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Better Auth

★ 20k

Framework-agnostic TypeScript auth library that keeps users in your own database with plugins for 2FA, orgs, passkeys

Better Auth does the job of Clerk and Auth0, self-hosted. It is MIT-licensed, so you can do essentially what you like with it, and it installs in about one command. Clerk bills $25-100+ for it. 20k stars on GitHub.

Open-source replacement for Clerk, Auth0.

Licence
MIT
Self-hosting
Easy
The paid one costs
$25-100+
GitHub stars
20k
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Is it actually a replacement?

We have written a verdict on what it replaces — what you lose, and why people still pay:

How Better Auth runs

Where it runs

Better Auth runs on your server.

What setup takes

not verified by us yet — check the repo README.

Better Auth questions

Is Better Auth open source?

Yes — it is released under MIT.

Can Better Auth replace Auth0?

Our verdict on Auth0 is YES. Keycloak (28k stars), Better Auth (20k stars), Authentik (17k stars) are mature open-source replacements for Auth0 — self-host with real ops work and stop paying $70/mo.

Can I self-host Better Auth?

Yes — we rate it easy to self-host, and it runs on your server.

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