{
  "generated": "2026-10-30T19:46:24.697Z",
  "site": "https://authcost.pages.dev",
  "license": "CC-BY-4.0",
  "affiliates": {},
  "vendors": [
    {
      "id": "clerk",
      "name": "Clerk",
      "source": "https://clerk.com/pricing",
      "checked": "2026-10-30",
      "billing_unit": "MRU",
      "billing_unit_note": "Monthly Retained User — counted only if the user returns 24+ hours after signup",
      "summary": "Hobby free to 50k MRU/app. Pro $25/mo ($20 annual) with 50k MRU + 1 SSO + 1 Directory Sync. Extra SSO $75 (2–15) then $60 (16–100). Directory Sync billed from 2027-01-01."
    },
    {
      "id": "auth0",
      "name": "Auth0",
      "source": "https://auth0.com/pricing",
      "checked": "2026-10-30",
      "billing_unit": "MAU",
      "billing_unit_note": "Monthly active users (external). Paid plan MAU above the published 500-user self-serve tiers are custom / contact sales.",
      "summary": "Free to 25k MAU with 1 Enterprise Connection, Self-Service SSO and inbound SCIM. B2C Essentials $35/mo and Professional $240/mo are published at up to 500 MAU; higher MAU and B2B volume tiers are custom."
    },
    {
      "id": "cognito",
      "name": "Amazon Cognito",
      "source": "https://aws.amazon.com/cognito/pricing/",
      "checked": "2026-10-30",
      "billing_unit": "MAU",
      "billing_unit_note": "Lite / Essentials / Plus tiers. Direct+social vs SAML/OIDC federated priced separately.",
      "summary": "Essentials (default) free 10k MAU then $0.015/MAU (direct/social). Lite free 10k then $0.0055 / $0.0046 bands. Plus $0.020/MAU no free tier. Federated SAML/OIDC: 50 free then $0.015/MAU."
    },
    {
      "id": "workos",
      "name": "WorkOS",
      "source": "https://workos.com/pricing",
      "checked": "2026-10-30",
      "billing_unit": "MAU + connection",
      "billing_unit_note": "AuthKit free to 1M MAU; SSO and Directory Sync billed per connection with volume bands.",
      "summary": "AuthKit free to 1M MAU then $2,500/mo per additional 1M. SSO and Directory Sync each: $125 (1–15), $100 (16–30), $80 (31–50), $65 (51–100)."
    },
    {
      "id": "stytch",
      "name": "Stytch",
      "source": "https://stytch.com/pricing",
      "checked": "2026-10-30",
      "billing_unit": "MAU + connection",
      "billing_unit_note": "Pay-as-you-go. Free includes 10k MAU and 5 SSO or SCIM connections. Per-MAU overage rate not printed as a fixed dollar amount on the page we checked.",
      "summary": "B2B pay-as-you-go: $0 base, 10k MAU + 5 SSO/SCIM included, then $125 per additional connection. Custom brand $99. MAU overage rate not published as a fixed figure on the checked page."
    },
    {
      "id": "logto",
      "name": "Logto",
      "source": "https://logto.io/pricing",
      "checked": "2026-10-30",
      "billing_unit": "token + add-on",
      "billing_unit_note": "Token-based (access tokens counted). Free to 50k MAU. Pro from $24/mo with token overage and add-ons.",
      "summary": "Free: 50k MAU / 50k tokens. Pro from $24/mo: unlimited MAU, 50k tokens then $0.08 per 100 extra. Enterprise SSO add-on $48/connector. MFA add-on $48. Organizations add-on $48."
    },
    {
      "id": "kinde",
      "name": "Kinde",
      "source": "https://kinde.com/pricing/",
      "checked": "2026-10-30",
      "billing_unit": "MAU",
      "billing_unit_note": "10,500 MAU free on every plan. Users on paid subscriptions billed through Kinde are not counted as MAU.",
      "summary": "Free $0 / Pro $25 / Plus $75 / Scale $250. Each includes 10,500 MAU; Pro overage $0.0175/MAU. Plus and Scale include unlimited enterprise SSO at no per-connection fee. Free/Pro include 1 SSO connection."
    },
    {
      "id": "supabase",
      "name": "Supabase Auth",
      "source": "https://supabase.com/pricing",
      "checked": "2026-10-30",
      "billing_unit": "MAU",
      "billing_unit_note": "Auth MAU is part of the Supabase org plan (not a standalone auth SKU). Plan fee also covers database compute credits.",
      "summary": "Free: 50k MAU. Pro from $25/mo: 100k MAU then $0.00325/MAU. SAML SSO: 50 included then $0.015/MAU. Auth-only cost is entangled with the platform plan."
