WorkOS vs Zitadel
On the evidence we track, WorkOS 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.
WorkOS
LeaderA platform providing identity infrastructure including SSO, multi-factor authentication, directory synchronization, and user management capabilities for SaaS applications and enterprise software.
Zitadel
Zitadel is an identity and access management platform that provides API-first authentication, authorization, and user management. It supports multiple deployment models (cloud and self-hosted), comprehensive authentication methods including passwordless and passkeys, and is designed for B2B multi-tenant applications.
Pricing
List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.
WorkOS
LeaderFree 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
Zitadel
Free plan, Pro from $100/month, Enterprise custom pricing
- FreeFree
- All security features
- Data Residency: EU, US, Switzerland, Australia
- Store unlimited Users
- Unlimited Organizations
- 100 Daily Active Users
- +3 more
- Pro$100/month
- Everything in Free
- 25,000 Daily Active Users per month included
- 3 identity providers included
- Custom domain included
- 99.5% uptime guarantee
- +1 more
- EnterpriseContact sales
- Cloud or own infrastructure
- Unlimited Daily Active Users
- Custom Support SLA
- Technical Account Manager
- Volume discounts
- +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.
- GitHub
- Microsoft
WorkOS
Leader- Slack
- GitLab
- Bitbucket
- Xero
- Rippling
- ADP
- Intuit
- Apple
- SAML
- OIDC
- Vercel
- Clever
- Asana
- Box
- Dropbox
- Front
- HelpScout
- Hubspot
- Intercom
- Jira
- Sentry
- Mailgun
- Microsoft Sentinel
Zitadel
- LDAP
- SAML 2.0
- SCIM 2.0
- OpenID Connect
- gRPC
- connectRPC
- REST API
- Webhooks
- Actions
WorkOS or Zitadel: which one depends on you
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