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SuperTokens
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SuperTokens
Open-source auth for modern apps.
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Best for
Best for engineering teams wanting OSS auth they can self-host.
At a glance
- Pricing
- freemium
- Setup time
- 4 hours
- Learning curve
- moderate
- Last verified
- 5/26/2026
What we love
- ✓Open-source self-host
- ✓Cheaper than Auth0
- ✓Strong dev UX
Where it falls short
- −SSO requires paid tier
- −Smaller community than Auth0
- −Some enterprise features behind paid
Pricing
✓ Pricing verified Jun 21, 20262 tiers
Free
$0
forever
- ✓Self-host
- ✓5K MAU managed
Paid (SSO)
Custom
annual
- ✓SSO
- ✓Multi-tenancy
Overview
SuperTokens is an open-source auth alternative to Auth0/Clerk — self-host or managed, social + magic-link + passwordless, SSO + SAML in paid plans.
Key features
- ●Self-host + managed
- ●Email + social + magic-link
- ●SSO + SAML (paid)
- ●Multi-tenancy
- ●Modern SDKs
Best use cases
OSS self-host auth
Run auth on owned infra without vendor lock-in.
Modern app auth
Add modern auth (social + passkey) to a Next.js/React app in hours.
Integrations
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