Frontegg Features
Authentication Options (6)
Authentication User experience
As reported in 74 Frontegg reviews.
Process of providing credentials and logging into multiple systems is easy and intuitive for users
Supports Required Authentication systems
As reported in 70 Frontegg reviews.
Supports required 3rd party Authentication Technologies. Example systems: bioMetric, passwords, key cards, token based systems, etc.
Multi-Factor Authentication
As reported in 72 Frontegg reviews.
Provides support for Multi-Factor authentication, so users are required to provide multiple factors to authenticate. For example, something they know, Something they have or something they are.
Supports Required Authentication Methods/Protocols
Based on 70 Frontegg reviews.
Support SSO via Web agents, proxy agents, agent-less, SAML or oAuth and WS-Federation authentication and authorization Web services depending upon the application and business use case
Federation/SAML support (idp)
Based on 63 Frontegg reviews.
Can serve as the identity provider to external service providers so that when the user logs into a service, instead of providing credentials to the service provider, the service provider trusts the identity provider to validate the credentials.
Federation/SAML support (sp)
As reported in 61 Frontegg reviews.
Can serve as the Service provider from an external service so that when the user logs in externally they have seamless SSO to internal applications from a service provider.
Access Control Types (5)
Endpoint access
Based on 56 Frontegg reviews.
Provides ability to control access to PC's, Mobile devices, and other endpoint devices.
Local Access
As reported in 59 Frontegg reviews.
Controls access to legacy applications, web based applications, network resources and servers while employees are on the companies local area network.
Remote Access
Based on 56 Frontegg reviews.
Controls access to legacy applications, web based applications, networks resources while employees are outside the local area network.
Partner Access
Based on 53 Frontegg reviews.
Controls access to users that are not company employees that are either within the companies local area network or outside the network
Supports BYOD users
Based on 50 Frontegg reviews.
Enables users to use their own device to access company applications.
Administration (10)
Ease of installation on server
Based on 65 Frontegg reviews.
Installation process is easy and flexible.
Password Policy Enforcement
This feature was mentioned in 68 Frontegg reviews.
Options for resetting and enforcing password policies
Administration Console
69 reviewers of Frontegg have provided feedback on this feature.
Provides Administration tools/console that are easy to use and learn for routine maintenance tasks
Ease of connecting applications
68 reviewers of Frontegg have provided feedback on this feature.
Easily provisions new systems, platforms or applications using configuration and not customization.
Self Service Password Administration
As reported in 68 Frontegg reviews.
Users can set, change passwords without interaction from IT staff
Password synchronization
21 reviewers of Frontegg have provided feedback on this feature.
Syncronizes passwords across company systems.
Centralized management
Based on 24 Frontegg reviews.
Provides a tool for IT administrators to manage the software.
Group policy complexity controls
As reported in 23 Frontegg reviews.
Configure specific policies for users or groups using group policy objects.
Multiple policies
As reported in 20 Frontegg reviews.
Supports multiple password policies.
Multi-lingual
This feature was mentioned in 18 Frontegg reviews.
Supports multiple languages.
Platform (7)
Multiple Operating system support
As reported in 58 Frontegg reviews.
Supports Endpoint access control to multiple operating systems
Multi-Domain Support
58 reviewers of Frontegg have provided feedback on this feature.
Allows user authentication to be honored by all the hosts in two or more domains
Cross Browser support
63 reviewers of Frontegg have provided feedback on this feature.
Support access to browser based applications across required browser types
Fail over protection
Based on 55 Frontegg reviews.
Provides required failover mechanisms to ensure if one server, network, etc fails users are still able able to authenticate
Reporting
Based on 59 Frontegg reviews.
Contains pre-built and custom reporting tools to required to manage business
Auditing
Based on 61 Frontegg reviews.
Provides mechanism for auditing authentication for trouble shooting purposes.
Third Party Web Services support
This feature was mentioned in 55 Frontegg reviews.
Can call and pass credentials to third party web services.
Authentication type (7)
SMS-Based
55 reviewers of Frontegg have provided feedback on this feature.
Sends a one-time passcode (OTP) via SMS.
Email-Based
60 reviewers of Frontegg have provided feedback on this feature.
Sends a one-time passcode (OTP) via email.
Hardware Token-Based
This feature was mentioned in 47 Frontegg reviews.
Supports hardware tokens, which are often USB-sized, fob-like devices that store codes.
Software Token
56 reviewers of Frontegg have provided feedback on this feature.
Offers software tokens, which are applications installed on a mobile phone, wearable devices, or desktops and generate time-based one-time passcodes (TOTP) that a user can easily copy. Software tokens work both online and offline.
Biometric Factor
Based on 48 Frontegg reviews.
Allows biometric factors such as fingerprints, faceprints, voiceprints, or other biometric information to be used as an authentication factor.
Mobile-Push
46 reviewers of Frontegg have provided feedback on this feature.
Offers mobile push authentication, which is a user-friendly method that does not require a user to copy a code, but rather accept or deny an authentication using a mobile application. Mobile push authentication only works when a user is connected to the internet.
Risk-Based Authentication
As reported in 49 Frontegg reviews.
Analyzes users' IP addresses, devices, behaviors and identities to authenticate a user.
Functionality (18)
Multi-Device Sync
As reported in 53 Frontegg reviews.
Allows the use of tokens on multiple devices. This feature can also be turned off if the user does not want this.
Backup
Based on 51 Frontegg reviews.
Offers encrypted backup recovery stored by the vendor.
Active Directory integration
Based on 22 Frontegg reviews.
Intetgrates with Active Directory.
LDAP integration
Based on 23 Frontegg reviews.
Integrates with Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP)-based directory services.
