Own Auth vs. the alternatives

Own Auth vs. Clerk

Hosted UI components vs. owning your auth layer.

Own Auth vs. Auth0

Enterprise-grade hosted auth vs. your own database.

Own Auth vs. SuperTokens

A separate open-source auth service vs. an embedded Postgres library.

Own Auth vs. Better Auth

Two open-source auth libraries after Better Auth joined Vercel.

Own Auth vs. Firebase Auth

Google's auth service vs. portable Postgres-backed auth.

Own Auth vs. Supabase Auth

A managed Postgres platform service vs. auth inside your backend.

Own Auth vs. Lucia

Lucia and Arctic replacement code vs. one installed auth package.

Own Auth vs. NextAuth / Auth.js

Provider-based session auth vs. a full auth library you own.

Own Auth vs. Keycloak

A standalone identity server vs. an in-process Postgres auth library.

Own Auth vs. WorkOS

Managed B2B identity infrastructure vs. authentication in your backend.