Auth0 vs ForgeRock comparison

Cancel
You must select at least 2 products to compare!
Auth0 Logo
3,756 views|2,487 comparisons
ForgeRock Logo
999 views|695 comparisons
Comparison Buyer's Guide
Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between Auth0 and ForgeRock based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Customer Identity and Access Management (CIAM) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.
To learn more, read our detailed Auth0 vs. ForgeRock Report (Updated: March 2024).
765,386 professionals have used our research since 2012.
Featured Review
Quotes From Members
We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use.
Here are some excerpts of what they said:
Pros
"The most valuable feature is interface application integration, but we haven't fully used it yet. We'll need it in the future for a few potential clients.""The most important thing for me is compliance. Everything that they have developed in Auth0 is already certified by many regulators such as ISO. So, we do not need to take care of that. We have the shared responsibility model to share assets with other products we are using in the cloud.""It is easily connected and easy to put our app in single sign-on.""It's a very powerful platform. It has the ability to do the usual stuff, according to modern protocols, like OIDC and OAuth 2. But the real benefit of using the platform comes from its flexibility to enhance it with rules and, now, with what they call authentication pipelines. That is the most significant feature, as it allows you to customize everything regarding the authentication and authorization process.""The most valuable feature of the product is scalability.""It has improved our organization by providing login authentication for a mobile app.""I simply use the JWT from the client on the server side to process requests and push updated profile data to a database/queue as needed and end the process without having to persist data in the web server (sessions).""It supports identity federation, FSO and multi-tenancy."

More Auth0 Pros →

"ForgeRock has CIAM, which other products didn't have, and they have DevOps ready.""The most valuable features of ForgeRock are social login and data protection.""Their access management solution, OpenAM, is most valuable because it meets the needs of a lot of users.""The solution's most valuable feature is the authentication for the consumers. The integration with other third-party applications is excellent.""Easy to navigate, handle and manage the applications.""We used it to implement multi-factor authentication and to improve our security posture as well as reducing the potential for attacks.""This is a stable solution. When you do experience any issues, you will see it in your DB logs or audit logs so you can easily reach a conclusion of might be causing it.""ForgeRock is an extensive product with many functionalities and capabilities, much more than many other tools combined."

More ForgeRock Pros →

Cons
"This is a costly solution and the price of it should be reduced.""In the past, there was an issue with the multi-tenant where there wasn't the ability to manage them.""The Management API could be improved so it's easier to get user information.""There could be easy integration with IoT devices for the product.""There is a possibility to improve the machine-to-machine authentication flow. This part of Auth0 is not really well documented, and we could really gain some additional knowledge on that.""The tool's price should be improved.""I think they can do a better job in explaining what you're supposed to do next in order to correctly follow an idiomatic approach to using the solution beyond simply passing a JWT token to a server and having the server check then signature to validate the token.""The product could use a more flexible administration structure"

More Auth0 Cons →

"The only problem with ForgeRock is that it is derived from an open-source product, so sometimes it's a bit unstable.""I find that it's quite expensive for just an open-source system. Support is quite expensive.""The solution's deployment should be made easier.""The solution's documentation is not very good, and they do not give more details.""The solution requires more simplified customization. However, part of the problem is my clients determining their own preferences. Technology can help and do many things, but you have to define your own policies to ensure that the solution or service works within those parameters. Helping customers understand their business and different processes is another issue not relating to the functionality of this solution.""It should be a little bit easier to implement. It is user-friendly, but there is always scope for improvement.""Automatic Deployment needs improvement. it could be made easier.""The product's support services in the French language are not free."

