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Comparison

Firebase Authentication vs WorkOS

On the evidence we track, WorkOS 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.

Firebase Authentication full profile →WorkOS full profile →
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Firebase Authentication55
★WorkOS72
Score
vioscaleAI score
Firebase Authentication55 / 100low · 33%
WorkOS72 / 100medium · 71%
Pricing
Free tier
Firebase Authentication✓
WorkOS✓
Model
Firebase Authenticationfreemium
WorkOSfreemium
Price level
Firebase Authenticationlow
WorkOSlow
Transparent
Firebase Authentication✓
WorkOS✓
Integrations
Count
Firebase Authentication7
WorkOS17
Security
Disclosure policy
Firebase Authentication–
WorkOS✓
Gdpr
Firebase Authentication–
WorkOS✓
Hipaa
Firebase Authentication–
WorkOS✓
Soc2
Firebase Authentication–
WorkOS✓
Reliability
Sla pct
Firebase Authentication–
WorkOS99.99
Status page
Firebase Authentication✓
WorkOS✓
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Firebase Authentication6 items
WorkOS7 items

Capabilities

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

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

What each one is

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

Firebase Authentication

Firebase Authentication is a managed identity service supporting phone-based SMS authentication, SAML, and OpenID Connect. It offers a free tier with a 50K monthly active user limit or pay-as-you-go usage-based billing.

Independently observed

WorkOS

Leader

A platform providing identity infrastructure including SSO, multi-factor authentication, directory synchronization, and user management capabilities for SaaS applications and enterprise software.

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 ↗

WorkOS

Leader
SubscriptionFree tier

Free up to 1,000,000 MAUs. $2,500/month per additional million MAUs. $125/month per SSO-enabled organization.

  • FreeFree
    • Single Sign-On (SAML & OIDC)
    • SCIM provisioning
    • Role-based access control
    • Bot detection
    • Identity linking
    • +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
Firebase Authentication✓
WorkOS✓
iOS
Firebase Authentication✓
WorkOS✓
Android
Firebase Authentication✓
WorkOS✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Firebase Authentication✓
WorkOS✓

Integrations

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

Firebase Authentication

7 total
  • Google Cloud
  • Cloud Run
  • Cloud Build
  • Cloud Logging
  • Cloud Secrets Manager
  • BigQuery
  • Cloud SQL
Independently observed

WorkOS

Leader
27 total
  • LinkedIn
  • Slack
  • GitLab
  • Bitbucket
  • Xero
  • Rippling
  • ADP
  • Intuit
  • Google
  • GitHub
  • Microsoft
  • Apple
  • SAML
  • OIDC
  • Vercel
  • Clever
  • Asana
  • Box
  • Dropbox
  • Front
  • HelpScout
  • Hubspot
  • Intercom
  • Jira
  • +3 more
Independently observed
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