    }
  ],
  "plans": [
    {
      "id": "clerk-hobby",
      "vendor_id": "clerk",
      "vendor": "Clerk",
      "plan": "Hobby",
      "tier": "free",
      "base_mo": 0,
      "included_users": 50000,
      "user_unit": "MRU",
      "overage_per_user": null,
      "sso_included": 0,
      "sso_extra_mo": null,
      "scim_included": 0,
      "scim_extra_mo": null,
      "notes": "50k MRU per app. No SSO. No MFA. Fixed 7-day session.",
      "source": "https://clerk.com/pricing",
      "checked": "2026-10-30",
      "status": "verified",
      "mfa_available": false
    },
    {
      "id": "clerk-pro",
      "vendor_id": "clerk",
      "vendor": "Clerk",
      "plan": "Pro",
      "tier": "paid",
      "base_mo": 25,
      "base_mo_annual": 20,
      "included_users": 50000,
      "user_unit": "MRU",
      "overage_per_user": 0.02,
      "overage_bands": [
        {
          "to": 100000,
          "rate": 0.02
        },
        {
          "to": 1000000,
          "rate": 0.018
        },
        {
          "to": 10000000,
          "rate": 0.015
        },
        {
          "to": null,
          "rate": 0.012
        }
      ],
      "sso_included": 1,
      "sso_extra_mo": 75,
      "sso_bands": [
        {
          "from": 2,
          "to": 15,
          "rate": 75
        },
        {
          "from": 16,
          "to": 100,
          "rate": 60
        }
      ],
      "scim_included": 1,
      "scim_extra_mo": 75,
      "scim_billing_starts": "2027-01-01",
      "notes": "Monthly $25 or $20 billed annually. 1 SSO + 1 Directory Sync included. Directory Sync billed from 2027-01-01.",
      "source": "https://clerk.com/pricing",
      "checked": "2026-10-30",
      "status": "verified"
    },
    {
      "id": "clerk-business",
      "vendor_id": "clerk",
      "vendor": "Clerk",
      "plan": "Business",
      "tier": "paid",
      "base_mo": 300,
      "base_mo_annual": 250,
      "included_users": 50000,
      "user_unit": "MRU",
      "overage_per_user": 0.02,
      "sso_included": 1,
      "sso_extra_mo": 75,
      "scim_included": 1,
      "scim_extra_mo": 75,
      "notes": "SOC2, priority support, advanced Protect. Same MRU/SSO add-on ladder as Pro.",
      "source": "https://clerk.com/pricing",
      "checked": "2026-10-30",
      "status": "verified"
    },
    {
      "id": "auth0-free",
      "vendor_id": "auth0",
      "vendor": "Auth0",
      "plan": "Free",
      "tier": "free",
      "base_mo": 0,
      "included_users": 25000,
      "user_unit": "MAU",
      "overage_per_user": null,
      "sso_included": 1,
      "sso_extra_mo": null,
      "scim_included": 1,
      "scim_extra_mo": null,
      "notes": "25k MAU. 1 Enterprise Connection. Self-Service SSO and inbound SCIM included on Free (new). Paid MAU above Free requires a paid plan; higher MAU tiers are custom.",
      "source": "https://auth0.com/pricing",
      "checked": "2026-10-30",
      "status": "verified"
    },
    {
      "id": "auth0-essentials",
      "vendor_id": "auth0",
      "vendor": "Auth0",
      "plan": "Essentials (B2C)",
      "tier": "paid",
      "base_mo": 35,
      "included_users": 500,
      "user_unit": "MAU",
      "overage_per_user": null,
      "sso_included": null,
      "sso_extra_mo": null,
      "scim_included": 0,
      "scim_extra_mo": null,
      "notes": "Published at up to 500 MAU. Page states custom tiers for higher MAU. Upgrade to B2B to keep Enterprise Connections / Self-Service SSO / SCIM on paid B2C plans.",
      "source": "https://auth0.com/pricing",
      "checked": "2026-10-30",
      "status": "verified"
    },
    {
      "id": "auth0-professional",
      "vendor_id": "auth0",
      "vendor": "Auth0",
      "plan": "Professional (B2C)",
      "tier": "paid",
      "base_mo": 240,
      "included_users": 500,
      "user_unit": "MAU",
      "overage_per_user": null,
      "sso_included": null,
      "sso_extra_mo": null,
      "scim_included": 0,
      "scim_extra_mo": null,
      "notes": "Published at up to 500 MAU. Custom database connections, enhanced attack protection. Higher MAU custom.",
      "source": "https://auth0.com/pricing",
      "checked": "2026-10-30",
