Stytch vs WorkOS
Side-by-side — pricing, strengths, tradeoffs, and fit.
Stytch
Authentication for the modern web
WorkOS
Enterprise-readiness APIs — SSO, SCIM directory sync, and audit logs for B2B SaaS.
At a glance
Free Tier
· Not enough data·From Freemium
Free TierEnterprise
● Established·From $125/connection/mo
Overview
One-liner
One-liner
Authentication for the modern web
One-liner
Enterprise-readiness APIs — SSO, SCIM directory sync, and audit logs for B2B SaaS.
Maturity
Maturity
Not enough dataMaturity
EstablishedOpen source
Open source
✕ NoOpen source
✕ NoPricing
Free tier
Free tier
✓ AvailableFree tier
✓ AvailableAuthKit free to 1M MAU; SSO free for first connections
Starts at
Starts at
Freemium
Starts at
$125/connection/mo
Model
Model
Hybrid
Model
Flat rate
Enterprise
Enterprise
✕ NoneEnterprise
✓ AvailableBest for
✓ Best for
B2B SaaS products needing passwordless auth, multi-tenancy, and enterprise SSO with a great developer experience
✓ Best for
B2B SaaS selling to enterprisesSSO/SCIM/audit logs out of the box
Teams needing SAML fastDrop-in enterprise connections
Not ideal for
✕ Not for
Simple consumer apps that only need email/password auth
✕ Not for
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Strengths
↑ Strengths
Passwordless
Magic links
Passkeys
B2B organizations
↑ Strengths
Purpose-built for enterprise SSO/SCIM
Fast path to enterprise-ready
Generous AuthKit free tier
Weaknesses
↓ Weaknesses
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↓ Weaknesses
SSO and Directory Sync costs scale linearly with the number of enterprise connections, becoming expensive for large customer bases.
Audit Log storage and streaming incur additional per-unit costs beyond the base service.