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Authentication and fraud-prevention APIs for developers
Stytch ranks #7 of 12 in Authentication & identity providers, with an Alt Score of 89. It is proprietary, freemium from Free and available on Web, iOS and Android. 12 of 12 checklist rows are verified against a public source.
Stytch is a developer platform for authentication and fraud prevention, offering passwordless and passkey login, social and enterprise SSO, B2B multi-tenant auth, and device fingerprinting through APIs and SDKs.
Developer and product teams building consumer or B2B SaaS apps who want authentication, identity, and fraud/device-risk checks handled by an API rather than built in-house, from early-stage startups needing passwordless/social login to enterprise-facing B2B products needing SSO, SCIM, and multi-tenant Organizations.
A hosted authentication API and dashboard covering social login (OAuth), passwordless email/SMS magic links, passkeys/WebAuthn, MFA, SAML/OIDC enterprise SSO, SCIM provisioning, B2B Organizations with RBAC, an Admin Portal, and optional device-fingerprinting/fraud prevention (invisible bot detection, account-takeover protection), plus pre-built frontend UI components and backend/frontend SDKs (including iOS and Android) -- free up to 10,000 monthly active users/agents, 5 SSO or SCIM connections, and 1,000 M2M tokens, then usage-based pricing beyond that.
Apps integrate Stytch via backend SDKs/API calls (e.g. to test.stytch.com or api.stytch.com) and/or frontend headless or pre-built UI SDKs, with Stytch hosting and operating the authentication infrastructure, user/session/Organization data models, and device-fingerprinting checks -- there is no self-hosted deployment option. Stytch was acquired by Twilio in 2026 and continues to operate as its own product line.
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Ranked alternatives
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FusionAuth is a developer-focused authentication and user management platform that can be self-hosted for free (Community Edition) or run as a managed cloud service.
Ory is an open-source identity platform composed of modular services — Kratos for identity/authentication, Hydra for OAuth2/OIDC, and Keto for permissions — that can be self-hosted or consumed as a ma.
Zitadel is an open-source identity and access management platform, written in Go, offering OIDC/OAuth2/SAML, MFA, passwordless, and a native multi-tenant 'organizations' concept designed for SaaS prod.
Auth0 (an Okta company) is a developer-focused identity platform providing authentication, authorization, social and enterprise SSO, MFA, and user management via drop-in SDKs and a hosted login, for w.
Clerk is a developer-first authentication and user-management platform with pre-built React/Next.js UI components, social and passwordless login, passkeys, MFA, and B2B organizations, designed to add.
Frontegg is a B2B-focused identity platform that bundles authentication, tenant/org management, roles and entitlements, and a pre-built admin portal for end customers.
Descope is a customer identity and access management (CIAM) platform that lets developers build authentication journeys (social login, passwordless, MFA, passkeys) with a visual no-code/low-code flow.
WorkOS is a platform of enterprise-readiness APIs — SAML/OIDC single sign-on, SCIM directory sync, audit logs, and its AuthKit user management — that lets B2B SaaS apps add the features enterprise cus.
Keycloak is an open-source identity and access management server (a CNCF project) offering single sign-on, social and enterprise SSO, user federation, MFA, and fine-grained authorization, self-hosted.
Amazon Cognito is AWS's managed customer identity and access management service, providing user pools for sign-up/sign-in, social and enterprise SSO federation, MFA, and native passkey support, plus f.
Feature comparison
Rows come from the Authentication & identity providers checklist (16 rows). Human-verified cells only. ? means the value has not been verified.
| Authentication & identity providers checklist | Stytch | FusionAuth | Ory | Zitadel | Auth0 | Clerk |
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| Generous free tier (MAUs) |
Every fact and feature listed for Stytch is verified against its own pages. Each alternative is sourced on its own page.
