Beyond Identity vs CyberArk Identity.
Last verified 2026-09-18
When Beyond Identity wins
- Beyond Identity is the only side of this comparison you can still buy. CyberArk Customer Identity was withdrawn after the Palo Alto Networks acquisition closed on 11 February 2026.
When CyberArk Identity wins
- Nothing that counts. The product is withdrawn and cannot be selected, quoted, or renewed as a net-new purchase.
- Historical matrix only, and now moot: it carried passwords, magic links, SMS OTP, ISO 27018, and broader authorization breadth that Beyond Identity does not
Both win
- Historical matrix only: both supported WebAuthn passkeys natively
- Historical matrix only: both supported social login at scale
- Historical matrix only: both held SOC 2 Type II
Pricing comparison
| MAU band | Beyond Identity | CyberArk Identity |
|---|---|---|
| 10,000 MAU | Quote | Quote |
| 100,000 MAU | $5,000/mo | Quote |
| 500,000 MAU | $16,000/mo | Quote |
| 1,000,000 MAU | $28,000/mo | Quote |
Developer experience & lock-in
Editorial 1–5 scores and migration effort, on the same axes for both. Lower migration effort is better (easier to adopt, less lock-in).
| Signal | Beyond Identity | CyberArk Identity |
|---|---|---|
| DX overallDeveloper experience | 4/5✓ | 3/5 |
| Docs qualityDocumentation | 4/5 | 4/5 |
| Passkey orchestrationPasskey / WebAuthn depth | 5/5✓ | 4/5 |
| Adoption effortMigrating in | Involved | Involved |
| Lock-in (exit effort)Migrating out | Involved | Involved |
Enterprise readiness
Computed across the enterprise pillars from the capability matrix. See the enterprise-ready pillars.
| Pillar | Beyond Identity | CyberArk Identity |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | Enterprise-ready · 95 | Enterprise-ready · 100 |
| Enterprise SSO | 100 | 100 |
| Directory sync (SCIM) | 100 | 100 |
| Organizations & tenancy | 100 | 100 |
| RBAC & custom roles | 75 | 100✓ |
| Audit logs & streaming | 100 | 100 |
| Compliance certifications | 100 | 100 |
| Security posture | 75 | 100✓ |
Side-by-side capability matrix
| Capability | Beyond Identity | CyberArk Identity |
|---|---|---|
| Password authentication | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
| Social login | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Magic links | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
| SMS OTP | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
| Email OTP | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| TOTP (authenticator app) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Push MFA | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| WebAuthn / passkeys | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Biometric | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Hardware security keys | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| SAML SSO | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| OIDC SSO | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| OAuth 2.0 SSO | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Enterprise federation | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Passwordless-only flows | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Adaptive MFA | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Step-up auth | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Capability | Beyond Identity | CyberArk Identity |
|---|---|---|
| RBAC | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| ABAC | ~ Partial | ✓ Yes |
| ReBAC | ✕ No | ✕ No |
| FGA engine | ✕ No | ✕ No |
| API authorization | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Fine-grained permissions | ~ Partial | ✓ Yes |
| Capability | Beyond Identity | CyberArk Identity |
|---|---|---|
| Self-service registration | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Progressive profiling | ✕ No | ~ Partial |
| Self-service account | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Bulk user import | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Admin user search | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Custom user metadata | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Organizations / tenants | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Multi-tenancy | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| SCIM provisioning | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Capability | Beyond Identity | CyberArk Identity |
|---|---|---|
| REST API | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| GraphQL API | ✕ No | ✕ No |
| SDKs | 10 listed | 5 listed |
| CLI | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Terraform provider | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Local emulator | ✕ No | ✕ No |
| Extension model | Webhooks + Policy Engine for risk decisioning | Workflows + custom rules |
| Capability | Beyond Identity | CyberArk Identity |
|---|---|---|
| Bot detection | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Breached password detection | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
| Brute-force protection | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Anomaly detection | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Log streams | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Audit logs | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| GDPR data export | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| PII minimization | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Post-quantum roadmap | ~ Partial | ✕ No |
| Capability | Beyond Identity | CyberArk Identity |
|---|---|---|
| MCP support | ✕ No | ✕ No |
| OAuth 2.1 | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Dynamic client registration | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Agent vs human token separation | ✕ No | ✕ No |
| Web Bot Auth | ✕ No | ✕ No |
| Capability | Beyond Identity | CyberArk Identity |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 Type II | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| ISO 27001 | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| ISO 27018 | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
| HIPAA | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| PCI DSS | ✕ No | ✕ No |
| GDPR | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| CCPA | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| FedRAMP | Moderate | Moderate |
| EU data residency | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Capability | Beyond Identity | CyberArk Identity |
|---|---|---|
| Consent management | ~ Partial | ~ Partial |
| Preference center | ~ Partial | ~ Partial |
| Purpose-specific consent | ✕ No | ✕ No |
| Integrates with CMPs | n/a | n/a |
| Capability | Beyond Identity | CyberArk Identity |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-region deployment | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Data residency control | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Proven at high scale (1M+ MAU) | ~ Partial | ✓ Yes |
| Capability | Beyond Identity | CyberArk Identity |
|---|---|---|
| Password-hash import | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Lazy / just-in-time migration | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Account linking & dedup | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Custom domains per brand | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Per-brand theming of all flows | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Per-brand consent partitioning | ~ Partial | ~ Partial |
| Deletion webhooks / cascade | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Event streaming / webhooks | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Documented rate limits | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
FAQ
- Can I still choose CyberArk Customer Identity over Beyond Identity?
- No. Palo Alto Networks completed its acquisition of CyberArk on 11 February 2026 and retired the customer identity product. Its product page returns a 301 redirect to paloaltonetworks.com/idira, which sells workforce, machine, and agentic identity and has no CIAM offering. Beyond Identity is the only remaining option on this page.
- The matrix shows CyberArk Customer Identity ahead on breadth. Does that still matter?
- No. Those rows are a record of the product as it stood at its last verification while it was still sold. A capability you cannot purchase is not a capability. If the breadth axes matter to your build, compare Beyond Identity against a live broad-coverage platform such as Auth0, Ping Identity, or Microsoft Entra External ID instead.
- What should an existing CyberArk Customer Identity deployment do?
- Plan a replatform. Beyond Identity fits where phishing-resistant passwordless is the whole requirement; enterprise buyers needing full CIAM breadth more often evaluate Auth0, Microsoft Entra External ID, SAP Customer Data Cloud, or Ping Identity. Start with the password hash export and the account linking plan, since those set the timeline.
CyberArk Customer Identity is withdrawn. Palo Alto Networks closed its CyberArk acquisition on 11 February 2026 and did not carry the CIAM line forward, so Beyond Identity is the only live option on this page. The capability and pricing diffs below are a dated record of how the two compared while both were sold, not a current recommendation. See the CyberArk Customer Identity profile for the withdrawal detail and migration context. Compass takes no vendor money.