vioscaleAI
Comparison

Authelia vs SuperTokens

No clear leader: Authelia (59.9) and SuperTokens (59.2) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

Authelia full profile →SuperTokens full profile →
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Authelia60
SuperTokens59
Score
vioscaleAI score
Authelia60 / 100low · 41%
SuperTokens59 / 100medium · 68%
Pricing
Free tier
Authelia✓
SuperTokens✓
Model
Autheliaopen_source
SuperTokensfreemium
Price level
Autheliafree
SuperTokenslow
Starting price
Authelia–
SuperTokens$100
Transparent
Authelia✓
SuperTokens✓
Integrations
Count
Authelia135
SuperTokens4
Security
Certifications
AutheliaOpenID Certified
SuperTokens–
Disclosure policy
Authelia✓
SuperTokens–
Gdpr
Authelia–
SuperTokens✓
Scorecard
Authelia9.6
SuperTokens5.3
Soc2
Authelia–
SuperTokens✓
Trust center
Authelia–
SuperTokenshttps://supertokens.com/security
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Sla pct
Authelia–
SuperTokens99.99
Status page
Authelia–
SuperTokens✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
Authelia0
SuperTokens0
Github stars
Authelia29,254
SuperTokens15,331
Activity
Commits last 30d
Authelia100
SuperTokens95
Release
Cadence days
Authelia5
SuperTokens–
History
Authelia20 items
SuperTokens20 items
License
Spdx
AutheliaApache-2.0
SuperTokens–
Language
Primary
AutheliaGo
SuperTokensJava
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Authelia6 items
SuperTokens6 items

Capabilities

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

Deployment
Hosting
AutheliaSelf-hosted only
SuperTokensCloud + self-hosted
Methods
Social login
Authelia✗
SuperTokens✓
Passwordless
Authelia✓
SuperTokens✓
Passkeys / WebAuthn
Authelia✓
SuperTokens✓
Multi-factor auth
Authelia✓
SuperTokens✓
Enterprise
SAML SSO
Authelia✗
SuperTokens✓
SCIM provisioning
Authelia-
SuperTokens-
B2B / multi-tenancy
Authelia-
SuperTokens✓
Standards
OpenID Connect provider
Authelia✓
SuperTokens✓
Delivery
Hosted UI
AutheliaHosted
SuperTokensBoth
Access
RBAC
Authelia✓
SuperTokens✓
Licensing
Self-hostable OSS core
Authelia✓
SuperTokens✓

What each one is

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

Authelia

Authelia is a self-hosted identity and access management solution that enables centralized authentication and authorization across multiple applications. It supports multi-factor authentication, passwordless login via WebAuthn, and works as an OpenID Connect provider.

Independently observed

SuperTokens

An authentication platform that lets developers add login and session management to applications. Available as open-source software for self-hosting or as a managed cloud service.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

Authelia

Open sourceFree tier

Open source

as of verify ↗

SuperTokens

from $100/moHybridFree tier

Free self-hosted or cloud tier under 5K users; pay-as-you-grow at $0.02 per MAU on cloud

  • Self-hosted Open SourceFree
    • Email password authentication
    • Social login
    • Passwordless magic links and OTP
    • Session management
    • User management dashboard
    • +2 more
  • Cloud - Free tierFree
    • Email password authentication
    • Social login
    • Passwordless authentication
    • Session management
    • User management dashboard
    • +1 more
  • Cloud - Usage-based$0.02 per MAU, minimum $100/month
    • All free tier features
    • High-reliability infrastructure
    • Managed scalability
    • SOC2 compliance
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Multi-tenancy with custom domains
    • Machine-to-machine authentication
    • Multiple availability zones with uptime SLAs
    • Attack protection suite
    • Implementation assistance
    • +1 more
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Authelia✓
SuperTokens✓
CLI
Authelia✗
SuperTokens✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Authelia✓
SuperTokens✓
Self-hosted
Authelia✓
SuperTokens✓
On-premise
Authelia✓
SuperTokens✓

Integrations

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

Authelia

56 total
  • 1Password
  • Active Directory
  • Ansible AWX
  • Apache Guacamole
  • Argo CD
  • Bitwarden
  • BookStack
  • Budibase
  • Caddy
  • Chronograf
  • Coder
  • Docker
  • Drupal
  • EspoCRM
  • Express.js
  • FreeIPA
  • FreshRSS
  • Gitea
  • GitLab
  • GLAuth
  • Grafana
  • HAProxy
  • Harbor
  • HashiCorp Vault
  • +32 more
Independently observed

SuperTokens

11 total
  • Google
  • GitHub
  • Facebook
  • Slack
  • Microsoft Teams
  • Email
  • SMS providers
  • Okta
  • Microsoft Active Directory
  • Apple
  • Auth0
Independently observed
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Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.