Comparison

Kinde vs PropelAuth

On the evidence we track, Kinde leads this comparison with a composite score of 70/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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★Kinde70
PropelAuth59
Score
vioscaleAI score
Kinde70 / 100medium · 68%
PropelAuth59 / 100medium · 71%
Pricing
Free tier
Kinde✓
PropelAuth✓
Model
PropelAuthfreemium
Price level
Kindemid
PropelAuthlow
Transparent
Kinde✓
PropelAuth✓
Integrations
Count
Kinde5
PropelAuth5
Security
Disclosure policy
Kinde✓
PropelAuth✓
Gdpr
Kinde✓
PropelAuth✓
Hipaa
Kinde✓
PropelAuth–
Iso27001
Kinde✓
PropelAuth–
Soc2
Kinde✓
PropelAuth✓
Reliability
Status page
Kinde✓
PropelAuth✓
Content
Faq
Kinde7 items
PropelAuth6 items

Capabilities

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

Deployment
Hosting
Kinde-
PropelAuthCloud + self-hosted
Methods
Social login
Kinde✓
PropelAuth✓
Passwordless
Kinde✓
PropelAuth✓
Passkeys / WebAuthn
Kinde-
PropelAuth-
Multi-factor auth
Kinde✓
PropelAuth✓
Enterprise
SAML SSO
Kinde✓
PropelAuth✓
SCIM provisioning
Kinde-
PropelAuth✓
B2B / multi-tenancy
Kinde-
PropelAuth✓
Standards
OpenID Connect provider
Kinde-
PropelAuth✓
Delivery
Hosted UI
Kinde-
PropelAuthBoth
Access
RBAC
Kinde-
PropelAuth✓
Licensing
Self-hostable OSS core
Kinde✓
PropelAuth-

What each one is

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

Kinde

Leader

A modern authentication platform designed to improve application security and user conversion while providing cost-effective and rapid deployment.

Independently observed

PropelAuth

Authentication solution designed for B2B SaaS applications, featuring hosted login and account management pages, with native integrations for social logins, passwordless authentication, SAML SSO, and CRM sync capabilities.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

Kinde

Leader
from $25/moSubscriptionFree tier

From $25/month. Free tier available.

  • Starter$25/month
    • 1 True Clone™
    • 10 virtual clones
    • Unlimited email support
    • Patented no-impersonation technology™
    • Free feature flags
as of verify ↗

PropelAuth

from $0.00/moSubscriptionFree tier

Free tier with 10,000 MAUs. Paid plans from $150/month. Additional MAUs at $0.05 each. Usage-based pricing for API validations, SCIM connections, and exports.

  • FreeFree
    • Unlimited organizations
    • Unlimited waitlist users
    • Custom domain
    • 2FA & RBAC
    • Customizable UIs
    • +4 more
  • Growth$150/month + $0.05 per additional MAU + usage-based validation costs
    • Everything in Free
    • User impersonation
    • Unlimited SAML/enterprise SSO connections
    • Separate staging environment
    • API keys and machine-to-machine auth
    • +9 more
  • Growth Plus$500/month + $0.05 per additional MAU + usage-based add-on costs
    • Everything in Growth
    • SCIM/Directory sync
    • Advanced organization controls
    • Advanced security options
    • Custom roles
    • +11 more
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Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Kinde✓
PropelAuth✓
iOS
Kinde✓
PropelAuth✗
Android
Kinde✓
PropelAuth✗
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Kinde✓
PropelAuth✓
Self-hosted
Kinde✗
PropelAuth✓

Integrations

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

Kinde

Leader
5 total
  • Stripe
  • TrustPath.io
  • Entra ID
  • SAML
  • GitHub Actions
Independently observed

PropelAuth

6 total
  • Slack
  • MCP Server
  • GitHub
  • AWS
  • Notion
  • HubSpot
Independently observed
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