WorkOS

workos.com
Identity & Access Management
Weekend Project

Your app, Enterprise Ready

How to Replace WorkOS

Overview

WorkOS is a set of building blocks for quickly adding enterprise features to your app. It provides a unified platform for single sign-on, user management, directory sync, and other enterprise capabilities. Developers can implement features like SSO in minutes instead of months with market-proven solutions.

Features

29 features across 9 categories

Administration(2)

Admin Portal

Self-serve onboarding for corporate IT admins with step-by-step setup guides and detailed screenshots

Dashboard

Dashboard that seamlessly integrates WorkOS into your application with realtime updates

Also in: Notion, Airtable, Smartsheet

Authentication(10)

AuthKit

Customizable UI for all authentication types with flexible authentication UI powered by WorkOS and Radix

Biometric / Passkey Auth

Passwordless authentication with passkeys

CLI Authentication

Quickly add auth to your command-line tools

Email + Password Authentication

Email and password authentication with automatic password strength and leak detection

Email Verification

Verify user email addresses with magic codes

Enterprise SSO

Unified SSO integration supporting any SAML or OIDC identity provider with a single integration

Magic Auth

Passwordless auth with a six-digit code sent via email

MCP Auth

Secure auth for MCP servers

Multi-Factor Auth

Manage users and organizations with MFA support, additional authentication with TOTP and SMS

Social Authentication

Sign in to your app with Microsoft, Google, and more

Also in: LastPass, Dashlane, 1Password

Authorization(2)

Organization Auth Policies

Restrict domains, MFA, and SSO per organization

Role-Based Access Control

Powerful and flexible permissions for your users

Also in: Auth0, Stytch, Frontegg

Compliance(1)

Audit Logs

Capture and export compliance events from your app with log streaming and event retention

Also in: Insider CDP, Airtable, 1Password

Customization(3)

Admin Portal CustomizationPremium

Customize the look and feel to match your brand with custom branding and custom domains

Custom DomainPremium

Custom domain for AuthKit, Admin Portal, and email sender address

Custom Domain CNAMEPremium

Host Admin Portal on your custom domain using CNAME

Also in: monday.com, Obsidian, Smartsheet

Developer Tools(4)

Multi-Language SDKs

Modern SDKs for Node.js, Ruby, Python, .NET, Go, PHP, and Java

Multiple Environments

Multiple environments to map to your application development process including staging and production

RESTful APIs

Unified platform with modern APIs, JSON responses, and normalized objects

Webhook Events

Realtime updates from directory services with webhook events

Also in: Jobber, Hugging Face, 1Password

Integration(2)

HRIS Integration

HRIS integration with Bamboo, Rippling, and others

SCIM Provisioning

SCIM provisioning with Okta, Entra ID, ADFS, and more for user lifecycle management

Also in: monday.com, Notion, Airtable

Security(2)

Radar

Real-time protection against bots, fraud, and abuse

Vault

EKM for encrypting and optionally storing objects

Also in: Hugging Face, Notion, Airtable

User Management(3)

Directory Sync

User lifecycle management from corporate directories with SCIM provisioning and HRIS integrations

Just-in-Time User Provisioning

Automatic provisioning based on email or SSO

User Management

Complete auth and user management platform for managing users and organizations, setting policies, and supporting all auth types

Pricing

AuthKit - Free

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

$125/connection (1-15)
  • 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

$125/connection (1-15)
  • User provisioning, de-provisioning, and role mapping
  • SCIM provisioning with Okta, Entra ID, ADFS
  • HRIS integration with Bamboo, Rippling
  • Automatic volume discounts

Audit Logs

Custom
  • Capture and export compliance events
  • Log streaming: $125/mo per SIEM connection
  • Event Retention: $99/mo per million events stored

Radar - Free

Free (first 1,000 checks)
  • Realtime protection against bots, fraud, and abuse
  • First 1,000 checks free
  • Per 50k checks: $100/mo

Custom Domain

$99/mo
  • Custom domain for AuthKit, Admin Portal, and email sender address

Annual Credits

Custom
  • Pre-pay credit discounts
  • 99.99% uptime SLA
  • Guided migration and onboarding
  • Guaranteed support SLA
  • Dedicated Slack channel

Support - Included

Free
  • Email support
  • In-dashboard web support
  • API status notifications
  • Docs and example apps

Support - Scale Plan

Custom
  • Video calls
  • Private Slack channel
  • Technical onboarding guidance
  • Guaranteed response SLAs

Support - Enterprise Plan

Custom
  • Dedicated support account manager
  • Quarterly architecture review
  • End-user configuration support
  • 24 x 7 x 365 response SLAs

Cost Calculator

Keep Paying WorkOS

Monthly$99/mo
Yearly$1.2k/yr
5-Year Total$5.9k

Build It Yourself

Est. Build Time~2 hrs
Hosting$20/mo
DifficultyVery Easy

Total Cost Comparison

1 YearSave $948
SaaS
$1.2k
DIY
$240
3 YearsSave $2.8k
SaaS
$3.6k
DIY
$720
5 YearsSave $4.7k
SaaS
$5.9k
DIY
$1.2k

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.

Buy WorkOS

Monthly cost$990/mo
3-year total$35,640
Time to deployDays

Build Your Own

Better Value
Development cost$12,000
Maintenance$180/mo
3-year total$18,480
Dev time~1 months

Building 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

.NETADFSBambooEntra IDGoGoogleJavaMicrosoftNode.jsOktaPHPPythonRipplingRuby