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Auth0 vs Kinde
Auth0 focuses only on authentication, while Kinde adds billing and feature flags in one platform.
Which to pick
Pick Auth0 if you want…
- Unified identity platform for apps and AI agents
- Auth-only with extensive integrations
- Integrations with Okta universal logout (on Auth0's list, not Kinde's)
Pick Kinde if you want…
- Unified auth, feature flags and billing
- The lower starting price: $25/month against $35/month
- Integrations with React, Remix or Nuxt (on Kinde's list, not Auth0's)
Side by side
- What it is
- Auth0:Auth0 provides scalable authentication and authorization for apps, APIs, and AI agents.
- Kinde:Kinde is an all-in-one platform that provides authentication, access management, feature flags and recurring billing for SaaS products.
- Best for
- Auth0:Unified identity platform for apps and AI agents
- Kinde:Unified auth, feature flags and billing
- Who it’s for
- Auth0:Developers building B2C, B2B SaaS, AI agents, or machine-to-machine services.
- Kinde:SaaS founders, product teams and engineers who need auth, billing and feature-flagging in one service.
- Pricing
- Auth0:Freemium
- Kinde:Freemium
- Plans
- Auth0:Free $0 · Essentials $35 per month · Professional $240 per month
- Kinde:Free $0 · Pro $25 USD per month per month · Plus $75 USD per month per month · Scale $250 USD per month per month
- Works with
- Auth0:Okta universal logout
- Kinde:React, Remix, Nuxt, SvelteKit, Python, Java, PHP, Flutter
Auth0 features
- Universal Login. Customizable login experience with passwordless, social, and adaptive MFA.
- Single Sign-On. Enterprise federation and cross-app SSO for human users and AI agents.
- Machine-to-Machine Auth. Short-lived tokens, client-credentials flow and M2M add-ons for services.
- Fine-Grained Authorization. Scalable APIs for granular access control, including RAG and AI contexts.
- Token Vault & MCP Auth. Secure storage of tokens and authorization for model-context protocols.
- Extensibility via Actions & Forms. Serverless hooks and no-code visual editor to extend login flows.
Kinde features
- Password & passwordless login. Supports email/password, email-less, social logins and passkeys with MFA.
- Enterprise SSO & B2B orgs. Out-of-the-box SAML, Entra ID, Okta and multi-tenant organization management.
- Feature flag management. Create unlimited feature flags and control releases per environment.
- Recurring billing & transactions. Built-in subscription billing with per-transaction fees as low as 0.5%.
- Single SDK & multi-language support. One library with SDKs for JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, Java, .NET, PHP, Flutter, Ruby and more.
- Customizable UI & branding. Edit sign-in pages with HTML/CSS or React and remove Kinde branding on paid plans.
- Security & compliance. MFA, attack protection, SOC 2 and ISO 27001 reports, RBAC and audit logs.
- Developer tools & webhooks. Unlimited webhooks, API keys, custom claims and workflow actions.
Auth0 vs Kinde FAQ
Is Auth0 or Kinde free?+
Auth0 has a free plan; paid plans start at $35/month (Essentials). Kinde has a free plan; paid plans start at $25/month (Pro).
Which is cheaper, Auth0 or Kinde?+
Kinde is cheaper to start with: Kinde's Pro plan ($25/month) against Auth0's Essentials plan ($35/month).
Do Auth0 and Kinde integrate with the same tools?+
Their integration lists don't overlap: Auth0 lists Okta universal logout; Kinde lists React, Remix, Nuxt, SvelteKit and 4 more.
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