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Auth0 vs WorkOS

Auth0 vs WorkOS — two auth & Identity tools on Founderkit, side by side.

Auth0

Identity platform for authentication and authorization.

Auth0 is an identity platform that handles authentication and authorization for applications. It covers customer identity (CIAM) with features like Universal Login, passwordless authentication, embedded login, user management, and breached password detection. It also has an AI Identity product line aimed at B2B and commerce use cases for securing AI agents. Developers can integrate via SDKs and quickstarts for 30+ languages and frameworks, including React, Next.js, Angular, Vue.js, React Native, and iOS/Swift. The site includes documentation, APIs, an events catalog, code samples, and free developer tools such as a JWT decoder, SAML tool, OIDC playground, and passkeys playground. Auth0 also runs a marketplace for integrations and a community forum. Pricing details are on the site's pricing page.

WorkOS

Enterprise auth: SSO, SCIM, and audit logs.

WorkOS is an auth and user management platform aimed at developers whose apps need to sell to enterprise customers. Its core products cover Enterprise SSO (with support for any identity provider), Directory Sync for user lifecycle management from corporate directories, Audit Logs for event logging and streaming, Multi-Factor Authentication, Role-Based Access Control, and an Admin Portal that lets corporate IT admins onboard themselves. It also ships AuthKit, a customizable hosted UI for authentication flows, and a broader User Management platform that ties these together. Beyond the core auth stack, the site lists Radar for real-time bot, fraud, and abuse protection; Vault for encryption and key management of objects; MCP Auth for securing MCP servers; Pipes for app and agent integrations; auth.md for user registration by agents; Airlock for intent-based access control; and Atlas, described as an AI coworker. Documentation, a changelog, API status page, pricing, and support plans are all available on the site.

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