Descope vs Auth0

Go from Auth “0 to n” with Descope

Create and customize entire user journeys with no-code workflows.
Leverage strong multi-tenancy and SAML self-service for your B2B app.
Provide a native, frictionless experience to end users.
Transparent pricing and stellar support for orgs of all sizes.

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Trusted by hundreds of customers and thousands of developers

Why customers choose Descope over Auth0

Frictionless end user experience

Onboard users directly from your app without any redirects that increase friction and drop-offs.

Not limited to just auth

Easily build and modify entire user journeys with workflows – from authentication and authorization to MFA and federation.

Multi-tenant by design

Delight your enterprise customers with tenant-aware user models, fine-grained access control, SCIM, and self-serve SAML provisioning.

Meant for devs and IT teams

Choose from no-code workflows, SDKs, and APIs to integrate Descope into your project. Broker SAML / OIDC connections between any combination of clients and IdPs.

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A detailed comparison

For business apps


Multi-tenancy
Multi-tenancy	Descope is multi-tenant by design and can support advanced B2B enterprise requirements. Tenants can easily be created and managed from the console or Management SDK.	Auth0 was not designed with B2B orgs in mind and offers basic tenancy support. Supporting multiple customers requires higher tiers and lots of custom coding.
Multi-tenancy	“This is the fastest implementation of RBAC in a product I’ve ever seen.” - Co-Founder and CEO
SAML provisioning
SAML provisioning	Descope’s SAML self-service flows allow your customers to easily set up their app with their own IdPs.	Configuring SAML self-service requires wrapping Auth0 with lots of custom logic that’s a challenge to implement and maintain.
SAML provisioning	"Every B2B SaaS app needs to think about SAML and access control from Day 1. Descope helps us offer these capabilities to our customers with minimal engineering effort." - Co-Founder
User journeys
User journeys	No-code workflows to create and customize flows such as user invites, step-up auth, user merging, and identity orchestration.	Lots of custom coding required to create desired user journey logic. Resources needed to maintain in-house.
User journeys	The Descope Flows feature is exceptional and super intuitive! While we try to enhance customer experience, our own experience with Descope has been delightful.” - Co-Founder
SSO
SSO	Strong support for both SAML and OIDC SSO. Use federation to unify identities across all customer-facing apps. Create custom onboarding journeys for each app.	Rigid and time-consuming SSO configuration. Cross-app SSO limited to Professional and Enterprise plans. Hard-coded user journeys (unless you invest a lot of custom code into it).
Authorization
Authorization	Add fine-grained and tenant-aware authorization (RBAC and ReBAC) capabilities to your app. Utilize custom JWT claims to define access controls for your app. Assign user roles and permissions based on workflow conditions.	Hard-coded authorization capabilities: no workflow-like flexibility to assign user roles. Custom claims must be added via an API.
SCIM provisioning
SCIM provisioning	Automated or on-demand user provisioning and deprovisioning. Integrations with major IAM systems ensure synchronization of user data across systems.	SCIM support available only on higher plans. Proper integration with enterprise IAM systems requires many additional configurations and custom coding.
Risk-based MFA
Risk-based MFA	With Flows and connectors, you can easily create branching user paths based on risk scores ingested from 3rd-party fraud services like reCAPTCHA.	Risk-based MFA only available on the Enterprise plan. Weak or absent customizability with external fraud service connections. Code-heavy approach for implementation and upkeep.
Future-proofing
Future-proofing	Workflow-based approach that makes it easier to modify user journeys without redeploying the app.	Updating user journeys often needs time-consuming code and configuration changes.
Future-proofing	“Descope provided easy-to-use, secure, and stable authentication for our membership app.” - Product Consultant

For consumer apps


User experience
User experience	Descope user journey screens are embedded in your app to provide a native experience without redirects.	Using Auth0 Universal Login requires redirects for end users, adding friction.
User experience	"Descope has been truly 'set it and forget it' for authentication by making user journeys seamless and secure for all users that interact with our service." - Co-Founder
User journeys
User journeys	No-code workflows to create and customize screens, auth, MFA flows, and any other user journey interaction.	Lots of custom coding required to create desired logic. Resources needed to maintain in-house.
User journeys	The Descope Flows feature is exceptional and super intuitive! While we try to enhance customer experience, our own experience with Descope has been delightful.” - Co-Founder
Passkeys
Passkeys	Passkey support from Day 1 including autofill and fallback conditions.	Limited and bolt-on passkey support.
Future-proofing
Future-proofing	Workflow-based approach that makes it easier to modify user journeys without redeploying the app.	Updating user journeys often needs time-consuming code and configuration changes.
Future-proofing	“Descope provided easy-to-use, secure, and stable authentication for our membership app.” - Product Consultant
Bot protection
Bot protection	Bot protection available on all Descope plans. Add flows to ingest and act on bot scores from third-party connectors (Traceable, reCAPTCHA).	Bot protection is an add-on only for the enterprise tier.
MFA
MFA	MFA available on all Descope plans. Risk-based MFA with connectors (reCAPTCHA, Have I Been Pwned). Workflow-based approach makes adding and modifying MFA logic straightforward.	Professional plan needed for MFA for B2C apps. Weak or absent customizability with external fraud service connections. Code-heavy approach requires resources for implementation and upkeep.

Platform, pricing, and support


Connectors ecosystem
Connectors ecosystem	Plug-and-play ecosystem of third-party connectors for use cases such as fraud prevention, localization, identity verification, and CRM updates. Connectors can be chained together in workflows. Frontend and backend connectors.	Implementing connectors needs development effort due to lack of workflow capabilities. Connectors can’t be chained together. Majority of connectors are focused on the backend.
Identity federation
Identity federation	Use Descope as an Identity Federation Broker to connect any combination of clients and IdPs (both SAML and OIDC). Run custom flows to merge user accounts, onboard users, and enforce smart MFA.	User journeys are hard-coded unless you’re willing to put a lot of custom code and time behind them. Cross-app SSO limited to Professional and Enterprise plans.
Implementation time and effort
Implementation time and effort	Descope’s no-code workflow engine makes it easy to set up user journeys and make future modifications to auth flows without redeploying the app.	Beyond basic implementation, customizing auth flows in Auth0 to meet your app logic is a tangible time and resource investment.
Test users
Test users	Descope offers up to 5 test users for free tier customers and up to 500 test users for paying customers.	Auth0 does not support test users.
Pricing
Pricing	Fully-featured “Free Forever” tier up to 7500 MAUs or 50 tenants. Sub-linear and transparent price increases on paid tiers.	Features such as passwordless auth, integrations, bot protection, and account merging only available on paid plans or add-ons. Steep price jumps at paid tiers.
Support
Support	Multiple active support channels for customers of all sizes. Documentation, community forums, dedicated onboarding and troubleshooting support, and more.	Passive and unresponsive support for startups and midsize accounts.
Support	“The Descope team's response to customer needs discoveries is to dive in, explore, and understand the opportunity. This often becomes rapidly updated documentation, sample projects, or a feature.” - Product Consultant

Painless migration

Looking to move from Auth0? Meet with our team for custom migration support to switch over without impacting your customers.

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