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Comparison

Kinde vs WorkOS

No clear leader: WorkOS (72.0) and Kinde (69.6) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

Kinde full profile →WorkOS full profile →
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Kinde70
WorkOS72
Score
vioscaleAI score
Kinde70 / 100medium · 68%
WorkOS72 / 100medium · 71%
Pricing
Free tier
Kinde✓
WorkOS✓
Model
Kindefreemium
WorkOSfreemium
Price level
Kindemid
WorkOSlow
Transparent
Kinde✓
WorkOS✓
Integrations
Count
Kinde5
WorkOS17
Security
Disclosure policy
Kinde✓
WorkOS✓
Gdpr
Kinde✓
WorkOS✓
Hipaa
Kinde✓
WorkOS✓
Iso27001
Kinde✓
WorkOS–
Soc2
Kinde✓
WorkOS✓
Reliability
Sla pct
Kinde–
WorkOS99.99
Status page
Kinde✓
WorkOS✓
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Kinde7 items
WorkOS7 items

Capabilities

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

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

What each one is

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

Kinde

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

Independently observed

WorkOS

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.

Kinde

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 ↗

WorkOS

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
Kinde✓
WorkOS✓
iOS
Kinde✓
WorkOS✓
Android
Kinde✓
WorkOS✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Kinde✓
WorkOS✓

Integrations

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

In common (1)
  • SAML

Kinde

5 total - 4 not shared
  • Stripe
  • TrustPath.io
  • Entra ID
  • GitHub Actions
Independently observed

WorkOS

27 total - 26 not shared
  • LinkedIn
  • Slack
  • GitLab
  • Bitbucket
  • Xero
  • Rippling
  • ADP
  • Intuit
  • Google
  • GitHub
  • Microsoft
  • Apple
  • OIDC
  • Vercel
  • Clever
  • Asana
  • Box
  • Dropbox
  • Front
  • HelpScout
  • Hubspot
  • Intercom
  • Jira
  • Sentry
  • +2 more
Independently observed
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Kinde or WorkOS: which one depends on you

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