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Authentication

Both Frontegg and Auth0 offer strong authentication options. If that’s all you need, you’re good either way.

Standard login

No-code customization

Hosted IDP

M2M authentication

Entitlements

Frontegg offers advanced authorization with context-aware access control -- called Entitlements (Enterprise). Auth0 doesn’t natively support subscription-based entitlements.

RBAC

Subscription-based

Enterprise

Feature flags

Enterprise

Trial management

Enterprise

FGA

Enterprise

B2B capabilities

Frontegg is purpose-built for B2B use cases. Manage user groups (all plans), organizational hierarchies (Enterprise) and much more.

Organization management

Hierarchies

Enterprise

Role level organization

Enterprise

Login per organization

SSO per organization: all plans; custom login box per organization: Enterprise

User groups

Security

Get comprehensive, flexible security features with Frontegg, with advanced protections on Enterprise. Auth0 includes Attack Protection and MFA. Attack Protection and the standard Dashboard MFA policy are configured at the Auth0 tenant level; more targeted MFA behavior can be implemented with post-login Actions.

Risk and fraud engines

Basic on all plans; advanced on Enterprise

Security dashboards

Enterprise

Organizational level policies

Enterprise

Adaptive MFA

Enterprise

Step up

Enterprise

Logs streaming

Enterprise

Enterprise readiness

Both Frontegg and Auth0 have key enterprise features such as Hierarchies (Organizations); on Frontegg, hierarchies are part of the Enterprise plan.

SSO

SCIM

Audit logs

Enterprise

Management & analytics

Easily set up and manage users, accounts and environments.

User management

Admin portal

Self-service

Frontegg’s admin portal embeds full tenant administration in your app. Auth0 offers a hosted SSO/SCIM setup flow, organization-management APIs and, in Early Access, embeddable UI components for customer self-management.

User login and signup

Profile management

User invitation

Organization management

Audit logs

Enterprise

SSO & SCIM configuration

Security configuration

Enterprise

Authentication

Frontegg gives you full authentication plus the B2B layer around it in one platform.

Standard login

No-code customization

Hosted IDP

M2M authentication

Entitlements

Frontegg offers advanced authorization with context-aware access control — called Entitlements. FusionAuth doesn’t natively support subscription-based entitlements.

RBAC

Subscription-based

Enterprise

Feature flags

Enterprise

Trial management

Enterprise

FGA

Enterprise
Via Permify (Enterprise)

B2B capabilities

Frontegg is purpose-built for B2B use cases, with user groups on every plan and organization hierarchies and tenant-level roles on Enterprise.

Organization management

Hierarchies

Enterprise
(custom, via Entities)

Role level organization

Enterprise
(roles scoped to applications)

Login per organization

SSO per organization: all plans; custom login box per organization: Enterprise

User groups

Security

Frontegg offers comprehensive security capabilities that can be easily tuned per tenant (Enterprise).

Risk and fraud engines

Basic on all plans; advanced on Enterprise

Security dashboards

Enterprise

Organizational level policies

Enterprise

Adaptive MFA

Enterprise
(paid plans)

Step up

Enterprise

Logs streaming

Enterprise

Enterprise readiness

Both Frontegg and FusionAuth have essential enterprise features like SSO, SCIM and audit logs. Frontegg adds built-in organization hierarchies (Enterprise); its audit logs and log streaming are also Enterprise.

SSO

SCIM

Audit logs

Enterprise

Management & analytics

With Frontegg, easily set up and analyze users, accounts and environments.

User management

Admin portal

Tenant Manager (Enterprise)

Self-service

Frontegg’s admin portal is included on every plan, with expanded self-service on Enterprise. FusionAuth’s Tenant Manager requires its Enterprise plan.

User login and signup

Profile management

User invitation

Organization management

Audit logs

Enterprise

SSO & SCIM configuration

(SSO only, Enterprise)

Security configuration

Enterprise

Authentication

Frontegg offers more tailored authentication solutions with deep customization and API flexibility, which Entra ID doesn’t fully support with its more standardized setup.

Standard login

No-code customization

Hosted IDP

M2M authentication

(paid add-on)

Entitlements

With advanced RBAC and feature management (Enterprise), Frontegg provides precise control over access and permissions, unlike Entra ID’s more basic entitlement options.

RBAC

Subscription-based

Enterprise

Feature flags

Enterprise

Trial management

Enterprise

FGA

Enterprise

B2B capabilities

Frontegg allows companies to specify different organizational hierarchies — like divisions, departments, or teams — to ensure everyone has the appropriate access.

Organization management

Hierarchies

Enterprise

Role level organization

Enterprise

Login per organization

SSO per organization: all plans; custom login box per organization: Enterprise

User groups

Security

Frontegg strengthens security with adaptive MFA (Enterprise), delivering more end-user-centric protection.

