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authgear-server vs Better Auth

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authgear-server

Open source Auth0/Clerk/Firebase alternative. Passkeys, SSO, MFA, passwordless, biometric login. Self-hosted or cloud. Enterprise-ready for SaaS & mobile apps

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Better Auth

The most comprehensive authentication framework. Better Auth is open source, written primarily in TypeScript, released under MIT License. Its repository has 29.4K GitHub stars and 2.7K forks, and was last committed to within the last two weeks. Niched places it in Auth & user management.

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Factauthgear-serverBetter Auth
Official SDK installs, 30 daysNot recorded23.9M
SDK evidence capturedNot recordedtoday
GitHub stars1.9K29.4K
Forks1262.8K
Open issues365646
Last commit4 days agoyesterday
Primary languageGoTypeScript
LicenseApache License 2.0MIT License
Open sourceYesYes
Pricing modelNot recordedNot recorded
FoundedNot recordedNot recorded
CategoriesAuth & user managementAuth & user management

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