Scalekit vs Descope | Modular B2B Auth with Transparent, Org-First Pricing

Full-featured and modular, build auth your way

Scalekit is full-stack when you need it, modular when you want it — built the way B2B devs expect auth to keep up. Descope makes you rebuild auth from scratch

SSO

Win bigger deals faster: Enable SSO instantly with enterprise IdP integrations and a branded admin portal.

Passwordless

Want magic links, OTP, or passkeys? Just add them.Your sessions and UI stay as they are, no refactoring

MCP Auth

Drop-in OAuth layer: secure, spec-compliant, and built for agentic access. Your user auth layer stays exactly as it is.

API Auth

Replace insecure API keys with scoped, short-lived OAuth for org- and user-level M2M access

B2B flows that live in the platform, not in your TODO list

Built for how B2B products actually work: orgs, roles, and workflows  integrated by default, no custom flows to manage

Descope is not built around orgs

B2B Structure: Scalekit’s model is organization-first; Descope’s is user-first and needs extra logic

Org and Roles: Scalekit has them built in with native multi-org support, while Descope requires custom flows

Departments and Permissions: Hierarchies come out of the box with Scalekit, but need manual setup in Descope

Descope requires custom flows

Scalekit has domain-based routing and SSO mapping built in; while Descope requires flow setup

Scalekit has built-in org switching, tenant creation, and  email restrictions; Descope requires flow configuration

Auth workflows work as B2B orgs expect with Scalekit,  but demand custom flow building in Descope

Descope is broad but inflexible

Scalekit is purpose-built for B2B with native controls, while Descope spreads across B2C and B2C, losing focus

Scalekit enables real-time visibility and control, reducing friction in building and managing visual workflows

Scalekit lets developers ship faster and at scale, using only the modules they need, when they need them

Ready to switch to Scalekit?

Read case studies

Easiest auth we found—free to start and had the best support among top competitors

Emil Sarkisi Stepanian

Founder / Hubbl

We needed an auth solution that just works so we could focus on our core AI features. Scalekit eliminated months of auth complexity and let us ship in weeks

Harsh Vakharia

CTO / Sifthub

A great identity partner with top-notch developer experience. Scalekit's documentation is super thorough too!

Mac Gainor

CTO / Tiphaus

The simplest and most easiest auth to add to your app. Free to start, with the best support among major competitors

Vijay Gummadi

CEO / Autorox

Scalekit simplifies secure auth for any app. The team is knowledgeable and collaborative and tailor solutions to your needs

Gavin Barber

Software Engineer / TipHaus

Scalekit has been a game-changer for us. We now have a centralized platform to manage auth, saving dev time even users get a top-notch experience!

Avyakt G

Engineer/ Tortoise

Scalekit made auth implementation a breeze. We got secure, scalable auth and can open up modules as we see fit

Suman Varanasi

Co-Founder & CEO, Fello

Great experience for developers who handle auth. Doesn't require a lot of integration effort as it sits comfortably with most tech stacks 

Bhavin S

Founder / Recotap

Scalekit made it easy to launch modern login without changing our core system. Perfect integration and a great team!

Himavanth J

CTO / Aerchain

Why B2B products grow faster with Scalekit than with Descope

Data Model

Feature

User model

One user, many orgs — multi-tenant by design

One org per user — requires manual org modeling

Org - specific login

Smart org discovery flow, auto-resolves user membership

Manual org assignment setup required

Authentication methods

Feature

Passwordless / OTP

OTP + Magic Link providers built-in

OTP + Magic Links supported by default

Enterprise SSO (SAML/OIDC)

App-level attributes, SSO-by-org, simple to integrate

Supports SAML/OIDC, requires setup per tenant

Passkeys (FIDO2)

Supported for B2B flows

Supported for B2C and B2B

Social logins

OAuth logins for enterprise and consumer use

Extensive pre-built social provider integrations

Traditional passwords

Passwordless-only design for higher security

Password or passwordless supported

MFA

TOTP & SMS OTP (coming soon)

TOTP, SMS OTP supported

Multi-tenancy & Authorization

Feature

Organization-based multi-tenancy

Built-in org management with isolation

Supported, but requires manual logic

Role-based access control (RBAC)

Flexible role definitions per org

Roles supported at app level

Custom roles per organization

Fully customizable per org

Custom roles supported, setup via API

Membership-level metadata

Custom attributes per org membership

Not supported natively

Enterprise Features

Feature

SCIM provisioning

Native SCIM integration for enterprise identity sync

SCIM supported for enterprise plans

Directory sync

Automated sync with IdPs like Okta and Azure AD

Directory sync available for enterprise

Audit logs

Built-in logging for user and org events

Logging supported via dashboard

Developer experience

Feature

SDKs

Clean SDKs across JS, Go, and Python

SDKs for major frameworks

In-built B2B workflows

Pre-packaged invite, org management, and admin flows

Not included — must be built manually

Hosted authentication pages

Ready-to-use hosted pages with theming

Hosted pages and customizable UI flows

Embeddable components

Drop-in React and web components

Full component library for custom UIs

The modular Descope alternative

Full-featured and modular, build auth your way

B2B flows that live in the platform, not in your TODO list

Descope is not built around orgs

Descope requires custom flows

Descope is broad but inflexible

Ready to switch to Scalekit?

Why B2B products grow faster with Scalekit than with Descope

Data Model

Authentication methods

Multi-tenancy & Authorization

Enterprise Features

Developer experience

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