Proof Holdings vs Descope
Descope builds customer auth with a no-code, drag-and-drop flow editor — logins, sessions, and multi-tenant user management. Proof Holdings verifies control of an asset and returns a portable, signed proof token. Same passwordless moment; a different job around it.
Descope owns the login journey; Proof owns the moment of proof. Teams add Proof for what no auth platform returns — a portable, offline-verifiable ES256 token of asset control — from €0.0079 a proof, with no directory to run.
One API · One key
One key does what a stack of vendors does
Every platform on this page wants to run your user directory. Proof is a single API you call from your own stack — the same reverse-OTP flow issues a signed, offline-verifiable ES256 token for each of these:
Same price · Any asset
The same price for every asset — phone, email, and domain today, with wallet and social coming soon. No per-seat or per-MAU fees — the meters that make rivals' bills jump.
- Free every month
- 300 proofs
- Pay as you go
- €0.03 / proof
- At volume
- €0.0079 / proof on the €79 plan
Feature Comparison
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| Feature | Proof Holdings | Descope |
|---|---|---|
| Core job | Verify asset control → portable proof token | Authenticate users → managed session |
| Passwordless (no stored password) | Yes | Yes |
| Reverse OTP (user sends the code) | Yes | No |
| No-code visual flow editor | No | Descope Flows (drag-and-drop) |
| Domain verification | DNS TXT, HTTP, admin email, auto-verify | No |
| Wallet / social | Coming soon | Social login (live); passkeys/biometrics |
| Output | ES256 proof token — portable, offline-verifiable | Managed session + JWT, tied to your app |
| User database / session management | No | Yes |
| Fine-grained authorization (RBAC/ReBAC/ABAC) | No | Yes |
| Multi-tenant B2B / SSO / SCIM | No | Yes |
| HITL approvals for AI agents | Telegram/WhatsApp with signed tokens | No |
| Pricing model | Per-proof (any asset type) | Flat monthly tiers + per-MAU overage |
| Identity data stored | None — identifiers only, encrypted at rest | Full user profiles |
Pricing
Pricing model
Proof Holdings
Per-proof: €0.0079 (€79 plan). Pay when a verification happens.
Descope
Flat tiers: Pro $249/mo, Growth $799/mo (billed annually) + $0.05/MAU overage.
Free tier
Proof Holdings
300 proofs/month, any asset type
Descope
7,500 MAU (Free Forever), 3 SSO connections, 10 tenants
Verification-only use
Proof Holdings
Charged per verification, no per-user meter
Descope
Every monthly active user counts toward the tier
No-code flow editor & multi-tenancy
Proof Holdings
Not Proof's job — Proof is the passwordless primitive your flow calls
Descope
Strong: no-code Flows, multi-tenant, fine-grained authz
A login building block, not an auth platform
Descope is a customer-authentication platform whose signature feature is Descope Flows — a no-code, drag-and-drop editor for building and changing auth journeys without redeploying. It manages logins, sessions, multi-tenant organizations, SSO/SCIM, and fine-grained authorization (RBAC/ReBAC/ABAC).
Proof Holdings isn't in that business. A person proves control of a specific asset — phone, email, domain (wallet and social coming soon) — and you get a signed ES256 token. No flows to design, no user store, no sessions to run. You *can* use it as a passwordless, account-less login building block (Proof authenticates its own users this way) — it just isn't a full identity platform you configure.
Sessions vs portable proofs
Both are passwordless. The output is the difference. Descope issues a session in your app; Proof issues a proof token — a portable ES256 attestation that a named asset was verified at a point in time, verifiable offline by anyone with the public key.
That makes Proof useful precisely where an auth platform isn't: proving a business controls a domain during onboarding, getting a signed human approval from someone who will never have an account, or attaching a verifiable proof to a compliance record. Descope logs a user in; Proof produces evidence you can hand to a third party.
When to use Descope
- You want to build and iterate on auth flows visually, with little or no code (Descope Flows)
- You're a B2B SaaS needing multi-tenant orgs, SSO, and SCIM out of the box
- You need fine-grained authorization — RBAC, ReBAC, or ABAC
- You want a full managed user store and session management
- You treat agentic / non-human identity as a first-class concern
When to use Proof Holdings
- You need to verify control of an asset without running a login system
- You need domain verification (DNS/HTTP/admin-email), which Descope doesn't offer
- You want a portable, offline-verifiable proof token instead of an in-app session
- You want human-in-the-loop approvals over Telegram/WhatsApp with signed tokens
- You'd rather pay per verification than per monthly active user
- You want phone verification with no code to intercept, via Reverse OTP
Frequently Asked Questions
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