Authgear vs Secret Double Octopus
Authgear
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| Figure | Authgear | Secret Double Octopus |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $50/mo | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | Yes | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 5 | 3 |
| Spec score · Passkey Authentication Software | 9.4 (#1) | 7.0 (#39) |
| Authentication methods | The product supports email, phone, username, passwords, OTPs, magic links, social login, passkeys, biometrics and MFA. | Supported authentication methods include mobile push, FIDO2 tokens, X.509 smartcards, and biometrically protected OTP. |
| Compliance | Authgear states that it is ISO 27001 and SOC 2 Type II compliant. | The vendor says its Octopus Cloud is SOC 2 certified and its solution is FIPS 140-2 certified. |
| Integrations | Listed integrations include Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, Mailchimp, Mailgun, Postmark, Salesforce, SendGrid, Slack, Telegram, WhatsApp and Zapier. | The technology partner directory lists Yubico, IBM, Oracle, Azure AD, Ping, Okta, ForgeRock, Cisco AnyConnect, Palo Alto, Zscaler, VMware, and Citrix. |
| 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 support center provides product downloads, documentation, tickets, and troubleshooting resources, with support listed Monday through Friday, 9 AM–6 PM EST. |
| What it does | Authgear is an identity-as-a-service platform for authentication and user management in web and mobile applications. | The Octopus Authentication Platform provides workforce MFA and passwordless authentication across desktop, web and corporate apps, and privileged access. |
Plans
Authgear
- FreeFree
- FreeFree
- Developers$50 a month
- Business$500 a month
- EnterprisePriced on request
Secret Double Octopus
- Octopus EnterprisePriced on request
- Octopus ProPriced on request
- Octopus StarterPriced on request
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.
Secret Double Octopus
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