privacyIDEA vs SuperTokens
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| Figure | privacyIDEA | SuperTokens |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | €165/mo | $0.01/mo |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | Yes |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 3 | 6 |
| Spec score · Multi-Factor Authentication APIs | 7.8 (#13) | 8.9 (#3) |
| Authentication methods | Supported token types include passkeys and WebAuthn, push, HOTP/TOTP, email and SMS OTP, U2F, YubiKey, SSH keys, and X.509 certificates. | The platform supports email/password, passwordless magic links or OTPs, social login, passkeys, MFA, unified login, machine-to-machine authentication, and enterprise multitenancy. |
| Integrations | Listed integrations include Keycloak, Microsoft ADFS, simpleSAMLphp, FreeRADIUS, Windows desktop login, Linux PAM, Apache2, OpenVPN, ownCloud, Nextcloud, WordPress, and TYPO3. | The homepage lists support for JavaScript, Go, Python, React, Angular, Vue, Android, Flutter, and iOS, and says it works with more than 25 frameworks. |
| Intended users | The product is presented for organizations securing existing services such as remote access, operating system logins, and SAML authentication. | The company describes its product as an open-source user authentication provider for developers and says it serves startups and enterprises. |
| Support | NetKnights Enterprise Edition includes professional support and service level agreements, and its support contract runs for one year. | Professional support can include migration and implementation assistance, several support channels, and guaranteed response times from 2 hours to 2 days. |
Plans
privacyIDEA
- Small Business€165 a month
- Enterprise€556 a month
- Provider€2,275 a month
SuperTokens
- Self-hostedFree
- Self-hosted open sourceFree
- Account Linking add-on$0.01 a month
- Multi-factor authentication add-on$0.01 a month
- Cloud$0.02 a month
- Dashboard users$20 a month
In their own words
privacyIDEA
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SuperTokens
SuperTokens is an open-source authentication provider for developers adding sign-in and session management to applications. It supports email and password, passwordless email or SMS codes, magic links, social login, and passkeys. Enterprise options include tenant-specific login methods, separate user pools, and enterprise SSO. Developers can adapt the prebuilt interface and add logic before or after API operations with hooks and overrides. Backend SDKs communicate with SuperTokens Core; frontend SDKs call authentication routes exposed by the application backend. Core can be self-hosted, with open-source features free at any scale and no MAU limit. A managed Cloud plan is also available, free under 5K MAUs and then $0.02 per MAU. Other paid or sales-led features include multi-tenancy, cross-domain unified login, machine-to-machine authentication, availability zones with uptime SLAs, and Attack Protection Suite. That suite can detect risky authentication activity and prompt extra verification or block attempts. Integrations include Next.js, NestJS, GraphQL, Capacitor, AWS Lambda, Vercel, Hasura, and Supabase. SuperTokens says it is SOC 2 compliant and describes more than 100 controls and tests.