Comparison

Auth0 vs Ory

On the evidence we track, Auth0 leads this comparison with a composite score of 86/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute86Auth0Leader77Ory
Vioscale score86 / 100medium · 65%77 / 100low · 46%
Commits last 30d-60
Github stars-13,802
Options{"cloud":true,"hybrid":true,"self_hosted":true}{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}
LongAuth0 is a leading independent identity provider offering secure authentication and authorization solutions for AI agents and user applications. It provides customer identity and access management (CIAM) with enterprise-grade security, flexible deployment, and features including universal login, single sign-on, passwordless authentication, and fine-grained authorization.Ory provides secure, friction-free identity and access management for customers, partners, machines, and agents with seamless access, granular permissions, and real-time protection.
Capabilities{"mfa":true,"oidc":true,"rbac":true,"hosting":"both","saml_sso":true,"hosted_ui":"both","open_source":false,"passwordless":true,"social_login":true,"b2b_multi_tenant":true,"passkeys_webauthn":true,"scim_provisioning":true}{"mfa":true,"oidc":true,"rbac":true,"hosting":"both","saml_sso":true,"hosted_ui":"both","open_source":true,"passwordless":true,"social_login":true,"b2b_multi_tenant":true,"passkeys_webauthn":true,"scim_provisioning":true}
Count42
List[{"name":"Datadog"},{"name":"Splunk"},{"name":"AWS"},{"name":"Azure"}][{"name":"Amazon SES"},{"name":"AWS API Gateway"}]
Primary-Go
Spdx-Apache-2.0
Availability{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":["US","EU"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}
Support{"web":true}{"cli":true,"mac":true,"web":true,"linux":true,"windows":true}
Pricing{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free","summary":"Free","features":["Secure Agentic AI workflows","Passwordless Authentication","Unlimited Social Connections","Brand Customization","Basic Attack Protection","Community Support"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Up to 25,000 monthly active users","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"organizations":"5","custom_domains":"1","monthly_active_users":"25,000"}},{"free":false,"name":"Essentials","summary":"$35/month","features":["Higher Auth, API, and Feature limits","Multi-Factor Authentication","Role-based Access Control","Per Organization settings","Stream Auth0 Audit Logs to Datadog, Splunk, AWS, Azure","Separate Production & Development Environments","Standard Support"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":35,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"For projects with higher production demands","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"organizations":"10","monthly_active_users":"500"}},{"free":false,"name":"Professional","summary":"$240/month","features":["Use existing User Database for Logins","Enterprise Multi-Factor Authentication","Enhanced Attack Protection","M2M Tokens Add-on"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":240,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Best for teams and projects that need added security","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"monthly_active_users":"500"}},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"Custom pricing","features":["Custom User & SSO Tiers","99.99% SLA","Enterprise Rate Limits","Enterprise Administration & Support","Advanced Security Features Add-on","Private Deployment Add-on"],"description":"For enterprises that need to scale","contactSales":true}],"summary":"From $35/month for production use. Free tier with up to 25,000 monthly active users.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://auth0.com","retrievedAt":"2026-08-05T14:05:11.713Z","startingPrice":{"amount":35,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month","year"]}{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Developer","summary":"Free tier for developers and proof of concept","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Production","summary":"$770/year plus $0.14/aDAU/month","features":["All top-tier security features","1 production environment and 3 staging environments","Permissions and machine-to-machine tokens"],"commitment":"annual","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":770,"period":"year","currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"aDAU"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.14,"currency":"USD"}],"description":"Everything you need to thoroughly test and explore the landscape of identity security.","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Growth","summary":"$9,350/year","features":["Everything from Production","Advanced analytics and insights","2 production environments and 5 staging environments","B2B SSO (OIDC only)"],"commitment":"annual","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":9350,"period":"year","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Optimal for piloting traffic growth, getting insights into sign up and login conversions, and basic B2B features.","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise (SaaS)","summary":"Custom pricing","features":["Everything from Growth","Event firehose to data lake","Multi-region deployments with data residency","Volume pricing","Enterprise integrations for legacy systems","Multi-tenancy","Concierge onboarding","Premium support with SLAs","99.99% uptime SLA"],"description":"Managed SaaS for companies needing strict SLAs, premium support, or regulatory compliance.","contactSales":true},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise License (Self-Hosted)","summary":"Custom pricing","features":["Full control of hosting","Multi-region deployment flexibility","Custom pricing","Premium enterprise integrations","Premium support with SLAs"],"description":"Self-hosted option for maximum control and in-house expertise.","contactSales":true}],"summary":"From $770/year. Free Developer tier. Usage-based (aDAU) metered pricing available.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.ory.sh","retrievedAt":"2026-08-05T14:11:20.676Z","startingPrice":{"amount":0.14,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month","year"]}
Free tierYesYes
Modelcommercialfreemium
Price levelmidlow
Starting gbp350.14
TransparentYesYes
Cadence days-112
Sla pct99.9999.99
Status pageYesYes
Disclosure policyYesYes
FedrampYes-
GdprYesYes
HipaaYes-
Iso27001YesYes
PciYesYes
Soc2YesYes

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for Auth & Identity Software
CapabilityAuth0Ory
Deployment
HostingCloud + self-hostedCloud + 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 UIBothBoth
Access
RBAC
Licensing
Self-hostable OSS core

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