Identity & Access Management · head to head
Frontegg vs Speakeasy
Frontegg
Identity & Access Management
Customer identity and access management platform for SaaS applications
- From
- Free
- Rated
- -
Speakeasy
Identity & Access Management
AI control plane for governing enterprise agents, MCP servers, and skills
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Only Frontegg has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- Each has a real cost: Frontegg detailed per-unit pricing beyond the free tier is not published, requiring use of an online calculator or sales contact to estimate costs.; Speakeasy no self-serve pricing is published; every plan requires a sales conversation.
- They diverge on capability: Frontegg covers Hosted login, Speakeasy covers AI tool catalog.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Frontegg and Speakeasy actually diverge.
Identical on both: platforms (web, api), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Identity & Access Management).
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 Frontegg
- Hosted login
- Enterprise SSO/SCIM
- Multi-tenant organizations
- Custom domains
- M2M tokens
- Fraud protection
Only in Speakeasy
- AI tool catalog
- Per-agent identity
- Role-based access control
- Real-time policy enforcement
- Audit logging
- MDM and SSO integration
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Frontegg
- Adding enterprise SSO/SCIM to a B2B SaaS productnot Speakeasy
- Multi-tenant customer identity managementnot Speakeasy
- White-labeled, custom-domain login experiencesnot Speakeasy
- Securing AI agent access to a SaaS product via Agen.conot Speakeasy
Speakeasy
- Governing AI agents at enterprise scalenot Frontegg
- Preventing shadow AI tool sprawlnot Frontegg
- Enforcing least-privilege access for agentsnot Frontegg
- Auditing AI tool call activity for compliancenot Frontegg
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Frontegg
- Detailed per-unit pricing beyond the free tier is not published, requiring use of an online calculator or sales contact to estimate costs.
- Advanced fraud protection and multiple environments are Enterprise-only, unavailable on the Pay As You Go plan.
- The 7,500 free monthly active users is comparatively modest next to some competitors' free tiers.
- As a broader CIAM platform, it can be more complex to integrate than lighter-weight developer-first auth tools for smaller apps.
Speakeasy
- No self-serve pricing is published; every plan requires a sales conversation.
- The product pivoted away from its original SDK-generation offering, so past documentation and customers built on that use case are no longer the focus.
- Requires integration with an existing identity provider such as Okta or Entra ID to be useful, so it is not a standalone solution.
- No published free tier or trial pricing was found.
Pricing, plan by plan
Frontegg
Free- Pay As You GoFree
- 7,500 monthly active users included
- 5 enterprise connections (SSO/SCIM)
- Unlimited organizations
- Enterprise$undefined/month
- Custom pricing
- Multiple environments
- Advanced fraud protection
Speakeasy
On request- Enterprise$undefined/mo
- Custom pricing
- AI tool catalog and visibility
- Per-agent identity and access control
Which should you pick?
Choose Frontegg if
- You need hosted login.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on web, api.
- You also want enterprise sso/scim.
Choose Speakeasy if
- You need ai tool catalog.
- You work on web, api.
- You also want per-agent identity.
Questions people ask
- Is Frontegg or Speakeasy better?
- Neither clearly leads. Frontegg starts at Free and Speakeasy at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Frontegg or Speakeasy?
- Frontegg has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Frontegg and On request for Speakeasy.
- Does Frontegg or Speakeasy run on more platforms?
- Both run on web, api, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
- Can I use Frontegg for free?
- Yes. Frontegg has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Speakeasy starts at On request.
- What is Frontegg best used for?
- Frontegg is most often used for adding enterprise sso/scim to a b2b saas product, multi-tenant customer identity management, white-labeled, custom-domain login experiences, securing ai agent access to a saas product via agen.co. Of those, adding enterprise sso/scim to a b2b saas product and multi-tenant customer identity management are not what Speakeasy is typically brought in for.
- What can Frontegg do that Speakeasy cannot?
- Frontegg covers Hosted login, Enterprise SSO/SCIM, Multi-tenant organizations, Custom domains. Speakeasy covers AI tool catalog, Per-agent identity, Role-based access control, Real-time policy enforcement.
Answered from the vendors’ own pages
Frontegg: What does Frontegg cost?
Frontegg's Pay As You Go plan is free up to 7,500 monthly active users, after which pricing scales with users, enterprise connections and M2M tokens via an online calculator; Enterprise pricing is custom.
SourceFrontegg: Is there a free plan and what are its limits?
Yes, the free Pay As You Go plan includes 7,500 monthly active users, 5 enterprise SSO/SCIM connections, unlimited organizations, and a custom domain.
SourceFrontegg: How is usage metered?
Pricing is consumption-based, driven by monthly active users, monthly enterprise connections (SSO/SCIM), and monthly M2M tokens, with customers paying only for usage beyond the free 7,500-user threshold.
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