More ForgeRock Cons →

Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "I am pretty happy with the pricing model of Auth0. It is very clear for me. Considering our scale, the features that we are using, and additional features that we bought, we still find it great. If you split the costs for the whole year and calculate the number of people you needed to hire, it always comes out to be much lesser than what we would have spent on building our own solution."
  • "There are different price levels: B2B, B2C, and enterprise. The basic plan is about $1,500 per month."
  • "Pricing of Auth0 is a pain point. Their pricing model is very confusing, at least for an enterprise. I don't like their pricing model. I think it's too aggressive. It's not very cheap for a service that only does authentication."
  • "It is a relatively inexpensive product in the industry."
  • More Auth0 Pricing and Cost Advice →

  • "It's a bit pricey and could be more competitive."
  • "We have multiple clients we are looking at right now. We are at a very small number, however, the idea and the goal is to grow. We are looking at about $100,000 and $50,000 a minimum a month cost. That'd be minimum maybe in a couple of years."
  • "Its price is comparable to other products in the market."
  • "Its licensing is on a yearly basis, but it also depends on the contract that you have with the vendor. They have multiple types of contracts. There are additional costs to the standard licensing fees. If you need some of the features, you have to pay more."
  • "The license is purchased annually per user. However, you can negotiate if you are signing for a longer period of time. When comparing this solution to others on the market it is priced fair, it is not at the top of the price range or at the bottom end."
  • "The pricing of the solution is fair but I do not have the full details."
  • "ForgeRock's pricing is more competitive than other products."
  • "ForgeRock is an expensive solution."
  • More ForgeRock Pricing and Cost Advice →

    report
    Use our free recommendation engine to learn which Customer Identity and Access Management (CIAM) solutions are best for your needs.
    765,386 professionals have used our research since 2012.
    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:The most valuable feature of the product is scalability.
    Top Answer:The product is expensive. I rate the product’s pricing a seven out of ten, where one is cheap and ten is expensive.
    Top Answer:It is expensive and not friendly to small developers. On the other hand, Clerk is user-friendly for smaller companies. Auth0 could become more easier. B2B organizations need to catch up with the… more »
    Top Answer:The most valuable features of ForgeRock are social login and data protection.
    Top Answer:The solution's deployment should be made easier.
    Ranking
    Views
    3,756
    Comparisons
    2,487
    Reviews
    7
    Average Words per Review
    556
    Rating
    8.4
    Views
    999
    Comparisons
    695
    Reviews
    10
    Average Words per Review
    481
    Rating
    8.4
    Comparisons
    Microsoft Entra ID logo
    Compared 20% of the time.
    Amazon Cognito logo
    Compared 13% of the time.
    Frontegg logo
    Compared 10% of the time.
    Cloudflare Access logo
    Compared 7% of the time.
    Okta Workforce Identity logo
    Compared 5% of the time.
    SailPoint IdentityIQ logo
    Compared 18% of the time.
    PingID logo
    Compared 12% of the time.
    Microsoft Entra ID logo
    Compared 10% of the time.
    Symantec Siteminder logo
    Compared 6% of the time.
    Saviynt logo
    Compared 5% of the time.
    Also Known As
    ForgeRock Identity Platform, ForgeRock OpenIDM
    Learn More
    Overview

    Auth0 is a comprehensive identity management solution that securely authenticates and authorizes users on different platforms and applications. It offers seamless integration, easy configuration, and reliable performance for managing identity and access. Users appreciate its flexibility, scalability, and support for multi-factor authentication. 

    With robust documentation and excellent customer service, Auth0 enables developers to efficiently implement authentication and authorization processes. Its valuable features include easy integration, robust security, seamless single sign-on, and customizable authentication options. Auth0 also enhances organizational operations and productivity by streamlining processes, improving collaboration and communication, reducing errors, and facilitating seamless integration with existing systems. 

    ForgeRock is a comprehensive open-source identity and access management solution designed to meet the unique needs of your users and workforce. With ForgeRock you can orchestrate, manage, and secure the complete lifecycle of identities in any cloud or hybrid environment. ForgeRock allows you to set up bot detection, identity proofing, and risk-based authentication.

    With ForgeRock, you can define access policies and automate the management of the identity lifecycle all from a central, easy to use, and graphical dashboard. ForgeRock Access Management allows you to build safe authentication using options like passwordless and usernameless logins, single sign-on, biometrics, contextual analytics, and behavioral authentication. When threats appear, you can swiftly change how your users access your most sensitive applications and provide users with secure access to the applications, systems, and resources they need on demand.

    ForgeRock Benefits and Key Features

    • Elevate your security and efficiency: Consolidating your legacy systems under one single platform provides reliable, unified control over all your user identities and access-related policies. ForgeRock Access Management also supports scaling existing policies for application onto new setups.

