Ory vs SuperTokens
On the evidence we track, Ory 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.
Ory
LeaderFlexible IAM platform offering modular authentication, authorization, and user management components. Supports multiple deployment modes—managed cloud services, self-hosted open-source, or on-premise enterprise—with built-in support for modern standards including OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, SAML, SCIM, and device-based authentication.
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.
Pricing
List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.
Ory
LeaderFrom $770/year. Free Developer tier. Usage-based (aDAU) metered pricing available.
- DeveloperFree
- Production$770/year plus $0.14/aDAU/month
- All top-tier security features
- 1 production environment and 3 staging environments
- Permissions and machine-to-machine tokens
- Growth$9,350/year
- Everything from Production
- Advanced analytics and insights
- 2 production environments and 5 staging environments
- B2B SSO (OIDC only)
- Enterprise (SaaS)Contact sales
- Everything from Growth
- Event firehose to data lake
- Multi-region deployments with data residency
- Volume pricing
- Enterprise integrations for legacy systems
- +4 more
- Enterprise License (Self-Hosted)Contact sales
- Full control of hosting
- Multi-region deployment flexibility
- Custom pricing
- Premium enterprise integrations
- Premium support with SLAs
SuperTokens
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
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.
Ory
Leader- Amazon SES
- AWS API Gateway
SuperTokens
- GitHub
- Slack
- Microsoft Teams
- SMS providers
Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.