      "status": "verified"
    },
    {
      "id": "cognito-lite",
      "vendor_id": "cognito",
      "vendor": "Amazon Cognito",
      "plan": "Lite",
      "tier": "usage",
      "base_mo": 0,
      "included_users": 10000,
      "user_unit": "MAU",
      "overage_per_user": 0.0055,
      "overage_bands": [
        {
          "to": 100000,
          "rate": 0.0055
        },
        {
          "to": null,
          "rate": 0.0046
        }
      ],
      "sso_included": null,
      "sso_extra_mo": null,
      "federated_free": 50,
      "federated_per_mau": 0.015,
      "notes": "Direct/social: 10k free, then $0.0055/MAU through 100k total, then $0.0046 (from official examples). Federated SAML/OIDC: 50 free then $0.015/MAU.",
      "source": "https://aws.amazon.com/cognito/pricing/",
      "checked": "2026-10-30",
      "status": "verified"
    },
    {
      "id": "cognito-essentials",
      "vendor_id": "cognito",
      "vendor": "Amazon Cognito",
      "plan": "Essentials",
      "tier": "usage",
      "base_mo": 0,
      "included_users": 10000,
      "user_unit": "MAU",
      "overage_per_user": 0.015,
      "sso_included": null,
      "sso_extra_mo": null,
      "federated_free": 50,
      "federated_per_mau": 0.015,
      "notes": "Default for new pools. Direct/social: 10k free then $0.015/MAU (official example). Federated SAML/OIDC: 50 free then $0.015/MAU. Passwordless/passkeys included.",
      "source": "https://aws.amazon.com/cognito/pricing/",
      "checked": "2026-10-30",
      "status": "verified"
    },
    {
      "id": "cognito-plus",
      "vendor_id": "cognito",
      "vendor": "Amazon Cognito",
      "plan": "Plus",
      "tier": "usage",
      "base_mo": 0,
      "included_users": 0,
      "user_unit": "MAU",
      "overage_per_user": 0.02,
      "sso_included": null,
      "sso_extra_mo": null,
      "federated_free": 50,
      "federated_per_mau": 0.015,
      "notes": "No free tier for Plus. $0.020/MAU direct/social (official example). Includes threat protection / adaptive auth.",
      "source": "https://aws.amazon.com/cognito/pricing/",
      "checked": "2026-10-30",
      "status": "verified"
    },
    {
      "id": "workos-authkit",
      "vendor_id": "workos",
      "vendor": "WorkOS",
      "plan": "AuthKit",
      "tier": "usage",
      "base_mo": 0,
      "included_users": 1000000,
      "user_unit": "MAU",
      "overage_per_user": null,
      "overage_per_1m_mau": 2500,
      "sso_included": 0,
      "sso_extra_mo": 125,
      "sso_bands": [
        {
          "from": 1,
          "to": 15,
          "rate": 125
        },
        {
          "from": 16,
          "to": 30,
          "rate": 100
        },
        {
          "from": 31,
          "to": 50,
          "rate": 80
        },
        {
          "from": 51,
          "to": 100,
          "rate": 65
        }
      ],
      "scim_included": 0,
      "scim_extra_mo": 125,
      "notes": "AuthKit free to 1M MAU; +$2,500/mo per additional 1M. SSO and Directory Sync each use the connection ladder ($125→$65). Custom domain $99/mo.",
      "source": "https://workos.com/pricing",
      "checked": "2026-10-30",
      "status": "verified"
    },
    {
      "id": "stytch-payg",
      "vendor_id": "stytch",
      "vendor": "Stytch",
      "plan": "Pay as you go (B2B)",
      "tier": "usage",
      "base_mo": 0,
      "included_users": 10000,
      "user_unit": "MAU",
      "overage_per_user": null,
      "sso_included": 5,
      "sso_extra_mo": 125,
      "scim_included": 5,
      "scim_extra_mo": 125,
      "notes": "10k MAU + 5 SSO or SCIM connections included. Extra connections $125 each. MAU overage rate not printed as a fixed USD figure on the checked page — left blank. Branding add-on $99.",
      "source": "https://stytch.com/pricing",
      "checked": "2026-10-30",
      "status": "verified"
    },
    {
      "id": "logto-free",
      "vendor_id": "logto",
      "vendor": "Logto",
      "plan": "Free",
      "tier": "free",
      "base_mo": 0,
      "included_users": 50000,
      "user_unit": "MAU",
      "overage_per_user": null,
      "sso_included": 0,
      "sso_extra_mo": null,
