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| Product | Check Point Identity Awareness by Check Point View product | Descope by Descope View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | Check Point Identity Awareness: Active Directory integration and captive portal authentication. Built for forensic user tracking. Compare Identity Security alternatives. | Descope covers visual drag-and-drop auth flows, passkeys and WebAuthn passwordless auth and enterprise SSO for enterprise B2B SSO federation. Compare top CIAM tools. |
| Product type | Identity Awareness Software Blade | Developer-Friendly Drag-and-Drop CIAM & Authentication Engine |
| Best for | Finance, Government, Enterprise, Education, Cross-industry, Financial Services, Healthcare | Technology, E-Commerce, Financial Services, Healthcare, SaaS, Retail |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: yes | Free trial: yes |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | Cloud | SaaSCloud |
| Deployment details | Gateway Software Blade / Virtual Appliance; Software Blade on Quantum & CloudGuard Gateways | Cloud SaaS; Cloud SaaS |
| Data residency | Deployable globally on enterprise gateways | United States; European Union; AWS Cloud Infrastructure |
| Key features | ||
| What it offers |
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| Platform & access | ||
| API access | API access: yes | API access: yes |
| Single sign-on (SSO) | SSO: yes | SSO: yes |
| Role-based access (RBAC) | RBAC: yes | RBAC: yes |
| Multi-tenant | Multi-tenant: yes | Multi-tenant: yes |
| Mobile app | Mobile app: no | Mobile app: no |
| Supported platforms | Check Point Quantum GatewaysCloudGuard Gateways | Web ApplicationsNative Mobile AppsSingle Page AppsAPI Backends |
| Compliance | PCI-DSSHIPAASOXISO/IEC 27001NIST SP 800-53 | SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001GDPRHIPAAFIDO Alliance Member |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | Microsoft Active DirectoryLDAPMicrosoft Entra IDCisco ISEAruba ClearPass | ReactNext.jsAngulariOSAndroidNode.jsPythonOkta+1 more |
| Industries | FinanceGovernmentEnterpriseEducationCross-industryFinancial Services+1 more | TechnologyE-CommerceFinancial ServicesHealthcareSaaSRetail |
| Regions | Global | Global |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Check Point | Descope |
| Headquarters | Tel Aviv, Israel | Los Altos, California, USA |
| Company size | 5,000+ | 201-500 |
| Founded | 1993 | 2022 |
Overview
What it is
Check Point Identity Awareness
Check Point Identity Awareness: Active Directory integration and captive portal authentication. Built for forensic user tracking. Compare Identity Security alternatives.Descope
Descope covers visual drag-and-drop auth flows, passkeys and WebAuthn passwordless auth and enterprise SSO for enterprise B2B SSO federation. Compare top CIAM tools.Product type
Check Point Identity Awareness
Identity Awareness Software BladeDescope
Developer-Friendly Drag-and-Drop CIAM & Authentication EngineBest for
Check Point Identity Awareness
Finance, Government, Enterprise, Education, Cross-industry, Financial Services, HealthcareDescope
Technology, E-Commerce, Financial Services, Healthcare, SaaS, RetailPricing
Pricing model
Check Point Identity Awareness
Contact VendorDescope
Contact VendorFree trial
Check Point Identity Awareness
Free trial: yesDescope
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
Check Point Identity Awareness
Descope
Deployment details
Check Point Identity Awareness
Gateway Software Blade / Virtual Appliance; Software Blade on Quantum & CloudGuard GatewaysDescope
Cloud SaaS; Cloud SaaSData residency
Check Point Identity Awareness
Deployable globally on enterprise gatewaysDescope
United States; European Union; AWS Cloud InfrastructureKey features
What it offers
Check Point Identity Awareness
- Active Directory integration
- Captive portal authentication
- Endpoint identity agent
- Identity sharing across gateways
- User-based firewall rules
- Identity-based firewalling
- Secure internal micro-segmentation
- Forensic user tracking
Descope
- Visual drag-and-drop auth flows
- Passkeys and WebAuthn passwordless auth
- Enterprise SSO (SAML/OIDC)
- Adaptive risk-based authentication
- Developer SDKs
- Customer identity and access management
- Passkeys passwordless deployment
- Enterprise B2B SSO federation
Platform & access
API access
Check Point Identity Awareness
API access: yesDescope
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
Check Point Identity Awareness
SSO: yesDescope
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
Check Point Identity Awareness
RBAC: yesDescope
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
Check Point Identity Awareness
Multi-tenant: yesDescope
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
Check Point Identity Awareness
Mobile app: noDescope
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
Check Point Identity Awareness
Descope
Compliance
Check Point Identity Awareness
Descope
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
Check Point Identity Awareness
Descope
Industries
Check Point Identity Awareness
Descope
Regions
Check Point Identity Awareness
Descope
Vendor
Company
Check Point Identity Awareness
Check PointDescope
DescopeHeadquarters
Check Point Identity Awareness
Tel Aviv, IsraelDescope
Los Altos, California, USACompany size
Check Point Identity Awareness
5,000+Descope
201-500Founded
Check Point Identity Awareness
1993Descope
2022