Risk and fraud engines

Basic on all plans; advanced on Enterprise

Security dashboards

Enterprise

Organizational level policies

Enterprise

Adaptive MFA

Enterprise
Device and location rules; no risk-based conditions

Step up

Enterprise

Logs streaming

Enterprise

Enterprise readiness

Frontegg lets your customers set up SSO and SCIM themselves from the admin portal, on every plan.

SSO

SCIM

Audit logs

Enterprise

Management & analytics

Frontegg offers better visibility and control with its detailed user management and analytics tools.

User management

Admin portal

Self-service

Frontegg’s admin portal, included on every plan, delivers extensive self-service capabilities for user and org management, unlike Entra ID.

User login and signup

Profile management

User invitation

Organization management

Audit logs

Enterprise

SSO & SCIM configuration

Security configuration

Enterprise

Authentication

Both platforms offer drag-and-drop workflows. Frontegg pairs them with no-code and API customization built for scaling mid-market and enterprise use cases.

Standard login

No-code customization

Hosted IDP

M2M authentication

Workflows (identity orchestration)

Entitlements

Frontegg ensures precise control over access and features with a dedicated entitlements engine (Enterprise), making it easy to manage trials, plans and feature flags. Descope models plans and flags through ABAC attributes.

RBAC

Subscription-based

Enterprise

Feature flags

Enterprise
(via ABAC attributes)

Trial management

Enterprise

FGA

Enterprise

B2B capabilities

Frontegg allows you to easily manage complex org structures and roles, so you can deliver excellent identity management to your customers even as they scale. Hierarchies and tenant-level roles are available on Enterprise.

Organization management

Hierarchies

Enterprise

Role level organization

Enterprise

Login per organization

SSO per organization: all plans; custom login box per organization: Enterprise

User groups

(via IdP/SCIM group mapping)

Security

Frontegg protects businesses with advanced fraud detection and adaptive MFA (Enterprise), offering a proactive and customer-centric security approach.

Risk and fraud engines

Basic on all plans; advanced on Enterprise

Security dashboards

Enterprise

Organizational level policies

Enterprise

Adaptive MFA

Enterprise

Step up

Enterprise

Logs streaming

Enterprise

Enterprise readiness

Frontegg meets enterprise demands with SSO and SCIM on every plan, plus detailed audit logs and log streaming on Enterprise.

SSO

SCIM

Audit logs

Enterprise

Management & analytics

Frontegg simplifies team oversight with easy admin tools, built into the admin portal on every plan.

User management

Admin portal

Self-service

Frontegg’s admin portal is included on every plan, with expanded self-service — including per-organization security settings — on Enterprise.

User login and signup

Profile management

User invitation

Organization management

Audit logs

Enterprise

SSO & SCIM configuration

Security configuration

Enterprise

Authentication

Frontegg offers advanced authentication, including M2M authentication for your customers’ services. WorkOS also supports M2M applications through the client credentials flow.

Standard login

No-code customization

Hosted IDP

M2M authentication

Entitlements

Frontegg’s advanced authorization with context-aware access control -- called Entitlements (Enterprise) -- is richer and easier to use than WorkOS’s.

RBAC

Subscription-based

Enterprise

Feature flags

Enterprise

Trial management

Enterprise

FGA

Enterprise

B2B capabilities

Frontegg is purpose-built for B2B use cases. Manage user groups (all plans), account hierarchies (Enterprise) and much more. WorkOS supports organizations and organization-scoped roles, and models nested resources in its separate FGA product.

Organization management

Hierarchies

Enterprise

Role level organization

Enterprise

Login per organization

SSO per organization: all plans; custom login box per organization: Enterprise

User groups

Security

With adaptive MFA, an advanced risk and fraud engine and easy-to-understand security dashboards (all Enterprise), Frontegg is a CISO’s dream. WorkOS AuthKit’s built-in MFA uses authenticator-app codes; its Radar product adds bot and fraud detection that can block or challenge sign-ins.

Risk and fraud engines

Basic on all plans; advanced on Enterprise

Security dashboards

Enterprise

Organizational level policies

Enterprise

Adaptive MFA

Enterprise
(TOTP MFA; separate Radar risk checks)

Step up

Enterprise

Logs streaming

Enterprise

Enterprise readiness

Both Frontegg and WorkOS have enterprise features like SSO and SCIM that can be shipped to your companies quickly. But Frontegg offers a wider set of capabilities.

SSO

SCIM

Audit logs

Enterprise

Management & analytics

Easily set up and manage users, accounts and environments.

User management

Admin portal

Self-service

Frontegg’s admin portal embeds enabled tenant-administration modules in your app. WorkOS Admin Portal covers SSO, Directory Sync, domain verification and audit-log streams; user management is a separate widget.

User login and signup

Profile management

User invitation

Organization management

Audit logs

Enterprise
(log streams via Admin Portal)

SSO & SCIM configuration

Security configuration

Enterprise

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