Auth0 is a developer-centric customer identity and access management (CIAM) platform offering authentication, authorization, and user management for web and mobile applications, now operating as Okta Customer Identity Cloud.
SSO
Single sign-on across SaaS and internal applications.
13 vendors · Last updated 5/30/2026
Quick answer
What is SSO?
Short answer
SSO platforms centralize authentication into one identity provider so users log in once to access many applications via SAML, OIDC, or proprietary integrations.
- Best for
- Any company with more than a handful of SaaS apps that wants to centralize access and reduce password sprawl.
- When to choose
- Check app catalog depth, SCIM provisioning support, MFA integration, and OIDC vs SAML coverage. Prioritize coverage of your top 20 apps.
- When not to choose
- Skip SSO tooling if a broader IAM platform already covers your needs and you don't have category-specific requirements.
Top vendors in SSO
Clerk provides drop-in authentication UI components and a complete user management platform for React, Next.js, and modern web applications, including B2B organization management and enterprise SSO.
Microsoft Entra ID is Microsoft's cloud-based identity and access management service, providing SSO, MFA, Conditional Access, and identity governance tightly integrated with Microsoft 365 and Azure.
Okta is a leading cloud-native identity and access management platform offering SSO, MFA, lifecycle management, and identity governance for enterprise workforce and customer-facing applications.
Ping Identity provides enterprise IAM with advanced federation, financial-grade API security, and hybrid cloud/on-premises deployment options, commonly deployed in financial services, healthcare, and government.
WorkOS provides a developer API for adding enterprise identity features — SSO, SCIM directory sync, audit logs, and admin portals — to B2B SaaS applications, enabling faster enterprise sales readiness.
Descope provides a no-code/low-code authentication platform with a visual flow builder, enabling teams to design and deploy authentication journeys (passwordless, MFA, SSO) without writing authentication logic from scratch.
Frontegg provides a full user management and authentication platform for B2B SaaS companies, including enterprise SSO, multi-tenancy, RBAC, audit logs, and self-service admin portals for end customers.
FusionAuth is a comprehensive authentication and user management platform offering flexible deployment (self-hosted, private cloud, or FusionAuth Cloud), developer-friendly APIs, and broad feature coverage including SSO, MFA, SAML, OIDC, and multi-tenancy.
JumpCloud is a cloud directory platform providing unified identity management, SSO, MFA, and device management (MDM) across Windows, Mac, and Linux environments — popular with SMB and mid-market organizations.
Keycloak is the most widely deployed open source IAM platform, providing enterprise-grade SSO, MFA, SAML, OIDC, LDAP, and Kerberos support in a self-hosted, Apache 2.0 licensed package maintained by Red Hat.
OneLogin is a workforce identity and access management platform providing SSO, MFA, and user provisioning for mid-market organizations, now part of One Identity.
Stytch is an API-first authentication platform offering passwordless authentication (magic links, OTPs, passkeys), session management, and B2B organization management with a clean, headless developer experience.
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