JumpCloud vs NewCore for workforce IAM
SHORT ANSWER
Editorial assessment · Desk research from public vendor material · Reviewed 2026-09-29
Scores by criterion
SSO is sold as a product; an app catalogue size is not published on the pages reviewed.
Source: JumpCloud pricing
No app catalogue or integration count is published. SAML and OIDC apps connect "with no application changes".
Source: NewCore: Identity Security
Higher score: JumpCloud
Passkeys, Visual MFA and live 1 to 10 strength scoring for every authenticator, mapped to NIST levels.
Source: NewCore: Identity Security
Higher score: NewCore
Customer-held signing keys are not described on the pages reviewed.
Source: JumpCloud platform
Secure Split Key: both key shares, one in NewCore's cloud and one in your environment, are needed to sign a valid token.
Source: NewCore: Identity Security
Higher score: NewCore
SCIM or app provisioning is not mentioned on the pages reviewed.
Source: NewCore: Identity Security · NewCore home page
Higher score: JumpCloud
Mentions agentic identity lifecycle management on its platform page without detail.
Source: JumpCloud platform
People and AI agents share one policy engine and one audit trail.
Source: NewCore home page · NewCore: Identity Security
Higher score: NewCore
SSO at $11 per user per month billed annually, monthly billing option, 30-day trial.
Source: JumpCloud pricing
Higher score: JumpCloud
Weighted total
JumpCloud 6.7 / 10 · NewCore 5.4 / 10
Higher score: JumpCloud
Where each one scores higher
JumpCloud scores higher on
- app integration breadth (6 vs 3)
- provisioning to apps (7 vs 2)
- pricing transparency (9 vs 2)
NewCore scores higher on
- phishing-resistant sign-in (7 vs 9)
- protection of token signing (5 vs 9)
- AI agent identities (5 vs 9)
Pricing, side by side
JumpCloud
- SSO, billed annually: $11 per user per month
- SSO, billed monthly: $13 per user per month
per user per month, billed annually; per user per month, billed monthly.
The SSO product includes SSO, MFA and a password manager. Platform tiers are priced on request. 30-day trial.
Source: JumpCloud pricing
As published on 2026-09-29.
Which should you choose?
Choose JumpCloud if pricing transparency and phishing-resistant sign-in matter most. It scores 9 and 7 on them. SSO at $11 per user per month billed annually, monthly billing option, 30-day trial.
Choose NewCore if phishing-resistant sign-in and AI agent identities matter most. It scores 9 and 9 on them. Passkeys, Visual MFA and live 1 to 10 strength scoring for every authenticator, mapped to NIST levels.
Questions
Which scores higher overall, JumpCloud or NewCore?
On our weights for workforce IAM, JumpCloud scores 6.7 / 10 and NewCore 5.4 / 10. Totals are the weighted average of six criterion scores; the weights are listed on the Workforce IAM page.
Where does JumpCloud score higher than NewCore?
On app integration breadth, provisioning to apps and pricing transparency.
Where does NewCore score higher than JumpCloud?
On phishing-resistant sign-in, protection of token signing and AI agent identities.
Related
Sources
- JumpCloud pricing: https://jumpcloud.com/pricing
- JumpCloud platform: https://jumpcloud.com/platform
- NewCore: Identity Security: https://newcore.com/platform/identity-security
- NewCore home page: https://newcore.com/