Descope

Drag & drop customer and agentic IAM for apps, AI agents and MCP servers.

Identity & Access ManagementLos Altos, California, United States51–200 employeesFounded 2022

#26 of 37 in Identity & Access Management 62% positive in AI answers

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Visibility score

1.9%

−3% vs last week

Weekly run · Nov 3

Data collected Nov 3, 2026·ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Mode·coverage 98.8%·next run Nov 9, 2026

Descope ranks #26 of 37 in Identity & Access Management with an AI visibility score of 1.9 (SlateIndex, Nov 3, 2026).
Descope's visibility fell 3 points since the previous weekly run.
Descope is most visible on Perplexity (3.7) and least on Google AI Mode (0).
AI engines name Descope in 2 of the 30 Identity & Access Management buyer prompts SlateIndex tracks.
startwithidentity.com is the source AI engines cite most in answers about Descope, with 6 citations.

About

Company details for Descope

Descope is a customer and agentic identity and access management (CIAM) platform. Developers build authentication, authorization, SSO, MFA and user management journeys using a drag-and-drop workflow editor, SDKs or REST APIs. It also provides identity infrastructure for AI agents and MCP servers, including consent, token management and scope-based access control. It ranks #26 of 37 in Identity & Access Management on SlateIndex and has a visibility score of 1.9 in the latest weekly run.

Founded in 2022 and headquartered in Los Altos, California, United States, the company employs 51–200 people. It has raised about $88M. Its differentiator: visual no-code workflows for changing identity journeys without touching the app codebase.

Website: descope.com
Categories: Identity & Access Management
Company size: 51–200 employees
Headquarters: Los Altos, California, United States
Founded: 2022
Company type: Private, venture-backed
Funding: Seed extension · $88M raised
Pricing: Free; paid from $249 / mo · usage-based
Free trial: Free plan available
Deployment: Cloud SaaS
Platforms: Web, iOS, Android
Compliance: SOC 2 Type 2, ISO 27001, CSA STAR Level 2, PCI DSS, HIPAA, FedRAMP High
Support: Community support, Web and email support, Slack support, Dedicated CS engineer, Premium support add-on

LinkedIn · linkedin.com/company/descope/X · twitter.com/descopeinc GitHub · github.com/descope YouTube · youtube.com/@descope Instagram · instagram.com/descope.inc/

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AI visibility

Latest weekly run · Nov 3 · next run Nov 9

Visibility score

1.9%

across Identity & Access Management answers, weighted by position

ChatGPT1.4%

AI Mode0%

Perplexity3.7%

Change

−3%

vs last week’s run

Category rank

#26 of 37

in Identity & Access Management

Mentions

in this week’s run

Share of voice

0.6%

of AI mentions in Identity & Access Management

Visibility score trend

Weekly runs over the last 60 days, with up to 7 competitors. Click a name to hide or show its line.

Now1.9%

30-day changedown−2pp

High · low3.9% · 1.9%

Rank#16 → #26

Descope lost 2 points over 1 weekly run in Identity & Access Management. Microsoft Entra ID leads the category at 66%.

Media

Website and product screenshots for Descope

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Pricing page

AI mentions & citations

Recent answers that name Descope

All prompts

Which identity and access management platform has the best reviews?

Best for highest user ratings in a narrower category: Rippling IT or Descope, both listed at 4.8/5 in one comparison, though they have different scopes and smaller review pools than Okta.

Perplexity · run of Nov 3

Top identity and access management platform options for B2B SaaS companies

Best low-code option: Descope.

Perplexity · run of Nov 3

Top identity and access management platform options for B2B SaaS companies

ChatGPT · run of Nov 3

Products & features

What Descope sells

Descope Flows

No-code drag-and-drop workflow editor for building authentication and user journeys.

Descope SDKs

Client and backend SDKs for integrating auth and session management.

Descope REST API

APIs for teams handling their own frontend flows and logic.

Agentic Identity Hub

Identity, governance and control for AI agents and MCP servers.

Fine-grained authorization

RBAC, ReBAC and ABAC access control for applications.

Strengths engines cite

Low-code option
High user ratings (4.8/5) in a narrow category
Robust developer-focused free tier with built-in MFA
Visual drag-and-drop workflow builder that is easy to use

Target market & buyers

Early-stage startups, hyper-growth SaaS, large enterprises and AI agent/MCP developers.

Notable customers include GoFundMe, Databricks, GoodRx, Navan, You.com, Linktree, Owens & Minor, 6sense.

Funding & recent developments

Funding

Round	Year	Amount
Seed	2023	$53M
Seed extension	2025	$35M

Latest known round	Total raised
Seed extension	$88M

Recent developments

Feb 2026ProductDescope WordPress plugin
Descope released a WordPress plugin for auth, MFA and SSO.
Sep 2025Funding$35M seed extension closed
Descope closed a $35M seed extension from existing investors, bringing total funding to $88M.
Sep 2025CompanyCustomer advisory board announced
Descope announced a customer advisory board.

Competitive landscape

How Descope compares with its top three alternatives

All alternatives

Descope most often appears alongside Microsoft Entra ID, Okta, Ping Identity in AI answers.

vsDescope vs Microsoft Entra ID1.9% vs 66% visibility · Microsoft Entra ID leadsFull comparison vsDescope vs Okta1.9% vs 56.9% visibility · Okta leadsFull comparison vsDescope vs Ping Identity1.9% vs 22.5% visibility · Ping Identity leadsFull comparison

Brand	Visibility	Share of voice	vs last week	Starting price
Descope	1.9%	0.6%	down−3%	Free plan
Microsoft Entra ID	66%	12.9%	up+5.2%	Pricing not available
Okta	56.9%	12.2%	down−0.9%	$6 / seat / mo
Ping Identity	22.5%	7.5%	down−2.2%	Pricing not available
Auth0	17.2%	5.4%	up+2.6%	Free plan