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Product	Descope by Descope View product	ForgeRock Identity Cloud by Ping Identity View product
Overview
What it is	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.	ForgeRock Identity Cloud is a cloud-native full-suite enterprise identity platform for Access Management and Customer Identity. See features and IAM alternatives.
Product type	Developer-Friendly Drag-and-Drop CIAM & Authentication Engine	Cloud-Native Full-Suite Enterprise Identity Platform
Best for	Technology, E-Commerce, Financial Services, Healthcare, SaaS, Retail	Global Enterprises, FinTech, Retail, Healthcare, Media
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 SaaS	Cloud-Native SaaS; Multi-Tenant Platform; Cloud-native SaaS; Tenant-isolated architecture
Data residency	United States; European Union; AWS Cloud Infrastructure	Dedicated Tenant Cloud Regions (US, EU, APAC)
Key features
What it offers	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	Full-suite cloud IAM & CIAM Visual journey orchestration Passwordless authentication Automated user lifecycle Tenant isolation IAM Access Management CIAM
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: yes
Supported platforms	Web ApplicationsNative Mobile AppsSingle Page AppsAPI Backends	Web ApplicationsMobile SDKs (iOS/Android)REST APIsCloud
Compliance	SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001GDPRHIPAAFIDO Alliance Member	SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001HIPAAGDPRFedRAMPPCI-DSS
Integrations & coverage
Integrations	ReactNext.jsAngulariOSAndroidNode.jsPythonOkta+1 more	Active DirectorySalesforceWorkdayServiceNowPing Identity
Industries	TechnologyE-CommerceFinancial ServicesHealthcareSaaSRetail	Global EnterprisesFinTechRetailHealthcareMedia
Regions	Global	GlobalUSEUAPAC
Vendor
Company	Descope	Ping Identity
Headquarters	Los Altos, California, USA	Denver, Colorado, USA
Company size	201-500	1,500+
Founded	2022	2002

Descope

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ForgeRock Identity Cloud

by Ping Identity

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Overview

What it is

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.

ForgeRock Identity Cloud

ForgeRock Identity Cloud is a cloud-native full-suite enterprise identity platform for Access Management and Customer Identity. See features and IAM alternatives.

Product type

Descope

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

ForgeRock Identity Cloud

Cloud-Native Full-Suite Enterprise Identity Platform

Best for

Descope

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

ForgeRock Identity Cloud

Global Enterprises, FinTech, Retail, Healthcare, Media

Pricing

Pricing model

Descope

Contact Vendor

ForgeRock Identity Cloud

Contact Vendor

Free trial

Descope

ForgeRock Identity Cloud

Deployment

Deployment options

Descope

SaaSCloud

ForgeRock Identity Cloud

SaaSCloud

Deployment details

Descope

Cloud SaaS; Cloud SaaS

ForgeRock Identity Cloud

Cloud-Native SaaS; Multi-Tenant Platform; Cloud-native SaaS; Tenant-isolated architecture

Data residency

Descope

United States; European Union; AWS Cloud Infrastructure

ForgeRock Identity Cloud

Dedicated Tenant Cloud Regions (US, EU, APAC)

Key features

What it offers

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

ForgeRock Identity Cloud

Full-suite cloud IAM & CIAM
Visual journey orchestration
Passwordless authentication
Automated user lifecycle
Tenant isolation
IAM
Access Management
CIAM

Platform & access

API access

Descope

ForgeRock Identity Cloud

Single sign-on (SSO)

Descope

ForgeRock Identity Cloud

Role-based access (RBAC)

Descope

ForgeRock Identity Cloud

Multi-tenant

Descope

ForgeRock Identity Cloud

Mobile app

Descope

ForgeRock Identity Cloud

Supported platforms

Descope

Web ApplicationsNative Mobile AppsSingle Page AppsAPI Backends

ForgeRock Identity Cloud

Web ApplicationsMobile SDKs (iOS/Android)REST APIsCloud

Compliance

Descope

SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001GDPRHIPAAFIDO Alliance Member

ForgeRock Identity Cloud

SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001HIPAAGDPRFedRAMPPCI-DSS

Integrations & coverage

Integrations

Descope

ReactNext.jsAngulariOSAndroidNode.jsPythonOkta+1 more

ForgeRock Identity Cloud

Active DirectorySalesforceWorkdayServiceNowPing Identity

Industries

Descope

TechnologyE-CommerceFinancial ServicesHealthcareSaaSRetail

ForgeRock Identity Cloud

Global EnterprisesFinTechRetailHealthcareMedia

Regions

Descope

Global

ForgeRock Identity Cloud

GlobalUSEUAPAC

Vendor

Company

Descope

ForgeRock Identity Cloud

Ping Identity

Headquarters

Descope

Los Altos, California, USA

ForgeRock Identity Cloud

Denver, Colorado, USA

Company size

Descope

201-500

ForgeRock Identity Cloud

1,500+

Founded

Descope

2022

ForgeRock Identity Cloud

2002