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| Product | Core Security Suite View product | Descope by Descope View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | What does Core Security Suite do? It covers segregation of duties. See typical use cases, on-premises or hybrid deployment and how it compares to rivals. | 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 Governance, PAM & Security Testing Portfolio | Developer-Friendly Drag-and-Drop CIAM & Authentication Engine |
| Best for | Enterprise IT, Banking, Healthcare, Government | 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 | CloudHybridOn-Premise | SaaSCloud |
| Deployment details | On-premises; Hybrid Cloud; Virtual Appliances; Hybrid Cloud Console | Cloud SaaS; Cloud SaaS |
| Data residency | Customer Datacenter / Private Cloud | 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 | Active DirectoryMulti-Cloud SystemsSAPDBs | Web ApplicationsNative Mobile AppsSingle Page AppsAPI Backends |
| Compliance | SOXHIPAAPCI-DSSISO 27001 | SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001GDPRHIPAAFIDO Alliance Member |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | Active DirectorySAPOracleServiceNowSailPointSIEM | ReactNext.jsAngulariOSAndroidNode.jsPythonOkta+1 more |
| Industries | Enterprise ITBankingHealthcareGovernment | TechnologyE-CommerceFinancial ServicesHealthcareSaaSRetail |
| Regions | Global | Global |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Core Security | Descope |
| Headquarters | Boston, Massachusetts, USA | Los Altos, California, USA |
| Company size | 51-200 | 201-500 |
| Founded | 1996 | 2022 |
Overview
What it is
Core Security Suite
What does Core Security Suite do? It covers segregation of duties. See typical use cases, on-premises or hybrid deployment and how it compares to rivals.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
Core Security Suite
Identity Governance, PAM & Security Testing PortfolioDescope
Developer-Friendly Drag-and-Drop CIAM & Authentication EngineBest for
Core Security Suite
Enterprise IT, Banking, Healthcare, GovernmentDescope
Technology, E-Commerce, Financial Services, Healthcare, SaaS, RetailPricing
Pricing model
Core Security Suite
Contact VendorDescope
Contact VendorFree trial
Core Security Suite
Free trial: yesDescope
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
Core Security Suite
CloudHybridOn-Premise
Descope
SaaSCloud
Deployment details
Core Security Suite
On-premises; Hybrid Cloud; Virtual Appliances; Hybrid Cloud ConsoleDescope
Cloud SaaS; Cloud SaaSData residency
Core Security Suite
Customer Datacenter / Private CloudDescope
United States; European Union; AWS Cloud InfrastructureKey features
What it offers
Core Security Suite
- Unified identity governance
- Privileged access management
- Automated access certification
- Segregation of duties
- Continuous exploit validation
- Identity governance
- Vulnerability validation & remediation
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
Core Security Suite
API access: yesDescope
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
Core Security Suite
SSO: yesDescope
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
Core Security Suite
RBAC: yesDescope
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
Core Security Suite
Multi-tenant: yesDescope
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
Core Security Suite
Mobile app: noDescope
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
Core Security Suite
Active DirectoryMulti-Cloud SystemsSAPDBs
Descope
Web ApplicationsNative Mobile AppsSingle Page AppsAPI Backends
Compliance
Core Security Suite
SOXHIPAAPCI-DSSISO 27001
Descope
SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001GDPRHIPAAFIDO Alliance Member
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
Core Security Suite
Active DirectorySAPOracleServiceNowSailPointSIEM
Descope
ReactNext.jsAngulariOSAndroidNode.jsPythonOkta+1 more
Industries
Core Security Suite
Enterprise ITBankingHealthcareGovernment
Descope
TechnologyE-CommerceFinancial ServicesHealthcareSaaSRetail
Regions
Core Security Suite
Global
Descope
Global
Vendor
Company
Core Security Suite
Core SecurityDescope
DescopeHeadquarters
Core Security Suite
Boston, Massachusetts, USADescope
Los Altos, California, USACompany size
Core Security Suite
51-200Descope
201-500Founded
Core Security Suite
1996Descope
2022