# Auth0 vs Descope

**Leader by Vioscale score:** Auth0

| Attribute | Auth0 | Descope |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 85.8 (65% (medium)) | 79.3 (63% (medium)) |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"hybrid":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true}` |
| description.long | Auth0 is a leading independent identity provider offering secure authentication and authorization solutions for AI agents and user applications. It provides customer identity and access management (CIAM) with enterprise-grade security, flexible deployment, and features including universal login, single sign-on, passwordless authentication, and fine-grained authorization. | Customer and agentic IAM platform with no-code drag-and-drop workflows for authentication, SSO, multi-tenancy, and fine-grained access control. |
| features.capabilities | `{"mfa":true,"oidc":true,"rbac":true,"hosting":"both","saml_sso":true,"hosted_ui":"both","open_source":false,"passwordless":true,"social_login":true,"b2b_multi_tenant":true,"passkeys_webauthn":true,"scim_provisioning":true}` | `{"mfa":true,"oidc":true,"rbac":true,"hosting":"cloud","saml_sso":true,"hosted_ui":"both","passwordless":true,"social_login":true,"b2b_multi_tenant":true,"passkeys_webauthn":true,"scim_provisioning":true}` |
| integrations.count | 4 | 50 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Datadog"},{"name":"Splunk"},{"name":"AWS"},{"name":"Azure"}]` | `[{"name":"Twilio"},{"name":"SendGrid"},{"name":"Google"},{"name":"AWS"},{"name":"Azure"},{"name":"Cloudflare"}]` |
| market.availability | `{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":["US","EU"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | - |
| platform.support | `{"web":true}` | `{"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free","summary":"Free","features":["Secure Agentic AI workflows","Passwordless Authentication","Unlimited Social Connections","Brand Customization","Basic Attack Protection","Community Support"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Up to 25,000 monthly active users","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"organizations":"5","custom_domains":"1","monthly_active_users":"25,000"}},{"free":false,"name":"Essentials","summary":"$35/month","features":["Higher Auth, API, and Feature limits","Multi-Factor Authentication","Role-based Access Control","Per Organization settings","Stream Auth0 Audit Logs to Datadog, Splunk, AWS, Azure","Separate Production & Development Environments","Standard Support"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":35,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"For projects with higher production demands","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"organizations":"10","monthly_active_users":"500"}},{"free":false,"name":"Professional","summary":"$240/month","features":["Use existing User Database for Logins","Enterprise Multi-Factor Authentication","Enhanced Attack Protection","M2M Tokens Add-on"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":240,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Best for teams and projects that need added security","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"monthly_active_users":"500"}},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"Custom pricing","features":["Custom User & SSO Tiers","99.99% SLA","Enterprise Rate Limits","Enterprise Administration & Support","Advanced Security Features Add-on","Private Deployment Add-on"],"description":"For enterprises that need to scale","contactSales":true}],"summary":"From $35/month for production use. Free tier with up to 25,000 monthly active users.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://auth0.com","retrievedAt":"2026-08-05T14:05:11.713Z","startingPrice":{"amount":35,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month","year"]}` | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free Forever","summary":"Free Forever, 99% SLA","features":["All auth methods","RBAC","MFA","Session management","Admin widgets","Third-party connectors","No watermark"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"For hobbyists, tinkerers, and solo builders","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"test_users":"5","m2m_exchanges":"10,000","sso_connections":"3","federated_apps_oidc":"1","monthly_active_users":"7,500","monthly_active_tokens":"2,000","monthly_active_tenants":"10","monthly_active_consents":"2,000"}},{"free":false,"name":"Pro","summary":"Starts at $249/mo billed annually, 99.99% SLA","features":["Custom domain","Google One Tap","Custom OIDC","SSO for third-party apps","Self-service SSO","CI/CD integration","Localization","SOC 2 reports"],"commitment":"annual","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":249,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"For early-stage startups","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"test_users":"100","m2m_exchanges":"50,000","federated_apps":"2 (SAML/OIDC)","sso_connections":"5","monthly_active_users":"10,000","monthly_active_tokens":"5,000","monthly_active_tenants":"35","monthly_active_consents":"5,000"}},{"free":false,"name":"Growth","summary":"Starts at $799/mo billed annually","features":["Bot protection","1M anonymous users","Zero-downtime SSO migration","SCIM provisioning","Admin portal","Fine-grained authorization","Multi-region residency","HIPAA BAA","FedRAMP High"],"commitment":"annual","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":799,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"For growth-stage startups and scaleups","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"test_users":"500","m2m_exchanges":"100,000","federated_apps":"Unlimited (SAML/OIDC)","sso_connections":"10","monthly_active_users":"25,000","monthly_active_tokens":"10,000","monthly_active_tenants":"100","monthly_active_consents":"10,000"}},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"Custom pricing","features":["Tiered discounts","Premium support","Dedicated CS engineer","Custom deployments","Unlimited test/anonymous users"],"description":"For large enterprises","contactSales":true}],"summary":"Free tier included. Pro from $249/mo, Growth from $799/mo (both annual). Usage overages: $0.05/MAU, $1/tenant, $50/SSO connection, $2 per 1k M2M exchanges.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.descope.com","retrievedAt":"2026-08-03T22:29:59.217Z","startingPrice":{"amount":249,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month","year"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | commercial | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | mid | high |
| pricing.starting_gbp | 35 | 249 |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| reliability.sla_pct | 99.99 | 99.99 |
| reliability.status_page | yes | yes |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | yes |
| security.fedramp | yes | yes |
| security.gdpr | yes | - |
| security.hipaa | yes | yes |
| security.iso27001 | yes | yes |
| security.pci | yes | - |
| security.soc2 | yes | yes |

## Capabilities (Auth & Identity Software)

| Capability | Auth0 | Descope |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Deployment** |  |  |
| Hosting | Cloud + self-hosted | 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 | Both | Both |
| **Access** |  |  |
| RBAC | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Licensing** |  |  |
| Self-hostable OSS core | ✗ | - |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-08-07T00:06:54.510Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*