WorkOS
Enterprise-grade identity and access management for applications
- Also known as
- workos
Available worldwide · Popular in: US
What is WorkOS?
A platform providing identity infrastructure including SSO, multi-factor authentication, directory synchronization, and user management capabilities for SaaS applications and enterprise software.
WorkOS pricing
Plans, per-tier features and add-ons, dated and linked to live pricing. Pricing changes often; always verify at source before you rely on it.
Free up to 1,000,000 MAUs. $2,500/month per additional million MAUs. $125/month per SSO-enabled organization.
Free
FreeUp to 1 million monthly active users with core features included
- maus
- 1,000,000/month
- admins
- unlimited
- organizations
- unlimited
- Single Sign-On (SAML & OIDC)
- SCIM provisioning
- Role-based access control
- Bot detection
- Identity linking
- Multi-factor authentication
- Social authentication (Microsoft, Google, Apple, GitHub, LinkedIn, Slack, GitLab, Bitbucket, Xero, Rippling, ADP, Intuit)
- Magic Auth (passwordless email codes)
- Audit logs
- Agent authentication
Add-ons
- Overage Monthly Active Users$2500/mo
- SSO Connections per Organization$125/mo
- Custom Domain$99/mo
What WorkOS does
The capabilities that matter for auth & identity software, normalised so it lines up with every alternative. “-” means we haven't confirmed it, not that it's missing.
- Hosting
- Cloud only
- Social login
- ✓
- Passwordless
- ✓
- Passkeys / WebAuthn
- -
- Multi-factor auth
- ✓
- SAML SSO
- ✓
- SCIM provisioning
- ✓
- B2B / multi-tenancy
- ✓
- OpenID Connect provider
- ✓
- Hosted UI
- Both
- RBAC
- ✓
- Self-hostable OSS core
- ✗
Platform & deployment
Independently observed- iOS
- Web
- Android
- Cloud / SaaS
Integrations (27)
Independently observed- Vercel←•
- Clever←•
- Hubspot•
- Intercom•
- Mailgun→•
- Slack
- GitLab
- Bitbucket
- Xero
- Rippling
- ADP
- Intuit
- GitHub
- Microsoft
- Apple
- SAML←•
- OIDC←•
- Asana•
- Box•
- Dropbox•
- Front•
- HelpScout•
- Jira•
- Sentry•
- Microsoft Sentinel→•
WorkOS FAQ
Common questions about WorkOS, answered from independent, dated evidence.
What is WorkOS?
WorkOS provides a unified interface for integrating enterprise authentication methods, including SAML and OIDC identity providers, along with user directory synchronization and access control features. It helps developers quickly add enterprise-ready authentication to their applications. It is indexed under Auth & Identity Software.
Source: https://workos.com/
Is WorkOS free?
WorkOS offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.
Source: https://workos.com/blog/auth0-pricing-how-it-works-and-compares-to-workos
What platforms does WorkOS support?
We have confirmed browser-based access to WorkOS. 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://workos.com/
Can WorkOS be self-hosted?
We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for WorkOS, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.
Source: https://workos.com/
What does WorkOS integrate with?
We have confirmed 25 integrations for WorkOS, including LinkedIn, Slack, GitLab, Bitbucket, Xero, Rippling, ADP and Intuit, plus 17 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.
Source: https://workos.com/
What security certifications does WorkOS have?
We have independently confirmed SOC 2, HIPAA and GDPR for WorkOS. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as WorkOS not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.
Source: https://workos.com/security
Where is WorkOS available?
WorkOS is available worldwide. Its primary market is the United States.
Source: https://workos.com/blog/auth0-pricing-how-it-works-and-compares-to-workos
WorkOS alternatives
Other auth & identity software we track, ranked by the same independent score.
- Auth0A comprehensive authentication and authorization platform for applications and AI agentsmedium · 73%
- DescopeUnified identity management platform for customers, partners, and AI agentsmedium · 71%
- OryCloud-native identity and access management platform supporting users, AI agents, and machine-to-machine systems with centralized authentication and granular pemedium · 69%
- KindeAuthentication service that enhances security, improves user conversion, reduces implementation costs, and deploys quicklymedium · 68%
- ClerkComplete authentication and user management platform for applicationsmedium · 72%
- KeycloakAn open-source platform for centralized user authentication and authorizationlow · 47%
Compare WorkOS
Side by side against other auth & identity software, attribute by attribute, with a source on every value.
The vioscaleAI score: one lens on the evidence
Not user reviews and not a paid placement: a confidence-weighted blend of the independent signals below (adoption, activity, security posture, and more), which you can sort and re-weight yourself. Vendors can correct their listing but can never move their rank, and stars are weighted low as a vanity metric. It is one way to read the evidence for WorkOS, not the verdict.
| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Security posture | 60 | 0.21 | 12.5 | ✓ |
| Reliability | 100 | 0.09 | 9.4 | ✓ |
| Capabilities | 92 | 0.05 | 4.7 | ✓ |
| Pricing transparency | 80 | 0.05 | 4.2 | ✓ |
| Price level | 80 | 0.04 | 3.4 | ✓ |
| Integrations | 36 | 0.05 | 1.8 | ✓ |
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Every value we hold, with its source, retrieval date, and confidence. This is the evidence behind the score: don't trust it, verify it.
Content
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Faq | 7 items | mediumsource · 2026-09-10 · 60% |
Features
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Capabilities | Mfa: Yes · Oidc: Yes · Rbac: Yes · Hosting: cloud · Saml sso: Yes · Hosted ui: both | mediumsource · 2026-09-18 · 60% |
Integrations
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Count | 17 | mediumsource · 2026-09-03 · 60% |
Market
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Availability | PrimaryMarkets: … · AvailabilityScope: global · AvailableCountries: … · NotAvailableCountries: … | mediumsource · 2026-08-14 · 50% |
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