Kinde WorkOS alternative
Compare Kinde and WorkOS
Transparent pricing and obsession with developer experience makes Kinde the best alternative to WorkOS.
Fair and transparent pricing
Kinde’s four pricing tiers ensure cost-effective customer identity management for all use cases.
Pay a fraction of the cost for additional enterprise-ready features like custom domains and enterprise SSO, when compared with WorkOS.
Pricing Comparison
| Feature | Kinde | WorkOS | Savings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 organization | $0 | $130 | - |
| 49 organizations | $25 | $5,140 | 205x |
| 1 advanced organization | $250 | $345 | - |
| 49 advanced organizations | $360 | $10,134 | ~3x |
Talk to sales for additional discounts above 50 advanced organizations
Legendary support that’ll make you 😊 happy
Kinde’s engineering team prides itself on being as accessible as possible, no matter how small or large your project is. All users can access Kinde engineers through our Slack community, Discord community, in-app chat, and email.
Average response time of 3 hours. Kinde Care plans offer private chats, support SLAs and more.
More features to take your business further
Don’t settle for just authentication. Kinde offers additional functionality for feature flags, connected apps, marketing tools and billing (Coming in 2025).
Pricing Plans
Kinde Pricing
| Feature | Free plan | Pro plan | Plus plan | Scale plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base price | Free | $25 | $75 | $250 |
| Monthly Active Users (MAU) | 10,500 included free | 10,500 included free $0.0175 per extra MAU |
10,500 included free $0.0163 per extra MAU |
10,500 included free $0.0151 per extra MAU |
| Applications | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Dashboard seats | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Support for 20+ languages with SDKs | Included | Included | Included | Included |
Authentication Features
| Feature | Free plan | Pro plan | Plus plan | Scale plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Email (with password) | Included | Included | Included | Included |
| Email (passwordless) | Included | Included | Included | Included |
| Phone (passwordless) | 10 SMS included | Uncapped $7c per SMS |
Uncapped $7c per SMS |
Uncapped $7c per SMS |
| Social sign on (Google, Apple, etc.) | Included | Included | Included | Included |
Kinde Care
Get extra care from the people who know Kinde best.
All Kinde plans come with free in-product and email support, as well as access to our Slack and Discord communities. Average response time of 3 hours.
Kinde Care is a special service for businesses who want personalized, prioritized support — including private chats, support SLAs and more. Legendary support, all the time.
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Time to switch?
We’ll make it easy (and cost effective)
6 months free Enterprises moving from another auth provider to Kinde get their first 6 months on Kinde free.
Full migration support Kinde’s engineers help existing businesses migrate their user bases to our platform from other providers.
No lock in If you’re not happy at the end of all of that – we’ll even help you move off.
Kinde Security
Security is the center of everything we build and do – so we make sure our processes and systems are designed to protect our users. Including SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA and GDPR compliance.
Feature flags
Kinde’s Feature flags empower development teams to release with confidence. Flag information is sent with auth tokens; no need for additional SDK’s and local storage. Less load on servers and reduced latency. Super efficient, and super powerful.
- Powerful organization level authentication and customization features are available on Kinde at a fraction of the cost. Additional enterprise connections are $10USD per month ($125 per month on WorkOS). Additional custom domains beyond your own are also $10USD per month.
- Custom workflows for plan changes/cancellations allow for better resource management and control over user experience.