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Skycloak Platform vs SAP Customer Data Cloud

How the Skycloak Platform and SAP Customer Data Cloud by SAP SE 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.

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Prices are in US dollars, as each product lists them. A Skycloak Platform feature reads Available once it has shipped and Planned until then.

SAP Customer Data CloudSAP SESkycloak PlatformSkycloak
Price at 1,000 monthly active users$2,139.8 a month on Core (pay-as-you-go)Billed in blocks of 10,000 active users. The US pay-as-you-go rate is a fixed $2,139.80 a month for 1 to 5 blocks.$0 a month on Free
Price at 10,000 monthly active users$2,139.8 a month on Core (pay-as-you-go)One block of 10,000 active users, inside the fixed first tier of up to 5 blocks.$0 a month on Free
Price at 25,000 monthly active users$2,139.8 a month on Core (pay-as-you-go)Three blocks of 10,000 active users, inside the fixed first tier of up to 5 blocks.$0 a month on Free
Price at 50,000 monthly active users$2,139.8 a month on Core (pay-as-you-go)Five blocks, the top of the fixed first tier. On an SAP BTP Enterprise Agreement the same tier lists $1,646.00 a month.$499 a month, billed yearly, on Scale
HostingCloudSAP delivers the product as software as a service in its cloud.Cloud
Data residencyUS, EU, AU, CNData centers are US1, EU1, AU1, EU2 (Azure) and CN1. Each site stores its users in the data center it was created in.US, EU
PasskeysAvailableFIDO authentication supports passkeys for registration and login on HTTPS sites.Planned
Multi-factor authenticationAvailableTwo-factor codes go by email, SMS or voice, triggered by risk-based authentication rules.Planned
Enterprise SSO (SAML)AvailableA site can act as a SAML service provider for third-party identity providers such as ADFS.Planned
SCIM provisioningAvailableSCIM 2.0 user APIs are offered per site and manage full accounts only.Planned
Organizations for B2B customersAvailableOrganization Management is part of CIAM for B2B and is activated per site group. Nested organizations are not supported.Planned
Role-based access controlAvailableDelegated admins assign roles to members of B2B organizations.Planned
Custom domainAvailableA CNAME on the customer domain can front the service. SSL on the CNAME is enabled through SAP Support.Planned

The verdict

At 50,000 monthly active users, SAP Customer Data Cloud costs $2,139.8 a month on Core (pay-as-you-go) and the Skycloak Platform costs $499 a month, billed yearly, on Scale.

SAP Customer Data Cloud has shipped 7 of the 7 features compared here; the Skycloak Platform has shipped none of them yet and has all 7 planned.

Choose SAP Customer Data Cloud 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 SAP Customer Data Cloud 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.