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Product	SailPoint IdentityNow by SailPoint View product	Descope by Descope View product
Overview
What it is	What does SailPoint IdentityNow do? It covers turnkey cloud SaaS and automated user provisioning. See typical use cases, cloud deployment and how it compares to rivals.	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-Native Identity Governance as a Service (IDaaS)	Developer-Friendly Drag-and-Drop CIAM & Authentication Engine
Best for	Mid-Market, Enterprise, Healthcare, Higher Education, Retail	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 SaaS; Virtual gateway	Cloud SaaS; Cloud SaaS
Data residency	US; EU; UK; APAC	United States; European Union; AWS Cloud Infrastructure
Key features
What it offers	Turnkey cloud SaaS Automated user provisioning Scheduled access reviews Self-service password reset Pre-built cloud connectors Fast cloud IGA deployment Employee automated onboarding Periodic access certifications	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	Cloud SaaSHybrid DirectoryWeb	Web ApplicationsNative Mobile AppsSingle Page AppsAPI Backends
Compliance	SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001GDPRHIPAASOX	SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001GDPRHIPAAFIDO Alliance Member
Integrations & coverage
Integrations	Microsoft 365Google WorkspaceSalesforceServiceNowWorkdayOkta	ReactNext.jsAngulariOSAndroidNode.jsPythonOkta+1 more
Industries	Mid-MarketEnterpriseHealthcareHigher EducationRetail	TechnologyE-CommerceFinancial ServicesHealthcareSaaSRetail
Regions	GlobalNorth AmericaEuropeAsia-Pacific	Global
Vendor
Company	SailPoint	Descope
Headquarters	Austin, Texas, USA	Los Altos, California, USA
Company size	3,000+	201-500
Founded	2005	2022

SailPoint IdentityNow

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Overview

What it is

SailPoint IdentityNow

What does SailPoint IdentityNow do? It covers turnkey cloud SaaS and automated user provisioning. See typical use cases, cloud deployment and how it compares to rivals.

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

SailPoint IdentityNow

Cloud-Native Identity Governance as a Service (IDaaS)

Descope

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

Best for

SailPoint IdentityNow

Mid-Market, Enterprise, Healthcare, Higher Education, Retail

Descope

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

Pricing

Pricing model

SailPoint IdentityNow

Contact Vendor

Descope

Contact Vendor

Free trial

SailPoint IdentityNow

Descope

Deployment

Deployment options

SailPoint IdentityNow

SaaSCloud

Descope

SaaSCloud

Deployment details

SailPoint IdentityNow

Cloud (SaaS); Cloud-native SaaS; Virtual gateway

Descope

Cloud SaaS; Cloud SaaS

Data residency

SailPoint IdentityNow

US; EU; UK; APAC

Descope

United States; European Union; AWS Cloud Infrastructure

Key features

What it offers

SailPoint IdentityNow

Turnkey cloud SaaS
Automated user provisioning
Scheduled access reviews
Self-service password reset
Pre-built cloud connectors
Fast cloud IGA deployment
Employee automated onboarding
Periodic access certifications

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

SailPoint IdentityNow

Descope

Single sign-on (SSO)

SailPoint IdentityNow

Descope

Role-based access (RBAC)

SailPoint IdentityNow

Descope

Multi-tenant

SailPoint IdentityNow

Descope

Mobile app

SailPoint IdentityNow

Descope

Supported platforms

SailPoint IdentityNow

Cloud SaaSHybrid DirectoryWeb

Descope

Web ApplicationsNative Mobile AppsSingle Page AppsAPI Backends

Compliance

SailPoint IdentityNow

SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001GDPRHIPAASOX

Descope

SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001GDPRHIPAAFIDO Alliance Member

Integrations & coverage

Integrations

SailPoint IdentityNow

Microsoft 365Google WorkspaceSalesforceServiceNowWorkdayOkta

Descope

ReactNext.jsAngulariOSAndroidNode.jsPythonOkta+1 more

Industries

SailPoint IdentityNow

Mid-MarketEnterpriseHealthcareHigher EducationRetail

Descope

TechnologyE-CommerceFinancial ServicesHealthcareSaaSRetail

Regions

SailPoint IdentityNow

GlobalNorth AmericaEuropeAsia-Pacific

Descope

Global

Vendor

Company

SailPoint IdentityNow

SailPoint

Descope

Headquarters

SailPoint IdentityNow

Austin, Texas, USA

Descope

Los Altos, California, USA

Company size

SailPoint IdentityNow

3,000+

Descope

201-500

Founded

SailPoint IdentityNow

2005

Descope

2022