      "notes": "50k MAU / 50k tokens. No Enterprise SSO on Free.",
      "source": "https://logto.io/pricing",
      "checked": "2026-10-30",
      "status": "verified"
    },
    {
      "id": "logto-pro",
      "vendor_id": "logto",
      "vendor": "Logto",
      "plan": "Pro",
      "tier": "paid",
      "base_mo": 24,
      "included_users": null,
      "user_unit": "token",
      "overage_per_user": null,
      "token_included": 50000,
      "token_overage_per_100": 0.08,
      "sso_included": 0,
      "sso_extra_mo": 48,
      "notes": "From $24/mo. Unlimited MAU. 50k tokens then $0.08 per 100. Enterprise SSO $48/connector. MFA add-on $48. Organizations add-on $48. Token≠MAU; calculator uses base + SSO only unless tokens estimated.",
      "source": "https://logto.io/pricing",
      "checked": "2026-10-30",
      "status": "verified",
      "mfa_available": true,
      "mfa_extra_mo": 48
    },
    {
      "id": "kinde-free",
      "vendor_id": "kinde",
      "vendor": "Kinde",
      "plan": "Free",
      "tier": "free",
      "base_mo": 0,
      "included_users": 10500,
      "user_unit": "MAU",
      "overage_per_user": null,
      "sso_included": 1,
      "sso_extra_mo": null,
      "notes": "10,500 MAU. 1 enterprise SSO connection.",
      "source": "https://kinde.com/pricing/",
      "checked": "2026-10-30",
      "status": "verified"
    },
    {
      "id": "kinde-pro",
      "vendor_id": "kinde",
      "vendor": "Kinde",
      "plan": "Pro",
      "tier": "paid",
      "base_mo": 25,
      "included_users": 10500,
      "user_unit": "MAU",
      "overage_per_user": 0.0175,
      "sso_included": 1,
      "sso_extra_mo": null,
      "notes": "$25/mo + $0.0175 per MAU above 10,500. 1 SSO included. MAU free when you bill users through Kinde Billing.",
      "source": "https://kinde.com/pricing/",
      "checked": "2026-10-30",
      "status": "verified"
    },
    {
      "id": "kinde-plus",
      "vendor_id": "kinde",
      "vendor": "Kinde",
      "plan": "Plus",
      "tier": "paid",
      "base_mo": 75,
      "included_users": 10500,
      "user_unit": "MAU",
      "overage_per_user": 0.0163,
      "sso_included": null,
      "sso_unlimited": true,
      "sso_extra_mo": 0,
      "notes": "$75/mo. Unlimited enterprise SSO at no per-connection fee. $0.0163/MAU above 10,500.",
      "source": "https://kinde.com/pricing/",
      "checked": "2026-10-30",
      "status": "verified"
    },
    {
      "id": "kinde-scale",
      "vendor_id": "kinde",
      "vendor": "Kinde",
      "plan": "Scale",
      "tier": "paid",
      "base_mo": 250,
      "included_users": 10500,
      "user_unit": "MAU",
      "overage_per_user": 0.0151,
      "sso_included": null,
      "sso_unlimited": true,
      "sso_extra_mo": 0,
      "notes": "$250/mo. Unlimited SSO. $0.0151/MAU above 10,500. SCIM coming soon per page.",
      "source": "https://kinde.com/pricing/",
      "checked": "2026-10-30",
      "status": "verified"
    },
    {
      "id": "supabase-free",
      "vendor_id": "supabase",
      "vendor": "Supabase Auth",
      "plan": "Free (platform)",
      "tier": "free",
      "base_mo": 0,
      "included_users": 50000,
      "user_unit": "MAU",
      "overage_per_user": null,
      "sso_included": 0,
      "sso_extra_mo": null,
      "notes": "50k Auth MAU on Free platform plan. No SAML SSO. Project pauses after 1 week inactivity.",
      "source": "https://supabase.com/pricing",
      "checked": "2026-10-30",
      "status": "verified"
    },
    {
      "id": "supabase-pro",
      "vendor_id": "supabase",
      "vendor": "Supabase Auth",
      "plan": "Pro (platform)",
      "tier": "paid",
      "base_mo": 25,
      "included_users": 100000,
      "user_unit": "MAU",
      "overage_per_user": 0.00325,
      "sso_included": null,
      "sso_saml_included_mau": 50,
      "sso_saml_per_mau": 0.015,
      "notes": "Platform Pro from $25/mo includes 100k MAU then $0.00325/MAU. SAML SSO: 50 MAU included then $0.015/MAU. Base also covers DB compute credits — not auth-only.",
      "source": "https://supabase.com/pricing",
      "checked": "2026-10-30",
      "status": "verified"
    }
  ]
}