Descope

Tier 2

Recent verified moves

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4 Nov 2026 L3 · NotableDescope launches Envoy for delegated sign-in by personal agents
2 Nov 2026 L2 · MinorDescope states it was recognized as the only Visionary in the 2026 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Customer Identity and Access Management (CIAM).
25 Oct 2026 L2 · MinorDescope states the Descope Agent Gateway is currently in early access.
15 Oct 2026 L3 · NotableDescope launches Envoy for delegated consumer AI agent sign-in
15 Oct 2026 L3 · NotableDescope announced Agentic Identity Hub 3.0, adding agent governance, runtime enforcement across Policy Enforcement Points, and expanded client authentication methods.
9 Oct 2026 L3 · NotableDescope announced Agentic Identity Hub 3.0, which brings governance, policy enforcement, and auditing to AI agents and MCP servers that organizations run internally.
9 Oct 2026 L2 · MinorDescope publishes B2C delegated agent access guide using Northbound demo store
30 Sep 2026 L3 · NotableDescope announced Family Accounts, a feature for modeling parent-child, guardian-dependent and multi-family relationships in its authentication layer.
21 Sep 2026 L3 · NotableDescope states that projects can now be created in three additional regions: Singapore, Brazil, and the United Kingdom.
1 Sep 2026 L4 · SignificantDescope makes Cross-App Access generally available in Agentic Identity Hub
25 Aug 2026 L2 · MinorDescope published a blog post comparing its AI agent and MCP authentication capabilities with Auth0.
4 Aug 2026 L3 · NotableDescope MCP Server now listed as Claude Connector and ChatGPT Plugin
20 Jul 2026 L2 · MinorDescope published a blog post comparing its consumer authentication platform with WorkOS AuthKit across user experience, journeys, passkeys and MFA.
7 Jul 2026 L2 · MinorDescope published a blog post comparing its B2B auth and SSO capabilities with WorkOS across multi-tenancy, SSO provisioning, user journeys and risk-based MFA.
24 Jun 2026 L2 · MinorThe post is a comparison guide listing six ForgeRock alternatives, with Descope placed first in the table.

35 other recent pages (glossary, webinars, low-value or not yet analysed)

27 Oct 2026 · Account Takeover Protection: How to Stop ATO in Customer-Facing Apps
15 Oct 2026 · Descope Recognized As the Only Visionary in 2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Customer Identity and Access Management (CIAM)
15 Oct 2026 · Descope Named to Fortune Cyber 60 List for Fourth Consecutive Year
13 Oct 2026 · MCP vs. Skills: What's the Difference and When to Use Each?
12 Oct 2026 · Descope vs Okta CIS: Comparison and Use Cases
1 Oct 2026 · Free JWT Decoder: How to Decode and Verify JSON Web Tokens
30 Sep 2026 · Customer and Agentic Identity Tips for HealthTech Apps
21 Sep 2026 · How to Add Authentication to a Next.js App with NextAuth
21 Sep 2026 · Descope vs Frontegg: Comparison and Use Cases
18 Sep 2026 · API vs. MCP: What's the Difference and When to Use Each?
18 Sep 2026 · Free SAML Decoder: How to Read and Debug SAML Responses
18 Sep 2026 · Build Auth-Ready MCP Apps With Descope and Skybridge
14 Sep 2026 · OAuth 2.1 vs 2.0: Key Differences & Security Changes
14 Sep 2026 · JWT vs. OAuth: Key Differences and How They Work Together
13 Sep 2026 · JWT vs. Bearer Token: What’s the Difference in 2026?
4 Sep 2026 · XAA vs. ID-JAG vs. EMA: What's the Difference?
18 Aug 2026 · How to Secure an AI Agent With LlamaIndex + Descope
18 Aug 2026 · Fraud Detection in Authentication: Using Identity Signals to Stop Fraud at Login
18 Aug 2026 · How to Build an Auth-Ready MCP Server With Next.js and Descope
11 Aug 2026 · How to Secure an AI Agent With Claude Agent SDK + Descope
6 Aug 2026 · Descope vs Stytch: Comparisons and Use Cases
3 Aug 2026 · Auth and Identity Tips for Pharmacy Benefit Managers
3 Aug 2026 · Descope Named in the 2026 Gartner® Hype Cycle™ for Fraud and Financial Crime Prevention
31 Jul 2026 · How to Add External Tokens to Your Kotlin + Firebase App
31 Jul 2026 · Add External Tokens to Your iOS + Firebase App
31 Jul 2026 · What the July 2026 MCP Spec Revision Means for Identity
28 Jul 2026 · Diving Into the MCP Authorization Specification
23 Jul 2026 · Build an Ecommerce UCP Server With Identity Linking
21 Jul 2026 · Verizon DBIR 2026: Credential Abuse Is Down, But Not Out
20 Jul 2026 · Descope Named in the 2026 Gartner® Hype Cycle™ for Digital Identity
9 Jul 2026 · CIBA for AI Agents With Claude Code Hooks
2 Jul 2026 · Build Secure Multi-Agent Systems With CrewAI and Descope
1 Jul 2026 · Securing a BigQuery MCP Server With Descope & MCP Tunnels
29 Jun 2026 · The 7 Best MCP Servers for Developers
25 Jun 2026 · Embedded Login vs. Hosted Login: Which Should You Use?

