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SuperTokens

★ 14k

Open-source auth (email/password, social, passwordless, sessions, MFA) with SDKs and a self-hostable core

SuperTokens does the job of Auth0 and Clerk, self-hosted. It is Apache-2.0-licensed, so you can do essentially what you like with it, and setting it up is an afternoon, not a weekend. Auth0 bills $25-240+ for it. 14k stars on GitHub.

Open-source replacement for Auth0, Clerk.

Licence
Apache-2.0
Self-hosting
Medium
The paid one costs
$25-240+
GitHub stars
14k
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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 SuperTokens runs

Where it runs

SuperTokens runs on your server.

What setup takes

not verified by us yet — check the repo README.

SuperTokens questions

Is SuperTokens open source?

Yes — it is released under Apache-2.0.

Can SuperTokens 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 SuperTokens?

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

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