# PropelAuth vs SuperTokens

| Attribute | PropelAuth | SuperTokens |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 59.2 (71% (medium)) | 59.2 (68% (medium)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | - | 95 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | - | 0 |
| adoption.github_stars | - | 15,331 |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"An authentication provider that helps B2B SaaS applications implement identity management features as they grow, from basic signup and login to enterprise-grade SSO, SCIM provisioning, and access control. It is indexed under Auth & Identity Software.","source":"https://www.propelauth.com","question":"What is PropelAuth?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"PropelAuth offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans start at $0.00. Prices are published openly on the vendor's own pricing page. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://www.propelauth.com/pricing","question":"Is PropelAuth free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed browser-based access to PropelAuth. That is the extent of what we could verify from public sources, so it may well offer desktop or mobile clients we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.propelauth.com/pricing","question":"What platforms does PropelAuth support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. PropelAuth can be deployed cloud / SaaS and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://www.propelauth.com/pricing","question":"Can PropelAuth be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 5 integrations for PropelAuth, including Slack, MCP Server, GitHub, AWS and Notion. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.propelauth.com/pricing","question":"What does PropelAuth integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2 and GDPR for PropelAuth. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as PropelAuth not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://www.propelauth.com/blog/tag/security","question":"What security certifications does PropelAuth have?","confidence":0.7}]` | `[{"answer":"An authentication system offering login, session management, and user administration that can be self-hosted at no cost or deployed through a managed cloud service. Features include passwordless authentication, social login, and multi-factor authentication support. It is indexed under Auth & Identity Software.","source":"https://supertokens.com/pricing","question":"What is SuperTokens?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"SuperTokens offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans start at $0.02. Prices are published openly on the vendor's own pricing page. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://supertokens.com/pricing","question":"Is SuperTokens free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"SuperTokens supports the web, iOS and Android. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://supertokens.com/pricing","question":"What platforms does SuperTokens support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. SuperTokens can be deployed cloud / SaaS and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://supertokens.com/pricing","question":"Can SuperTokens be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 9 integrations for SuperTokens, including Google, GitHub, Facebook, Slack, Microsoft Teams, Email, SMS providers and Okta, plus 1 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://supertokens.com/pricing","question":"What does SuperTokens integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2 and GDPR for SuperTokens. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as SuperTokens not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://supertokens.com/security","question":"What security certifications does SuperTokens have?","confidence":0.7}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | 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. | 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. |
| features.capabilities | `{"mfa":true,"oidc":true,"rbac":true,"hosting":"both","saml_sso":true,"hosted_ui":"both","passwordless":true,"social_login":true,"b2b_multi_tenant":true,"scim_provisioning":true}` | `{"mfa":true,"oidc":true,"rbac":true,"hosting":"both","saml_sso":true,"hosted_ui":"both","open_source":true,"passwordless":true,"social_login":true,"b2b_multi_tenant":true,"passkeys_webauthn":true}` |
| integrations.count | 5 | 4 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"MCP Server"},{"name":"GitHub"},{"name":"AWS"},{"name":"Notion"},{"name":"HubSpot","native":true,"category":"crm","direction":"bidirectional"}]` | `[{"name":"Google"},{"name":"GitHub"},{"name":"Facebook"},{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"Microsoft Teams"},{"name":"Email"},{"name":"SMS providers"},{"name":"Okta","native":true,"category":"identity","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"Microsoft Active Directory","native":true,"category":"identity","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"Apple","native":true,"category":"social_login","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"Auth0","native":true,"category":"auth","direction":"bidirectional"}]` |
| language.primary | - | Java |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"web":true}` | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free","summary":"$0/month, 10,000 MAUs","features":["Unlimited organizations","Unlimited waitlist users","Custom domain","2FA & RBAC","Customizable UIs","Organization management","Basic user properties","Single role mapping","Email support"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"10,000 monthly active users included","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"maus":"10,000","organizations":"unlimited","waitlist_users":"unlimited"}},{"free":false,"name":"Growth","summary":"$150/month + $0.05 per additional MAU + usage-based validation costs","features":["Everything in Free","User impersonation","Unlimited SAML/enterprise SSO connections","Separate staging environment","API keys and machine-to-machine auth","MCP authentication","SMS 2FA/MFA","Custom session duration","Allowlist/blocklist","Prioritized email support","User management dashboard","User insights with basic metrics","Audit logs (60-day retention)","Unlimited API key validations"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":150,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"mau"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.05,"currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"validation"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.0001,"currency":"USD"}],"description":"For growing teams needing enterprise features","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"maus":"starts included, then $0.05 per additional user","api_key_validations":"1,500,000/month"}},{"free":false,"name":"Growth Plus","summary":"$500/month + $0.05 per additional MAU + usage-based add-on costs","features":["Everything in Growth","SCIM/Directory sync","Advanced organization controls","Advanced security options","Custom roles","Internal/hidden roles","Unlimited role mappings","Per-organization session duration","Configurable password complexity","2FA/MFA enforcement","Charts & reports for user analytics","90-day audit log retention","SOC2 Type 2 report","Remove PropelAuth branding","BYO email provider","Separate test environment"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":500,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"mau"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.05,"currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"scim_connection"},"kind":"metered","amount":100,"currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"audit_log_export"},"kind":"metered","amount":50,"currency":"USD"}],"description":"For enterprises with advanced requirements","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"maus":"starts included, then $0.05 per additional user","scim_connections":"per connection pricing","api_key_validations":"1,500,000/month"}}],"addOns":[{"name":"Advanced API Keys Add-On","components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"validation"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.0001,"currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"Data Explorer Add-On"}],"summary":"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.