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Alternatives to Transmit Security
23 cybersecurity tools sit alongside Transmit Security in this directory. Below is what separates each from Transmit Security on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 23
- With a free tier
- 4
- Cheaper to start
- -
- Transmit Security starts at
- On request
Why people look past Transmit Security
Only what the record supports. Each point below is a figure on the Transmit Security entry measured against the tools listed beside it.
There is no free tier
The record for Transmit Security carries no free tier, so evaluating it means paying first. 4 of the 23 alternatives below can be used without paying.
There is only one tier
Transmit Security publishes a single plan, Transmit Security Platform at On request. There is no smaller tier to drop to if the fit is wrong or the budget moves.
What each alternative does differently
Ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry. Differences are drawn from price, pricing model, tier count and rating, the fields the category listing carries. For a feature-level difference, follow the head-to-head link on each card: those pages read both full records.
Secure access for everyone
- Can be used without paying; Transmit Security cannot.
- Publishes an entry price of $35/month, where Transmit Security does not.
- 3 tiers to Transmit Security's 1.
The identity platform for builders
- Can be used without paying; Transmit Security cannot.
- Publishes an entry price of $6/user/month (annual minimum $1,500), where Transmit Security does not.
- 5 tiers to Transmit Security's 1.
No-code drag-and-drop authentication platform.
- Can be used without paying; Transmit Security cannot.
- Publishes an entry price of $249/month, where Transmit Security does not.
- Sold on a freemium model rather than quote.
- 4 tiers to Transmit Security's 1.
Free TOTP two-factor authentication app that gained optional cloud sync in 2023
- Can be used without paying; Transmit Security cannot.
- Sold on a Free, no in-app purchases model rather than quote.
Real-time transaction fraud and financial crime detection for banks and payment processors
Priced and rated the same as Transmit Security on the figures we hold. The difference, if there is one, is in the feature records.
Workforce and customer authentication from a certificate authority
- Publishes an entry price of $2/month, where Transmit Security does not.
- Sold on a Per user per month model rather than quote.
- 2 tiers to Transmit Security's 1.
Every Transmit Security alternative at a glance
A dash means the catalogue entry carries no figure, not that the answer is nothing.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Tiers | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transmit Security (this page) | On request | Quote | 1 | |
| Auth0Auth0 for a mature developer-focused CIAM with published pricing tiers | Free, then $35/month | - | 3 | vs Transmit Security |
| OktaOkta Customer Identity where breadth of ecosystem and enterprise support matter more than integrated fraud detection | Free, then $6/user/month (annual minimum $1,500) | - | 5 | vs Transmit Security |
| DescopeDescope for a smaller, lower cost passwordless-first CIAM aimed at product teams | Free, then $249/month | Freemium | 4 | vs Transmit Security |
| Google Authenticator | Free | Free, no in-app purchases | 1 | vs Transmit Security |
| Feedzai | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Transmit Security |
| Entrust Identity as a Service | $2/month | Per user per month | 2 | vs Transmit Security |
| Featurespace ARIC Risk Hub | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Transmit Security |
| Dahua Technology | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Transmit Security |
| Genetec Security Center | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Transmit Security |
| Envysion | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Transmit Security |
| IDnow | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Transmit Security |
| Delinea | On request | Quote | 3 | vs Transmit Security |
| DTiQ | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Transmit Security |
| Hanwha Vision | On request | One-time purchase | 1 | vs Transmit Security |
| BeyondTrust | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Transmit Security |
| HID Global | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Transmit Security |
| Fenergo | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Transmit Security |
| iDenfy | On request | Per verification | 1 | vs Transmit Security |
| March Networks | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Transmit Security |
| Jumio | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Transmit Security |
| Eagle Eye Networks | On request | Per camera per month | 1 | vs Transmit Security |
| Camio | $4.99/month | Per camera per month | 2 | vs Transmit Security |
| Beyond Identity | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Transmit Security |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry; Softwr hosts no reviews of these products. How each figure is used is set out on the Transmit Security badges page.
Cheaper ways to solve the same problem
Free to start (4)
These publish a tier that costs nothing, so they can be evaluated before any money changes hands.
- Auth0 , Free, then $35/month
- Okta , Free, then $6/user/month (annual minimum $1,500)
- Descope , Free, then $249/month
- Google Authenticator , Free
What you would be giving up
Transmit Security is most often brought in for a bank moving a consumer base off passwords to passkeys without losing customers at the migration step, an insurer whose account recovery flow is the main account takeover route and needs risk scoring inside it, a retailer that wants bot detection at login rather than only at checkout, an organisation replacing an in-house customer login system that has become an unfunded engineering liability. Anything replacing it has to cover the ones you actually depend on, and a cheaper tool that misses one of them is not cheaper.
Two things this page cannot settle. It compares on price, model, tier count and rating, because those are the fields the category listing carries, feature-level differences need both full records, which is what the head-to-head pages load. And the ratings are third-party aggregates imported with each entry rather than reviews written here, so a 0.2 difference between two tools is noise rather than a finding.
If Transmit Security is broadly right and the question is cost, the Transmit Security pricing breakdown covers every tier and what each one adds. If you want the whole field rather than a shortlist, the Cybersecurity category lists everything the directory holds, and best cybersecurity tools ranks them.
Transmit Security runs on web, ios, android. Platform coverage is not carried on the category listing for the alternatives, so it is one more thing to check on each head-to-head page rather than here.
Questions about Transmit Security alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to Transmit Security?
- 23 other cybersecurity tools are listed in this directory, led by Auth0, Okta, Descope, Google Authenticator. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to Transmit Security?
- 4 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: Auth0, Okta, Descope, Google Authenticator.
- Why do people look for an alternative to Transmit Security?
- On the figures on record, 2 things stand out: there is no free tier; there is only one tier. Each is set out with the numbers behind it above.
- What would I give up by switching from Transmit Security?
- Transmit Security is most often brought in for a bank moving a consumer base off passwords to passkeys without losing customers at the migration step, an insurer whose account recovery flow is the main account takeover route and needs risk scoring inside it, a retailer that wants bot detection at login rather than only at checkout, an organisation replacing an in-house customer login system that has become an unfunded engineering liability. Anything you replace it with has to cover the ones you actually rely on, the side-by-side comparisons linked from each alternative below put the two feature records against each other.
- Is there an open-source alternative to Transmit Security?
- None of the cybersecurity tools listed here are recorded as open source. That is what the licence field on each entry says, and the field is not always filled in, so it is worth checking directly for any tool you are serious about.
- How were these Transmit Security alternatives chosen?
- They are the tools filed in the same category, Cybersecurity, ordered by the aggregated rating on each entry. There is no editorial shortlist, and nothing on this page is paid: no sponsored placement runs on alternatives pages and the order cannot be bought. Softwr has not used these products.
- Where can I compare Transmit Security against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against Transmit Security covering price, platforms, features and what each one is used for. Those pages read the full record for both products rather than the summary shown here.
- Does this list cover every cybersecurity tool?
- No. It covers what this directory holds in the Cybersecurity category, 23 tools beside Transmit Security. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.