# Descope alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 217 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Descope holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://it-ai-index.com/vendors/descope/alternatives/

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- Auth0: 51
- Clerk: 33
- Frontegg: 23
- Microsoft Entra External ID: 9
- FusionAuth: 8
- LoginRadius: 7

## Customer identity and access management

**Small business**: 64 of 84 answers did not name Descope (Descope is #5 of 14 at 6%).

- Clerk: first choice in 25 of those 64
- Frontegg: first choice in 10 of those 64
- Auth0: first choice in 5 of those 64
- Kinde: first choice in 4 of those 64
- Supabase Auth: first choice in 4 of those 64
- WorkOS: first choice in 4 of those 64
- Amazon Cognito: first choice in 3 of those 64
- FusionAuth: first choice in 3 of those 64

**Mid-market**: 70 of 84 answers did not name Descope (Descope is #5 of 14 at 5%).

- Auth0: first choice in 11 of those 70
- Frontegg: first choice in 11 of those 70
- Clerk: first choice in 8 of those 70
- LoginRadius: first choice in 7 of those 70
- FusionAuth: first choice in 2 of those 70
- Microsoft Entra External ID: first choice in 2 of those 70
- Supabase Auth: first choice in 2 of those 70
- WorkOS: first choice in 2 of those 70

**Enterprise**: 83 of 84 answers did not name Descope.

- Auth0: first choice in 35 of those 83
- Microsoft Entra External ID: first choice in 7 of those 83
- Ping Identity: first choice in 5 of those 83
- FusionAuth: first choice in 3 of those 83
- Frontegg: first choice in 2 of those 83
- Microsoft Entra ID: first choice in 2 of those 83
- Ping Identity / ForgeRock: first choice in 2 of those 83
- SSOJet: first choice in 2 of those 83

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