# Descope: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 42 judge labels across 3 categories by 13 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/descope

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Customer identity and access management](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/identity/customer-identity-and-access-management/index.md) | 0% | 18 | 6% | 36 |
| [Multi-factor authentication](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/identity/multi-factor-authentication/index.md) | 0% | 17 | 0% | 5 |
| [Workforce identity and SSO](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/identity/workforce-identity-and-sso/index.md) | 0% | 29 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "best for developer teams wanting a fast, low-code implementation; its free tier supports roughly 7,500 monthly active users" (Perplexity Sonar, CIAM)
- "For a fast-moving product team that wants prebuilt components or visual flows, look at Clerk or Descope." (GPT-6 Luna, CIAM)
- "If you prefer a managed cloud solution with a free tier, Descope or Frontegg are strong choices" (Claude Haiku 4.5, CIAM)
- "Descope's free tier (if you want managed infrastructure with zero monthly cost up to 7,500 users)" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, CIAM)

## And against it

- "Newer players like Descope emphasize passwordless but may lack maturity for massive scale." (Grok 4.20, CIAM)
- "better for larger orgs but often overkill (and pricier) for mid-market" (Grok 4.20, CIAM)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Descope, from 83 of the 94 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- securityboulevard.com: 45
- g2.com: 37
- ibtimes.com: 33
- startupstash.com: 31
- expertinsights.com: 29
- startwithidentity.com: 29
- spotsaas.com: 25
- capterra.com: 22
- okta.com: 22
- clerk.com: 21

### Pages cited

- https://ibtimes.com/top-5-best-customer-identity-access-management-ciam-solutions-2026-3800878: 27
- https://startupstash.com/customer-identity-and-access-management-ciam-tools: 26
- https://expertinsights.com/identity-and-access-management/top-customer-identity-and-access-management-ciam-solutions: 22
- https://cybersecuritynews.com/best-ciam-solutions: 17
- https://softwareadvice.com/ciam: 17
- https://spotsaas.com/list/customer-identity-and-access-management--ciam--software/for-small-business: 17
- https://startwithidentity.com/rankings: 15
- https://capterra.com/ciam-software: 13

## In its own words

What Descope's own pages state, read 2026-09-28. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: Customer and Agentic Identity Platform (https://descope.com/)
- For: customers and AI agents (https://descope.com/)
- Price stated: Free Forever: $0; Pro: Starts at $249 /mo; Growth: Starts at $799 /mo; Enterprise: Contact Us (https://www.descope.com/pricing)
- Starting price: 0 (https://www.descope.com/pricing)
- Free plan or trial: Free Forever (https://www.descope.com/pricing)
- Integrations claimed: 50 (https://descope.com/)
- Certifications: SOC 2, HIPAA, FedRAMP
- Customers named: GoFundMe, Databricks, Linktree, GoodRx, Navan, b.well Connected Health, 6sense, You.com

## What it publishes

Every page descope.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 1295 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 289 pages, 17 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-21
- case study: 29 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- conference or event: 3 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2024-02-06
- report or ebook: 3 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-08-21
- comparison: 84 pages, 7 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-21
- template or tool: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- glossary or explainer: 101 pages, 2 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-08-21
- news or press: 31 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-21
- Recent: 2026-09-21 news or press: Newsroom https://www.descope.com/newsroom
- Recent: 2026-09-21 comparison: Descope vs frontegg https://www.descope.com/blog/post/descope-vs-frontegg
- Recent: 2026-09-21 blog: Data residency https://www.descope.com/blog/post/data-residency
- Recent: 2026-09-18 blog: Saml decoder https://www.descope.com/blog/post/saml-decoder
- Recent: 2026-09-18 comparison: Api vs mcp https://www.descope.com/blog/post/api-vs-mcp
- Recent: 2026-09-18 blog: Descope skybridge mcp https://www.descope.com/blog/post/descope-skybridge-mcp

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/it.