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.propelauth.com/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T08:32:17.483Z","startingPrice":{"amount":0.0001,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month"]}` | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Self-hosted Open Source","summary":"Free, unlimited users, self-hosted open source","features":["Email password authentication","Social login","Passwordless magic links and OTP","Session management","User management dashboard","RBAC","Custom hooks and overrides"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Unlimited self-hosted deployment with no MAU limits","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"MAUs":"unlimited"}},{"free":true,"name":"Cloud - Free tier","summary":"Free up to 5,000 MAUs on managed cloud","features":["Email password authentication","Social login","Passwordless authentication","Session management","User management dashboard","RBAC"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Cloud-hosted service with no cost up to free threshold","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"MAUs":"under 5,000"}},{"free":false,"name":"Cloud - Usage-based","summary":"$0.02 per MAU, minimum $100/month","features":["All free tier features","High-reliability infrastructure","Managed scalability","SOC2 compliance"],"components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"MAU"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.02,"currency":"USD"},{"kind":"fixed","amount":100,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Cloud service with usage-based billing above free tier","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"MAUs":"5,000+"}},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","features":["Multi-tenancy with custom domains","Machine-to-machine authentication","Multiple availability zones with uptime SLAs","Attack protection suite","Implementation assistance","Professional support with guaranteed response times"],"description":"Custom enterprise features and support","contactSales":true}],"addOns":[{"name":"Multi-factor Authentication","components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"MAU"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.01,"currency":"USD"},{"kind":"fixed","amount":100,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"Account Linking","components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"MAU"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.005,"currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"Dashboard users (beyond 3 free)","components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"user","amount":20,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}]}],"summary":"Free self-hosted or cloud tier under 5K users; pay-as-you-grow at $0.02 per MAU on cloud","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://supertokens.com/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-09-07T13:10:58.874Z","startingPrice":{"amount":100,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | low | low |
| pricing.starting_price | - | `{"amount":100,"currency":"USD"}` |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| release.history | - | `[{"url":"https://github.com/supertokens/supertokens-core/releases/tag/v12.3.0-canary","date":"2026-09-09T14:47:32Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v12.3.0-canary"},{"url":"https://github.com/supertokens/supertokens-core/releases/tag/v12.2.0","date":"2026-09-04T12:53:23Z","type":"stable","version":"v12.2.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/supertokens/supertokens-core/releases/tag/v12.1.1","date":"2026-08-13T09:16:15Z","type":"stable","version":"v12.1.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/supertokens/supertokens-core/releases/tag/v12.1.0","date":"2026-08-12T12:48:01Z","type":"stable","version":"v12.1.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/supertokens/supertokens-core/releases/tag/v12.0.10","date":"2026-08-06T10:40:04Z","type":"stable","version":"v12.0.10"},{"url":"https://github.com/supertokens/supertokens-core/releases/tag/v11.4.7","date":"2026-08-06T04:24:19Z","type":"stable","version":"v11.4.7"},{"url":"https://github.com/supertokens/supertokens-core/releases/tag/v11.3.7","date":"2026-08-06T03:46:51Z","type":"stable","version":"v11.3.7"},{"url":"https://github.com/supertokens/supertokens-core/releases/tag/v12.0.9","date":"2026-08-03T13:21:44Z","type":"stable","version":"v12.0.9"},{"url":"https://github.com/supertokens/supertokens-core/releases/tag/v11.4.6","date":"2026-07-31T05:43:55Z","type":"stable","version":"v11.4.6"},{"url":"https://github.com/supertokens/supertokens-core/releases/tag/v11.3.6","date":"2026-07-30T21:43:04Z","type":"stable","version":"v11.3.6"},{"url":"https://github.com/supertokens/supertokens-core/releases/tag/v11.2.3","date":"2026-07-30T20:10:05Z","type":"stable","version":"v11.2.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/supertokens/supertokens-core/releases/tag/v11.1.3","date":"2026-07-30T19:10:37Z","type":"stable","version":"v11.1.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/supertokens/supertokens-core/releases/tag/v11.0.8","date":"2026-07-30T18:43:59Z","type":"stable","version":"v11.0.8"},{"url":"https://github.com/supertokens/supertokens-core/releases/tag/v10.1.8","date":"2026-07-30T16:20:48Z","type":"stable","version":"v10.1.8"},{"url":"https://github.com/supertokens/supertokens-core/releases/tag/v10.0.7","date":"2026-07-30T16:03:00Z","type":"stable","version":"v10.0.7"},{"url":"https://github.com/supertokens/supertokens-core/releases/tag/v9.3.4","date":"2026-07-30T15:36:19Z","type":"stable","version":"v9.3.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/supertokens/supertokens-core/releases/tag/v9.2.6","date":"2026-07-30T15:17:51Z","type":"stable","version":"v9.2.6"},{"url":"https://github.com/supertokens/supertokens-core/releases/tag/v9.1.5","date":"2026-07-30T15:03:03Z","type":"stable","version":"v9.1.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/supertokens/supertokens-core/releases/tag/v9.0.5","date":"2026-07-30T14:45:41Z","type":"stable","version":"v9.0.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/supertokens/supertokens-core/releases/tag/v8.0.6","date":"2026-07-30T14:07:52Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.0.6"}]` |
| reliability.sla_pct | - | 99.99 |
| reliability.status_page | yes | yes |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | - |
| security.gdpr | yes | yes |
| security.scorecard | - | 5.3 |
| security.soc2 | yes | yes |
| security.trust_center | - | https://supertokens.com/security |
| security.vulnerabilities | - | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fsupertokens%2Fsupertokens-core&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` |

## Capabilities (Auth & Identity Software)

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

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T20:03:19.641Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*