CIAM knowledge base
Vendor-neutral guides, comparisons, and a vendor directory for CIAM buyers. Rankings are editorial. Sponsored placements are always labeled.
Guides
- Best CIAM for B2B SaaS What B2B SaaS needs from a CIAM platform, and how the requirements differ from consumer identity.
- Best CIAM for fintech What fintech demands from customer identity: strong auth, fraud defense, and regulatory fit.
- CIAM pricing guide: how vendors actually charge The pricing models behind CIAM platforms, the hidden costs, and how to compare quotes that are not comparable.
- CIAM RFP template A copy-paste request-for-proposal template for evaluating customer identity vendors.
- CIAM vs IAM: what is the difference? How customer identity differs from workforce identity, and why the same vendor rarely wins both.
- Consent and privacy in CIAM (GDPR, CCPA) How customer identity platforms handle consent, and what compliance teams should require.
- Multi-factor authentication (MFA) for customer apps MFA methods ranked by security, and how to roll it out to customers without killing conversion.
- Our neutrality charter How CIAM stays independent: what sponsorship can and cannot buy, and how the matcher ranks.
- Passwordless and passkeys in CIAM What passkeys are, how they differ from older passwordless methods, and what to ask a CIAM vendor.
- SCIM and user provisioning What SCIM does, why enterprise B2B buyers require it, and how CIAM platforms support it.
- SSO for customer and B2B apps (OIDC and SAML) How single sign-on works in CIAM, the difference between OIDC and SAML, and what enterprise buyers demand.
- The CIAM buyer's guide A vendor-neutral process for evaluating and selecting a customer identity platform.
- What is CIAM? Customer Identity and Access Management, explained for buyers evaluating vendors.
Comparisons
- Auth0 vs AWS Cognito
- WorkOS vs Auth0
- Clerk vs Auth0
- Okta Customer Identity vs Microsoft Entra External ID
- Stytch vs Auth0
Vendor directory (12)
- Auth0 by Okta b2b_saas, fintech, ecommerce
- WorkOS b2b_saas
- FusionAuth b2b_saas, fintech, gaming
- Clerk b2b_saas, ecommerce
- Stytch b2b_saas, fintech
- Descope b2b_saas
- Frontegg b2b_saas
- Microsoft Entra External ID b2b_saas, ecommerce, public_sector
- AWS Cognito b2b_saas, ecommerce, gaming
- Firebase Authentication ecommerce, gaming
- Ping Identity fintech, healthcare, public_sector
- Keycloak b2b_saas, public_sector, healthcare