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| Product | Cisco Identity Services Engine by Cisco View product | Descope by Descope View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | Cisco Identity Services Engine delivers BYOD onboarding for network access control. Explore its Identity Security capabilities, deployment choices and top competitors. | 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 | Network Access Control (NAC) & Policy Engine | Developer-Friendly Drag-and-Drop CIAM & Authentication Engine |
| Best for | Cross-industry, Healthcare, Higher Education, Financial Services, Government, Retail | 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 | CloudOn-Premise | SaaSCloud |
| Deployment details | On-premises appliance; Virtual machine; Cloud (AWS, Azure); Physical hardware appliance; Virtual appliance (VMware ESXi, KVM); Cloud (AWS, Azure) | Cloud SaaS; Cloud SaaS |
| Data residency | On-premises / customer-managed cloud tenant | 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 | Enterprise wired switchesWireless LAN controllersVPN gateways | Web ApplicationsNative Mobile AppsSingle Page AppsAPI Backends |
| Compliance | FIPS 140-2, Common Criteria, PCI DSS, HIPAA, SOC 2, ISO 27001 | SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001GDPRHIPAAFIDO Alliance Member |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | Cisco Catalyst CenterCisco Cyber VisionCisco Secure ClientActive DirectoryMDMs (Intune, Jamf)SIEM platforms | ReactNext.jsAngulariOSAndroidNode.jsPythonOkta+1 more |
| Industries | Cross-industryHealthcareHigher EducationFinancial ServicesGovernmentRetail | TechnologyE-CommerceFinancial ServicesHealthcareSaaSRetail |
| Regions | Global | Global |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Cisco | Descope |
| Headquarters | San Jose, California, USA | Los Altos, California, USA |
| Company size | 80,000+ | 201-500 |
| Founded | 1984 | 2022 |
Overview
What it is
Cisco Identity Services Engine
Cisco Identity Services Engine delivers BYOD onboarding for network access control. Explore its Identity Security capabilities, deployment choices and top competitors.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
Cisco Identity Services Engine
Network Access Control (NAC) & Policy EngineDescope
Developer-Friendly Drag-and-Drop CIAM & Authentication EngineBest for
Cisco Identity Services Engine
Cross-industry, Healthcare, Higher Education, Financial Services, Government, RetailDescope
Technology, E-Commerce, Financial Services, Healthcare, SaaS, RetailPricing
Pricing model
Cisco Identity Services Engine
Contact VendorDescope
Contact VendorFree trial
Cisco Identity Services Engine
Free trial: yesDescope
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
Cisco Identity Services Engine
Descope
Deployment details
Cisco Identity Services Engine
On-premises appliance; Virtual machine; Cloud (AWS, Azure); Physical hardware appliance; Virtual appliance (VMware ESXi, KVM); Cloud (AWS, Azure)Descope
Cloud SaaS; Cloud SaaSData residency
Cisco Identity Services Engine
On-premises / customer-managed cloud tenantDescope
United States; European Union; AWS Cloud InfrastructureKey features
What it offers
Cisco Identity Services Engine
- Network access control (NAC)
- 802.1X device authentication
- Dynamic endpoint profiling
- Guest access management
- BYOD onboarding
- TrustSec Security Group Tagging (SGT)
- Posture assessment
- Network access control
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
Cisco Identity Services Engine
API access: yesDescope
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
Cisco Identity Services Engine
SSO: yesDescope
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
Cisco Identity Services Engine
RBAC: yesDescope
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
Cisco Identity Services Engine
Multi-tenant: yesDescope
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
Cisco Identity Services Engine
Mobile app: noDescope
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
Cisco Identity Services Engine
Descope
Compliance
Cisco Identity Services Engine
Descope
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
Cisco Identity Services Engine
Descope
Industries
Cisco Identity Services Engine
Descope
Regions
Cisco Identity Services Engine
Descope
Vendor
Company
Cisco Identity Services Engine
CiscoDescope
DescopeHeadquarters
Cisco Identity Services Engine
San Jose, California, USADescope
Los Altos, California, USACompany size
Cisco Identity Services Engine
80,000+Descope
201-500Founded
Cisco Identity Services Engine
1984Descope
2022