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Axon Records vs Beyond Identity

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Axon Records

Government

Digital Evidence and Records Management

From
$1500/month
Free plan
No
Full reviewWebsite
Beyond Identity logo

Beyond Identity

Cybersecurity

Phishing-resistant passwordless authentication with device trust enforced at every login

From
On request
Free plan
No
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Axon Records pricing is not published and is arranged per agency; Beyond Identity it is an authentication layer, not an identity provider, so you keep and keep paying for Okta or Entra ID underneath and the combined per-user cost is roughly double a single-vendor approach.
  • They diverge on capability: Axon Records covers Records Management, Beyond Identity covers Device-bound credentials.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 1 September 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Axon Records and Beyond Identity actually diverge.

Attributes where Axon Records and Beyond Identity differ
AttributeAxon RecordsBeyond Identity
Starting price$1500/monthOn request
Pricing modelsubscriptionquote
PlatformsWeb, Ios, AndroidWindows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android
CategoryGovernmentCybersecurity
Founded1993Unknown

Identical on both: free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Axon Records

  • Records Management
  • Digital Evidence
  • Body Camera Integration
  • Automated Redaction
  • Case Management
  • Evidence.com
  • CAD Systems
  • Court Systems

Only in Beyond Identity

  • Device-bound credentials
  • Continuous device posture
  • No shared secrets
  • Identity provider integration
  • Secure developer signing
  • Administrator policy engine

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Axon Records

  • Police records management and incident reportingnot Beyond Identity
  • AI-assisted report drafting from body camera footagenot Beyond Identity
  • Linking evidence to case recordsnot Beyond Identity
  • Working alongside an existing CAD systemnot Beyond Identity

Beyond Identity

  • An organisation that suffered a breach through MFA push fatigue and needs a factor that cannot be socially engineerednot Axon Records
  • A software company enforcing that code is only signed from a managed device with current patchesnot Axon Records
  • A firm with contractors on unmanaged laptops that must meet posture requirements before reaching internal systemsnot Axon Records
  • A security team wanting to remove passwords from the helpdesk workload rather than adding another factor on topnot Axon Records

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Axon Records

  • Pricing is not published and is arranged per agency
  • Most valuable alongside Axon Evidence, so it draws an agency further into one vendor's ecosystem
  • Sold only to law enforcement, so it is not a general records system

Beyond Identity

  • It is an authentication layer, not an identity provider, so you keep and keep paying for Okta or Entra ID underneath and the combined per-user cost is roughly double a single-vendor approach.
  • Every device that authenticates needs the platform authenticator installed, which makes onboarding contractors, third parties and shared kiosks awkward and sometimes impossible.
  • Pricing is quoted per user with no published rates, so buyers cannot benchmark it against the increasingly capable passkey support now included in identity provider base licences.
  • Losing all enrolled devices requires an administrative recovery path, and organisations that design that path poorly reintroduce a social-engineering target at the helpdesk.
  • Legacy applications that only speak passwords or older protocols need a federation shim or stay outside the policy, so coverage is rarely complete in an estate with old systems.

Pricing, plan by plan

Axon Records

$1500/month
  • Records & Evidence$1500/month
    • RMS
    • Evidence.com
    • Workflows

Beyond Identity

On request
  • Secure Access Platform$undefined/year
    • Per-user annual subscription quoted by seat count
    • Deployed alongside an existing identity provider rather than replacing it
    • Device posture integrations with major EDR and MDM vendors included

Which should you pick?

Choose Axon Records if

  • You need records management.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want digital evidence.
Axon Records review

Choose Beyond Identity if

  • You need device-bound credentials.
  • You work on Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android.
  • You also want continuous device posture.
Beyond Identity review

Questions people ask

Is Axon Records or Beyond Identity better?
Neither clearly leads. Axon Records starts at $1500/month and Beyond Identity at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Axon Records or Beyond Identity?
Axon Records starts at $1500/month and Beyond Identity at On request.
Does Axon Records or Beyond Identity run on more platforms?
Axon Records runs on Web, Ios, Android. Beyond Identity runs on Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android.
What is Axon Records best used for?
Axon Records is most often used for police records management and incident reporting, ai-assisted report drafting from body camera footage, linking evidence to case records, working alongside an existing cad system. Of those, police records management and incident reporting and ai-assisted report drafting from body camera footage are not what Beyond Identity is typically brought in for.
What can Axon Records do that Beyond Identity cannot?
Axon Records covers Records Management, Digital Evidence, Body Camera Integration, Automated Redaction. Beyond Identity covers Device-bound credentials, Continuous device posture, No shared secrets, Identity provider integration.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Axon Records: What is the cost of Axon Records?

Axon Records pricing is not published on the vendor website. Interested agencies must contact Axon directly to discuss pricing programs and plans tailored to their specific operational needs.

Source
Beyond Identity: Does it replace Okta or Entra ID?

No. It sits in front of them as the authentication method. Budget for both.

Beyond Identity: What happens when a user loses their laptop?

They authenticate from another enrolled device, or go through an administrative recovery flow. Designing that recovery well matters, because it is the weakest point.

Beyond Identity: Is it different from passkeys?

The credential mechanism is similar in spirit. The difference is enforcing device security posture at every authentication, which standard passkeys do not do.

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