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Why Seek an Alternative to Auth0?
While Auth0 remains a dominant force in developer authentication, its post-acquisition era under Okta has shifted sentiment among engineering teams.
Top Complaints About Auth0
- Unpredictable and Aggressive Pricing Spikes
- Support Quality and Responsiveness
- Legacy Debt in Extensibility (Rules vs. Hooks vs. Actions)
- Latency and Vendor Lock-In
- Downtime and Outage Impact
Ory provides a modern and modular approach to IAM programs that scales, provides unmatched UX and deployment flexibility, and only charges for what is used.
Easy migration, better scale, and no surprise fees
Migrate with confidence
Take advantage of our experience and concierge services to seamlessly move from Auth0 to Ory.
Built for full flexibility and scalability
Switch environments or deployment options at your convenience. Free from lock-in, Ory gives you total control over your project.
Slash your IAM cost and improve your IAM experience
Significantly improve your total cost of ownership while you improve the experience for your partners, customers and internal team members.
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Pricing
Pricing
Fair aDAU pricing for low TCO per user
Ory: Yes
Fair aDAU pricing for low TCO per user
Auth0: No, MAU pricing
Don't pay extra for spikes or one-time users
Ory: Yes
Don't pay extra for spikes or one-time users
Auth0: No, MAU pricing
Authenticate employees or internal users
Ory: Yes
Authenticate employees or internal users
Auth0: No, Separate contract with Okta needed
One pricing model for B2B, B2C, and internal users
Ory: Yes
One pricing model for B2B, B2C, and internal users
Auth0: No, Three different pricing models
Platform
Platform
Fully managed service with admin console
Ory: Yes
Fully managed service with admin console
Auth0: Yes
Headless API-first platform
Ory: Yes
Headless API-first platform
Auth0: No, UI hosted by Auth0 only
Self-hosting on-premise on any cloud, server, or OS
Ory: Yes
Self-hosting on-premise on any cloud, server, or OS
Auth0: No, Deploy on Azure or AWS only
Scalability - does not fail at peak load
Ory: Yes, Supports use cases of any scale
Scalability - does not fail at peak load
Auth0: No, Limited scalability
Control over upgrades and new features
Ory: Yes
Control over upgrades and new features
Auth0: No
Multi-region failover
Multi-region failover
PII Region Storage Selection
Ory: Yes
PII Region Storage Selection
Auth0: Yes
Single-tenant multi-region projects
Ory: Yes
Single-tenant multi-region projects
Auth0: No
Multi-region failover
Ory: Yes
Multi-region failover
Auth0: No
Intelligent PII Data Homing
Ory: Yes
Intelligent PII Data Homing
Auth0: No
Migrate PII Storage Regions
Ory: Yes
Migrate PII Storage Regions
Auth0: No
User Authentication
User Authentication
Supports Google One Tap
Ory: Yes
Supports Google One Tap
Auth0: Yes
Multi-factor Authentication
Ory: Yes, Available on all plans, no extra charges
Multi-factor Authentication
Auth0: Partial, Paid Enterprise add-on
Unlimited MFA factors
Ory: Yes, Available on all plans, no extra charges
Unlimited MFA factors
Auth0: Partial, Extra paid Enterprise add-on for more than 1 MFA factor
Adaptive MFA
Ory: Yes, Available on all plans, no extra charges
Adaptive MFA
Auth0: Partial, Extra paid Enterprise addon
Different MFA settings or authN methods per tenant
Ory: Yes, Available on all plans, no extra charges
Different MFA settings or authN methods per tenant
Auth0: Partial, Extra paid Enterprise addon
Native mobile MFA with biometrics
Ory: Yes
Native mobile MFA with biometrics
Auth0: No, Browser only
Passkeys on browser, native, and mobile apps
Passkeys on browser, native, and mobile apps
Auth0: No, Browser only
Low latency edge authentication
Ory: Yes
Low latency edge authentication
Auth0: No
Authorization
Authorization
Rules and access control
Ory: Yes
Rules and access control
Auth0: Yes
Machine to machine authZ
Ory: Yes, Available on all plans, no extra charges
Machine to machine authZ
Auth0: Partial, Extra paid Enterprise addon
User Management
User Management
Cookie-based session management
Ory: Yes
Cookie-based session management
Auth0: Partial, Requires custom code
Long-lived sessions
Ory: Yes, Available on all plans
Long-lived sessions
Auth0: Partial, Enterprise plan required
Migrate users to a new authN method or IdP
Ory: Yes
Migrate users to a new authN method or IdP
Auth0: Partial, Must create new duplicate user for every change
Account deduplication
Ory: Yes
Account deduplication
Auth0: No, Identities can only have one auth type or SSO connection
Enforce different auth requirements per organization
Ory: Yes
Enforce different auth requirements per organization
Auth0: No, Needs additional Organizations product, no common user id possible
Allow users to have different profiles per tenant
Ory: Yes
Allow users to have different profiles per tenant
Auth0: No
Security & Compliance
Security & Compliance
ISO 27001 / SOC2
Ory: Yes
ISO 27001 / SOC2
Auth0: Yes
Bot detection
Ory: Yes, Available out of the box
Bot detection
Auth0: No, Requires 3rd party product
Device Fingerprinting
Ory: Yes, Available out of the box
Device Fingerprinting
Auth0: No, Requires 3rd party product
Has never had a breach/hack
Ory: Yes
Has never had a breach/hack
Auth0: No, Okta hacked multiple times
Configurable password policy
Ory: Yes
Configurable password policy
Auth0: No
Privileged Sessions
Ory: Yes
Privileged Sessions
Auth0: No
Independent audits of the open source code base
Ory: Yes
Independent audits of the open source code base
Auth0: No
B2B
B2B
B2B SSO / SAML / OIDC / OAuth2
Ory: Yes, Available on Growth plan
B2B SSO / SAML / OIDC / OAuth2
Auth0: No, Enterprise plan required
Become SSO Provider / Provide "Login with $Company"
Ory: Yes, Available on Growth plan
Become SSO Provider / Provide "Login with $Company"
Auth0: No, Enterprise plan required
Multi-brand projects
Ory: Yes
Multi-brand projects
Auth0: No
Users can manage organizations in self-service
Ory: Yes
Users can manage organizations in self-service
Auth0: No
Per-user MFA controls
Ory: Yes
Per-user MFA controls
Auth0: No
Branding and extensibility
Branding and extensibility
Custom SMTP
Ory: Yes
Custom SMTP
Auth0: Yes
Integrate any third party API
Ory: Yes, No limits to integrations
Integrate any third party API
Auth0: Partial, Limited to 30 integrations on Enterprise
Total control over UI & UX customization
Ory: Yes, Bring your own UI
Total control over UI & UX customization
Auth0: Partial, Only through custom Auth0 Rules
Whitelabel the user interface
Ory: Yes
Whitelabel the user interface
Auth0: No
Multi-page registration forms
Ory: Yes
Multi-page registration forms
Auth0: No
Support
Support
Support by core engineering team
Ory: Yes
Support by core engineering team
Auth0: No
Open source community
Ory: Yes
Open source community
Auth0: No
Rate Limits
Rate Limits
Custom rate limits
Ory: Yes
Custom rate limits
Auth0: No
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