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| Product | Descope by Descope View product | FusionAuth by FusionAuth 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. | FusionAuth: deploy anywhere, SAML/OIDC single sign-on and passkeys and WebAuthn. Built for customer identity authentication. Compare Identity Security alternatives. |
| Product type | Developer-Friendly Drag-and-Drop CIAM & Authentication Engine | Self-Hosted & Scalable Customer Identity & Access Platform |
| Best for | Technology, E-Commerce, Financial Services, Healthcare, SaaS, Retail | Technology, Gaming, Financial Services, E-Commerce, Enterprise IT, SaaS |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: yes | Free trial: yes |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | SaaSCloud | SaaSCloudOn-Premise |
| Deployment details | Cloud SaaS; Cloud SaaS | Self-hosted; Cloud SaaS; Docker; Self-hosted Software Engine; Docker Container; Managed Cloud SaaS |
| Data residency | United States; European Union; AWS Cloud Infrastructure | Customer Hosting Infrastructure / FusionAuth Cloud (AWS Global) |
| 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 | Web ApplicationsNative Mobile AppsSingle Page AppsAPI Backends | Web ApplicationsMobile AppsMicroservicesAPI Gateways |
| Compliance | SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001GDPRHIPAAFIDO Alliance Member | SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001GDPRHIPAACOPPAFIDO Alliance Member |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | ReactNext.jsAngulariOSAndroidNode.jsPythonOkta+1 more | DockerKubernetesAWSGoogle CloudAzurePostgreSQLMySQL |
| Industries | TechnologyE-CommerceFinancial ServicesHealthcareSaaSRetail | TechnologyGamingFinancial ServicesE-CommerceEnterprise ITSaaS |
| Regions | Global | Global |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Descope | FusionAuth |
| Headquarters | Los Altos, California, USA | Denver, Colorado, USA |
| Company size | 201-500 | 51-200 |
| Founded | 2022 | 2018 |
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.FusionAuth
FusionAuth: deploy anywhere, SAML/OIDC single sign-on and passkeys and WebAuthn. Built for customer identity authentication. Compare Identity Security alternatives.Product type
Descope
Developer-Friendly Drag-and-Drop CIAM & Authentication EngineFusionAuth
Self-Hosted & Scalable Customer Identity & Access PlatformBest for
Descope
Technology, E-Commerce, Financial Services, Healthcare, SaaS, RetailFusionAuth
Technology, Gaming, Financial Services, E-Commerce, Enterprise IT, SaaSPricing
Pricing model
Descope
Contact VendorFusionAuth
Contact VendorFree trial
Descope
Free trial: yesFusionAuth
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
Descope
SaaSCloud
FusionAuth
SaaSCloudOn-Premise
Deployment details
Descope
Cloud SaaS; Cloud SaaSFusionAuth
Self-hosted; Cloud SaaS; Docker; Self-hosted Software Engine; Docker Container; Managed Cloud SaaSData residency
Descope
United States; European Union; AWS Cloud InfrastructureFusionAuth
Customer Hosting Infrastructure / FusionAuth Cloud (AWS Global)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
FusionAuth
- Deploy anywhere (Docker, Kubernetes, Bare Metal, Cloud)
- SAML/OIDC single sign-on
- Passkeys and WebAuthn
- Custom token lambdas
- Multi-tenant architecture
- Customer identity authentication
- Self-hosted OAuth/OIDC identity provider
- Seamless legacy password migration
Platform & access
API access
Descope
API access: yesFusionAuth
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
Descope
SSO: yesFusionAuth
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
Descope
RBAC: yesFusionAuth
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
Descope
Multi-tenant: yesFusionAuth
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
Descope
Mobile app: noFusionAuth
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
Descope
Web ApplicationsNative Mobile AppsSingle Page AppsAPI Backends
FusionAuth
Web ApplicationsMobile AppsMicroservicesAPI Gateways
Compliance
Descope
SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001GDPRHIPAAFIDO Alliance Member
FusionAuth
SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001GDPRHIPAACOPPAFIDO Alliance Member
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
Descope
ReactNext.jsAngulariOSAndroidNode.jsPythonOkta+1 more
FusionAuth
DockerKubernetesAWSGoogle CloudAzurePostgreSQLMySQL
Industries
Descope
TechnologyE-CommerceFinancial ServicesHealthcareSaaSRetail
FusionAuth
TechnologyGamingFinancial ServicesE-CommerceEnterprise ITSaaS
Regions
Descope
Global
FusionAuth
Global
Vendor
Company
Descope
DescopeFusionAuth
FusionAuthHeadquarters
Descope
Los Altos, California, USAFusionAuth
Denver, Colorado, USACompany size
Descope
201-500FusionAuth
51-200Founded
Descope
2022FusionAuth
2018