Stytch

stytch.com
Identity & Access Management
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A better way to build auth

How to Replace Stytch

Overview

Stytch is an identity platform that provides authentication, authorization, and security solutions for applications serving both humans and AI agents. It offers enterprise-grade features including SSO, passkeys, multi-tenancy, and fraud protection, all accessible through a single integration that scales from startups to Fortune 100 companies.

Features

36 features across 10 categories

AI Security(2)

AI Agent AuthenticationAI

Turnkey platform for AI agent authentication, authorization, and consent management

MCP Authentication and AuthorizationAI

Advanced toolkit for Model Context Protocol authentication and authorization

Administration(2)

Email CustomizationPremium

Full email customization and brand removal options

Embeddable Admin Portal

SDK to embed complex auth settings and user/organization management into customer dashboards for self-service SSO, SCIM, and auth configuration

Also in: Notion, Airtable, Smartsheet

Authentication(9)

Breach-Resistant Passwords

Enhanced password security features to prevent breaches

Device-Aware Multi-Factor Authentication

Device fingerprint-powered invisible CAPTCHA and MFA that removes login friction

Machine-to-Machine Authentication

Enable services to communicate and authenticate without human involvement

OAuth Support

OAuth protocol support for authentication and authorization

OIDC SSO

OpenID Connect protocol support for single sign-on

Passkey Authentication

Support for passkey-based authentication as a secure login method

SAML SSO

SAML protocol support for single sign-on with enterprise identity providers

Session Management

Comprehensive session management features

SMS and Email Provider Failover

Reliable delivery of login and authentication emails and text messages with automatic failover between providers

Also in: LastPass, Dashlane, 1Password

Authorization(3)

Customizable Authorization VerdictsPremium

Customize authorization verdicts and security decisions

IdP-Driven Role Mapping

Automatic role mapping from identity provider attributes

Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)

Fine-grained access control based on user roles

Also in: Auth0, Frontegg, WorkOS

Developer Tools(4)

Backend APIs

Comprehensive backend API for fine-grained control of auth features

Headless SDKs

Backend APIs and SDKs for complete control over authentication implementation

Multi-Stack Framework Support

Native support for building in multiple technology stacks with SDKs and quickstarts

Pre-built Frontend Components

Pre-built frontend interfaces for quick authentication integration

Also in: Jobber, Hugging Face, 1Password

Integration(1)

Connected Apps

Power cross-application integrations, secure data sharing, and AI workflows

Also in: monday.com, Notion, Airtable

Multi-Tenancy(3)

Multi-Tenancy

Turnkey multi-tenancy including organization authentication policies, IdP-driven role mapping, JIT provisioning, and SCIM

Organization Switching

Enable users to switch between organizations seamlessly

Organization-Level Auth Policies

Primary and secondary authentication policies configurable at organization level

Security(7)

Bot and Fraud ProtectionAIPremium

Intelligent rate limiting with zero-day device intelligence, 99.99% bot detection accuracy, and reverse engineering protection

Bot Detection and PreventionAIPremium

Advanced bot detection and prevention mechanisms

Device FingerprintingPremium

Device-level fingerprinting for fraud and abuse detection

Intelligent Rate LimitingAIPremium

Device-level traffic shaping for fraud prevention and protection of valid users

Invisible CAPTCHAPremium

Strong, invisible CAPTCHA functionality for fraud prevention

Malicious Agent DetectionAIPremium

Detect and stop malicious and misbehaving AI agents

Security VerdictsPremium

Built-in enforcement tools for security decision management

Also in: Hugging Face, Notion, Airtable

UI/UX(1)

Web & Mobile UI Components

Pre-built customizable components for login experience

User Management(4)

Just-in-Time Provisioning (JIT)

Automatic user provisioning controls by email domain and SSO connection

Member Invitations

Manage and customize member invitation workflows

SCIM Provisioning

SCIM protocol support for user provisioning, deprovisioning, and automatic role management

User and Organization Metadata

Flexible metadata storage for members and organizations

Pricing

Pay as You Go

Free
  • 10,000 monthly active users and AI agents (always free)
  • Unlimited Organizations
  • 5 SSO or SCIM Connections
  • 1,000 M2M Tokens
  • Full suite of authn and authz features (OAuth, SSO, Sessions, RBAC)
  • Organization-level primary + secondary auth policies
  • Built-in multi-tenancy
  • SCIM provisioning, deprovisioning and automatic role management
  • JIT provisioning controls by email domain & SSO Connection
  • Pre-built UI components for login and admin portal
  • Optional fraud and risk prevention

Enterprise

Custom
  • Custom pricing with volume discounts
  • Discounted rates
  • Enterprise Support SLA
  • Private support
  • Slack channel
  • Migration support
  • 99.99% uptime SLA
  • HIPAA/BAA compliance
  • Advanced fraud protection
  • Unlimited external active organizations
  • Unlimited external active members and agents
  • Volume discounts on M2M tokens
  • Additional SSO or SCIM connections available
  • All Pay as You Go features

Cost Calculator

Pricing data not available for Stytch. Check their website for current pricing.

Build vs Buy

Should you build a Stytch alternative or buy the subscription? Estimate based on 36 features.

Buy Stytch

Better Value
Monthly costContact Sales
3-year totalVaries
Time to deployDays

Build Your Own

Development cost$24,000
Maintenance$360/mo
3-year total$36,960
Dev time~2 months

Buying Stytch saves ~$36,960 over 3 years vs building.

Estimates based on 36 features and a BuildScore of 5/5. Actual costs vary.

Integrations

4 known integrations

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