Comparison

Descope vs Frontegg

No clear leader: Frontegg (86.0) and Descope (84.8) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

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Descope85
Frontegg86
Score
vioscaleAI score
Descope85 / 100medium · 71%
Frontegg86 / 100medium · 73%
Pricing
Free tier
Descope✓
Frontegg✓
Model
Descopefreemium
Fronteggfreemium
Price level
Descopelow
Frontegglow
Transparent
Descope✗
Frontegg✓
Integrations
Count
Descope50
Frontegg200
Security
Disclosure policy
Descope✓
Frontegg✓
Fedramp
Descope✓
Frontegg–
Gdpr
Descope✓
Frontegg✓
Hipaa
Descope✓
Frontegg✓
Iso27001
Descope✓
Frontegg✓
Pci
Descope✓
Frontegg–
Soc2
Descope✓
Frontegg✓
Reliability
Sla pct
Descope99.99
Frontegg99.99
Status page
Descope✓
Frontegg✓
Content
Faq
Descope7 items
Frontegg4 items

Capabilities

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

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

What each one is

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

Descope

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

Frontegg

A comprehensive identity and access management system providing authentication, authorization, and user management capabilities designed for enterprise-scale SaaS applications with features like SSO, MFA, and multi-tenancy support.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

Descope

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 ↗

Frontegg

Usage-basedFree tier

Free tier up to 7,500 monthly active users; enterprise custom pricing available

  • Pay as You GoFree
    • Fully Customized Hosted Login
    • 7,500 Monthly Active Users
    • 5 Enterprise Connections (SSO/SCIM)
    • Unlimited Organizations
    • Custom Domain
    • +1 more
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Everything from Pay as You Go
    • Multiple Environments
    • Advanced Fraud Protection
    • 99.99% Uptime SLA
    • Premium Support
    • +5 more
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

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

Integrations

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

In common (2)
  • Cloudflare
  • Box

Descope

23 total - 21 not shared
  • 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
  • reCAPTCHA
  • Turnstile
  • AbuseIPDB
  • Vercel AI SDK
Independently observed

Frontegg

21 total - 19 not shared
  • ActiveCampaign
  • Airtable
  • Amplitude
  • Asana
  • Auth0
  • AWS
  • BambooHR
  • BigCommerce
  • Bitbucket
  • Calendly
  • CircleCI
  • ClickUp
  • Confluence
  • Contentful
  • Copper
  • Customer.io
  • Google Workspace
  • Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
  • Salesforce
Independently observed
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Descope or Frontegg: which one depends on you

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Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.