Buypass

Name: Buypass
Brand: Buypass

Safe & easy identification cross national borders, and secure online payments.

Est 2001|20 Ref Customers

LinkedIn 2K|Web traffic 9K|FTEs 68|HQ Oslo, Oslo, NO

MarketseSignature Identity Provider (IdP) & SSO

01Competitive Landscape

| Aspect | Buypass | Commfides | BankID (Norway) | |--------|---------|-----------|-----------------| | Starting Price | Published consumer smart card pricing (multi‑year) with separate reader pricing listed by the vendor | Published consumer private e‑ID pricing (multi‑year) with reader and distribution included | Not typically purchased standalone by end users; issued via banks (pricing varies by bank relationship) | | Primary Use Cases | High‑assurance eID and qualified signing in Norway; workplace smartcard/mobile access bridging internal and public services; QTSP use cases | Private e‑ID alternative to BankID for public services; QTSP certificate use cases; positioned as a consumer cost‑competitive option | Broad consumer and banking‑linked identity usage in Norway; common default for citizen authentication | | Key Strength | QTSP status and relevant ISO/ETSI certifications; portfolio across eID, signing, and enterprise access | Competitive consumer pricing (as published) and a clear offering for private e‑ID; QTSP positioning | Wide acceptance and bank distribution; often required for many real‑world flows | | Key Weakness | Limited third‑party review footprint; smartcard operational overhead; prior TLS/SSL issuance discontinuation can reduce appeal as a single CA for all needs | Windows‑only limitation stated for the Privat e‑ID offering; mobile limitations noted | Accessibility hurdles (bank onboarding requirements); dependence on bank policies |

Narrative analysis

- Direct competitors and differentiators - Buypass vs Commfides - Both are positioned as high‑assurance identity/certificate providers in Norway and both appear in Norway’s eID ecosystem as alternatives or adjacent solutions. - Commfides publishes a lower consumer price for private e‑ID than Buypass’ smart card offering, which could influence individual buyers. - Buypass vs BankID - BankID is widely used in Norway, while Buypass serves specific high‑assurance or public‑service access and qualified signing needs. - Community discussions suggest Buypass may be easier to obtain than BankID in some edge cases, but Buypass may not cover the full set of everyday services for which BankID is commonly used. - Feature comparison: where Buypass excels vs lags behind - Areas of relative strength - Formal QTSP positioning and associated ETSI certification posture. - Enterprise smartcard‑based access solution that explicitly spans internal systems and Norwegian public services, including signing and encryption use cases. - Support for certain thin client environments (Dell ThinOS, IGEL OS) mentioned for Buypass Access. - Areas of risk or relative weakness - Less transparent public enterprise pricing for many offerings. - Less discoverable third‑party customer review coverage on mainstream B2B review platforms. - If a buyer historically wanted Buypass as both enterprise QTSP and a public TLS CA for websites, the prior TLS/SSL issuance discontinuation removes that consolidation benefit. - Pricing comparison - Clear consumer comparison exists (Buypass vs Commfides smartcard‑based private e‑ID). - Enterprise pricing comparisons could not be completed due to lack of public Buypass enterprise tier pricing and limited accessible competitor pricing for qualified certificates. - Customer testimonials comparing Buypass to competitors - Limited direct "Buypass vs X" quotes were found in accessible sources. - Community thread indicates an anecdote where a user found Buypass ordering easier than obtaining BankID, implying an onboarding advantage in that instance. - Market share and adoption trends - Not enough public quantitative market share data was identified in sources retrieved.

01Competitive Landscape

Aspect	Buypass	Commfides	BankID (Norway)
Starting Price	Published consumer smart card pricing (multi‑year) with separate reader pricing listed by the vendor	Published consumer private e‑ID pricing (multi‑year) with reader and distribution included	Not typically purchased standalone by end users; issued via banks (pricing varies by bank relationship)
Primary Use Cases	High‑assurance eID and qualified signing in Norway; workplace smartcard/mobile access bridging internal and public services; QTSP use cases	Private e‑ID alternative to BankID for public services; QTSP certificate use cases; positioned as a consumer cost‑competitive option	Broad consumer and banking‑linked identity usage in Norway; common default for citizen authentication
Key Strength	QTSP status and relevant ISO/ETSI certifications; portfolio across eID, signing, and enterprise access	Competitive consumer pricing (as published) and a clear offering for private e‑ID; QTSP positioning	Wide acceptance and bank distribution; often required for many real‑world flows
Key Weakness	Limited third‑party review footprint; smartcard operational overhead; prior TLS/SSL issuance discontinuation can reduce appeal as a single CA for all needs	Windows‑only limitation stated for the Privat e‑ID offering; mobile limitations noted	Accessibility hurdles (bank onboarding requirements); dependence on bank policies

Narrative analysis

Direct competitors and differentiators
- Buypass vs Commfides
  - Both are positioned as high‑assurance identity/certificate providers in Norway and both appear in Norway’s eID ecosystem as alternatives or adjacent solutions.
  - Commfides publishes a lower consumer price for private e‑ID than Buypass’ smart card offering, which could influence individual buyers.
- Buypass vs BankID
  - BankID is widely used in Norway, while Buypass serves specific high‑assurance or public‑service access and qualified signing needs.
  - Community discussions suggest Buypass may be easier to obtain than BankID in some edge cases, but Buypass may not cover the full set of everyday services for which BankID is commonly used.
Feature comparison: where Buypass excels vs lags behind
- Areas of relative strength
  - Formal QTSP positioning and associated ETSI certification posture.
  - Enterprise smartcard‑based access solution that explicitly spans internal systems and Norwegian public services, including signing and encryption use cases.
  - Support for certain thin client environments (Dell ThinOS, IGEL OS) mentioned for Buypass Access.
- Areas of risk or relative weakness
  - Less transparent public enterprise pricing for many offerings.
  - Less discoverable third‑party customer review coverage on mainstream B2B review platforms.
  - If a buyer historically wanted Buypass as both enterprise QTSP and a public TLS CA for websites, the prior TLS/SSL issuance discontinuation removes that consolidation benefit.
Pricing comparison
- Clear consumer comparison exists (Buypass vs Commfides smartcard‑based private e‑ID).
- Enterprise pricing comparisons could not be completed due to lack of public Buypass enterprise tier pricing and limited accessible competitor pricing for qualified certificates.
Customer testimonials comparing Buypass to competitors
- Limited direct "Buypass vs X" quotes were found in accessible sources.
- Community thread indicates an anecdote where a user found Buypass ordering easier than obtaining BankID, implying an onboarding advantage in that instance.
Market share and adoption trends
- Not enough public quantitative market share data was identified in sources retrieved.