# Alternatives to WorkOS 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 customers require. WorkOS ranks #8 of 12 in Authentication & identity providers, with an Alt Score of 85. It is proprietary, freemium from $125 per SSO connection/mo and available on the web. 12 of 12 checklist rows are verified against a public source. Source: https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/workos/ Category: Authentication & identity providers ## Overview - **Who it's for**: B2B SaaS teams that need to sell to enterprise buyers and must support IT-admin requirements like SAML/OIDC single sign-on and SCIM directory sync, without building and maintaining that plumbing in-house. - **What you get**: AuthKit provides free hosted (or headless) sign-up/sign-in with email+password, social login, magic auth, and passkeys for up to 1M monthly active users, while paid per-connection APIs add Enterprise SSO, Directory Sync (SCIM), RBAC, and organization-scoped auth policies for B2B multi-tenant apps. - **How it works**: You integrate WorkOS's SDKs (Node, Python, Go, Ruby, PHP, Java, .NET) or hosted AuthKit UI into your app, then configure each customer as an "organization" and "connection" in the WorkOS dashboard so their SAML/OIDC identity provider or SCIM directory syncs users, roles, and group membership into your product automatically. ## Profile - **License**: Proprietary (verified 2026-07-13) - **Pricing model**: Freemium (verified 2026-07-13) - **Starts at**: $125 per SSO connection/mo (verified 2026-07-13) - **Platforms**: Web - **Status**: active (verified 2026-07-13) ## Ranked alternatives | # | App | Alt Score | Licence | Platforms | |---|-----|-----------|---------|-----------| | 1 | [FusionAuth](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/fusionauth.md) | 93 | Proprietary | Windows, macOS, Linux, Web | | 2 | [Ory](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/ory.md) | 93 | Apache-2.0 | Linux, macOS, Windows | | 3 | [Zitadel](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/zitadel.md) | 93 | AGPL-3.0 | Linux, macOS, Web | | 4 | [Auth0](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/auth0.md) | 89 | Proprietary | Web | | 5 | [Clerk](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/clerk.md) | 89 | Proprietary | Web, iOS, Android | | 6 | [Frontegg](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/frontegg.md) | 89 | Proprietary | Web, iOS, Android | | 7 | [Stytch](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/stytch.md) | 89 | Proprietary | Web, iOS, Android | | 8 | [Descope](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/descope.md) | 85 | Proprietary | Web, iOS, Android | | 9 | [Keycloak](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/keycloak.md) | 81 | Apache License 2.0 | Linux, Windows, Web | | 10 | [Amazon Cognito](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/cognito.md) | 78 | ? | Web | | 11 | [Kinde](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/kinde.md) | 74 | Proprietary | Web | Alt Score = Verified coverage (90%) + Visibility (10%). See https://altcatalog.com/how-alt-score-works/ ## Feature comparison Legend: Yes / No / Partial / ? (not verified). | Authentication & identity providers checklist | WorkOS | FusionAuth | Ory | Zitadel | Auth0 | Clerk | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | Pricing model | Freemium | Freemium | OSS + paid hosting | Freemium | Freemium | Freemium | | Starts at | $125 per SSO connection/mo | $162/mo | $770/yr | US$100/mo | $35/mo | $25/mo | | License | Proprietary | Proprietary | Apache-2.0 | AGPL-3.0 | Proprietary | Proprietary | | Platforms | Web | Windows, macOS, Linux, Web | Linux, macOS, Windows | Linux, macOS, Web | Web | Web, iOS, Android | | Social login | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Passwordless / magic links | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Passkeys / WebAuthn | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | | MFA | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Enterprise SSO (SAML / OIDC) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | | SCIM provisioning | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | | B2B org / multi-tenant | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Self-hostable | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Partial | No | | Pre-built UI components | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | | RBAC / permissions | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Open source | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | Partial | | Generous free tier (MAUs) | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | ## Sources Sources for WorkOS. Each alternative is sourced on its own page. - **License**: Proprietary — (verified 2026-07-13) - Quote: “WorkOS’ proprietary software development code” - **Platforms**: Web — (verified 2026-07-13) - Quote: “Complete visibility and control of users and sessions from within the WorkOS Dashboard.” - **Pricing model**: Freemium — (verified 2026-07-13) - Note: AuthKit (user management) is free up to 1M MAUs, then $2,500/mo per additional 1M; enterprise features (SSO, Directory Sync/SCIM, Audit Logs log streaming) are billed per-connection/usage on top. - Quote: “First 1 million active users free” - **Starts at**: $125 per SSO connection/mo — (verified 2026-07-13) - Note: Lowest paid tier: $125/connection/mo for 1-15 Enterprise SSO or Directory Sync connections, with volume discounts down to $50/ea at 101-200 connections. AuthKit itself is free up to 1M MAUs. - Quote: “$125” - **Status**: active — (verified 2026-07-13) - Note: WorkOS is actively shipping new features (Launch Week Summer 2026, current as of today's date) and maintaining an active changelog/docs site; default 'active' status confirmed. - Quote: “Launch Week Summer 2026” - **Social login**: Yes — (verified 2026-07-13) - Quote: “Authentication with Microsoft, Google, and more” - **Passwordless / magic links**: Yes — (verified 2026-07-13) - Quote: “Passwordless auth using six digit codes sent via email” - **Passkeys / WebAuthn**: Yes — (verified 2026-07-13) - Quote: “Passwordless authentication with passkeys” - **MFA**: Yes — (verified 2026-07-13) - Quote: “Additional authentication with TOTP and SMS” - **Enterprise SSO (SAML / OIDC)**: Yes — (verified 2026-07-13) - Quote: “Enterprise Single Sign-On supports SAML, OIDC, and popular identity providers through one elegant API.” - **SCIM provisioning**: Yes — (verified 2026-07-13) - Quote: “Quickly enable SCIM provisioning from all major corporate directory providers with a single integration.” - **B2B org / multi-tenant**: Yes — (verified 2026-07-13) - Quote: “Configure different authentication policies per organization. Enforce domain, auth strategies, and multi-factor auth requirements.” - **Self-hostable**: No — (verified 2026-07-13) - Note: WorkOS is a cloud-hosted API; even the documented "on-prem" pattern deploys only the customer's app on-prem while it still calls out to the WorkOS-hosted API. No self-hosted/source-available deploymen - Quote: “Ensuring your customer's network can send and receive requests from the WorkOS API” - **Pre-built UI components**: Yes — (verified 2026-07-13) - Quote: “AuthKit can be fully customized to fit natively with your app's unique design.” - **RBAC / permissions**: Yes — (verified 2026-07-13) - Quote: “Assign permissions to roles rather than individual users to simplify access control and reduce administrative overhead.” - **Open source**: No — (verified 2026-07-13) - Note: The WorkOS service/platform is closed-source proprietary SaaS (per Terms of Service). AuthKit's login-box UI is built on the open-source Radix design system ("Built on Radix, the most popular open sou - Quote: “WorkOS’ proprietary software development code” - **Generous free tier (MAUs)**: Yes — (verified 2026-07-13) - Quote: “First 1 million active users free” --- Ranked by verified data, never by who paid. https://altcatalog.com/trust/