Cloudentity CIAM.next
Customer identity and access management (CIAM) software
Identity management software
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What is Cloudentity CIAM.next
Cloudentity CIAM.next is a customer identity and access management (CIAM) platform used to authenticate and authorize external users across consumer and partner-facing applications. It is typically deployed by digital product teams and security/identity teams that need standards-based identity, single sign-on, and API access control. The product emphasizes OAuth 2.0/OpenID Connect-based authorization, token lifecycle management, and policy-driven access for modern application and API architectures. It is commonly used in scenarios where CIAM must integrate with existing identity providers and application gateways rather than replace all surrounding infrastructure.
Strong OAuth/OIDC authorization focus
The platform centers on OAuth 2.0 and OpenID Connect flows, token issuance, and consent/authorization patterns that are common in API-first and microservices environments. This makes it suitable for organizations that need consistent authorization across web, mobile, and API channels. It aligns well with teams that prefer standards-based integration over proprietary application coupling. It can reduce custom security logic in applications by externalizing authorization decisions.
API-first integration approach
CIAM.next is designed to integrate with existing application stacks, API gateways, and identity components using standard protocols and APIs. This approach supports incremental adoption, such as adding centralized authorization while keeping existing user stores or upstream identity providers. It fits organizations that need CIAM capabilities without rebuilding their entire customer identity architecture. It also supports use cases where multiple applications must share consistent access policies.
Policy-driven access control
The product supports centralized policy and authorization management, which helps teams apply consistent rules across applications and services. This is useful when access decisions depend on context, scopes, or application-specific policies rather than simple login. Centralized policy can improve auditability by consolidating where authorization logic is defined. It also helps reduce duplicated authorization code across multiple product teams.
Implementation complexity for teams
Deploying and operating a standards-heavy CIAM and authorization layer can require specialized identity and security expertise. Teams may need to design OAuth/OIDC flows, scopes, token lifetimes, and policy models carefully to avoid security or usability issues. Compared with more turnkey CIAM offerings, initial setup and integration can take longer. Ongoing governance is often needed as applications and APIs evolve.
May require additional components
Depending on the use case, organizations may still need complementary capabilities such as advanced fraud detection, identity verification, or specialized customer profile management. Some deployments also rely on external directories, upstream identity providers, or separate tooling for analytics and customer engagement. This can increase total solution complexity and vendor coordination. Buyers should validate which functions are native versus expected to be integrated.
Fit varies for simple CIAM
For straightforward customer login and basic user management, the platform’s authorization and policy depth may be more than required. Organizations with limited API exposure or minimal authorization needs may not realize full value from the architecture. In those cases, simpler identity management products can be easier to adopt and operate. The product is best evaluated against the organization’s maturity in API security and identity governance.
Plan & Pricing
Pricing model: Usage-based / Pay-as-you-go (authorization grants / pre-committed unit pricing)
Free tier/trial: 30-day free trial available (trial sign-up advertised on SecureAuth official site). No permanently free plan publicly listed on SecureAuth site.
Publicly-published details found on vendor site (SecureAuth - official):
- SecureAuth states CIAM pricing is usage-based and tied to the volume of authorization grants issued per month; customers can lock predictable pricing with "pre-committed unit pricing."
- SecureAuth emphasizes predictable, transparent, and contract-flexible pricing (e.g., no surprise overages, ability to pre-commit units to lock pricing).
- SecureAuth provides a 30-day free trial sign-up for its CIAM platform (trial page: "Free Trial & Login").
- No public per-user/MAU or per-month dollar amounts, nor any public entry-level paid price, were found on the official SecureAuth website, documentation, pricing/marketing pages, or subscription agreement.
Example costs: Not listed on the vendor site (no numeric examples provided).
Discount / commitment options (as described on official site): Pre-committed unit pricing to lock in predictable costs; contract flexibility to add features or scale mid-term without full renegotiation. (No numerical discounts published.)
Notes / caveats: All information above was taken only from the vendor's official site (secureauth.com and related SecureAuth CIAM documentation). No public numeric pricing or minimum paid price was found; prospective customers are directed to contact SecureAuth/sales for specific quotes.
Seller details
Cloudentity, Inc.
Seattle, WA, USA
2016
Private
https://cloudentity.com/
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https://www.linkedin.com/company/cloudentity/
