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SuperTokens

Open source alternative to Auth0 / Firebase Auth / AWS Cognito.

About SuperTokens

SuperTokens is an open source authentication solution that gives you full control of the user authentication flow, database, and UX without worrying about security.

Key Features

Self-hostable
Session Management
Social Login

Perfect For

Self-hosted auth
Open source requirements
Custom auth UX
Data ownership

Getting Started

  1. 1

    Install supertokens-node

  2. 2

    Set up SuperTokens core (managed or self-hosted)

  3. 3

    Add recipes (EmailPassword, Social, etc.)

  4. 4

    Customize UI if needed

What Makes SuperTokens Different?

Open source core (Apache 2.0)

Prebuilt UI components

Self-hosting option

Recipe-based architecture

Pros & Cons

Pros

  • Open source
  • Self-hostable
  • Prebuilt UI included

Cons

  • Smaller ecosystem
  • Self-hosting complexity
  • Newer platform

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PricingOpen Source
CategoryAuth
Primary TaskOpen Auth Platform
Founded2020

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