    • Passwordless authentication: Implementing passwordless authentication is simple with ForgeRock Access Management. You can easily replace user-selected passwords with other options, such as easy multi-factor authentication, biometrics, and SSO.

    • Identity governance: ForgeRock Identity Governance is a modern, AI-driven identity governance solution. By leveraging ForgeRock generated analysis reports, you can identify and apply appropriate user access, automate high-confidence access approvals, recommend certification for low-risk accounts, and review high-risk and inappropriate user access privileges. In addition, you can grant and enforce access to systems, applications, and infrastructure according to established policies.

    Reviews from Real Users

    ForgeRock stands out among its competitors for a number of reasons. Two major ones are its robust identity and access tools and its being easy to manage and scale with one central dashboard.

    PeerSpot users note the effectiveness of these features. A technology solutions leader at an outsourcing company writes, “We need it for multiple clients, multiple implementations. Not all of them are necessarily a multi-tenant solution. We need a very versatile solution that can do a lot of work, but from a single instance that we can centralize authentications and we don't duplicate the efforts and that's where ForgeRock seems to do better.”

    Mohamed B., a cyber security consultant at a tech company, writes, "Their access management solution, OpenAM, is most valuable because it meets the needs of a lot of users. ForgeRock secured our system so that it is accessed only by authorized people, and it implemented the SSO."

    Sample Customers
    1. Airbnb 2. Accenture 3. Adidas 4. Atlassian 5. Audi 6. Baidu 7. BlackRock 8. Cisco 9. CocaCola 10. Dell 11. eBay 12. FedEx 13. Fiat Chrysler 14. Ford 15. Google 16. Groupon 17. Hewlett Packard Enterprise 18. IBM 19. Intel 20. LinkedIn 21. Mastercard 22. Mercedes Benz23. Microsoft 24. Nike 25. Oracle 26. PayPal 27. Pinterest 28. Qualcomm 29. SAP 30. Spotify 31. Tesla 32. Toyota
    Geico, Thomson Reuters, Salesforce, McKesson, Trinet, SKY, BNP Paribas, Deloitte, Capgemini, North Western University
    Top Industries
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company18%
    Financial Services Firm10%
    Comms Service Provider8%
    Manufacturing Company7%
    REVIEWERS
    Financial Services Firm27%
    Media Company9%
    Legal Firm9%
    Outsourcing Company9%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm22%
    Computer Software Company13%
    Government7%
    Insurance Company7%
    Company Size
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business29%
    Midsize Enterprise29%
    Large Enterprise43%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business28%
    Midsize Enterprise16%
    Large Enterprise56%
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business37%
    Midsize Enterprise15%
    Large Enterprise48%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business18%
    Midsize Enterprise9%
    Large Enterprise73%
    Buyer's Guide
    Auth0 vs. ForgeRock
    March 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about Auth0 vs. ForgeRock and other solutions. Updated: March 2024.
    765,386 professionals have used our research since 2012.

    Auth0 is ranked 1st in Customer Identity and Access Management (CIAM) with 13 reviews while ForgeRock is ranked 2nd in Customer Identity and Access Management (CIAM) with 27 reviews. Auth0 is rated 8.4, while ForgeRock is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Auth0 writes "Provides interface application integration, but Management API needs to be improved". On the other hand, the top reviewer of ForgeRock writes "Governance and access management solution used for multi-factor authentication that is outdated with an unresponsive UI". Auth0 is most compared with Microsoft Entra ID, Amazon Cognito, Frontegg, Cloudflare Access and Okta Workforce Identity, whereas ForgeRock is most compared with SailPoint IdentityIQ, PingID, Microsoft Entra ID, Symantec Siteminder and Saviynt. See our Auth0 vs. ForgeRock report.

    See our list of best Customer Identity and Access Management (CIAM) vendors and best Access Management vendors.

    We monitor all Customer Identity and Access Management (CIAM) reviews to prevent fraudulent reviews and keep review quality high. We do not post reviews by company employees or direct competitors. We validate each review for authenticity via cross-reference with LinkedIn, and personal follow-up with the reviewer when necessary.