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Comparison

Firebase Authentication vs SuperTokens

No leader: the top candidate Firebase Authentication has only 0.26 confidence (low), below the 0.35 needed to declare a winner. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

Firebase Authentication full profile →SuperTokens full profile →
Machine formatsJSONMarkdownGraphQLor send Accept: application/json
Firebase Authentication66
SuperTokens58
Score
Vioscale score
Firebase Authentication66 / 100low · 26%
SuperTokens58 / 100medium · 69%
Pricing
Free tier
Firebase Authentication✓
SuperTokens✓
Model
Firebase Authenticationfreemium
SuperTokenscommercial
Price level
Firebase Authenticationlow
SuperTokenslow
Transparent
Firebase Authentication✓
SuperTokens✓
Integrations
Count
Firebase Authentication–
SuperTokens7
Security
Gdpr
Firebase Authentication–
SuperTokens✓
Scorecard
Firebase Authentication–
SuperTokens4.4
Soc2
Firebase Authentication–
SuperTokens✓
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Sla pct
Firebase Authentication–
SuperTokens99.99
Status page
Firebase Authentication✓
SuperTokens✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
Firebase Authentication–
SuperTokens0
Github stars
Firebase Authentication–
SuperTokens15,282
Activity
Commits last 30d
Firebase Authentication–
SuperTokens100
Release
History
Firebase Authentication–
SuperTokens20 items
Language
Primary
Firebase Authentication–
SuperTokensJava
Market
Availability

Capabilities

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

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

What each one is

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

Firebase Authentication

A backend authentication service offering SDKs and UI components to integrate user sign-in across web and mobile platforms. Supports email, password, phone, and social login methods, with customizable UI options and pre-built components.

Independently observed

SuperTokens

SuperTokens is an authentication infrastructure provider offering both open-source self-hosted deployment and managed cloud services. It provides ready-to-use authentication features including email/password, social login, passwordless methods, multi-factor authentication, and role-based access control.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

Firebase Authentication

HybridFree tier

Free Spark plan with 50K monthly active users. Blaze plan uses pay-as-you-go pricing.

  • SparkFree
  • Blaze-
as of verify ↗

SuperTokens

HybridFree tier

Free self-hosted or free tier for cloud under 5K MAU, then $0.02/MAU for cloud. Add-ons from $0.005-$0.01/MAU plus dashboard users at $20/user/mo.

  • Cloud ManagedFree
    • Email/password authentication
    • Social login (Google, GitHub, Facebook, custom providers)
    • Passwordless login (magic links, SMS/Email OTP)
    • Session management
    • User management dashboard
    • +4 more
  • Self-Hosted Open SourceFree
    • Email/password authentication
    • Social login (Google, GitHub, Facebook, custom providers)
    • Passwordless login (magic links, SMS/Email OTP)
    • Session management
    • RBAC
    • +4 more
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Firebase Authentication✓
SuperTokens✓
iOS
Firebase Authentication✓
SuperTokens✓
Android
Firebase Authentication✓
SuperTokens✓
macOS
Firebase Authentication✓
SuperTokens✗
CLI
Firebase Authentication✓
SuperTokens✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Firebase Authentication✓
SuperTokens✓
Self-hosted
Firebase Authentication✗
SuperTokens✓
Hybrid
Firebase Authentication✗
SuperTokens✓

Integrations

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

Firebase Authentication

Not documented yet.

SuperTokens

7 total
  • Google
  • GitHub
  • Facebook
  • Slack
  • Microsoft Teams
  • Email
  • SMS providers
Independently observed

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