Comparison

Auth.js (NextAuth.js) vs Ory

On the evidence we track, Ory leads this comparison with a composite score of 72/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Auth.js (NextAuth.js)55

★Ory72

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Auth.js (NextAuth.js)	OryLeader
Vioscale score	55 / 100low · 47%	72 / 100medium · 66%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	commercial	freemium
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	unknown
Transparentpricing.transparent	-	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	1	2
Security
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	✓	✓
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	-	✓
Iso27001security.iso27001	-	✓
Pcisecurity.pci	-	✓
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	6	6.7
Soc2security.soc2	-	✓
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=%40next-auth%2Fprisma-adapter&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0	Count: 2 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fory%2Fkratos&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 1 · Max severity: HIGH
Reliability
Sla pctreliability.sla_pct	-	99.99
Status pagereliability.status_page	✓	✓
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	6,629	9
Github starsadoption.github_stars	28,345	13,848
Package downloads weeklyadoption.package_downloads_weekly	5,865,070	-
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	7	60
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	-	66
Historyrelease.history	20 items	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	ISC	Apache-2.0
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	TypeScript	Go
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	-	Available worldwide

Score

Vioscale score

Auth.js (NextAuth.js)55 / 100low · 47%

Ory72 / 100medium · 66%

Pricing

Free tier

Auth.js (NextAuth.js)✓

Ory✓

Model

Auth.js (NextAuth.js)commercial

Oryfreemium

Price level

Auth.js (NextAuth.js)free

Oryunknown

Transparent

Auth.js (NextAuth.js)–

Ory✓

Integrations

Count

Auth.js (NextAuth.js)1

Ory2

Security

Disclosure policy

Auth.js (NextAuth.js)✓

Ory✓

Gdpr

Auth.js (NextAuth.js)–

Ory✓

Iso27001

Auth.js (NextAuth.js)–

Ory✓

Pci

Auth.js (NextAuth.js)–

Ory✓

Scorecard

Auth.js (NextAuth.js)6

Ory6.7

Soc2

Auth.js (NextAuth.js)–

Ory✓

Vulnerabilities

Auth.js (NextAuth.js)Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=%40next-auth%2Fprisma-adapter&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

OryCount: 2 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fory%2Fkratos&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 1 · Max severity: HIGH

Reliability

Sla pct

Auth.js (NextAuth.js)–

Ory99.99

Status page

Auth.js (NextAuth.js)✓

Ory✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

Auth.js (NextAuth.js)6,629

Ory9

Github stars

Auth.js (NextAuth.js)28,345

Ory13,848

Package downloads weekly

Auth.js (NextAuth.js)5,865,070

Ory–

Activity

Commits last 30d

Auth.js (NextAuth.js)7

Ory60

Release

Cadence days

Auth.js (NextAuth.js)–

Ory66

History

Auth.js (NextAuth.js)20 items

Ory20 items

License

Spdx

Auth.js (NextAuth.js)ISC

OryApache-2.0

Language

Primary

Auth.js (NextAuth.js)TypeScript

OryGo

Market

Availability

Auth.js (NextAuth.js)–

OryAvailable worldwide

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for auth & identity software. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capability comparison for Auth & Identity Software
Capability	Auth.js (NextAuth.js)	Ory
Deployment
Hosting	Self-hosted only	Cloud + self-hosted
Methods
Social login	✓	-
Passwordless	-	✓
Passkeys / WebAuthn	-	✓
Multi-factor auth	-	-
Enterprise
SAML SSO	-	✓
SCIM provisioning	-	✓
B2B / multi-tenancy	-	✓
Standards
OpenID Connect provider	-	✓
Delivery
Hosted UI	Headless	Both
Access
RBAC	-	✓
Licensing
Self-hostable OSS core	✓	✓

Deployment

Hosting

Auth.js (NextAuth.js)Self-hosted only

OryCloud + self-hosted

Methods

Social login

Auth.js (NextAuth.js)✓

Ory-

Passwordless

Auth.js (NextAuth.js)-

Ory✓

Passkeys / WebAuthn

Auth.js (NextAuth.js)-

Ory✓

Multi-factor auth

Auth.js (NextAuth.js)-

Ory-

Enterprise

SAML SSO

Auth.js (NextAuth.js)-

Ory✓

SCIM provisioning

Auth.js (NextAuth.js)-

Ory✓

B2B / multi-tenancy

Auth.js (NextAuth.js)-

Ory✓

Standards

OpenID Connect provider

Auth.js (NextAuth.js)-

Ory✓

Delivery

Hosted UI

Auth.js (NextAuth.js)Headless

OryBoth

Access

RBAC

Auth.js (NextAuth.js)-

Ory✓

Licensing

Self-hostable OSS core

Auth.js (NextAuth.js)✓

Ory✓

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Auth.js (NextAuth.js)

An open-source authentication solution that integrates with web frameworks to provide OAuth-based authentication with customizable sign-in pages.

Independently observed

Ory

Leader

Flexible IAM platform offering modular authentication, authorization, and user management components. Supports multiple deployment modes—managed cloud services, self-hosted open-source, or on-premise enterprise—with built-in support for modern standards including OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, SAML, SCIM, and device-based authentication.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Auth.js (NextAuth.js)

Open sourceFree tier

Free and open source

as of 2026-08-14verify ↗

Ory

Leader

from $0.14/moHybridFree tier

From $770/year. Free Developer tier. Usage-based (aDAU) metered pricing available.

DeveloperFree
Production$770/year plus $0.14/aDAU/month
- All top-tier security features
- 1 production environment and 3 staging environments
- Permissions and machine-to-machine tokens
Growth$9,350/year
- Everything from Production
- Advanced analytics and insights
- 2 production environments and 5 staging environments
- B2B SSO (OIDC only)
Enterprise (SaaS)Contact sales
- Everything from Growth
- Event firehose to data lake
- Multi-region deployments with data residency
- Volume pricing
- Enterprise integrations for legacy systems
- +4 more
Enterprise License (Self-Hosted)Contact sales
- Full control of hosting
- Multi-region deployment flexibility
- Custom pricing
- Premium enterprise integrations
- Premium support with SLAs

as of 2026-08-05verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	Auth.js (NextAuth.js)	Ory
WebPlatforms	✓	✓
CLIPlatforms	✗	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✗	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✓
On-premiseDeployment	✗	✓
Air-gappedDeployment	✗	✓

Platforms

Web

Auth.js (NextAuth.js)✓

Ory✓

CLI

Auth.js (NextAuth.js)✗

Ory✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Auth.js (NextAuth.js)✗

Ory✓

Self-hosted

Auth.js (NextAuth.js)✓

Ory✓

On-premise

Auth.js (NextAuth.js)✗

Ory✓

Air-gapped

Auth.js (NextAuth.js)✗

Ory✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Auth.js (NextAuth.js)

1 total

GitHub

Independently observed

Ory

Leader

2 total

Amazon SES
AWS API Gateway

Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.