fingerprint","native":true,"category":"fraud"},{"name":"Sardine","native":true,"category":"fraud"},{"name":"Forter","native":true,"category":"fraud"},{"name":"Incode","native":true,"category":"identity_verification"},{"name":"Amazon Rekognition","native":false,"category":"identity_verification"},{"name":"Cloudflare","native":false,"category":"security"},{"name":"reCAPTCHA","native":false,"category":"security"},{"name":"Turnstile","native":false,"category":"security"},{"name":"AbuseIPDB","native":false,"category":"security"},{"name":"Box","native":false,"category":"document_management"},{"name":"Vercel AI SDK","native":false}]` |
| language.primary | Go | - |
| license.spdx | Apache-2.0 | - |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":["US","EU","AU"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":["AU","EU"],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"web":true}` | `{"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","summary":"Open source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.authelia.com","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T08:35:22.241Z"}` | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free Forever","summary":"Free tier with M2M and agentic identity essentials","description":"Includes M2M and agentic identity essentials available to all developers","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Pro","contactSales":false}],"summary":"Usage-based pricing with Monthly Active Consents (MAC), Monthly Active Tokens (MATK), and M2M Exchanges. Free tier available.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.descope.com/blog/post/m2m-agentic-identity-pricing-update","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T08:38:03.189Z","billingPeriods":["month"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | open_source | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | free | low |
| pricing.transparent | yes | no |
| release.cadence_days | 5 | - |
| release.history | `[{"url":"https://github.com/authelia/authelia/releases/tag/v4.39.28","date":"2026-09-17T12:13:30Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.39.28"},{"url":"https://github.com/authelia/authelia/releases/tag/v4.39.27","date":"2026-09-15T09:49:03Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.39.27"},{"url":"https://github.com/authelia/authelia/releases/tag/v4.39.26","date":"2026-09-12T14:00:10Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.39.26"},{"url":"https://github.com/authelia/authelia/releases/tag/v4.39.25","date":"2026-09-10T12:44:03Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.39.25"},{"url":"https://github.com/authelia/authelia/releases/tag/v4.39.24","date":"2026-09-09T11:52:31Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.39.24"},{"url":"https://github.com/authelia/authelia/releases/tag/v4.39.23","date":"2026-09-08T11:22:50Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.39.23"},{"url":"https://github.com/authelia/authelia/releases/tag/v4.39.22","date":"2026-09-03T08:28:58Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.39.22"},{"url":"https://github.com/authelia/authelia/releases/tag/v4.39.21","date":"2026-09-03T01:54:43Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.39.21"},{"url":"https://github.com/authelia/authelia/releases/tag/v4.39.20","date":"2026-05-26T10:26:19Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.39.20"},{"url":"https://github.com/authelia/authelia/releases/tag/v4.39.19","date":"2026-04-12T07:25:12Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.39.19"},{"url":"https://github.com/authelia/authelia/releases/tag/v4.39.18","date":"2026-04-10T01:33:54Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.39.18"},{"url":"https://github.com/authelia/authelia/releases/tag/v4.39.17","date":"2026-04-09T12:01:47Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.39.17"},{"url":"https://github.com/authelia/authelia/releases/tag/v4.39.16","date":"2026-03-14T08:28:15Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.39.16"},{"url":"https://github.com/authelia/authelia/releases/tag/v4.39.15","date":"2025-11-29T12:13:04Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.39.15"},{"url":"https://github.com/authelia/authelia/releases/tag/v4.39.14","date":"2025-11-09T07:18:40Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.39.14"},{"url":"https://github.com/authelia/authelia/releases/tag/v4.39.13","date":"2025-10-12T05:45:48Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.39.13"},{"url":"https://github.com/authelia/authelia/releases/tag/v4.39.12","date":"2025-10-08T08:03:01Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.39.12"},{"url":"https://github.com/authelia/authelia/releases/tag/v4.39.11","date":"2025-10-01T11:42:23Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.39.11"},{"url":"https://github.com/authelia/authelia/releases/tag/v4.39.10","date":"2025-09-15T09:11:13Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.39.10"},{"url":"https://github.com/authelia/authelia/releases/tag/v4.39.9","date":"2025-09-09T22:48:24Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.39.9"}]` | - |
| reliability.sla_pct | - | 99.99 |
| reliability.status_page | - | yes |
| security.certifications | `[{"name":"OpenID Certified","status":"active"}]` | `[{"name":"SOC 2 Type II","status":"active"},{"name":"ISO 27001","status":"active"},{"name":"FedRAMP High","status":"active"},{"name":"CSA STAR Level 2","status":"active"},{"name":"PCI DSS","status":"active"}]` |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | yes |
| security.fedramp | - | yes |
| security.gdpr | - | yes |
| security.hipaa | - | yes |
| security.iso27001 | - | yes |
| security.pci | - | yes |
| security.scorecard | 9.6 | - |
| security.soc2 | - | yes |
| security.trust_center | - | https://www.descope.com/security-compliance |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fauthelia%2Fauthelia&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` | - |

## Capabilities (Auth & Identity Software)

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

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T19:19:33.913Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*