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Alternatives to WorkOS

4 Auth & Identity rivals, ranked by the same evidence-graded leaderboard — WorkOS itself ranks #4 with a PA Score of 23/100. Every “beats WorkOS on” below comes from a judged head-to-head round with cited evidence — see the methodology.

  1. #1Auth0 logo
    Auth0

    Okta, Inc.

    PA Score 32/100vs WorkOS →
    coverage
    43.1/100

    Beats WorkOS on: Define rules that trigger actions automatically on events · Have an agent obtain short-lived, user-consented tokens for third-party APIs (token vault/exchange) so tool calls run under the user's delegated authority

  2. #2Clerk logo
    Clerk

    Clerk, Inc.

    PA Score 32/100vs WorkOS →
    coverage
    36.9/100

    Beats WorkOS on: Download a machine-readable API spec (OpenAPI or equivalent) · Require multi-factor authentication with TOTP authenticator apps and backup codes, with step-up enforcement where needed

  3. #3Better Auth logo
    Better Auth

    Better Auth (Vercel)

    PA Score 31/100vs WorkOS →
    coverage
    39.5/100

    Beats WorkOS on: Self-host the core product · Manage session lifecycle — expiry, refresh, and immediate server-side revocation of a compromised session

  4. #5Keycloak logo
    Keycloak

    Keycloak (CNCF)

    PA Score 22/100vs WorkOS →
    coverage
    38.1/100

    Beats WorkOS on: Self-host the core product · Manage session lifecycle — expiry, refresh, and immediate server-side revocation of a compromised session

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