# Kinde vs SuperTokens

Canonical: https://inetgeek.com/compare/kinde-vs-supertokens/

Every value below is read from Kinde's and SuperTokens's own documentation. See https://inetgeek.com/methodology/ for how.

## At a glance

| Criterion | Kinde | SuperTokens |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Entry paid plan | $25/month for Pro. Plus is $75 and the top tier $250 — each including the same 10,500 MAU as the free plan. | $100/month minimum billing on the managed cloud, which covers the first 4,999 MAU at $0.02 each. |
| Pricing model | A flat monthly fee with the same MAU allowance at every level, plus a transaction fee when you bill your own customers through Kinde — 0.5% per transaction, discounted 0.1% on Plus and 0.2% above. | Per monthly active user, with features metered on top of the base rate rather than bundled: $0.02 per MAU for auth, $0.01 more for multi-factor, $0.005 more for account linking, and $20 per dashboard user per month beyond the free ones. The published example works out at $125 for 5,000 MAU with account linking. |
| Users included | 10,500 monthly active users on every tier including free. Paying more does not buy more users — Pro adds uncapped MAU billing, and the higher tiers add MAU discounts of 6% and 13%. | No fixed allowance — billing is $0.02 per monthly active user against a $100 monthly minimum, so the first 4,999 users are covered by the floor. |
| Multi-factor authentication | Supported | Supported |

## Where they differ

### Entry paid plan

- Kinde: $25/month for Pro. Plus is $75 and the top tier $250 — each including the same 10,500 MAU as the free plan. ([source](https://kinde.com/pricing/))
- SuperTokens: $100/month minimum billing on the managed cloud, which covers the first 4,999 MAU at $0.02 each. ([source](https://supertokens.com/pricing))

### Pricing model

- Kinde: A flat monthly fee with the same MAU allowance at every level, plus a transaction fee when you bill your own customers through Kinde — 0.5% per transaction, discounted 0.1% on Plus and 0.2% above. ([source](https://kinde.com/pricing/))
- SuperTokens: Per monthly active user, with features metered on top of the base rate rather than bundled: $0.02 per MAU for auth, $0.01 more for multi-factor, $0.005 more for account linking, and $20 per dashboard user per month beyond the free ones. The published example works out at $125 for 5,000 MAU with account linking. ([source](https://supertokens.com/pricing))

### Users included

- Kinde: 10,500 monthly active users on every tier including free. Paying more does not buy more users — Pro adds uncapped MAU billing, and the higher tiers add MAU discounts of 6% and 13%. ([source](https://kinde.com/pricing/))
- SuperTokens: No fixed allowance — billing is $0.02 per monthly active user against a $100 monthly minimum, so the first 4,999 users are covered by the floor. ([source](https://supertokens.com/pricing))

## Which should you choose?

Pick Kinde if Products that want a predictable flat fee and a large free user allowance that does not change when you start paying — 10,500 MAU on every tier is the opposite of Auth0's paid-plan cliff.

Pick SuperTokens if Teams that want to run auth themselves and keep the user table in their own database, with a managed option priced per user rather than per plan.

Consider something else: Kinde — Enterprise SSO only becomes free at the $75 tier, and if you use Kinde's billing there is a 0.5% cut of your own transactions on top of the plan fee.

Consider something else: SuperTokens — The $100 monthly minimum makes it expensive below about 5,000 users, and MFA is a separate per-user charge rather than an included feature.

## Documented by only one

- Free tier: Kinde: Yes
- Self-hostable: SuperTokens: Supported
- SAML single sign-on: Kinde: Supported
- SOC 2: Kinde: SOC 2 Type 2 completed, with report and attestation from AssuranceLab.
- ISO 27001: Kinde: Certified, with a maintained information security management system (ISMS).
- HIPAA: Kinde: HIPAA compliant; supports customers as a Business Associate.
- GDPR / data residency: Kinde: GDPR compliant per Kinde's own stated privacy principles.
- Encryption at rest: Kinde: AES-256 encryption for data stored on Kinde's servers.

## Questions this comparison answers

**Entry paid plan: Kinde or SuperTokens?**

Kinde: $25/month for Pro. Plus is $75 and the top tier $250 — each including the same 10,500 MAU as the free plan.
SuperTokens: $100/month minimum billing on the managed cloud, which covers the first 4,999 MAU at $0.02 each.

**Should I choose Kinde or SuperTokens?**

Pick Kinde if Products that want a predictable flat fee and a large free user allowance that does not change when you start paying — 10,500 MAU on every tier is the opposite of Auth0's paid-plan cliff.
Pick SuperTokens if Teams that want to run auth themselves and keep the user table in their own database, with a managed option priced per user rather than per plan.