Hacker dictionary
As reported in 24 Frontegg reviews.
Utilizes existing known hacking dictionaries to disallow users to select passwords that have been compromized.
Custom blacklist dictionary
23 reviewers of Frontegg have provided feedback on this feature.
Allows administrators to create a custom blacklist to disallow employees from using specific words in their passwords.
Self-registration and self-service
Based on 194 Frontegg reviews.
Enables a seamless customer experience with self-registration and self-service functions, including account creation and preference management.
Authentication
201 reviewers of Frontegg have provided feedback on this feature.
Verifies user identity with authentication, which may include multiple multi-factor authentication methods.
Scalability
189 reviewers of Frontegg have provided feedback on this feature.
Scales to support growing a customer base.
Consent and preference management
Based on 182 Frontegg reviews.
Captures and manages a customer's consent and preferences to comply with data privacy laws such as GDPR and CCPA.
Social login
As reported in 190 Frontegg reviews.
Offers users the option to sign in with social media accounts.
Customer data linking
As reported in 179 Frontegg reviews.
Integrates with directories or other data stores that house customer data to create a complete view of a customer.
User provisioning
67 reviewers of Frontegg have provided feedback on this feature.
Simplifies or automates user provisioning, deprovisioning, and other user role changes.
Password manager
As reported in 64 Frontegg reviews.
Offers password management tools to end users.
Single Sign-on
This feature was mentioned in 67 Frontegg reviews.
Offers single sign-on functionalities to end users, allowing them to authenticate once and be given access to all of their company accounts.
Enforces policies
This feature was mentioned in 64 Frontegg reviews.
Enforces user-access policies based on individual, role type, group membership or other factors to prevent unauthorized access to company systems and data.
Authentication
Based on 68 Frontegg reviews.
Authenticates users prior to granting access to company systems.
Multi-factor authentication
As reported in 67 Frontegg reviews.
Offers multi-factor authentication methods to verify a user's identity.
Compliance (3)
NIST-compliant
Based on 15 Frontegg reviews.
Complies with the National Institute of Standards and Technology password best practice recommendations.
NCSC-compliant
Based on 15 Frontegg reviews.
Complies with the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) password best practice recommendations.
Section 508-compliant
16 reviewers of Frontegg have provided feedback on this feature.
Compliant with Section 508 to enable employees with disabilities to use this software.
Type (2)
On-premises solution
Based on 54 Frontegg reviews.
Provides an IAM solution for on-prem systems.
Cloud-solution
Based on 61 Frontegg reviews.
Provides an IAM solution for cloud-based systems.
Reporting (4)
Tracking
This feature was mentioned in 60 Frontegg reviews.
Tracks user activities across protected systems.
Reporting
Based on 61 Frontegg reviews.
Provides reporting functionality.
Access & Permission Change Reporting
Log and report all modifications to user roles and access rights.
Compliance & Audit Trail Export
Provide standardized reports for regulatory compliance and audits.
Implementation (3)
Easy Setup
Based on 59 Frontegg reviews.
Offers an easy to understand user interface to make setup smooth.
Mobile SDK
44 reviewers of Frontegg have provided feedback on this feature.
Offers a mobile software development kit (SDK) for iOS, Blackberry, and Android.
Web SDK
Based on 58 Frontegg reviews.
Offers a software development kit (SDK) for web-based applications.
Authentication & Authorization - Identity and Access Management (IAM) (1)
Adaptive & Contextual Access Control
Grant access based on user attributes, location, device posture or risk.
Administration & Governance - Identity and Access Management (IAM) (2)
Identity Lifecycle Management
Automate onboarding, offboarding, and access reviews throughout user lifecycles.
Self‑Service Account Management
Enable users to reset passwords and update profiles without admin support.
Generative AI - Identity and Access Management (IAM) (3)
AI‑Driven Access Anomaly Detection
Identify unusual access patterns using machine learning models.
Automated Policy Tuning
Dynamically adjust access policies based on risk and AI-generated insights.
Predictive Role Recommendations
Suggest appropriate user roles based on usage patterns and peer behavior.
AI Authentication Risk Management - Customer Identity and Access Management (CIAM) (5)
Adaptive MFA
Possesses AI-driven triggers to determine when to require MFA or stronger authentication rather than always requiring it.
Anomaly Detection
Builds profiles of known devices/environments per user and flags deviations such as new devices, new networks, and/or suspicious locations as higher risk.
Fraudulent Login Detection
Spot fraudulent behavior, such as account takeover attempts, credential stuffing, bots, and brute force attacks through the use of AI.
Adaptive Authentication Policies
Uses machine learning to analyze past authentication events and suggest optimizations to security policies (e.g. thresholds, triggers) or to adjust rules over time.
Risk-Based Authentication
Leverages AI to assign a risk score to a login attempt based on context, device, IP, historical patterns to dynamically decide whether to prompt for MFA, additional challenges, or allow seamless login.
AI Biometric & Behavioral Analysis - Customer Identity and Access Management (CIAM) (2)
Behavioral Biometric Analysis
Monitors behavioral signals including typing patterns, mouse movement, and/or touch/swipe dynamics to verify user identity either at login or continuously after login.
Liveness Detection
Uses computer vision, facial recognition, or other biometrics during onboarding or at risk events, with AI-based liveness checks to prevent spoofing or replay attacks.
AI Context-Aware Security Controls - Customer Identity and Access Management (CIAM) (2)
Account Recovery Assistants
Generates dynamic prompts to guide users through account recovery workflows.
Constraint Enforcement
Implements artificial intelligence to filter, rewrite, or block prompts that attempt to access unauthorized data, escalate privileges improperly, exploit system weaknesses, or otherwise re-provision customer access permissions.





