Comparison

Auth0 vs HashiCorp Vault

On the evidence we track, Auth0 leads this comparison with a composite score of 82/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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★Auth082
HashiCorp Vault70
Score
vioscaleAI score
Auth082 / 100medium · 72%
HashiCorp Vault70 / 100medium · 73%
Pricing
Free tier
Auth0✓
HashiCorp Vault✓
Model
HashiCorp Vaultcommercial
Price level
Auth0low
HashiCorp Vaultfree
Transparent
Auth0✗
HashiCorp Vault✓
Integrations
Count
Auth04
HashiCorp Vault9
Security
Certifications
HashiCorp Vault–
Disclosure policy
Auth0✓
HashiCorp Vault✓
Fedramp
Auth0✓
HashiCorp Vault–
Gdpr
Auth0✓
HashiCorp Vault✓
Hipaa
Auth0✓
HashiCorp Vault–
Iso27001
Auth0✓
HashiCorp Vault✓
Pci
Auth0✓
HashiCorp Vault–
Scorecard
Auth0–
HashiCorp Vault6.5
Soc2
Auth0✓
HashiCorp Vault✓
Trust center
HashiCorp Vault–
Reliability
Sla pct
Auth099.99
HashiCorp Vault–
Status page
Auth0✓
HashiCorp Vault✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
Auth0–
HashiCorp Vault8,444
Github stars
Auth0–
HashiCorp Vault36,339
Activity
Commits last 30d
Auth0–
HashiCorp Vault100
Release
Cadence days
Auth0–
HashiCorp Vault22
History
Auth0–
HashiCorp Vault20 items
Language
Primary
Auth0–
HashiCorp VaultGo
Market
Availability
HashiCorp Vault–
Content
Faq
Auth06 items
HashiCorp Vault6 items

Features

The capabilities each product documents. These tools do not share a category taxonomy, so this aligns what each vendor states rather than a normalised feature set.

Declared feature comparison
FeatureAuth0HashiCorp Vault
Audit logging-✓
B2b multi tenant✓-
Dynamic secrets-✓
Encryption as a service-✓
Fine grained policy-✓
Hosted uiboth-
Hostingcloudboth
Hsm support-✓
Mfa✓-
Oidc✓-
Open source✗-
Open source core-✓
Passkeys webauthn✓-
Passwordless✓-
Pki ca-✓
Rbac✓-
Saml sso✓-
Scim provisioning✓-
Secret rotation-✓
Social login✓-
Tool type-store

What each one is

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

Auth0

Leader

Auth0 provides authentication, authorization, and identity management services for applications. It supports multiple authentication methods, including passwordless login, social connections, and enterprise federation, with built-in security features like fraud detection and compliance controls.

Independently observed

HashiCorp Vault

A system for securely storing and controlling access to secrets like credentials, API keys, and certificates. It generates temporary credentials on-demand, automatically revokes expired secrets, and provides encryption without persistent storage, enabling applications to access secrets through a unified interface with comprehensive audit logging.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

Auth0

Leader
SubscriptionFree tier22-day trial

Free tier for up to 25,000 MAU; Professional plans customizable from 1,000+ MAU; Enterprise plans with 99.99% SLA; Free Startup program for one year

  • FreeFree
    • Passwordless Authentication
    • Unlimited Social Connections
    • 1 Enterprise Connection
    • Self-Service SSO
    • Pro Multi-Factor Authentication
    • +1 more
  • Professional-
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Enterprise Multi-Factor Authentication
    • Custom User & SSO Tiers
    • Enterprise Administration & Support
    • 99.99% SLA
    • Enterprise add-ons
  • StartupFree
    • Enterprise Identity Providers
    • Pro MFA & Password Protection
    • SSO for Auth0 Dashboard
    • $5,000 AWS credits
as of verify ↗

HashiCorp Vault

Open sourceFree tier
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Auth0✓
HashiCorp Vault✓
CLI
Auth0✓
HashiCorp Vault✗
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Auth0✓
HashiCorp Vault✗
Self-hosted
Auth0✓
HashiCorp Vault✓
On-premise
Auth0✓
HashiCorp Vault✗
Hybrid
Auth0✓
HashiCorp Vault✗

Integrations

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

In common (3)
  • AWS
  • Azure
  • Okta

Auth0

Leader
20 total - 17 not shared
  • Datadog
  • Splunk
  • Slack
  • Segment
  • Salesforce
  • Tealium
  • Web3Auth
  • Spruce ID
  • Unstoppable Domains
  • Dock.io
  • Ethereum Name Service
  • NFT services
  • DataGuard
  • OneTrust
  • login.xyz
  • Ethereum Name System
  • MCP (Model Context Protocol)
Independently observed

HashiCorp Vault

13 total - 10 not shared
  • SQL databases
  • Consul
  • OCI
  • GCP
  • Oracle Cloud
  • Nomad
  • LDAP
  • OpenLDAP
  • Duo
  • GCP Secret Manager
Independently observed
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