Comparison

Better Auth vs Frontegg

On the evidence we track, Frontegg 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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Better Auth64
★Frontegg86
Score
vioscaleAI score
Better Auth64 / 100low · 39%
Frontegg86 / 100medium · 73%
Pricing
Free tier
Better Auth✓
Frontegg✓
Model
Better Authfreemium
Fronteggfreemium
Price level
Better Authmid
Frontegglow
Starting price
Better Auth$20
Frontegg–
Transparent
Better Auth✓
Frontegg✓
Integrations
Count
Better Auth4
Frontegg200
Security
Disclosure policy
Better Auth–
Frontegg✓
Gdpr
Better Auth–
Frontegg✓
Hipaa
Better Auth–
Frontegg✓
Iso27001
Better Auth–
Frontegg✓
Soc2
Better Auth–
Frontegg✓
Reliability
Sla pct
Better Auth–
Frontegg99.99
Status page
Better Auth–
Frontegg✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
Better Auth210
Frontegg–
Github stars
Better Auth30,292
Frontegg–
Package downloads weekly
Better Auth11,857,147
Frontegg–
Activity
Commits last 30d
Better Auth100
Frontegg–
Release
Cadence days
Better Auth2
Frontegg–
History
Better Auth20 items
Frontegg–
License
Spdx
Better AuthMIT
Frontegg–
Language
Primary
Better AuthTypeScript
Frontegg–
Content
Faq
Better Auth7 items
Frontegg4 items

Capabilities

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

Deployment
Hosting
Better AuthCloud + self-hosted
FronteggCloud only
Methods
Social login
Better Auth✓
Frontegg✓
Passwordless
Better Auth✓
Frontegg✓
Passkeys / WebAuthn
Better Auth✓
Frontegg✓
Multi-factor auth
Better Auth✓
Frontegg✓
Enterprise
SAML SSO
Better Auth✓
Frontegg✓
SCIM provisioning
Better Auth✓
Frontegg✓
B2B / multi-tenancy
Better Auth✓
Frontegg✓
Standards
OpenID Connect provider
Better Auth✓
Frontegg✓
Delivery
Hosted UI
Better AuthHeadless
FronteggHosted
Access
RBAC
Better Auth✓
Frontegg✓
Licensing
Self-hostable OSS core
Better Auth✓
Frontegg✗

What each one is

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

Better Auth

An open-source authentication framework that provides multiple authentication methods including social login, passkeys, passwordless auth, and enterprise features like SSO and directory sync, with optional managed cloud infrastructure for auditing and security monitoring.

Independently observed

Frontegg

Leader

A comprehensive identity and access management system providing authentication, authorization, and user management capabilities designed for enterprise-scale SaaS applications with features like SSO, MFA, and multi-tenancy support.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

Better Auth

from $20/moHybridFree tier

Free tier available. Pro from $20/month. Enterprise custom pricing.

  • StarterFree
    • User management
    • Audit log
    • Security detection
    • Abuse protection
    • Email templates
    • +1 more
  • Pro$20/month base, plus per-usage overages
    • Unlimited seats
    • User management
    • Audit log with overage
    • Security detection with overage
    • Transactional Email & SMS
    • +5 more
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Custom usage and retention
    • Custom domain for Dashboard
    • Log drain
    • Dashboard RBAC
    • Custom MSA and DPA
    • +2 more
as of verify ↗

Frontegg

Leader
Usage-basedFree tier

Free tier up to 7,500 monthly active users; enterprise custom pricing available

  • Pay as You GoFree
    • Fully Customized Hosted Login
    • 7,500 Monthly Active Users
    • 5 Enterprise Connections (SSO/SCIM)
    • Unlimited Organizations
    • Custom Domain
    • +1 more
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Everything from Pay as You Go
    • Multiple Environments
    • Advanced Fraud Protection
    • 99.99% Uptime SLA
    • Premium Support
    • +5 more
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Better Auth✓
Frontegg✓
CLI
Better Auth✓
Frontegg✗
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Better Auth✓
Frontegg✓
Self-hosted
Better Auth✓
Frontegg✓
On-premise
Better Auth✗
Frontegg✓

Integrations

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

In common (1)
  • Cloudflare

Better Auth

24 total - 23 not shared
  • Next.js
  • Nuxt
  • SvelteKit
  • Astro
  • Hono
  • Google
  • GitHub
  • Apple
  • Discord
  • Passkey Authentication
  • Magic Link Authentication
  • Email OTP Authentication
  • Two Factor Authentication
  • Username Authentication
  • One Tap Authentication
  • Phone Number Authentication
  • Anonymous Authentication
  • Bearer Authentication
  • Generic OAuth
  • One Time Token Authentication
  • SIWE Authentication
  • Microsoft Entra ID
  • Yandex
Independently observed

Frontegg

Leader
21 total - 20 not shared
  • ActiveCampaign
  • Airtable
  • Amplitude
  • Asana
  • Auth0
  • AWS
  • BambooHR
  • BigCommerce
  • Bitbucket
  • Box
  • Calendly
  • CircleCI
  • ClickUp
  • Confluence
  • Contentful
  • Copper
  • Customer.io
  • Google Workspace
  • Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
  • Salesforce
Independently observed
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