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Descope compared to other Authentication & backend providers
Compare Descope by active-user allowances, social login, MFA, SSO, organizations and audit logs.
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50K
Descope
$2,049 / mo
Growth · 50K monthly active users
Listed USD plan fees and tracked usage only. Unlisted compute, transfer, extras, taxes and contract terms are excluded. Custom or unsupported plan usage is not estimated.
Auth & Backend overview & pricing
| Auth & Backend | Descope |
|---|---|
| Provider | Descope |
| Billing unit | monthly active users |
| Plan at selected usage | Growth |
| Monthly estimate | $2,049/mo |
| Workload | 50K monthly active users |
| Free access | 7.5K MAUs |
| Published plans | Free Forever, Pro, Growth, Enterprise |
| Prices checked | 2026-10-08 |
Provider
- Descope
- Descope
Billing unit
- Descope
- monthly active users
Plan at selected usage
- Descope
- Growth
Monthly estimate
- Descope
- $2,049/mo
Workload
- Descope
- 50K monthly active users
Free access
- Descope
- 7.5K MAUs
Published plans
- Descope
- Free Forever, Pro, Growth, Enterprise
Prices checked
- Descope
- 2026-10-08
Auth & Backend monthly cost
Descope: $2,049
Cost by monthly active users
Cost curve data
| monthly active users | Descope |
|---|---|
| 0 | $0 |
| 12.5K | $374 |
| 25K | $799 |
| 50K | $2,049 |
| 100K | $4,549 |
| 250K | $12,049 |
| 500K | $24,549 |
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- $0
12.5K
- Descope
- $374
25K
- Descope
- $799
50K
- Descope
- $2,049
100K
- Descope
- $4,549
250K
- Descope
- $12,049
500K
- Descope
- $24,549
Auth & Backend feature comparison
| Auth & Backend | Descope |
|---|---|
| Social login | |
| Base monthly price | $799 |
| MAUs included / Additional MAU fee | 25,000 ($0.05 additional) |
| Tenants included / Additional tenant fee | 100 ($1 additional) |
| SSO connections included / Additional SSO conn. fee | 10 ($50 additional) |
| Federated apps included | Unlimited (SAML / OIDC) |
| M2M exchanges included / Additional M2M exchange fee | 100,000 ($2 per 1000 exchanges) |
| Test users included | 500 |
| MACs included / Additional MAC fee | 10,000 ($0.05 additional) |
| MATKs included / Additional MATK fee | 10,000 ($0.05 additional) |
| Biometrics / Passkeys | |
| Email Magic Links | |
| Email OTP | |
| Authenticator Apps | |
| SMS / voice call delivery with Descope | Up to 100 per month |
| SMS / voice calls with your connector | Unlimited |
| Email delivery with Descope | Up to 10,000 per day |
| Email delivery with your connector | Unlimited |
| Google One Tap | |
| SAML / OIDC SSO | Up to 10 connections (Add-on available) |
| Custom OIDC Provider | |
| Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) | |
| Fine-Grained Authorization (FGA) | |
| User Provisioning (SCIM) | |
| SSO Setup Suite - Widgets | |
| SSO Setup Suite - Admin Portal | |
| Localization | |
| Audit Interface | Descope UI + external connectors |
| Audit Retention | 1 month (Add-on available) |
| Anonymous Users | 1M |
| SSO Migration | |
| Secure Session Management | |
| Adaptive MFA | |
| Step-up Authentication | |
| Bot Protection | |
| Custom Domain | |
| SOC 2 Reports | |
| HIPAA BAA | |
| Scriptlets | |
| Connectors | |
| CI / CD Integration | Up to 10 Projects |
| Multi-Region Deployments |
Social login
- Descope
Base monthly price
- Descope
- $799
MAUs included / Additional MAU fee
- Descope
- 25,000 ($0.05 additional)
Tenants included / Additional tenant fee
- Descope
- 100 ($1 additional)
SSO connections included / Additional SSO conn. fee
- Descope
- 10 ($50 additional)
Federated apps included
- Descope
- Unlimited (SAML / OIDC)
M2M exchanges included / Additional M2M exchange fee
- Descope
- 100,000 ($2 per 1000 exchanges)
Test users included
- Descope
- 500
MACs included / Additional MAC fee
- Descope
- 10,000 ($0.05 additional)
MATKs included / Additional MATK fee
- Descope
- 10,000 ($0.05 additional)
Biometrics / Passkeys
- Descope
Email Magic Links
- Descope
Email OTP
- Descope
Authenticator Apps
- Descope
SMS / voice call delivery with Descope
- Descope
- Up to 100 per month
SMS / voice calls with your connector
- Descope
- Unlimited
Email delivery with Descope
- Descope
- Up to 10,000 per day
Email delivery with your connector
- Descope
- Unlimited
Google One Tap
- Descope
SAML / OIDC SSO
- Descope
- Up to 10 connections (Add-on available)
Custom OIDC Provider
- Descope
Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)
- Descope
Fine-Grained Authorization (FGA)
- Descope
User Provisioning (SCIM)
- Descope
SSO Setup Suite - Widgets
- Descope
SSO Setup Suite - Admin Portal
- Descope
Localization
- Descope
Audit Interface
- Descope
- Descope UI + external connectors
Audit Retention
- Descope
- 1 month (Add-on available)
Anonymous Users
- Descope
- 1M
SSO Migration
- Descope
Secure Session Management
- Descope
Adaptive MFA
- Descope
Step-up Authentication
- Descope
Bot Protection
- Descope
Custom Domain
- Descope
SOC 2 Reports
- Descope
HIPAA BAA
- Descope
Scriptlets
- Descope
Connectors
- Descope
CI / CD Integration
- Descope
- Up to 10 Projects
Multi-Region Deployments
- Descope
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Descope features & plan notes
- No-code flows
- Passwordless
- B2B SSO
- 25,000 Monthly active users (MAUs)
- 100 Monthly active tenants
- 10 SSO connections
- Unlimited Federated apps (SAML / OIDC)
- 500 Test users
- 100,000 M2M exchanges
- 10,000 Monthly active consents (MACs)
- 10,000 Monthly active tokens (MATKs)
- Everything in Pro, plus:
- Bot protection
- 1M Anonymous users
- Zero-downtime SSO migration
- SCIM provisioning
- Admin Portal
- Fine-grained authorization
- External audit connectors
- Multi-region data residency
- HIPAA BAA
- FedRAMP High add-on
How to compare authentication & backend providers
Check how each provider defines an active user and separates consumer identity from enterprise organizations. SAML, MFA, custom domains and audit logs can be gated behind higher plans. A backend platform can also charge separately for storage, functions and traffic.
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