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| Product | CrowdStrike Falcon Identity Protection by CrowdStrike View product | Descope by Descope View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | CrowdStrike Falcon Identity Protection covers real-time ITDR defense and Pass-the-Hash mitigation for Active Directory hardening. Compare top Identity Security tools. | 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 Threat Detection & Response (ITDR) Platform | Developer-Friendly Drag-and-Drop CIAM & Authentication Engine |
| Best for | Banking, Healthcare, Government, Retail, Global Enterprise, Financial Services, Large Enterprise | 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 | SaaSCloud | SaaSCloud |
| Deployment details | Cloud SaaS / Active Directory Sensor; Cloud SaaS; Domain Controller Sensor | Cloud SaaS; Cloud SaaS |
| Data residency | Global cloud infrastructure; US GovCloud | 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 Directory Domain ControllersEntra IDEnterprise Endpoints | Web ApplicationsNative Mobile AppsSingle Page AppsAPI Backends |
| Compliance | PCI-DSS 4.0HIPAANIST SP 800-207SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001 | SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001GDPRHIPAAFIDO Alliance Member |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | Microsoft Active DirectoryMicrosoft Entra IDOktaPing IdentitySplunk | ReactNext.jsAngulariOSAndroidNode.jsPythonOkta+1 more |
| Industries | BankingHealthcareGovernmentRetailGlobal EnterpriseFinancial Services+1 more | TechnologyE-CommerceFinancial ServicesHealthcareSaaSRetail |
| Regions | GlobalMulti-region cloud | Global |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | CrowdStrike | Descope |
| Headquarters | Austin, Texas, USA | Los Altos, California, USA |
| Company size | 5,000+ | 201-500 |
| Founded | 2011 | 2022 |
Overview
What it is
CrowdStrike Falcon Identity Protection
CrowdStrike Falcon Identity Protection covers real-time ITDR defense and Pass-the-Hash mitigation for Active Directory hardening. Compare top Identity Security tools.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
CrowdStrike Falcon Identity Protection
Identity Threat Detection & Response (ITDR) PlatformDescope
Developer-Friendly Drag-and-Drop CIAM & Authentication EngineBest for
CrowdStrike Falcon Identity Protection
Banking, Healthcare, Government, Retail, Global Enterprise, Financial Services, Large EnterpriseDescope
Technology, E-Commerce, Financial Services, Healthcare, SaaS, RetailPricing
Pricing model
CrowdStrike Falcon Identity Protection
Contact VendorDescope
Contact VendorFree trial
CrowdStrike Falcon Identity Protection
Free trial: yesDescope
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
CrowdStrike Falcon Identity Protection
Descope
Deployment details
CrowdStrike Falcon Identity Protection
Cloud SaaS / Active Directory Sensor; Cloud SaaS; Domain Controller SensorDescope
Cloud SaaS; Cloud SaaSData residency
CrowdStrike Falcon Identity Protection
Global cloud infrastructure; US GovCloudDescope
United States; European Union; AWS Cloud InfrastructureKey features
What it offers
CrowdStrike Falcon Identity Protection
- Real-time ITDR defense
- Conditional MFA step-up enforcement
- Active Directory hygiene auditing
- Pass-the-Hash mitigation
- Lateral movement blocking
- Ransomware lateral movement prevention
- Legacy protocol MFA enforcement
- Privileged identity defense
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
CrowdStrike Falcon Identity Protection
API access: yesDescope
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
CrowdStrike Falcon Identity Protection
SSO: yesDescope
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
CrowdStrike Falcon Identity Protection
RBAC: yesDescope
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
CrowdStrike Falcon Identity Protection
Multi-tenant: yesDescope
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
CrowdStrike Falcon Identity Protection
Mobile app: noDescope
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
CrowdStrike Falcon Identity Protection
Descope
Compliance
CrowdStrike Falcon Identity Protection
Descope
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
CrowdStrike Falcon Identity Protection
Descope
Industries
CrowdStrike Falcon Identity Protection
Descope
Regions
CrowdStrike Falcon Identity Protection
Descope
Vendor
Company
CrowdStrike Falcon Identity Protection
CrowdStrikeDescope
DescopeHeadquarters
CrowdStrike Falcon Identity Protection
Austin, Texas, USADescope
Los Altos, California, USACompany size
CrowdStrike Falcon Identity Protection
5,000+Descope
201-500Founded
CrowdStrike Falcon Identity Protection
2011Descope
2022