Auth0 vs Stytch
SEPT 2026 auditA comparison of Auth0 and Stytch built from values read directly from each provider's own documentation, with the source recorded against every figure.
The short answer
Choose Auth0 if…
Projects that fit inside the free 25,000 monthly active users, which includes an enterprise connection, self-service SSO and SCIM at no cost.
Editorial · Palash Bagchi · approved
Choose Stytch if…
B2B products selling to several SSO-using customers early — five connections free is the difference between paying per logo and not paying at all.
Editorial · Palash Bagchi · approved
Consider something else if…
- Auth0: Leaving the free plan is a cliff rather than a step: paid tiers begin at 500 MAU, and a footnote says enterprise connections, SSO and SCIM need a B2B upgrade to keep.
- Stytch: There is no flat plan to budget against: everything above the free allowances is metered, so the bill tracks usage rather than a number you agreed to.
2 sourced criteria separate them — see where, with sources, below.
Pick the criteria you care about. The chart counts how many of them lean toward each provider — the same read as scanning the bars below, just totalled for the ones you chose.
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At a glance.
| Criterion | Auth0 | Stytch |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | ||
| Free tier | Yes | Yes |
| Pricing model | Per monthly active user, chosen on a slider, with a discontinuity that is easy to miss: the free plan covers 25,000 MAU and includes an enterprise connection, SSO and SCIM, while the paid tiers start at 500 MAU and a footnote says keeping those three features requires upgrading to B2B. | Pay as you go with no platform fee: usage above the always-free allowances is metered, and the estimator on the page prices monthly active users, SSO connections, SCIM connections and M2M tokens as separate lines. |
| Auth | ||
| Users included | 25,000 monthly active users on the free plan — the largest free allowance here apart from WorkOS. Essentials and Professional start at 500 and are priced upward from there. | 10,000 monthly active users free, permanently, alongside unlimited organizations and 1,000 M2M tokens. |
| SAML single sign-on | Supported | Supported |
| SCIM provisioning | Supported | Supported |
| Multi-factor authentication | Supported | Supported |
Where they differ.
Pricing model
- Auth0
- Per monthly active user, chosen on a slider, with a discontinuity that is easy to miss: the free plan covers 25,000 MAU and includes an enterprise connection, SSO and SCIM, while the paid tiers start at 500 MAU and a footnote says keeping those three features requires upgrading to B2B.
- Stytch
- Pay as you go with no platform fee: usage above the always-free allowances is metered, and the estimator on the page prices monthly active users, SSO connections, SCIM connections and M2M tokens as separate lines.
Sources (2) →Sources ↓
- Pricing — Auth0 ↗
“HOW MANY MONTHLY ACTIVE USERS? [...] Up to 25,000 monthly active users [...] ESSENTIALS $ 35 / month Up to 500 monthly active users [...] ¹ Upgrade to B2B to continue using EC, Self-Service SSO, and SCIM.”
Read 2026-09-06 · official pricing
- Pricing — Stytch ↗
“Pay as you go Starting at: $0 / Month [...] Monthly active users : SSO Connections SSO SCIM Connections SCIM M2M Tokens M2M Optional add ons”
Read 2026-09-06 · official pricing
Users included
25,000 monthly active users on the free plan — the largest free allowance here apart from WorkOS. Essentials and Professional start at 500 and are priced upward from there.
10,000 monthly active users free, permanently, alongside unlimited organizations and 1,000 M2M tokens.
Sources (2) →Sources ↓
- Pricing — Auth0 ↗
“Up to 25,000 monthly active users [...] ESSENTIALS [...] Up to 500 monthly active users”
Read 2026-09-06 · official pricing
- Pricing — Stytch ↗
“Always free: 10,000 monthly active users and AI agents Unlimited Organizations 5 SSO or SCIM Connections 1,000 M2M Tokens”
Read 2026-09-06 · official pricing
When these numbers change, hear about it. Sources are re-checked monthly; a repricing goes out as a short note.
Documented by only one.
These criteria are published by one provider and not the other. An absence here means we have not found a source, not that the feature is missing.
Questions this comparison answers.
Should I choose Auth0 or Stytch?
Pick Auth0 if Projects that fit inside the free 25,000 monthly active users, which includes an enterprise connection, self-service SSO and SCIM at no cost.
Pick Stytch if B2B products selling to several SSO-using customers early — five connections free is the difference between paying per logo and not paying at all.