vioscaleAI
Comparison

Ory vs WorkOS

No clear leader: Ory (76.4) and WorkOS (72.0) 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.

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Ory76
WorkOS72
Score
vioscaleAI score
Ory76 / 100medium · 69%
WorkOS72 / 100medium · 71%
Pricing
Free tier
Ory✓
WorkOS✓
Model
Price level
Orylow
WorkOSlow
Transparent
Ory✓
WorkOS✓
Integrations
Count
Ory6
WorkOS17
Security
Disclosure policy
Ory✓
WorkOS✓
Gdpr
Ory✓
WorkOS✓
Hipaa
Ory✓
WorkOS✓
Iso27001
Ory✓
WorkOS–
Pci
Ory✓
WorkOS–
Scorecard
Ory6.7
WorkOS–
Soc2
Ory✓
WorkOS✓
Trust center
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Sla pct
Ory99.99
WorkOS99.99
Status page
Ory✓
WorkOS✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
Ory9
WorkOS–
Github stars
Ory13,872
WorkOS–
Activity
Commits last 30d
Ory60
WorkOS–
Release
Cadence days
Ory66
WorkOS–
History
Ory20 items
WorkOS–
License
Spdx
OryApache-2.0
WorkOS–
Language
Primary
OryGo
WorkOS–
Market
Availability
Content
Faq

Capabilities

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

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

What each one is

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

Ory

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

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.

Ory

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 ↗

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
Ory✓
WorkOS✓
iOS
Ory✗
WorkOS✓
Android
Ory✗
WorkOS✓
macOS
Ory✓
WorkOS✗
Windows
Ory✓
WorkOS✗
Linux
Ory✓
WorkOS✗
CLI
Ory✓
WorkOS✗
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Ory✓
WorkOS✓
Self-hosted
Ory✓
WorkOS✗
On-premise
Ory✓
WorkOS✗
Hybrid
Ory✓
WorkOS✗
Air-gapped
Ory✓
WorkOS✗

Integrations

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

In common (1)
  • Google

Ory

8 total - 7 not shared
  • Amazon SES
  • AWS API Gateway
  • Kubernetes
  • Ambassador
  • Kong
  • Splunk
  • Model Context Protocol (MCP)
Independently observed

WorkOS

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

A composite score cannot know your constraints. Describe them and both get re-weighted against what you actually need, with the evidence behind every position.

Free to run, no account needed to start. How the evaluation works

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