--- title: IBM App ID Reviews meta\_title: 'IBM App ID Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features | G2' meta\_description: Filter reviews by the users' company size, role or industry to find out how IBM App ID works for a business like yours. aggregate\_rating: rating\_value: 3.7 review\_count: 6 scale: '5' date\_modified: '2026-07-12' parent\_category: name: Identity Management url: https://www.g2.com/categories/identity-management --- # IBM App ID Reviews & Product Details Claimed ###### Profile Status This profile is currently managed by IBM App ID but has limited features. Are you part of the IBM App ID team? [Upgrade your plan](https://sell.g2.com) to enhance your branding and engage with visitors to your profile! App ID helps developers to easily add authentication to their web and mobile apps with few lines of code, and secure their Cloud-native applications and services on IBM Cloud. App ID also helps manage user specific data that developers can use to build personalized app experiences. * * * Seller [IBM](https://www.g2.com/sellers/ibm) Discussions [IBM App ID Community](https://www.g2.com/products/ibm-app-id/discuss) Overview by Pamela Jacobs (Cloud Client Stories Leader) Show More ## Top-Rated Alternatives [ ![Google Authenticator](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Google Authenticator") Google Authenticator 4.6/5(585) ](https://www.g2.com/products/google-authenticator/reviews) [ ![Auth0](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Auth0") Auth0 4.3/5(280) ](https://www.g2.com/products/auth0/reviews) [ ![LastPass](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "LastPass") LastPass 4.5/5(2,078) ](https://www.g2.com/products/lastpass/reviews) [ View All Alternatives ](https://www.g2.com/products/ibm-app-id/competitors/alternatives) ## User Insights Average based on 6 real user reviews. [Log in to unlock pricing and user insights](/login) JL Jaren L. Student Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 12/13/2020 "Secure and authenticate your applications with IBM App ID" 4/5 What do you like best about IBM App ID? IBM App ID provides an easy to use authentication service for applications. Setting up an App ID service is quick and simple, and by registering your apps against App ID, you can issue API tokens for authentication into your applications. This is very useful as it allows for application developers to focus on the development of business logic and user experience, with the assurance of authentication being handled by the App ID service. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about IBM App ID? IBM App ID requires the use of IBM Cloud, which might not be in everyone's tech stack. If this authentication service can be exported to other infrastructures, it will be much more appealing and have a bigger user base. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering IBM App ID: A strong recommendation to offload authentication service for your applications Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is IBM App ID solving and how is that benefiting you? Securing and authenticating applications is a huge issue and one of the first lines of defense for an application. By offloading the authentication to App ID, this allows application developers to focus on the business logic and user experience of the application, with the assurance that authentication is safely managed by IBM App ID. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Naoufal B.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Naoufal B.") NB Naoufal B. Embedded System Engineer Information Technology and Services Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 10/18/2018 Business partner of the seller or seller's competitor, not included in G2 scores. "IBM APP ID IS LOVE" 5/5 What do you like best about IBM App ID? Secure apps Secure your apps, back-ends, and APIs. Easily add standards based authentication– no security knowledge needed. Manage users at scale Scale to many users, who can sign up for your app and self-service their accounts. Tailor experiences Tailor your apps for individual users with an easy way to collect and access user preferences and user data. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about IBM App ID? Mobile application that responds to customer sentiment Use Cloud Functions along with cognitive and data services to build a serverless backend for a mobile application. The application shown in this tutorial is a feedback app that analyses the tone of the feedback text and appropriately acknowledges the customer through a push notification. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is IBM App ID solving and how is that benefiting you? App ID features Authentication Add email/password login, social login, or enterprise login to your apps with APIs, SDKs, pre-built UIs, or your own branded UIs. User repository Enable app users to sign-up and sign-in with email and password, verify their email, reset/change passwords etc.
 Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerSource: Organic ![Verified User in Insurance](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Insurance") CI Verified User in Insurance Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 2/13/2019 "Easily Secure APIs and Applications" 4/5 What do you like best about IBM App ID? It is great to use IBM APP ID and its ease of use is what I like the most. The API Docs are too good and very helpful for application developers to integrate their Apps and secure them as needed. This is moving towards future. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about IBM App ID? The pricing model of cloud subscriptions is almost the same and it a bit heavier. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering IBM App ID: yes Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is IBM App ID solving and how is that benefiting you? App to APP and APP to API authentication was tedious and APP ID helped ease that out. The security and ease of use is what I commend on. The api guides are very good and helpful for begineers to start integration with the application Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 Gives Campaign NL nuong l. Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 2/14/2019 "ease of use" 2.5/5 What do you like best about IBM App ID? untuitive, reliable and meet expectation Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about IBM App ID? it works well in my environment. No suggestion at this time Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is IBM App ID solving and how is that benefiting you? easy to use along with other products Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 Gives Campaign ![Verified User in Insurance](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Insurance") EI Verified User in Insurance Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 2/12/2019 "Enabler of sharencare" 4/5 What do you like best about IBM App ID? App ID among other IBM products help us build our blockchain-based peer2peer insurance solution. It helped us in a very efficient way. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about IBM App ID? We which a much higher avaialbility as we like to scale our solution Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is IBM App ID solving and how is that benefiting you? Build our peer2peer insurance solution faster. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 Gives Campaign ![Verified User in Marketing and Advertising](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Marketing and Advertising") UM Verified User in Marketing and Advertising Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 11/14/2018 "Another great IBM product " 4/5 What do you like best about IBM App ID? Security and privacy while remaining shareable Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about IBM App ID? Cost, it becomes another fee we have to pay Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is IBM App ID solving and how is that benefiting you? Streamlining organizational tasks on the tech side Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ##### Pricing Pricing details for this product isn’t currently available. Visit the vendor’s website to learn more. 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