Authgear vs Google Cloud Identity
Authgear
authgear.com
Google Cloud Identity
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| Figure | Authgear | Google Cloud Identity |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $50/mo | $6/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | Yes | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 5 | 7 |
| Spec score · Passkey Authentication Software | 9.4 (#1) | 9.2 (#5) |
| Spec score · OAuth Server Software | 9.3 (#1) | 9.0 (#4) |
| Spec score · Customer Identity and Access Management Software | 9.5 (#1) | 9.2 (#4) |
| Company size | LinkedIn lists Authgear as a privately held IT services company headquartered in London with 51–200 employees. | LinkedIn lists Google as a public software-development company with more than 10,001 employees and headquarters in Mountain View, California. |
| Documentation depth | Documentation includes quick starts, framework tutorials, API references, backend JWT validation, OIDC/SAML integration and custom-flow examples. | Google publishes guides, REST references, API setup instructions, release notes, support links and code samples for Cloud Identity. |
| Integrations | Listed integrations include Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, Mailchimp, Mailgun, Postmark, Salesforce, SendGrid, Slack, Telegram, WhatsApp and Zapier. | Google lists hundreds of cloud application integrations and thousands of pre-integrated SSO applications, including Salesforce and SAP SuccessFactors. |
| Public APIs | The API surface includes OAuth 2.0/OIDC, a GraphQL Admin API, User Import, User Export, Authentication Flow and Resolver endpoints. | Documented APIs include Groups, Devices, User Invitation, Policy and Allowlisted Domains APIs. |
| Rating on Apple App Store | The Authgear Tools app page says there are not enough ratings or reviews to display an overview. | 1.7 out of 5 from 518 ratings |
| Rating on G2 | 4.5 out of 5 from 1 review. | 4.3 out of 5 from 34 reviews |
| SDKs | Official integration guides cover JavaScript, React, Vue, Angular, iOS, Android, React Native, Flutter, Capacitor and Xamarin. | The Groups API setup documentation provides Python client installation using google-api-python-client, google-auth, google-auth-oauthlib and google-auth-httplib2. |
| Security controls | Documented controls include audit logs, brute-force protection, bot protection, smart account lockout, password policies and rate limits. | Cloud Identity features include context-aware access, account takeover protection, and threat investigation with Security Center. |
| Single sign-on | Authgear provides Web2Web, Web2App and App2App SSO and supports SAML SSO. | The product provides SSO to thousands of cloud and on-premises applications. |
| Support | The pricing page lists community support for Free, priority email support for Developers, a dedicated Slack channel for Business and a dedicated account manager for Enterprise. | The editions page lists 24x7 chat and email support for Premium and Google Cloud Communities for Free. |
| What it does | Authgear is an identity-as-a-service platform for authentication and user management in web and mobile applications. | Cloud Identity is Google's identity-as-a-service platform for centrally managing users and groups and federating identities with Active Directory or Microsoft Entra ID. |
Plans
Authgear
- FreeFree
- FreeFree
- Developers$50 a month
- Business$500 a month
- EnterprisePriced on request
Google Cloud Identity
- Cloud Identity Premium — Annual/Fixed-Term Plan$6 a month
- Cloud Identity Premium — Flexible Plan$7.20 a month
- Cloud Identity FreeFree
- Cloud Identity FreeFree
- Cloud Identity Premium$7.20 a month
- Cloud Identity Premium Flexible$7.20 a month
- Cloud Identity Premium Annual/Fixed-Term$72 a year
In their own words
Authgear
Authgear is an identity-as-a-service platform for authentication and user management in web and mobile applications. It supports sign-in with email, phone, username, password, one-time codes and magic links, along with mobile biometrics, passkeys and multi-factor authentication through SMS, email or TOTP apps. Identity provider options include Google, Apple and Azure Active Directory. It offers single sign-on across web and mobile applications, including SAML SSO for web apps.
Its user-management portal supports password resets, account locking, profile management and scheduled deletion or anonymization. Developers can use SDKs for React, React Native, Ionic, native Android, iOS and Flutter, as well as OAuth 2.0/OpenID Connect and Admin, User Import and User Export APIs. Authgear describes itself as open source and supports self-hosting; its hosted service is currently in the USA on Google Cloud Platform infrastructure. Plans include a free tier and paid service from $50/mo. The free tier includes two applications, two admin seats, one-day log retention and community support.
Google Cloud Identity
Google Cloud Identity centrally manages users and groups as an Identity as a Service solution. It can federate identities between Google and providers such as Active Directory and Microsoft Entra ID, and provides single sign-on to thousands of SaaS applications, including Salesforce, SAP SuccessFactors, and Google Workspace. MFA choices include push notifications, Google Authenticator, Titan Security Keys, security keys, backup codes, SMS, voice calls, passkeys, and other TOTP code generators. Its console manages Android, iOS, and Windows devices, with tools to enforce policies, wipe company data, deploy apps, and view reports. Automated provisioning can create, update, or delete user profile information in third-party cloud applications. Directory Sync extends Active Directory users to the cloud, while Secure LDAP supports traditional applications and infrastructure. Free includes 50 user licenses by default; additional licenses can be requested at no cost. Premium costs $6 a month on an annual fixed-term plan, or $7.20 a month on a flexible plan billed monthly. Premium also lists a 99.9% SLA and 24x7 chat and email support.