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| Product | Microsoft Entra External ID by Microsoft View product | Descope by Descope View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | Microsoft Entra External ID covers customer identity, external identities and authentication for B2B collaboration. 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 | Customer Identity and Access Management | Developer-Friendly Drag-and-Drop CIAM & Authentication Engine |
| Best for | Cross-industry | 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 | Cloud | SaaSCloud |
| Deployment details | Cloud; Cloud | Cloud SaaS; Cloud SaaS |
| Data residency | Tenant/service region dependent | 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 | Webmobileapplication APIs | Web ApplicationsNative Mobile AppsSingle Page AppsAPI Backends |
| Compliance | Microsoft compliance portfolio | SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001GDPRHIPAAFIDO Alliance Member |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | Microsoft EntraMicrosoft Graphapplication platforms | ReactNext.jsAngulariOSAndroidNode.jsPythonOkta+1 more |
| Industries | Cross-industry | TechnologyE-CommerceFinancial ServicesHealthcareSaaSRetail |
| Regions | Global | Global |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Microsoft | Descope |
| Headquarters | Redmond, Washington, USA | Los Altos, California, USA |
| Company size | 200,000+ | 201-500 |
| Founded | 1975 | 2022 |
Overview
What it is
Microsoft Entra External ID
Microsoft Entra External ID covers customer identity, external identities and authentication for B2B collaboration. 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
Microsoft Entra External ID
Customer Identity and Access ManagementDescope
Developer-Friendly Drag-and-Drop CIAM & Authentication EngineBest for
Microsoft Entra External ID
Cross-industryDescope
Technology, E-Commerce, Financial Services, Healthcare, SaaS, RetailPricing
Pricing model
Microsoft Entra External ID
Contact VendorDescope
Contact VendorFree trial
Microsoft Entra External ID
Free trial: yesDescope
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
Microsoft Entra External ID
Descope
Deployment details
Microsoft Entra External ID
Cloud; CloudDescope
Cloud SaaS; Cloud SaaSData residency
Microsoft Entra External ID
Tenant/service region dependentDescope
United States; European Union; AWS Cloud InfrastructureKey features
What it offers
Microsoft Entra External ID
- Customer identity
- External identities
- Authentication
- Federation
- Self-service registration
- Identity protection
- CIAM
- B2B collaboration
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
Microsoft Entra External ID
API access: yesDescope
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
Microsoft Entra External ID
SSO: yesDescope
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
Microsoft Entra External ID
RBAC: yesDescope
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
Microsoft Entra External ID
Multi-tenant: yesDescope
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
Microsoft Entra External ID
Mobile app: noDescope
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
Microsoft Entra External ID
Descope
Compliance
Microsoft Entra External ID
Descope
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
Microsoft Entra External ID
Descope
Industries
Microsoft Entra External ID
Descope
Regions
Microsoft Entra External ID
Descope
Vendor
Company
Microsoft Entra External ID
MicrosoftDescope
DescopeHeadquarters
Microsoft Entra External ID
Redmond, Washington, USADescope
Los Altos, California, USACompany size
Microsoft Entra External ID
200,000+Descope
201-500Founded
Microsoft Entra External ID
1975Descope
2022