Auth0 by Okta vs. Lucia Auth

Auth0 by Okta

Auth0 is an identity and access management (IAM) platform designed to simplify authentication and authorization for applications. It provides a flexible solution that allows developers to implement secure login systems without having to build them from the ground up. Auth0 supports various authentication methods, including username-password credentials, social logins (like Google, Facebook, and GitHub), enterprise identity providers (such as Active Directory and SAML-based systems), and passwordless options. The platform is highly adaptable, offering over 30 software development kits (SDKs) that cater to a wide range of languages and frameworks—JavaScript, Python, .NET, iOS, Android, and more. This makes integration straightforward regardless of the tech stack. Beyond basic authentication, Auth0 offers advanced features like multi-factor authentication (MFA), single sign-on (SSO), and fine-grained authorization. These tools enable organizations to enforce complex access control polici...

Lucia Auth

Lucia is an open source auth library that abstracts away the complexity of handling sessions. It works with any JS runtime - Node.js, Bun, Deno, Cloudflare Workers. It's also fully typed. It integrates with MongoDB. PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQLite, and with their respective ORMs and query builders.

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Reviewed on 2/25/2025

Auth0 is Okta's B2C identity management solution. It's an all-in-one package, with social login, bot detection, UI components, anonymous users, single-sign-on, MFA etc. The free tier comes with 7,500 MAUs. That said, it's relatively expensive and 20,000 MAUs will cost you $1400/month.

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Offers passwordless, social, and multifactor auth1
Extensive documentation and community support1
Breach detection and brute-force protection1
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Free tier has restrictions on active users and features1
Higher tiers can be expensive1
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Open source1
Fully typed1
Work with any JS runtime1
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