Descope states it was recognized as the only Visionary in the 2026 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Customer Identity and Access Management (CIAM).
Descope: the Only Visionary in 2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for CIAM ↗
What happened
- Descope states it was an Honorable Mention in the 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Access Management.
- Descope states Gartner listed it as a Sample Vendor for CIAM for AI Agents and Journey-Time Orchestration in two 2026 Hype Cycles.
- Descope states its Agentic Identity Hub handles authentication and access control for more than 1,000 MCP servers.
Why it matters to Signicat
- Analyst placement claim is vendor-reported; the full Gartner report is not in the source and is offered only on request.
- Descope positions CIAM as a distinct category separate from workforce access, a framing relevant to Signicat's customer identity positioning.
- Descope's agent identity content, including Agentic Identity Hub, is positioned as a core platform element; Signicat has no agent identity product in its listed product lines.
Evidence from the source (6 quotes)
- “This recognition follows Descope’s inclusion as an Honorable Mention in the 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Access Management, published in November 2025.” source ↗
- “In 2026, Gartner also listed Descope as a Sample Vendor for CIAM for AI Agents and Journey-Time Orchestration in two Hype Cycles, the Gartner® Hype Cycle™ for Digital Identity and the Gartner® Hype Cycle™ for Fraud and Financial Crime Prevention.” source ↗
- “Today, the Agentic Identity Hub handles authentication and access control for more than 1,000 MCP servers.” source ↗
- “You can read a complimentary copy of the full report here.” source ↗
- “Organizations increasingly treat customer identity as its own discipline, with buyers and requirements distinct from workforce access.” source ↗
- “At Descope, we treat agent identity as a core part of our platform.” source ↗
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