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Comparison

Better Auth vs Descope

On the evidence we track, Descope leads this comparison with a composite score of 79/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Better Auth full profile →Descope full profile →
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Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute76Better Auth79DescopeLeader
Vioscale score76 / 100low · 26%79 / 100medium · 63%
Commits last 30d91-
Github stars29,411-
Package downloads weekly6,546,561-
Options{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}{"cloud":true}
LongFramework-agnostic authentication framework for TypeScript that runs in your application code. Provides built-in email/password auth, social login, multi-tenancy, and enterprise features including SAML, SCIM, and a plugin ecosystem.Customer and agentic IAM platform with no-code drag-and-drop workflows for authentication, SSO, multi-tenancy, and fine-grained access control.
Capabilities{"mfa":true,"oidc":true,"rbac":true,"hosting":"both","saml_sso":true,"hosted_ui":"headless","open_source":true,"passwordless":true,"social_login":true,"b2b_multi_tenant":true,"passkeys_webauthn":true,"scim_provisioning":true}{"mfa":true,"oidc":true,"rbac":true,"hosting":"cloud","saml_sso":true,"hosted_ui":"both","passwordless":true,"social_login":true,"b2b_multi_tenant":true,"passkeys_webauthn":true,"scim_provisioning":true}
Count450
List[{"name":"Google"},{"name":"GitHub"},{"name":"Apple"},{"name":"Discord"}][{"name":"Twilio"},{"name":"SendGrid"},{"name":"Google"},{"name":"AWS"},{"name":"Azure"},{"name":"Cloudflare"}]
PrimaryTypeScript-
SpdxMIT-
Availability{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}-
Support{"cli":true,"web":true}{"web":true}
Pricing{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Starter","summary":"Free","features":["1 dashboard seat","10,000 audit logs/month","1 day retention","1,000 security detections/month","Community support"],"minSeats":1,"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"For evaluation and side projects","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"audit_logs":"10,000/month","dashboard_seats":"1","audit_log_retention":"1 day","security_detections":"1,000/month"}},{"free":false,"name":"Pro","summary":"$20/month plus usage-based overages","features":["Unlimited dashboard seats","20,000 audit logs/month then $0.0001/event","10,000 security detections/month then $0.001/event","Self-service SSO & Directory Sync (1 connection included, $50/month per additional)","Transactional email & SMS","Email templates & abuse protection","User management","Dashboard RBAC","Email support"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":20,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"audit_log_event"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.0001,"currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"security_detection_event"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.001,"currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"email"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.001,"currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"sms"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.09,"currency":"USD"},{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"connection","amount":50,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"For production teams running auth in the critical path","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"audit_logs":"20,000/month","audit_log_retention":"7 days","security_detections":"10,000/month"}},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"Custom pricing","features":["Custom usage and retention","Custom domain and log drain included","Dashboard RBAC","Slack support and implementation help","Custom MSA and DPA"],"description":"For organizations with bespoke security or volume needs","contactSales":true}],"addOns":[{"name":"Custom domain for Dashboard","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":25,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"Log drain","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":25,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}]}],"summary":"Free framework. Managed infrastructure: free tier available, Pro from $20/month plus usage overages, Enterprise custom.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.better-auth.com","retrievedAt":"2026-08-05T14:07:07.344Z","startingPrice":{"amount":0.0001,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month"]}{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free Forever","summary":"Free Forever, 99% SLA","features":["All auth methods","RBAC","MFA","Session management","Admin widgets","Third-party connectors","No watermark"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"For hobbyists, tinkerers, and solo builders","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"test_users":"5","m2m_exchanges":"10,000","sso_connections":"3","federated_apps_oidc":"1","monthly_active_users":"7,500","monthly_active_tokens":"2,000","monthly_active_tenants":"10","monthly_active_consents":"2,000"}},{"free":false,"name":"Pro","summary":"Starts at $249/mo billed annually, 99.99% SLA","features":["Custom domain","Google One Tap","Custom OIDC","SSO for third-party apps","Self-service SSO","CI/CD integration","Localization","SOC 2 reports"],"commitment":"annual","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":249,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"For early-stage startups","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"test_users":"100","m2m_exchanges":"50,000","federated_apps":"2 (SAML/OIDC)","sso_connections":"5","monthly_active_users":"10,000","monthly_active_tokens":"5,000","monthly_active_tenants":"35","monthly_active_consents":"5,000"}},{"free":false,"name":"Growth","summary":"Starts at $799/mo billed annually","features":["Bot protection","1M anonymous users","Zero-downtime SSO migration","SCIM provisioning","Admin portal","Fine-grained authorization","Multi-region residency","HIPAA BAA","FedRAMP High"],"commitment":"annual","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":799,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"For growth-stage startups and scaleups","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"test_users":"500","m2m_exchanges":"100,000","federated_apps":"Unlimited (SAML/OIDC)","sso_connections":"10","monthly_active_users":"25,000","monthly_active_tokens":"10,000","monthly_active_tenants":"100","monthly_active_consents":"10,000"}},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"Custom pricing","features":["Tiered discounts","Premium support","Dedicated CS engineer","Custom deployments","Unlimited test/anonymous users"],"description":"For large enterprises","contactSales":true}],"summary":"Free tier included. Pro from $249/mo, Growth from $799/mo (both annual). Usage overages: $0.05/MAU, $1/tenant, $50/SSO connection, $2 per 1k M2M exchanges.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.descope.com","retrievedAt":"2026-08-03T22:29:59.217Z","startingPrice":{"amount":249,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month","year"]}
Free tierYesYes
Modelcommercialcommercial
Price levellowhigh
Starting gbp0249
TransparentYesYes
Sla pct-99.99
Status page-Yes
Disclosure policy-Yes
Fedramp-Yes
Hipaa-Yes
Iso27001-Yes
Soc2-Yes

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for Auth & Identity Software
CapabilityBetter AuthDescope
Deployment
HostingCloud + self-hostedCloud only
Methods
Social login✓✓
Passwordless✓✓
Passkeys / WebAuthn✓✓
Multi-factor auth✓✓
Enterprise
SAML SSO✓✓
SCIM provisioning✓✓
B2B / multi-tenancy✓✓
Standards
OpenID Connect provider✓✓
Delivery
Hosted UIHeadlessBoth
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.