Posture

What this competitor claims about itself, drawn from verified cards · updated 31 Oct 2026.

Descope announced Agentic Identity Hub 3.0, which brings governance, policy enforcement, and auditing to AI agents and MCP servers that organizations run internally. [1]
The release adds an Agentic Governance Suite with a self-service onboarding and approval workflow for AI agents. [1]
The release adds MCP gateway integrations, with native integration described for agentgateway, an open source project of the Agentic AI Foundation. [1]
The release adds advanced client authentication supporting Private key jwt, mutual TLS, SPIFFE and workload identity federation. [1]
The release adds ID-JAG issuance for internal agents, with policies evaluated on every request. [1]
Descope announced Agentic Identity Hub 3.0, adding agent governance, runtime enforcement across Policy Enforcement Points, and expanded client authentication methods. [1]
The Agent Governance Suite is available only for the Enterprise tier; other capabilities are available to any developer, including Free Forever tier users. [1]
Agent SSO (Cross-App Access) issuance and validation of ID-JAGs is described as supported by Descope. [1]
Client authentication options now include SPIFFE workload identities, Private key jwt, and mutual TLS with certificate-bound tokens. [1]

Theme activity

Weighted verified cards per week; the line shows the trend.

Positioning narrative		1.8
Orchestration platform		3.0
Developer experience		2.2
Agentic AI identity		3.5
Pricing packaging		0.5
Authentication passwordless		3.2

Signals involving Descope

Several competitors moving on the same theme

Three or more competitors published the same kind of move on one theme in the same 30-day window.

Theme	Kind of move	Competitors	Window	Articles
Orchestration platform	Product launch	Authologic, Descope, IDnow, Incode, Microblink, Scrive, Trulioo, Veriff	26 Sep 2026 – 25 Oct 2026	9 articles IDnow Trust Services \| Europe's First Qualified Trust Chain Ghost Student Financial Aid Fraud & Transcript Verification Introducing Descope Agentic Identity Hub 3.0: Governance and Control for AI Agents Trulioo Launches Horizon for Explainable Risk Scoring How to verify customers remotely under AMLR: what AMLA's draft CDD RTS changes Incode launches TrustGraph, the first trust network built for the agentic era The New Rules of Image Authenticity in the Age of Generative AI Descope Unveils Agentic Identity Hub 3.0 to Enhance Governance and Control for AI Agents No more sharing of national numbers: e-Boks and Scrive strengthen digital security for Danes
Developer experience	Product launch	Descope, DocuSign, Scrive	26 Sep 2026 – 25 Oct 2026	3 articles Introducing Descope Family Accounts: Relational Identity for Consumer Apps Docusign PDF Editor: la solución completa para preparar, editar y firmar documentos Scrive launches open-source MCP Server to bring trusted e-signatures and identity into AI workflows
Data sovereignty privacy	Product launch	Descope, Incode, Scrive	26 Sep 2026 – 25 Oct 2026	3 articles Introducing Descope Family Accounts: Relational Identity for Consumer Apps Incode launches TrustGraph, the first trust network built for the agentic era No more sharing of national numbers: e-Boks and Scrive strengthen digital security for Danes
Reusable identity VC	Product launch	Descope, IDnow, Procivis	26 Sep 2026 – 25 Oct 2026	3 articles IDnow Trust Services \| Europe's First Qualified Trust Chain mDL4EU consortium launches to establish cross-border interoperability by 2028 Introducing Descope Family Accounts: Relational Identity for Consumer Apps
Authentication passwordless	Feature update	Descope, DocuSign, Freja	26 Sep 2026 – 25 Oct 2026	5 articles Försäkringskassan Now Accessible with Freja+ Introducing Descope Agentic Identity Hub 3.0: Governance and Control for AI Agents Introducing Descope Family Accounts: Relational Identity for Consumer Apps Docusign fortalece la confianza contractual con verificación en WhatsApp y estampado NOM-151 nativo Descope Unveils Agentic Identity Hub 3.0 to Enhance Governance and Control for AI Agents

Newly named partners, customers and products

Names that appeared in verified cards this quarter.

Partners (1)

Agentic AI Foundation