Descope
Unified identity management platform for customers, partners, and AI agents
- Also known as
- descope
Available worldwide · Popular in: US, EU, AU
What is 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.
Descope pricing
Plans, per-tier features and add-ons, dated and linked to live pricing. Pricing changes often; always verify at source before you rely on it.
Usage-based pricing with Monthly Active Consents (MAC), Monthly Active Tokens (MATK), and M2M Exchanges. Free tier available.
Free Forever
FreeIncludes M2M and agentic identity essentials available to all developers
Pro
What Descope does
The capabilities that matter for auth & identity software, normalised so it lines up with every alternative. “-” means we haven't confirmed it, not that it's missing.
- Hosting
- Cloud only
- Social login
- ✓
- Passwordless
- ✓
- Passkeys / WebAuthn
- ✓
- Multi-factor auth
- ✓
- SAML SSO
- ✓
- SCIM provisioning
- ✓
- B2B / multi-tenancy
- ✓
- OpenID Connect provider
- ✓
- Hosted UI
- Both
- RBAC
- ✓
- Self-hostable OSS core
- ✗
Platform & deployment
Independently observed- Web
- Cloud / SaaS
Integrations (23)
Independently observed- OpenID Connect⇄•
- SAML⇄•
- Fingerprint•
- Sardine•
- Forter•
- Incode•
- Amazon Rekognition
- Cloudflare
- reCAPTCHA
- Turnstile
- AbuseIPDB
- Box
- Vercel
- OpenAI
- Google Calendar
- MCP servers
- Email/SMS platforms
- CRM platforms
- CDP platforms
- Audit solutions
- Fraud detection systems
- Vercel AI SDK
Security & compliance
Independently observed- SOC 2 Type IIactive
- ISO 27001active
- FedRAMP Highactive
- CSA STAR Level 2active
- PCI DSSactive
Descope FAQ
Common questions about Descope, answered from independent, dated evidence.
What is Descope?
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
Is Descope free?
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
What platforms does Descope support?
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
Can Descope be self-hosted?
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
What does Descope integrate with?
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
What security certifications does Descope have?
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.
Where is Descope available?
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
Descope alternatives
Other auth & identity software we track, ranked by the same independent score.
- Auth0A comprehensive authentication and authorization platform for applications and AI agentsmedium · 73%
- OryCloud-native identity and access management platform supporting users, AI agents, and machine-to-machine systems with centralized authentication and granular pemedium · 69%
- WorkOSEnterprise-grade identity and access management for applicationsmedium · 71%
- KindeAuthentication service that enhances security, improves user conversion, reduces implementation costs, and deploys quicklymedium · 68%
- ClerkComplete authentication and user management platform for applicationsmedium · 72%
- KeycloakAn open-source platform for centralized user authentication and authorizationlow · 47%
Compare Descope
Side by side against other auth & identity software, attribute by attribute, with a source on every value.
The vioscaleAI score: one lens on the evidence
Not user reviews and not a paid placement: a confidence-weighted blend of the independent signals below (adoption, activity, security posture, and more), which you can sort and re-weight yourself. Vendors can correct their listing but can never move their rank, and stars are weighted low as a vanity metric. It is one way to read the evidence for Descope, not the verdict.
| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Security posture | 100 | 0.21 | 20.9 | ✓ |
| Reliability | 100 | 0.09 | 9.4 | ✓ |
| Capabilities | 96 | 0.05 | 4.9 | ✓ |
| Price level | 80 | 0.04 | 3.4 | ✓ |
| Integrations | 49 | 0.05 | 2.5 | ✓ |
| Pricing transparency | 25 | 0.05 | 1.3 | ✓ |
Computed . Re-weight it by intent, or see the full method.
All data & sourcesshow ↓
Every value we hold, with its source, retrieval date, and confidence. This is the evidence behind the score: don't trust it, verify it.
Content
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Faq | 7 items | mediumsource · 2026-09-10 · 64% |
Features
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Capabilities | Mfa: Yes · Oidc: Yes · Rbac: Yes · Hosting: cloud · Saml sso: Yes · Hosted ui: both | mediumsource · 2026-09-18 · 60% |
Integrations
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Count | 50 | mediumsource · 2026-08-14 · 60% |
Market
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Availability | PrimaryMarkets: … · AvailabilityScope: global · AvailableCountries: … · NotAvailableCountries: … | highsource · 2026-09-03 · 75% |
Pricing
Reliability
Security
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Soc2 | Yes | highsource · 2026-09-03 · 75% |
| Disclosure policy | Yes | mediumsource · 2026-08-14 · 60% |
| Fedramp | Yes | highsource · 2026-09-03 · 75% |
| Hipaa | Yes | highsource · 2026-09-03 · 75% |
| Iso27001 | Yes | highsource · 2026-09-03 · 75% |
| Pci | Yes | highsource · 2026-09-03 · 75% |
| Certifications | SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, FedRAMP High, CSA STAR Level 2, PCI DSS | mediumsource · 2026-09-03 · 60% |
| Gdpr | Yes | highsource · 2026-09-03 · 75% |
| Trust center | https://www.descope.com/security-compliance | mediumsource · 2026-09-03 · 60% |
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