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Descope vs Okta Customer Identity
Compare Descope, Okta Customer Identity by active-user allowances, social login, MFA, SSO, organizations and audit logs.
Auth & Backend pricing calculator
50K
Descope
$2,049 / mo
Growth · 50K monthly active users
Okta Customer Identity
Custom / not listed
Custom / unlisted usage pricing · 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 | Okta Customer Identity |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Descope | Okta |
| Billing unit | monthly active users | monthly active users |
| Plan at selected usage | Growth | Custom / unlisted usage pricing |
| Monthly estimate | $2,049/mo | Custom / not listed |
| Workload | 50K monthly active users | 50K monthly active users |
| Free access | 7.5K MAUs | 25K MAUs (Auth0) |
| Published plans | Free Forever, Pro, Growth, Enterprise | Okta Integrator Free Plan, Starter, Core Essentials, Essentials, Professional, Enterprise, Customer Identity - Enterprise base platform, Customer Identity - B2C Suite, Customer Identity - B2B Suite |
| Prices checked | 2026-10-08 | 2026-10-08 |
Provider
- Descope
- Descope
- Okta Customer Identity
- Okta
Billing unit
- Descope
- monthly active users
- Okta Customer Identity
- monthly active users
Plan at selected usage
- Descope
- Growth
- Okta Customer Identity
- Custom / unlisted usage pricing
Monthly estimate
- Descope
- $2,049/mo
- Okta Customer Identity
- Custom / not listed
Workload
- Descope
- 50K monthly active users
- Okta Customer Identity
- 50K monthly active users
Free access
- Descope
- 7.5K MAUs
- Okta Customer Identity
- 25K MAUs (Auth0)
Published plans
- Descope
- Free Forever, Pro, Growth, Enterprise
- Okta Customer Identity
- Okta Integrator Free Plan, Starter, Core Essentials, Essentials, Professional, Enterprise, Customer Identity - Enterprise base platform, Customer Identity - B2C Suite, Customer Identity - B2B Suite
Prices checked
- Descope
- 2026-10-08
- Okta Customer Identity
- 2026-10-08
Auth & Backend monthly cost
Descope: $2,049Okta Customer Identity: Not priced
Cost by monthly active users
Cost curve data
| monthly active users | Descope | Okta Customer Identity |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | $0 | $0 |
| 12.5K | $374 | Not priced |
| 25K | $799 | Not priced |
| 50K | $2,049 | Not priced |
| 100K | $4,549 | Not priced |
| 250K | $12,049 | Not priced |
| 500K | $24,549 | Not priced |
0
- Descope
- $0
- Okta Customer Identity
- $0
12.5K
- Descope
- $374
- Okta Customer Identity
- Not priced
25K
- Descope
- $799
- Okta Customer Identity
- Not priced
50K
- Descope
- $2,049
- Okta Customer Identity
- Not priced
100K
- Descope
- $4,549
- Okta Customer Identity
- Not priced
250K
- Descope
- $12,049
- Okta Customer Identity
- Not priced
500K
- Descope
- $24,549
- Okta Customer Identity
- Not priced
Auth & Backend feature comparison
| Auth & Backend | Descope | Okta Customer Identity |
|---|---|---|
| Social login | Not listed | |
| Base monthly price | $799 | Not listed |
| MAUs included / Additional MAU fee | 25,000 ($0.05 additional) | Not listed |
| Tenants included / Additional tenant fee | 100 ($1 additional) | Not listed |
| SSO connections included / Additional SSO conn. fee | 10 ($50 additional) | Not listed |
| Federated apps included | Unlimited (SAML / OIDC) | Not listed |
| M2M exchanges included / Additional M2M exchange fee | 100,000 ($2 per 1000 exchanges) | Not listed |
| Test users included | 500 | Not listed |
| MACs included / Additional MAC fee | 10,000 ($0.05 additional) | Not listed |
| MATKs included / Additional MATK fee | 10,000 ($0.05 additional) | Not listed |
| Biometrics / Passkeys | Not listed | |
| Email Magic Links | Not listed | |
| Email OTP | Not listed | |
| Authenticator Apps | Not listed | |
| SMS / voice call delivery with Descope | Up to 100 per month | Not listed |
| SMS / voice calls with your connector | Unlimited | Not listed |
| Email delivery with Descope | Up to 10,000 per day | Not listed |
| Email delivery with your connector | Unlimited | Not listed |
| Google One Tap | Not listed | |
| SAML / OIDC SSO | Up to 10 connections (Add-on available) | Not listed |
| Custom OIDC Provider | Not listed | |
| Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) | Not listed | |
| Fine-Grained Authorization (FGA) | Not listed | |
| User Provisioning (SCIM) | Not listed | |
| SSO Setup Suite - Widgets | Not listed | |
