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Authentication · 7 alternatives · Kinde iScore 76 (#5/8)

Every authentication provider this site tracks, ordered by iScore — the same peers Kinde's own score is measured against. The line under each name is where its sourced facts differ from Kinde's; where a full comparison exists, the row links to it.

Ranked by iScore
  1. Auth0Kind of free offer: Free tier vs Always free80#1/8
  2. Better AuthKind of free offer: Free tier vs Always free78#2/8
  3. WorkOSKind of free offer: Free tier vs Always free78#3/8
  4. StytchEntry paid plan: No priced paid plan: Pay as you go starts at $0/month and meters usage above the free all…76#4/8
  5. NhostEntry paid plan: $25/month for Pro is a plan fee that includes $15 of compute credits, not the cost of a r…75#6/8
  6. ClerkKind of free offer: Free tier vs Always free74#7/8
  7. SuperTokensEntry paid plan: $100 per month minimum billing on the managed Cloud service; anything from 1 to 4,999 MAU…72#8/8

Where Kinde stands against these 7

Kinde's own sourced figures, placed among the alternatives above that document the same thing in the same unit. A rank here is one criterion, not a verdict; the iScore above weighs all of them.

Free tier
Yes. 7 of the 7 alternatives that document it have one: Auth0, Better Auth, Clerk, Nhost, Stytch, SuperTokens and 1 more.
What the free plan includes
10,500 monthly active users on every plan, with paid features billed on top; no credit card required4th highest of the 5 that document it. Highest: WorkOS — The first 1 million monthly active users of AuthKit are free; Single Sign-On and Directory Sync are billed…
Entry paid plan
$25/month for ProJoint 3rd cheapest of the 6 that document it. Cheapest: Better Auth — $20/month for Pro on the managed infrastructure.
Users included
10,500 monthly active users on every tier including free4th highest of the 6 that document it. Highest: WorkOS — 1,000,000 active users free on AuthKit, then $2,500 per additional million.

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