WorkOS
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Features
29 features across 9 categories
Administration(2)
Self-serve onboarding for corporate IT admins with step-by-step setup guides and detailed screenshots
Dashboard that seamlessly integrates WorkOS into your application with realtime updates
Authentication(10)
Customizable UI for all authentication types with flexible authentication UI powered by WorkOS and Radix
Passwordless authentication with passkeys
Quickly add auth to your command-line tools
Email and password authentication with automatic password strength and leak detection
Verify user email addresses with magic codes
Unified SSO integration supporting any SAML or OIDC identity provider with a single integration
Passwordless auth with a six-digit code sent via email
Secure auth for MCP servers
Manage users and organizations with MFA support, additional authentication with TOTP and SMS
Sign in to your app with Microsoft, Google, and more
Compliance(1)
Capture and export compliance events from your app with log streaming and event retention
Customization(3)
Customize the look and feel to match your brand with custom branding and custom domains
Custom domain for AuthKit, Admin Portal, and email sender address
Host Admin Portal on your custom domain using CNAME
Developer Tools(4)
Modern SDKs for Node.js, Ruby, Python, .NET, Go, PHP, and Java
Multiple environments to map to your application development process including staging and production
Unified platform with modern APIs, JSON responses, and normalized objects
Realtime updates from directory services with webhook events
Integration(2)
HRIS integration with Bamboo, Rippling, and others
SCIM provisioning with Okta, Entra ID, ADFS, and more for user lifecycle management
Security(2)
Real-time protection against bots, fraud, and abuse
EKM for encrypting and optionally storing objects
User Management(3)
User lifecycle management from corporate directories with SCIM provisioning and HRIS integrations
Automatic provisioning based on email or SSO
Complete auth and user management platform for managing users and organizations, setting policies, and supporting all auth types
Pricing
AuthKit - Free
- ✓User management with social auth, MFA, RBAC
- ✓Up to 1 million active users free
- ✓Email + Password authentication
- ✓Social Auth
- ✓Magic Auth
- ✓Multi-Factor Auth
- ✓Email verification
- ✓Organization auth policies
- ✓Just-in-time user provisioning
- ✓Biometric / Passkey Auth
- ✓CLI Authentication
- ✓Role-Based Access Control
Enterprise SSO - Pay as You Go
- ✓Enterprise single sign-on with SAML and OIDC support
- ✓Automatic volume discounts
- ✓First 1 million active users free
- ✓Deploy in minutes
- ✓Dedicated Slack channel
Directory Sync - Pay as You Go
- ✓User provisioning, de-provisioning, and role mapping
- ✓SCIM provisioning with Okta, Entra ID, ADFS
- ✓HRIS integration with Bamboo, Rippling
- ✓Automatic volume discounts
Audit Logs
- ✓Capture and export compliance events
- ✓Log streaming: $125/mo per SIEM connection
- ✓Event Retention: $99/mo per million events stored
Radar - Free
- ✓Realtime protection against bots, fraud, and abuse
- ✓First 1,000 checks free
- ✓Per 50k checks: $100/mo
Custom Domain
- ✓Custom domain for AuthKit, Admin Portal, and email sender address
Annual Credits
- ✓Pre-pay credit discounts
- ✓99.99% uptime SLA
- ✓Guided migration and onboarding
- ✓Guaranteed support SLA
- ✓Dedicated Slack channel
Support - Included
- ✓Email support
- ✓In-dashboard web support
- ✓API status notifications
- ✓Docs and example apps
Support - Scale Plan
- ✓Video calls
- ✓Private Slack channel
- ✓Technical onboarding guidance
- ✓Guaranteed response SLAs
Support - Enterprise Plan
- ✓Dedicated support account manager
- ✓Quarterly architecture review
- ✓End-user configuration support
- ✓24 x 7 x 365 response SLAs
Cost Calculator
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Total Cost Comparison
DIY hosting estimate based on Vercel + Supabase free/pro tiers (~$20/mo). Build time estimated from 29 features at very easy complexity.
Build vs Buy
Should you build a WorkOS alternative or buy the subscription? Estimate based on 29 features.
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Better ValueBuilding could save ~$17,160 over 3 years.
Estimates based on 29 features and a BuildScore of 5/5. Actual costs vary.
Integrations
14 known integrations