Descope vs Logto

Descope is a customer and agentic identity platform for authentication, user management, authorization and identity journeys. Developers can use Descope Flows to build login screens and authentication journeys visually, without writing code. Authentication options include magic links, passkeys, social login, one-time passwords, SSO, biometrics, MFA, authenticator apps and passwords. The platform provides client, mobile and backend SDKs, plus REST APIs for custom implementations; Descope says its SDKs are open source. Listed framework and language integrations include React, Next.js, Vue.js, JavaScript, Angular, Python, Node.js, Java,.NET, Go, PHP, Ruby, Kotlin, Swift, React Native and Flutter. Native mobile SDKs support Swift iOS, Kotlin Android, Flutter and React Native apps. Descope documents more than 50 third-party connectors for CRM, identity verification, fraud prevention and audit use cases. The Free Forever plan costs nothing and includes 7,500 MAUs, 10 monthly active tenants and 3 SSO connections. Pro costs $249 a month, billed annually; Growth costs $799 a month, billed annually.

Logto is a freemium identity and access-management solution for modern applications and SaaS products. It handles authentication through passwords, email or SMS one-time codes, social sign-in, passkeys, multifactor authentication and enterprise single sign-on. Authorization features include role-based access control and organizations for multi-tenant applications. Developers get a web Console, Management API, Experience API, Account API, SDKs and an MCP Server. Quick starts cover Android, iOS, Chrome extensions, React, Next.js, Vue, Flutter, Go,.NET, Python, PHP and WordPress. Listed connectors include Apple, Microsoft, Discord, Facebook, GitHub, GitLab, Google, LinkedIn, Slack and X. Security features include signing-key rotation, OIDC back-channel logout, CSRF protections and DoS protections. Logto states that it is SOC 2 Type II certified, with cloud regions in the EU, Australia, US and Japan. Cloud Free allows up to 50,000 monthly active users and includes 50K tokens; Pro costs $24 a month with 50K tokens included and extra usage billed. Self-hosted options include free OSS Community and Self-hosted Pro at $199 a month, billed annually.