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License Proprietary verified 2026-07-13
© 2020-2026 Stytch. All rights reserved.
https://stytch.com/b2b -
Pricing model Freemium verified 2026-07-13
Pay as you go Starting at: $0 / Month Always free: 10,000 monthly active users and AI agents
https://stytch.com/pricing -
Starts at Free verified 2026-07-13
Pay as you go Starting at: $0 / Month Always free: 10,000 monthly active users and AI agents
https://stytch.com/pricing -
Platforms Web, iOS, Android verified 2026-07-13
Docs also list a corresponding 'Stytch Android B2B SDK Overview' page, plus a React Native SDK, alongside the web dashboard/API.
Stytch iOS B2B SDK Overview
https://stytch.com/docs/api-reference/b2b/mobile-sdks/ios/overview -
Status acquired verified 2026-07-13
Homepage banner (stytch.com) also reads 'Stytch has joined Twilio to build the intelligent identity layer for the internet', and stytch.com/legal/terms-of-service now 307-redirects to www.twilio.com/e
Stytch is joining Twilio to build the intelligent identity layer for the internet
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Social login Yes verified 2026-07-13
A more secure and flexible way to add Social SSO Faster OAuth integration Stytch normalizes data models and nomenclature across providers, making OAuth easy and intuitive to integrate.
https://stytch.com/b2c -
Passwordless / magic links Yes verified 2026-07-13
Smart magic links Reliable delivery of email magic links that work with and pass enterprise-level security link checkers.
https://stytch.com/auth -
Passkeys / WebAuthn Yes verified 2026-07-13
Enterprise SSO, passkeys, passwords, and more—Stytch provides best-in-class authentication for any application, at any scale.
https://stytch.com/auth -
MFA Yes verified 2026-07-13
Device-aware multifactor auth Device fingerprint-powered invisible CAPTCHA and MFA removes login friction.
https://stytch.com/b2c -
Enterprise SSO (SAML / OIDC) Yes verified 2026-07-13
Free tier includes 5 SSO or SCIM connections; pricing page lists overage at $125/connection beyond that.
Single sign-on Support both SAML and OIDC protocols for SSO with ease
https://stytch.com/b2b -
SCIM provisioning Yes verified 2026-07-13
B2B product feature; free tier includes 5 SSO or SCIM connections, then $125/connection.
System for Cross-Domain Identity Management (SCIM) Offer IdP-initiated provisioning, de-provisioning, and permission management required by enterprise customers
https://stytch.com/b2b -
B2B org / multi-tenant Yes verified 2026-07-13
Native multi-tenancy. Tailoring auth for each customer is now effortless.
https://stytch.com/b2b -
Self-hostable No verified 2026-07-13
All API examples target Stytch's own test.stytch.com/api.stytch.com domains; no self-hosted or on-premise deployment option is offered -- Stytch is a hosted cloud API/dashboard.
curl --request PUT --url https://test.stytch.com/v1/b2b/organizations/{ORGANIZATION_ID}
https://stytch.com/b2b -
Pre-built UI components Yes verified 2026-07-13
Web & mobile UI components Customize your login experience with pre-built components.
https://stytch.com/b2c -
RBAC / permissions Yes verified 2026-07-13
Role-based access control Enforce permissions and manage access to resources in your application.
https://stytch.com/b2b -
Open source Partial verified 2026-07-13
Stytch's client/server SDKs (github.com/stytchauth) are MIT-licensed and published in the open, but the hosted authentication service itself is closed, proprietary SaaS -- not open source.
MIT License Copyright (c) 2021 stytchauth
https://github.com/stytchauth/stytch-node/blob/main/LICENSE -
Generous free tier (MAUs) Yes verified 2026-07-13
Both B2C and B2B plans share the same free tier: 10,000 monthly active users/agents, with unlimited Organizations on the B2B side.
Our pricing does not include any hard caps or pricing cliffs. If you surpass the 10,000 MAUs, 5 SSO or SCIM connections, 1000 M2M tokens, or 10,000 fingerprints included in our free tier, you'll pay f
https://stytch.com/pricing
FAQ
Yes. FusionAuth, Zitadel and Auth0 have a free tier or are fully free. Free-tier limits in the comparison table are verified and dated.
Ory, Zitadel and Keycloak — every license claim links its source.