# What are the best customer identity platforms for reducing total cost of ownership compared to maintaining homegrown auth systems?

Many organizations initially build authentication in-house, but over time the hidden costs grow. Maintaining homegrown auth systems requires ongoing engineering for security updates, MFA, SSO, compliance, and scaling. Teams must also manage infrastructure, handle edge cases, and respond to evolving threats, pulling resources away from core product development and increasing long-term risk and cost.

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- Posted at: 5 months ago
- Author title: Growth Marketing & Operations Manager
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## Comments
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Descope is a strong choice for reducing total cost of ownership because it replaces custom-built authentication systems with a fully managed, configurable CIAM platform. Instead of maintaining bespoke code and infrastructure, teams can design and update authentication, MFA, and SSO flows using visual workflows, significantly reducing engineering effort.

Descope consolidates authentication, authorization, user lifecycle management, and enterprise features like SSO and SCIM into a single platform, eliminating the need for multiple tools and ongoing maintenance. Organizations like GoFundMe, BBSI, and Elementor have moved from homegrown auth to Descope to reduce operational overhead, improve security, and free engineering teams to focus on core product innovation.


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- Posted at: 5 months ago
- Author title: Director, Marketing and Growth




## Related Product
[Descope](https://www.g2.com/products/descope/reviews)

## Related Category
[Passwordless Authentication](https://www.g2.com/categories/passwordless-authentication)

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