SuperTokens vs Auth0

Side-by-side — pricing, strengths, tradeoffs, and fit.

SuperTokens

Open-source authentication you can self-host, with prebuilt UI and session management.

Auth0

Enterprise-grade authentication and authorization platform with extensive identity-provider support.

At a glance

Open SourceFree TierEnterprise
● Established·From $0 self-hosted
Free TierEnterprise
● Established·From $35/mo

Overview

One-liner

Open-source authentication you can self-host, with prebuilt UI and session management.

One-liner

Enterprise-grade authentication and authorization platform with extensive identity-provider support.

Maturity

Established

Maturity

Established

Open source

✓ Yes

Open source

✕ No

Pricing

Free tier

✓ Available

Self-hosted is free; managed has a free tier to 5,000 MAU

Free tier

✓ Available

25,000 monthly active users on the free plan

Starts at

$0 self-hosted

Starts at

$35/mo

Model

Flat rate

Model

Per MAU

Enterprise

✓ Available

Enterprise

✓ Available

Best for

✓ Best for

Teams wanting open-source, self-hosted authNo vendor lock-in or per-user fees
Data-residency / privacy-sensitive appsKeep user data in your own infrastructure

✓ Best for

Enterprise B2B apps needing SSO/SAMLMature enterprise connections and compliance
Teams needing fine-grained authorizationRBAC and Actions cover complex authz

Not ideal for

✕ Not for

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✕ Not for

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Strengths

↑ Strengths

Open source and self-hostable
Prebuilt UI + session management
Transparent pricing

↑ Strengths

Deep enterprise identity features
Huge ecosystem of connections/rules
Battle-tested at scale

Weaknesses

↓ Weaknesses

Smaller ecosystem than Auth0/Clerk
Self-hosting adds ops burden

↓ Weaknesses

Essential enterprise features like Enterprise Connections and SCIM are not available on the Essentials or Professional plans.
The free tier requires credit card verification to enable custom domains.
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