Skycloak Platform vs Descope
How the Skycloak Platform and Descope by Descope Inc. compare on price, hosting, data residency and features. The Skycloak Platform is Skycloak's own multi-tenant sign-in engine, free up to 25,000 monthly active users.
Side by side
Prices are in US dollars, as each product lists them. A Skycloak Platform feature reads Available once it has shipped and Planned until then.
| DescopeDescope Inc. | Skycloak PlatformSkycloak | |
|---|---|---|
| Price at 1,000 monthly active users | $0 a month on Free ForeverFree Forever covers up to 7,500 monthly active users, 10 active tenants and 3 SSO connections, with no overages. | $0 a month on Free |
| Price at 10,000 monthly active users | $249 a month, billed yearly, on ProFree Forever stops at 7,500 users. Pro is $249 a month billed annually and includes 10,000 monthly active users. | $0 a month on Free |
| Price at 25,000 monthly active users | $799 a month, billed yearly, on GrowthGrowth includes 25,000 monthly active users. Pro would cost $249 plus 15,000 x $0.05, which is $999. | $0 a month on Free |
| Price at 50,000 monthly active users | $2,049 a month, billed yearly, on Growth$799 base plus 25,000 extra users at $0.05 each, which is $1,250. Pro would cost $2,249. | $499 a month, billed yearly, on Scale |
| Hosting | Cloud, Private cloudPublic cloud is multi-tenant. A private cloud is a separate Descope environment provisioned for one company. | Cloud |
| Data residency | US, EU, AU, CA, UK, SG, BREach project lives in one region. Choosing the region is on Growth and Enterprise plans. | US, EU |
| Passkeys | Available | Planned |
| Multi-factor authentication | AvailableAdaptive MFA and step-up authentication are on every plan. | Planned |
| Enterprise SSO (SAML) | AvailableSAML and OIDC SSO: 3 connections on Free, 5 on Pro, 10 on Growth, then $50 per extra connection. | Planned |
| SCIM provisioning | Available on Growth | Planned |
| Organizations for B2B customers | AvailableTenants: 10 active on Free, 35 on Pro, 100 on Growth, then $1 per extra active tenant. | Planned |
| Role-based access control | Available | Planned |
| Custom domain | Available on Pro | Planned |
The verdict
At 50,000 monthly active users, Descope costs $2,049 a month, billed yearly, on Growth and the Skycloak Platform costs $499 a month, billed yearly, on Scale.
Descope has shipped 7 of the 7 features compared here; the Skycloak Platform has shipped none of them yet and has all 7 planned.
Choose Descope if you need passkeys, multi-factor authentication, enterprise SSO (SAML), SCIM provisioning, organizations for B2B customers, role-based access control and custom domain in production today.
Choose the Skycloak Platform if its lower price at that size matters most and its planned features fit your timeline.
Sources
Every Descope fact on this page was read on one of these pages, on the date shown. Prices and plans change, so check the vendor's page before you decide.
- https://docs.descope.com/how-to-deploy-to-production/private-cloud, checked October 28, 2026
- https://docs.descope.com/management/project-settings/multi-regional, checked October 28, 2026
- https://www.descope.com/pricing, checked October 28, 2026