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Product	Okta Identity Governance by Okta View product	Descope by Descope View product
Overview
What it is	Get the facts on Okta Identity Governance: SCIM sync and manager approval routing. Built for cloud IGA. Compare it with other Identity Security options before you decide.	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	Cloud Identity Governance & Administration	Developer-Friendly Drag-and-Drop CIAM & Authentication Engine
Best for	Cross-industry, Enterprise, Financial Services, 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	SaaSCloud	SaaSCloud
Deployment details	Cloud SaaS; Cloud-native IGA service within Okta Cloud	Cloud SaaS; Cloud SaaS
Data residency	Global; US; EU; APAC; Australia	United States; European Union; AWS Cloud Infrastructure
Key features
What it offers	Self-service access requests Manager approval routing Periodic access certifications SCIM sync Cloud IGA Periodic certification campaigns	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: no	Mobile app: no
Supported platforms	Enterprise AppsHR SystemsActive Directory	Web ApplicationsNative Mobile AppsSingle Page AppsAPI Backends
Compliance	SOC 2SOXISO 27001HIPAA	SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001GDPRHIPAAFIDO Alliance Member
Integrations & coverage
Integrations	WorkdayBambooHRActive DirectoryOkta Universal Directory	ReactNext.jsAngulariOSAndroidNode.jsPythonOkta+1 more
Industries	Cross-industryEnterpriseFinancial ServicesHealthcare	TechnologyE-CommerceFinancial ServicesHealthcareSaaSRetail
Regions	Global	Global
Vendor
Company	Okta	Descope
Headquarters	San Francisco, California, USA	Los Altos, California, USA
Company size	6,000+	201-500
Founded	2009	2022

Okta Identity Governance

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Overview

What it is

Okta Identity Governance

Get the facts on Okta Identity Governance: SCIM sync and manager approval routing. Built for cloud IGA. Compare it with other Identity Security options before you decide.

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

Okta Identity Governance

Cloud Identity Governance & Administration

Descope

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

Best for

Okta Identity Governance

Cross-industry, Enterprise, Financial Services, Healthcare

Descope

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

Pricing

Pricing model

Okta Identity Governance

Contact Vendor

Descope

Contact Vendor

Free trial

Okta Identity Governance

Descope

Deployment

Deployment options

Okta Identity Governance

SaaSCloud

Descope

SaaSCloud

Deployment details

Okta Identity Governance

Cloud SaaS; Cloud-native IGA service within Okta Cloud

Descope

Cloud SaaS; Cloud SaaS

Data residency

Okta Identity Governance

Global; US; EU; APAC; Australia

Descope

United States; European Union; AWS Cloud Infrastructure

Key features

What it offers

Okta Identity Governance

Self-service access requests
Manager approval routing
Periodic access certifications
SCIM sync
Cloud IGA
Periodic certification campaigns

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

Okta Identity Governance

Descope

Single sign-on (SSO)

Okta Identity Governance

Descope

Role-based access (RBAC)

Okta Identity Governance

Descope

Multi-tenant

Okta Identity Governance

Descope

Mobile app

Okta Identity Governance

Descope

Supported platforms

Okta Identity Governance

Enterprise AppsHR SystemsActive Directory

Descope

Web ApplicationsNative Mobile AppsSingle Page AppsAPI Backends

Compliance

Okta Identity Governance

SOC 2SOXISO 27001HIPAA

Descope

SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001GDPRHIPAAFIDO Alliance Member

Integrations & coverage

Integrations

Okta Identity Governance

WorkdayBambooHRActive DirectoryOkta Universal Directory

Descope

ReactNext.jsAngulariOSAndroidNode.jsPythonOkta+1 more

Industries

Okta Identity Governance

Cross-industryEnterpriseFinancial ServicesHealthcare

Descope

TechnologyE-CommerceFinancial ServicesHealthcareSaaSRetail

Regions

Okta Identity Governance

Global

Descope

Global

Vendor

Company

Okta Identity Governance

Okta

Descope

Headquarters

Okta Identity Governance

San Francisco, California, USA

Descope

Los Altos, California, USA

Company size

Okta Identity Governance

6,000+

Descope

201-500

Founded

Okta Identity Governance

2009

Descope

2022