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Hanko

★ 8k

Passkey-first auth backend and web components — add passwordless login without shipping passwords at all.

Hanko does the job of Auth0, self-hosted. It is AGPL-licensed, so a hosted fork has to publish its changes, and it installs in about one command. Auth0 bills $35/mo for it. 8k stars on GitHub.

Open-source replacement for Auth0.

Licence
AGPL-3.0
Self-hosting
Easy
The paid one costs
$35/mo
GitHub stars
8k
view the code →official site →

Is it actually a replacement?

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

How Hanko runs

Where it runs

Hanko runs on your server.

What setup takes

not verified by us yet — check the repo README.

Hanko questions

Is Hanko open source?

Yes — it is released under AGPL-3.0.

Can Hanko 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 Hanko?

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

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