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Product	ForgeRock Identity Platform by Ping Identity View product	Descope by Descope View product
Overview
What it is	Evaluating ForgeRock Identity Platform? See how this Identity Security tool handles cloud-agnostic, where it fits best and which alternatives to compare.	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	Comprehensive Unified Identity & Access Management Suite	Developer-Friendly Drag-and-Drop CIAM & Authentication Engine
Best for	Fortune 500, Banking, Telecom, Government, Healthcare	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	SaaSCloudHybrid	SaaSCloud
Deployment details	Software; Cloud SaaS; Kubernetes; Hybrid; Software; Cloud SaaS; Kubernetes; Hybrid	Cloud SaaS; Cloud SaaS
Data residency	On-premises; Multi-Cloud; Global	United States; European Union; AWS Cloud Infrastructure
Key features
What it offers	Unified IAM suite Access Management Identity Governance Directory Services Visual journey orchestration Cloud-agnostic Identity Security IAM	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	LinuxKubernetesDockerBare-metalCloud VPCs	Web ApplicationsNative Mobile AppsSingle Page AppsAPI Backends
Compliance	SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001FedRAMPHIPAAGDPRPCI-DSS	SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001GDPRHIPAAFIDO Alliance Member
Integrations & coverage
Integrations	Active DirectorySAPServiceNowAWSAzureGCPKubernetes	ReactNext.jsAngulariOSAndroidNode.jsPythonOkta+1 more
Industries	Fortune 500BankingTelecomGovernmentHealthcare	TechnologyE-CommerceFinancial ServicesHealthcareSaaSRetail
Regions	GlobalUSEU	Global
Vendor
Company	Ping Identity	Descope
Headquarters	Denver, Colorado, USA	Los Altos, California, USA
Company size	1,500+	201-500
Founded	2002	2022

ForgeRock Identity Platform

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Overview

What it is

ForgeRock Identity Platform

Evaluating ForgeRock Identity Platform? See how this Identity Security tool handles cloud-agnostic, where it fits best and which alternatives to compare.

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

ForgeRock Identity Platform

Comprehensive Unified Identity & Access Management Suite

Descope

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

Best for

ForgeRock Identity Platform

Fortune 500, Banking, Telecom, Government, Healthcare

Descope

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

Pricing

Pricing model

ForgeRock Identity Platform

Contact Vendor

Descope

Contact Vendor

Free trial

ForgeRock Identity Platform

Descope

Deployment

Deployment options

ForgeRock Identity Platform

SaaSCloudHybrid

Descope

SaaSCloud

Deployment details

ForgeRock Identity Platform

Software; Cloud SaaS; Kubernetes; Hybrid; Software; Cloud SaaS; Kubernetes; Hybrid

Descope

Cloud SaaS; Cloud SaaS

Data residency

ForgeRock Identity Platform

On-premises; Multi-Cloud; Global

Descope

United States; European Union; AWS Cloud Infrastructure

Key features

What it offers

ForgeRock Identity Platform

Unified IAM suite
Access Management
Identity Governance
Directory Services
Visual journey orchestration
Cloud-agnostic
Identity Security
IAM

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

ForgeRock Identity Platform

Descope

Single sign-on (SSO)

ForgeRock Identity Platform

Descope

Role-based access (RBAC)

ForgeRock Identity Platform

Descope

Multi-tenant

ForgeRock Identity Platform

Descope

Mobile app

ForgeRock Identity Platform

Descope

Supported platforms

ForgeRock Identity Platform

LinuxKubernetesDockerBare-metalCloud VPCs

Descope

Web ApplicationsNative Mobile AppsSingle Page AppsAPI Backends

Compliance

ForgeRock Identity Platform

SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001FedRAMPHIPAAGDPRPCI-DSS

Descope

SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001GDPRHIPAAFIDO Alliance Member

Integrations & coverage

Integrations

ForgeRock Identity Platform

Active DirectorySAPServiceNowAWSAzureGCPKubernetes

Descope

ReactNext.jsAngulariOSAndroidNode.jsPythonOkta+1 more

Industries

ForgeRock Identity Platform

Fortune 500BankingTelecomGovernmentHealthcare

Descope

TechnologyE-CommerceFinancial ServicesHealthcareSaaSRetail

Regions

ForgeRock Identity Platform

GlobalUSEU

Descope

Global

Vendor

Company

ForgeRock Identity Platform

Ping Identity

Descope

Headquarters

ForgeRock Identity Platform

Denver, Colorado, USA

Descope

Los Altos, California, USA

Company size

ForgeRock Identity Platform

1,500+

Descope

201-500

Founded

ForgeRock Identity Platform

2002

Descope

2022