| SSO Setup Suite - Admin Portal | Not listed | |
| Localization | Not listed | |
| Audit Interface | Descope UI + external connectors | Not listed |
| Audit Retention | 1 month (Add-on available) | Not listed |
| Anonymous Users | 1M | Not listed |
| SSO Migration | Not listed | |
| Secure Session Management | Not listed | |
| Adaptive MFA | Not listed | |
| Step-up Authentication | Not listed | |
| Bot Protection | Not listed | |
| Custom Domain | Not listed | |
| SOC 2 Reports | Not listed | |
| HIPAA BAA | Not listed | |
| Scriptlets | Not listed | |
| Connectors | Not listed | |
| CI / CD Integration | Up to 10 Projects | Not listed |
| Multi-Region Deployments | Not listed |
Social login
- Descope
- Okta Customer Identity
- Not listed
Base monthly price
- Descope
- $799
- Okta Customer Identity
- Not listed
MAUs included / Additional MAU fee
- Descope
- 25,000 ($0.05 additional)
- Okta Customer Identity
- Not listed
Tenants included / Additional tenant fee
- Descope
- 100 ($1 additional)
- Okta Customer Identity
- Not listed
SSO connections included / Additional SSO conn. fee
- Descope
- 10 ($50 additional)
- Okta Customer Identity
- Not listed
Federated apps included
- Descope
- Unlimited (SAML / OIDC)
- Okta Customer Identity
- Not listed
M2M exchanges included / Additional M2M exchange fee
- Descope
- 100,000 ($2 per 1000 exchanges)
- Okta Customer Identity
- Not listed
Test users included
- Descope
- 500
- Okta Customer Identity
- Not listed
MACs included / Additional MAC fee
- Descope
- 10,000 ($0.05 additional)
- Okta Customer Identity
- Not listed
MATKs included / Additional MATK fee
- Descope
- 10,000 ($0.05 additional)
- Okta Customer Identity
- Not listed
Biometrics / Passkeys
- Descope
- Okta Customer Identity
- Not listed
Email Magic Links
- Descope
- Okta Customer Identity
- Not listed
Email OTP
- Descope
- Okta Customer Identity
- Not listed
Authenticator Apps
- Descope
- Okta Customer Identity
- Not listed
SMS / voice call delivery with Descope
- Descope
- Up to 100 per month
- Okta Customer Identity
- Not listed
SMS / voice calls with your connector
- Descope
- Unlimited
- Okta Customer Identity
- Not listed
Email delivery with Descope
- Descope
- Up to 10,000 per day
- Okta Customer Identity
- Not listed
Email delivery with your connector
- Descope
- Unlimited
- Okta Customer Identity
- Not listed
Google One Tap
- Descope
- Okta Customer Identity
- Not listed
SAML / OIDC SSO
- Descope
- Up to 10 connections (Add-on available)
- Okta Customer Identity
- Not listed
Custom OIDC Provider
- Descope
- Okta Customer Identity
- Not listed
Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)
- Descope
- Okta Customer Identity
- Not listed
Fine-Grained Authorization (FGA)
- Descope
- Okta Customer Identity
- Not listed
User Provisioning (SCIM)
- Descope
- Okta Customer Identity
- Not listed
SSO Setup Suite - Widgets
- Descope
- Okta Customer Identity
- Not listed
SSO Setup Suite - Admin Portal
- Descope
- Okta Customer Identity
- Not listed
Localization
- Descope
- Okta Customer Identity
- Not listed
Audit Interface
- Descope
- Descope UI + external connectors
- Okta Customer Identity
- Not listed
Audit Retention
- Descope
- 1 month (Add-on available)
- Okta Customer Identity
- Not listed
Anonymous Users
- Descope
- 1M
- Okta Customer Identity
- Not listed
SSO Migration
- Descope
- Okta Customer Identity
- Not listed
Secure Session Management
- Descope
- Okta Customer Identity
- Not listed
Adaptive MFA
- Descope
- Okta Customer Identity
- Not listed
Step-up Authentication
- Descope
- Okta Customer Identity
- Not listed
Bot Protection
- Descope
- Okta Customer Identity
- Not listed
Custom Domain
- Descope
- Okta Customer Identity
- Not listed
SOC 2 Reports
- Descope
- Okta Customer Identity
- Not listed
HIPAA BAA
- Descope
- Okta Customer Identity
- Not listed
Scriptlets
- Descope
- Okta Customer Identity
- Not listed
Connectors
- Descope
- Okta Customer Identity
- Not listed
CI / CD Integration
- Descope
- Up to 10 Projects
- Okta Customer Identity
- Not listed
Multi-Region Deployments
- Descope
- Okta Customer Identity
- Not listed
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Which authentication & backend providers fit your needs?
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
Okta Customer Identity features & plan notes
- Enterprise CIAM
- Compliance
- Workforce + customer
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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