Auth0 alternative - Transparent pricing, no feature gating

Go from Auth “0 to n” with Descope

Descope is a drag & drop Auth0 alternative that provides quicker time-to-value, better developer experience, and lower total cost of ownership.

Create and customize user journeys with no-code workflows.
Leverage flexible multi-tenancy and self-service SSO config for your B2B app.
Provide a native experience to end users without redirects.
Transparent pricing and stellar support for orgs of all sizes.

Customers that chose Descope over Auth0

“Whether it’s easily adopting passwordless methods like One Tap, adding risk-based MFA, or unifying identity flows across web and mobile apps, Descope provides workflow-based building blocks to help us achieve these goals much faster than before.”

Nitin Shingate, CTO

“Partnering with Descope has helped Navan enhance both our user onboarding experience and security posture. The flexible nature of Descope Flows enables us to adapt better to changing business or security needs without burdening our developers.”

Ofer Ben-David, EVP Engineering

“I have not seen any customer support calls for single sign-on in the last year and a half. Customers log in to the product, and if they have questions on SSO, our support team highlights where the UI points to the documentation."

Abraham Jeevagunta, Head of Advanced Concepts

“We were skeptical about Descope Flows at first. Many dev-focused tools can limit velocity for more experienced teams. But when we saw how fast it can move, without any unnecessary hand-holding, we were fully bought in.”

Zachary Lin, Senior Software Developer

“Flows helped us make API calls to the backend to check if a tenant had SSO enabled without relying solely on email domains. This gave our members more flexibility while maintaining security, something that would have been difficult with our previous system.”

Chad Dulake, Senior Software Engineer

Why Descope is a strong Auth0 alternative

Frictionless developer and IT experience

Use our visual workflows and SDKs to get CIAM implemented quickly without custom code. Modify user journeys without redeploying your app or adding to engineering sprints.

Complete user journeys

Easily build and modify entire user journeys with workflows: from authentication, authorization, and MFA to SSO, step-up, and identity orchestration. Enhance user journeys with plug & play third-party connectors.

True multi-tenant B2B2X identity

Treat every customer as a first-class tenant with per-tenant SSO, SCIM, roles, and branding — not a bolt-on like Auth0 Organizations. Let tenant admins manage their own users through embeddable and hosted self-service portals.

Flexibility to adapt to any app

Migrate off your current CIAM system entirely or augment it with adaptive MFA. Broker connections across standard identity protocols. Integrate using Flows, SDKs, or APIs.

Transparent pricing, stellar support

Avoid Auth0's steep price jumps and hidden add-on costs. Work with a team voted as having the Best Support by customer reviews for three quarters running.

FedRAMP High, ready to go

Serve U.S. government agencies and regulated industries on a platform that's FedRAMP High Authorized and listed on the FedRAMP Marketplace. Clear the strictest procurement bars without re-architecting your stack.

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Zero-downtime migration

Migration guide

Guide for full and hybrid migrations from Auth0 to Descope.

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Seamless session migration

Switch from Auth0 to Descope without requiring logged in users to re-authenticate.

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AI agent migration skills

Use AI agents to understand your codebase and build a customized migration plan from Auth0 to Descope.

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A detailed comparison


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.	Auth0 Marketplace integrations chain inside Actions and Forms, but the number you can run is metered by plan (5 Free, 10 Essentials, 15 Professional), and visual Pro Forms requires Professional.
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.
FedRAMP
FedRAMP	Descope is FedRAMP High Authorized, supporting US government agencies and software companies working with FedRAMP-compliant customers.	Auth0 is not FedRAMP High Authorized.
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 with all auth methods supported, RBAC, and any number of projects. Sub-linear and transparent price increases on paid tiers.	Free tier has no RBAC, no MFA factors, and a single tenant. Entry paid tiers drop to 500 MAU and Essentials to Professional is a 5–7x jump at the same MAU number. Bot detection, adaptive MFA and credential guard are Enterprise-only add-ons.
Support
Support	Multiple active support channels for customers of all sizes. Documentation, Slack community, dedicated onboarding and troubleshooting support, and more. Voted “Best Support” by customers on G2 Crowd for the last three quarters.	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

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