Better Auth vs Zitadel
On the evidence we track, Better Auth leads this comparison with a composite score of 72/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.
Capabilities
Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for auth & identity software. “-” means undocumented, not absent.
What each one is
The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.
Better Auth
LeaderBetter Auth is an open-source framework for building authentication directly into TypeScript applications using code-based configuration. It provides 50+ authentication methods and integrates with 20+ JavaScript frameworks, supporting features like social login, passkeys, multi-factor authentication, and enterprise capabilities such as SAML and SCIM. Optional managed infrastructure adds audit logging, security monitoring, and user management dashboards.
Zitadel
A multi-tenant, API-first identity and access management platform offering single sign-on, multi-factor authentication, passkeys, and complete audit trails. Available as a managed cloud service or self-hosted deployment, designed for developers building secure SaaS and B2B applications.
Pricing
List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.
Better Auth
LeaderFree 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
Zitadel
Free tier available. Pro plan from $100/month with 25,000 DAU included. Usage-based overage pricing for additional capacity.
- FreeFree
- 100 daily active users
- 3 external identity providers
- 5,000 management API requests
- Community support
- 1 management instance
- Pro$100/month including 25,000 DAU and 500,000 API requests; overage pricing available
- 25,000 daily active users
- 500,000 management API requests
- 3 external identity providers
- Multifactor authentication
- Passkeys/WebAuthn
- +5 more
- EnterpriseContact sales
- Custom scaling
- Custom compliance
- Custom security questionnaires
- Custom contract and MSA
- Up to 99.99% availability SLA
- +1 more
Platform & deployment
Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.
Integrations
What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.
- GitHub
Better Auth
Leader- Next.js
- Nuxt
- SvelteKit
- Astro
- Hono
- 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
Zitadel
- Microsoft
- LDAP
- SAML 2.0
- SCIM 2.0
- OpenID Connect
- gRPC
- connectRPC
- REST API
- Webhooks
- Actions
Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.