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Akamai Identity Cloud vs Auth0 Platform comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 22, 2026

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Categories and Ranking

Akamai Identity Cloud
Ranking in Single Sign-On (SSO)
31st
Ranking in Customer Identity and Access Management (CIAM)
19th
Average Rating
0.0
Number of Reviews
0
Ranking in other categories
Social Login (3rd)
Auth0 Platform
Ranking in Single Sign-On (SSO)
4th
Ranking in Customer Identity and Access Management (CIAM)
2nd
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
39
Ranking in other categories
Access Management (3rd), AI IT Support (2nd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2026, in the Customer Identity and Access Management (CIAM) category, the mindshare of Akamai Identity Cloud is 2.4%, up from 0.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Auth0 Platform is 12.1%, down from 19.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Customer Identity and Access Management (CIAM) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Auth0 Platform12.1%
Akamai Identity Cloud2.4%
Other85.5%
Customer Identity and Access Management (CIAM)
 

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reviewer2805510 - PeerSpot reviewer
Partner Account Manager at a wholesaler/distributor with 51-200 employees
Identity workflows have transformed how we secure logins and manage user access daily
There are different elements to the best features Auth0 Platform offers, and I have touched on them, particularly the ability to help applications authenticate and authorize their users and manage their identities. A big point is identity federation, allowing connections across multiple identity providers, enabling users to log in using existing accounts due to databases and enterprise identity systems. A strong security feature is provided, particularly with their MFA, multi-factor authentication, which includes bot detection and brute-force protection, along with breached password detection, which is really good as an added extra. Auth0 Platform has positively impacted our organization, particularly in terms of usability. While we are not selling it directly, I find the platform easy to use for authenticating different users. Our own services team handles the implementation, so I cannot comment on the ease of that process. However, whenever we have had contracts and bids to roll out services, it has been really easy. We have seen improved security due to the implementation of Auth0 Platform. User management, such as creating and deleting users, is all about enhancing the user experience, which is massive. We assist with password resets and account linking. The time to implement is shorter, and we maintain a consistent user experience with a secure login flow, benefiting from a faster implementation due to the universal login, providing a hosted login page customizable by developers.
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Top Industries

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Manufacturing Company
11%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Computer Software Company
7%
 

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Small Business20
Midsize Enterprise6
Large Enterprise14
 

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Auth0?
The experience with the pricing aspect of Auth0 Platform is that when it comes to pricing, I would make reference to AWS, it is pay as you go. The number of things I use is what I pay for. On that ...
What needs improvement with Auth0?
For API integration, sometimes it gets challenging, especially with custom applications, because you do not know exactly how the attributes need to be synced or what data exactly needs to be on the...
What is your primary use case for Auth0?
For the past two years, I have been working with Auth0 Platform for CIAM requirements, which is customer identity and access management. Basically, for my requirement, we needed to have SSO impleme...
 

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