--- source_url: "https://workos.com/compare/auth0" title: "WorkOS vs Auth0: Clear pricing, SCIM, IT-admin self-serve UI" mirrored_at: 2026-09-01T13:01:43.426Z host: workos.com cited_in_42a: true mirror_canonical: "https://index.42a.ai/workos.com/compare/auth0" --- > **Original source:** https://workos.com/compare/auth0 ## Compare Unlock B2B SaaS success: A modern user management and authentication alternative over consumer-centric Auth0. ![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/621f54116cab10f6e9215d8b/65d60cb8a5d588778d72a321_compare-hero-logo.jpg) ![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/621f54116cab10f6e9215d8b/65d60b17890ae6daf72765d7_compare-hero-top.png) vs. Auth0 MAUs Capped at 7,500 for $1,725 / month No cap, $0 / month for first 1,000,000 MAUs Organizations Capped at 50 organizations No cap, unlimited Admins Capped at 1 admin No cap, unlimited SSO connections Capped at 3 connections $125 / month per connection ![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/621f54116cab10f6e9215d8b/65d622e278cc3286cfda88f0_auth0-chart.png) ### Cost per monthly active user Ensure pricing predictability with free user management for up to 1 million MAU. ![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/621f54116cab10f6e9215d8b/65d629ab909b3970574b5b3b_auth0-chart-summary.png) ![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/621f54116cab10f6e9215d8b/6249c09c4993c1beeaf708d8_with-admin-portal.png) ![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/621f84dc15b5ed16dc85a18a/654d26dd37f8b38c8f68d0cc_netlify.svg) > “WorkOS’ SCIM API has been a game-changer, enabling us to meet the user lifecycle management needs of our largest enterprise customers.” > “Our customers love the Admin Portal because it’s so easy to use, and it makes our enterprise plan seem really polished.” Nathan Rajlich Sr. Software Engineer, [ Read more ](#) ![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/621f84dc15b5ed16dc85a18a/65cceb819bd21446324c3824_Hypercare%20heart.svg) > “We viewed WorkOS’ connections-based pricing as a more viable option aligned with our projected growth. The Admin Portal has also been a critical feature allowing us to save engineering time and provide a more polished enterprise experience.” Umar Azhar Co-founder & CTO, Hypercare [ Read more ](#) ![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/621f84dc15b5ed16dc85a18a/654d26dd37f8b38c8f68d0cc_netlify.svg) > “SSO, SCIM Provisioning, Log Streaming, User Management... these are painful to build. Engineers don't want to work on these systems, and it's an opportunity cost for me to fund these teams.” > “I think we could have done even more business if we had partnered with WorkOS earlier, it's been incredibly well received.” ![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/621f84dc15b5ed16dc85a18a/654d26dd37f8b38c8f68d0cc_netlify.svg) > “WorkOS’ SCIM API has been a game-changer, enabling us to meet the user lifecycle management needs of our largest enterprise customers.” Dana Lawson SVP, Engineering, Netlify [ Read more ](#) > “Our customers love the Admin Portal because it’s so easy to use, and it makes our enterprise plan seem really polished.” Nathan Rajlich Sr. Software Engineer, [ Read more ](#) ![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/621f84dc15b5ed16dc85a18a/65cceb819bd21446324c3824_Hypercare%20heart.svg) > “We viewed WorkOS’ connections-based pricing as a more viable option aligned with our projected growth. The Admin Portal has also been a critical feature allowing us to save engineering time and provide a more polished enterprise experience.” Umar Azhar Co-founder & CTO, Hypercare [ Read more ](#) ![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/621f84dc15b5ed16dc85a18a/654d26dd37f8b38c8f68d0cc_netlify.svg) > “SSO, SCIM Provisioning, Log Streaming, User Management... these are painful to build. Engineers don't want to work on these systems, and it's an opportunity cost for me to fund these teams.” > “I think we could have done even more business if we had partnered with WorkOS earlier, it's been incredibly well received.” ![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/621f54116cab10f6e9215d8b/656545520bd5f04e20a3a6a7_um.png) ### User Management IAM ![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/621f54116cab10f6e9215d8b/63e251327a19713a5ce17b54_icon-sso.png) ### Single Sign-On SAML + OIDC ![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/621f54116cab10f6e9215d8b/63e25131f3a3e325c8ddb04c_icon-directory-sync.png) ### Directory Sync SCIM ![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/621f54116cab10f6e9215d8b/63e25131962bf19bc0301dcf_icon-audit-logs.png) ### Audit Logs SIEM ![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/621f54116cab10f6e9215d8b/63e25132f3d2d0e80db83c38_icon-mfa.png) ### Multi-Factor Auth MFA ![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/621f54116cab10f6e9215d8b/655233d846732aedef8f2fa4_icon-orgs.png) ### Organization policies Enforce AuthN types A alan@foo-corp.com Alan Turing Entra ID Active 1 June 26, 2023 P patrick@foo-corp.com Patrick Marsceill Entra ID Active 86 June 26, 2023 V vlad@foo-corp.com Vlad Moroz Entra ID Active 91 June 26, 2023 A southgate@radix-ui.com Alex Southgate Email + Password + MFA Active 5 June 26, 2023 A amy@radix-ui.com Amy Hanlon Email + Password Active 5 June 24, 2023 O oliver@foo-corp.com Oliver Zheng Entra ID Suspended 45 June 25, 2023 L laura@radix-ui.com Laura Serafim Email + Password Active 4 June 25, 2023 C cameron@foo-corp.com Cameron Matheson Entra ID Active 67 June 25, 2023 S stephen@foo-corp.com Stephen Haney Entra ID Active 45 June 24, 2023 O oguz@foo-corp.com Oğuz Yağız Kara Entra ID Active 45 June 24, 2023 ![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/621f54116cab10f6e9215d8b/6557325689d24a885170ba83_um-signin-1.png) Billing approach Choose a plan based on max connection count: - Free (0 connections), Essentials (3 connections), 
Professional (5 connections), Enterprise (> 5 connections) - Over 5 connections you must talk to sales Pay per connection / organization - Automatic discounts at scale - Optional sales calls for annual contracts Monthly Active Users (MAUs) $1,725 / month for the first 7,500 MAUs - Custom tiers starting at Essentials plan - Unpredictable pricing due to MAU changes per connection Free up to 1,000,000 MAUs - $2,500 / month per additional million MAUs - Optional sales calls for annual contracts Predictability of pricing Unpredictable pricing because of variablity of MAUs per connection. Volume discounts No automatic volume discounts. Okta sales interaction starts after 3 connections. [Automatic volume discounts](#volume-discounts) starting with your 16th enterprise connection. Customization - Custom branding available - Custom domains start at $150 / month Free custom branding on user-facing UI and emails
Custom domains are $99 / month Number of organizations - Essentials plan: 50 - Professional plan: 100 - Enterprise plan: Talk to sales Unlimited Number of admins - Essentials plan: 1 - Professional plan: 7 - Enterprise plan: Talk to sales Unlimited Modular approach to B2B auth Not supported Supported. User management, SSO, Directory Sync, and other features offered as [individual SKUs](https://workos.com/pricing) User management Supported with Universal login Hosted by Auth0 only ‍ Identity linking: - Supported with APIs - Developers must determine who the user is and what organization they're part of, decide which organization to log into and build the UI/UX to select the desired organization Hosted by WorkOS or self-hosted with your own frontend ‍ - Supported with AuthKit and APIs - Built-in workflows with AuthKit simplify development time Enterprise SSO - Self-serve onboarding UI for your enterprise customers: Not supported - Simplified SSO maintenance with SAML setup with metadata URLs, SAML certificate renewal and expiration monitoring workflows: Not supported - Supported with [Admin Portal](https://workos.com/admin-portal) for 26 Identity Providers (Custom SAML and Custom OIDC included) - Simplified SSO maintenance workflows: Supported User provisioning (SCIM) - Contact Okta professional services team - Self-serve onboarding UI for your enterprise customers: Not supported - Self-serve onboarding UI for your enterprise customers: Supported with [Admin Portal](https://workos.com/admin-portal) for 9 directory sources (custom SCIM included) Self-serve onboarding UI Not supported Organization-first approach - Number of organizations supported: Essentials plan: 50, Professional: 100, Enterprise: Talk to Okta sales - Per-organization authentication controls (Including MFA): Not supported - Multi-org discovery: Not supported - Supported - Supported Support Community, Standard and Premier support packages