Comparison

PropelAuth vs SuperTokens

No clear leader: PropelAuth (59.2) and SuperTokens (59.2) 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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PropelAuth59
SuperTokens59
Score
vioscaleAI score
PropelAuth59 / 100medium · 71%
SuperTokens59 / 100medium · 68%
Pricing
Free tier
PropelAuth✓
SuperTokens✓
Model
PropelAuthfreemium
SuperTokensfreemium
Price level
PropelAuthlow
SuperTokenslow
Starting price
PropelAuth–
SuperTokens$100
Transparent
PropelAuth✓
SuperTokens✓
Integrations
Count
PropelAuth5
SuperTokens4
Security
Disclosure policy
PropelAuth✓
SuperTokens–
Gdpr
PropelAuth✓
SuperTokens✓
Scorecard
PropelAuth–
SuperTokens5.3
Soc2
PropelAuth✓
SuperTokens✓
Trust center
PropelAuth–
Reliability
Sla pct
PropelAuth–
SuperTokens99.99
Status page
PropelAuth✓
SuperTokens✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
PropelAuth–
SuperTokens0
Github stars
PropelAuth–
SuperTokens15,331
Activity
Commits last 30d
PropelAuth–
SuperTokens95
Release
History
PropelAuth–
SuperTokens20 items
Language
Primary
PropelAuth–
SuperTokensJava
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
PropelAuth6 items
SuperTokens6 items

Capabilities

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

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

What each one is

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

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

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.

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
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
PropelAuth✓
SuperTokens✓
CLI
PropelAuth✗
SuperTokens✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
PropelAuth✓
SuperTokens✓
Self-hosted
PropelAuth✓
SuperTokens✓
On-premise
PropelAuth✗
SuperTokens✓

Integrations

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

In common (2)
  • Slack
  • GitHub

PropelAuth

6 total - 4 not shared
  • MCP Server
  • AWS
  • Notion
  • HubSpot
Independently observed

SuperTokens

11 total - 9 not shared
  • Google
  • Facebook
  • Microsoft Teams
  • Email
  • SMS providers
  • Okta
  • Microsoft Active Directory
  • Apple
  • Auth0
Independently observed
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PropelAuth or SuperTokens: 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.