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Product	CyberArk Workforce Identity by CyberArk View product	Descope by Descope View product
Overview
What it is	CyberArk Workforce Identity helps teams with workforce identity. Explore features like adaptive risk MFA, cloud deployment and the closest Identity Security 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	Workforce Identity Security Suite	Developer-Friendly Drag-and-Drop CIAM & Authentication Engine
Best for	Cross-industry, Enterprise, Healthcare, Higher Education	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; Cloud-native SaaS platform	Cloud SaaS; Cloud SaaS
Data residency	Global; US; EU; APAC	United States; European Union; AWS Cloud Infrastructure
Key features
What it offers	Unified SSO launchpad Adaptive risk MFA Automated employee lifecycle provisioning Passwordless auth Workforce identity Single sign-on Adaptive MFA Passwordless login	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	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: yes	Mobile app: no
Supported platforms	Enterprise Cloud AppsEndpointsMobile	Web ApplicationsNative Mobile AppsSingle Page AppsAPI Backends
Compliance	SOC 2ISO 27001GDPRHIPAA	SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001GDPRHIPAAFIDO Alliance Member
Integrations & coverage
Integrations	Active DirectoryMicrosoft Entra IDWorkdayOktaSalesforce	ReactNext.jsAngulariOSAndroidNode.jsPythonOkta+1 more
Industries	Cross-industryEnterpriseHealthcareHigher Education	TechnologyE-CommerceFinancial ServicesHealthcareSaaSRetail
Regions	Global	Global
Vendor
Company	CyberArk	Descope
Headquarters	Newton, Massachusetts, USA	Los Altos, California, USA
Company size	5,000+	201-500
Founded	1999	2022

CyberArk Workforce Identity

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Overview

What it is

CyberArk Workforce Identity

CyberArk Workforce Identity helps teams with workforce identity. Explore features like adaptive risk MFA, cloud deployment and the closest Identity Security 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

CyberArk Workforce Identity

Workforce Identity Security Suite

Descope

Developer-Friendly Drag-and-Drop CIAM & Authentication Engine

Best for

CyberArk Workforce Identity

Cross-industry, Enterprise, Healthcare, Higher Education

Descope

Technology, E-Commerce, Financial Services, Healthcare, SaaS, Retail

Pricing

Pricing model

CyberArk Workforce Identity

Contact Vendor

Descope

Contact Vendor

Free trial

CyberArk Workforce Identity

Descope

Deployment

Deployment options

CyberArk Workforce Identity

SaaSCloud

Descope

SaaSCloud

Deployment details

CyberArk Workforce Identity

Cloud SaaS; Cloud-native SaaS platform

Descope

Cloud SaaS; Cloud SaaS

Data residency

CyberArk Workforce Identity

Global; US; EU; APAC

Descope

United States; European Union; AWS Cloud Infrastructure

Key features

What it offers

CyberArk Workforce Identity

Unified SSO launchpad
Adaptive risk MFA
Automated employee lifecycle provisioning
Passwordless auth
Workforce identity
Single sign-on
Adaptive MFA
Passwordless login

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

CyberArk Workforce Identity

Descope

Single sign-on (SSO)

CyberArk Workforce Identity

Descope

Role-based access (RBAC)

CyberArk Workforce Identity

Descope

Multi-tenant

CyberArk Workforce Identity

Descope

Mobile app

CyberArk Workforce Identity

Descope

Supported platforms

CyberArk Workforce Identity

Enterprise Cloud AppsEndpointsMobile

Descope

Web ApplicationsNative Mobile AppsSingle Page AppsAPI Backends

Compliance

CyberArk Workforce Identity

SOC 2ISO 27001GDPRHIPAA

Descope

SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001GDPRHIPAAFIDO Alliance Member

Integrations & coverage

Integrations

CyberArk Workforce Identity

Active DirectoryMicrosoft Entra IDWorkdayOktaSalesforce

Descope

ReactNext.jsAngulariOSAndroidNode.jsPythonOkta+1 more

Industries

CyberArk Workforce Identity

Cross-industryEnterpriseHealthcareHigher Education

Descope

TechnologyE-CommerceFinancial ServicesHealthcareSaaSRetail

Regions

CyberArk Workforce Identity

Global

Descope

Global

Vendor

Company

CyberArk Workforce Identity

CyberArk

Descope

Headquarters

CyberArk Workforce Identity

Newton, Massachusetts, USA

Descope

Los Altos, California, USA

Company size

CyberArk Workforce Identity

5,000+

Descope

201-500

Founded

CyberArk Workforce Identity

1999

Descope

2022