Comparison

Ory vs SuperTokens

On the evidence we track, Ory leads this comparison with a composite score of 69/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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★Ory69
SuperTokens59
Score
vioscaleAI score
Ory69 / 100medium · 64%
SuperTokens59 / 100medium · 68%
Pricing
Free tier
Ory✓
SuperTokens✓
Model
SuperTokensfreemium
Price level
SuperTokenslow
Starting price
Ory–
SuperTokens$100
Transparent
Ory✓
SuperTokens✓
Integrations
Count
Ory10
SuperTokens4
Reliability
Sla pct
SuperTokens99.99
Status page
Ory✓
SuperTokens✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
Ory9
SuperTokens0
Github stars
SuperTokens15,331
Activity
Commits last 30d
Ory0
SuperTokens95
Release
Cadence days
Ory66
SuperTokens–
History
SuperTokens20 items
License
Spdx
SuperTokens–
Language
Primary
OryGo
SuperTokensJava
Market
Content
Faq
SuperTokens6 items

Capabilities

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

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

What each one is

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

Ory

Leader

An open-source and cloud-based identity platform offering authentication, authorization, and access control for applications and AI agents. Available as self-hosted open-source software, a managed cloud service, or an enterprise license with dedicated support.

Independently observed

SuperTokens

An authentication platform that lets developers add login and session management to applications. Available as open-source software for self-hosting or as a managed cloud service.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

Ory

Leader
from $0.14/moHybridFree tier

From $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
as of verify ↗

SuperTokens

from $100/moHybridFree tier

Free self-hosted or cloud tier under 5K users; pay-as-you-grow at $0.02 per MAU on cloud

  • Self-hosted Open SourceFree
    • Email password authentication
    • Social login
    • Passwordless magic links and OTP
    • Session management
    • User management dashboard
    • +2 more
  • Cloud - Free tierFree
    • Email password authentication
    • Social login
    • Passwordless authentication
    • Session management
    • User management dashboard
    • +1 more
  • Cloud - Usage-based$0.02 per MAU, minimum $100/month
    • All free tier features
    • High-reliability infrastructure
    • Managed scalability
    • SOC2 compliance
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Multi-tenancy with custom domains
    • Machine-to-machine authentication
    • Multiple availability zones with uptime SLAs
    • Attack protection suite
    • Implementation assistance
    • +1 more
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Ory✓
SuperTokens✓
CLI
Ory✓
SuperTokens✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Ory✓
SuperTokens✓
Self-hosted
Ory✓
SuperTokens✓
On-premise
Ory✓
SuperTokens✓
Air-gapped
Ory✓
SuperTokens✗

Integrations

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

In common (4)
  • Google
  • Slack
  • Facebook
  • Apple

Ory

Leader
15 total - 11 not shared
  • Amazon SES
  • AWS API Gateway
  • Kubernetes
  • Ambassador
  • Kong
  • Splunk
  • Model Context Protocol (MCP)
  • Salesforce
  • Patreon
  • LinkedIn
  • Lark
Independently observed

SuperTokens

11 total - 7 not shared
  • GitHub
  • Microsoft Teams
  • Email
  • SMS providers
  • Okta
  • Microsoft Active Directory
  • Auth0
Independently observed
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