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Kinde vs WorkOS
WorkOS offers enterprise SSO and directory sync, lacking native billing and feature-flag capabilities.
Which to pick
Pick Kinde if you want…
- Unified auth, feature flags and billing
- Integrations with React, Remix or Nuxt (on Kinde's list, not WorkOS's)
Pick WorkOS if you want…
- Enterprise-ready auth and user provisioning
- Enterprise SSO and directory sync
- Integrations with Node.js, Ruby or Go (on WorkOS's list, not Kinde's)
Side by side
- What it is
- Kinde:Kinde is an all-in-one platform that provides authentication, access management, feature flags and recurring billing for SaaS products.
- WorkOS:WorkOS provides APIs and SDKs for enterprise authentication, SSO, directory sync, audit logs and related features.
- Best for
- Kinde:Unified auth, feature flags and billing
- WorkOS:Enterprise-ready auth and user provisioning
- Who it’s for
- Kinde:SaaS founders, product teams and engineers who need auth, billing and feature-flagging in one service.
- WorkOS:Developers building SaaS apps that need enterprise-grade auth and user management.
- Pricing
- Kinde:Freemium
- WorkOS:Freemium
- Plans
- Kinde:Free $0 · Pro $25 USD per month per month · Plus $75 USD per month per month · Scale $250 USD per month per month
- WorkOS:Free $0
- Works with
- Kinde:React, Remix, Nuxt, SvelteKit, Python, Java, PHP, Flutter
- WorkOS:Node.js, Ruby, Python, Go, PHP, Java, .NET, cURL
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.
WorkOS features
- Single Sign-On. Add SAML or OIDC SSO with a single integration for any identity provider.
- Directory Sync. Sync user lifecycle via SCIM provisioning and HRIS integrations.
- AuthKit UI. Customizable authentication UI with social login, MFA, RBAC and more.
- Magic Auth. Passwordless login using a six-digit email code.
- Audit Logs. Capture, query and export compliance events from your app.
- Admin Portal. Hosted interface for IT admins to configure SSO and directory sync themselves.
Kinde vs WorkOS FAQ
Is Kinde or WorkOS free?+
Kinde has a free plan; paid plans start at $25/month (Pro). WorkOS has a free plan and paid plans.
Do Kinde and WorkOS integrate with the same tools?+
Partly. Both list Python, Java and PHP. Kinde also lists React, Remix, Nuxt, SvelteKit and 1 more; WorkOS also lists Node.js, Ruby, Go, .NET and 1 more.
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