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title: Gartner Report - 2026 Magic Quadrant for CIAM
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## GARTNER® REPORT

# Magic Quadrant™ for Customer Identity and Access Management (CIAM)

###### Descope is the only vendor recognized as a Visionary in the 2026 Gartner Magic Quadrant dedicated to customer identity and access management (CIAM).

###### We believe this recognition reflects the ease of use and flexibility Descope provides organizations to build and modify identity journeys for their customers, partners, and AI agents—all without writing custom authentication code or redeploying their applications.

###### Get your complimentary copy of this report to learn:

- ![bullet-icon](https://hello.descope.com/hubfs/descope-icon-1.svg)How Gartner defines the CIAM market
- ![bullet-icon](https://hello.descope.com/hubfs/descope-icon-1.svg) How 2026 CIAM vendors are evaluated on Ability to Execute and Completeness of Vision
- ![bullet-icon](https://hello.descope.com/hubfs/descope-icon-1.svg)Strengths and cautions of each evaluated vendor
- ![Figure\_1\_Magic\_Quadrant\_for\_Customer\_Identity\_and\_Access\_Management](https://hello.descope.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Figure_1_Magic_Quadrant_for_Customer_Identity_and_Access_Management.png?width=1200&height=1334&name=Figure_1_Magic_Quadrant_for_Customer_Identity_and_Access_Management.png)

 

*This graphic was published by Gartner, Inc. as part of a larger research document and should be evaluated in the context of the entire document. The Gartner document is available upon request from Descope.*

*Gartner, Magic Quadrant for Customer Identity and Access Management, Steve Wessels, Brian Guthrie, Michael Kelley, Gautham Mudra, 2 November 2026.*

*Gartner and Magic Quadrant are trademarks of Gartner, Inc., and/or its affiliates.*

*Gartner does not endorse any company, vendor, product or service depicted in its publications, and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors with the highest ratings or other designation. Gartner publications consist of the opinions of Gartner’s business and technology insights organization and should not be construed as statements of fact. Gartner disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied, with respect to this publication, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.*

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