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Transmit Security

Founded 2014Boston, Massachusetts, USA / Tel Aviv, IsraelPrivateScore 4.1/5Evaluated 2026-06-19Website ↗

Capability scores

Methodology →
Authentication
4.5
SSO & Federation
4.0
Authorization
3.5
Lifecycle & Provisioning
3.5
MFA & Passwordless
4.5
Governance & Audit
3.5
Developer Experience
4.0
Deployment Flexibility
3.5
Pricing Transparency
3.5
Support & Ecosystem
3.5

Scored 0–5 against a published rubric. Independent analysis, no vendor sponsorship.

Overview

Transmit Security offers an enterprise CIAM platform that combines passwordless authentication, identity verification, and fraud detection in a single stack. It is a security-led enterprise incumbent aimed at high-risk consumer businesses, banks, and large retailers fighting account takeover and fraud at scale, rather than a lightweight drop-in auth tool for small teams.

What it is good at

Bringing authentication, identity verification, and fraud signals together in one platform is the real differentiator. Most CIAM vendors handle login and bolt on fraud through partners; Transmit treats risk as a native part of every flow, scoring sessions and adapting authentication in response. Passwordless and passkey support are strong, and for consumer businesses where account takeover is a direct financial threat, the integrated detection and orchestration justify the platform. It scales to large enterprise consumer volumes.

Where it falls short

It is enterprise-priced and enterprise-scoped, so it over-serves small teams that only need basic login, and a full adoption is a significant implementation project rather than a quick integration. Deployment is SaaS-only. Buyers who do not have a real fraud or account-takeover problem will pay for capability they do not use.

Pricing

Enterprise subscription, quote-based, with no public self-serve tier. Compare the total cost against simpler alternatives with the TCO calculator.

Best for, and who should look elsewhere

Choose it if you are a large enterprise, bank, or retailer that wants CIAM, identity verification, and fraud defense in one stack. Look elsewhere if you are a small team wanting cheap drop-in auth or only need basic login. Consider Auth0 for general-purpose CIAM, Nevis for European strong authentication, and Authsignal for adding risk signals to existing auth.

Bottom line

A strong enterprise CIAM-plus-fraud platform for high-risk consumer businesses, and far more than a small team with basic login needs should buy.

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By SWI Community Team · Last evaluated 2026-06-19

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