SuperTokens
Multi-factor authentication (MFA) software
Customer identity and access management (CIAM) software
Identity and access management (IAM) software
Single sign-on (SSO) solutions
Identity management software
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What is SuperTokens
SuperTokens is a developer-focused authentication and customer identity platform used to add sign-up, sign-in, session management, and account recovery to web and mobile applications. It supports common CIAM patterns such as email/password, passwordless login, social login, and SSO via standards-based identity providers. SuperTokens is typically deployed as self-hosted components (with SDKs and prebuilt UI) and can also be consumed as a managed service, depending on the edition. It is used by engineering teams that want to embed authentication into their product while retaining control over user data and deployment.
Developer-centric integration model
SuperTokens provides SDKs and APIs designed to be embedded into application backends and frontends, which fits product teams building custom login experiences. It includes prebuilt UI components that can be customized, reducing the amount of authentication UI work. Its architecture emphasizes application-level integration rather than relying solely on external portals or gateways. This can shorten implementation time for teams comfortable operating auth as part of their stack.
Flexible deployment options
SuperTokens supports self-hosting, which can help organizations keep identity data and runtime within their own infrastructure. This can be useful for teams with specific compliance, residency, or network constraints. It also supports managed offerings for teams that prefer not to operate the infrastructure themselves. The ability to choose between operating models is a practical differentiator in CIAM deployments.
Standards-based SSO support
SuperTokens supports SSO through integration with standards-based identity providers (for example, via SAML/OIDC depending on configuration and edition). This enables common enterprise requirements such as connecting to an existing workforce IdP for B2B or partner access. It also supports social login providers for consumer use cases. These options allow teams to implement multiple authentication methods without building each protocol from scratch.
Operational burden when self-hosted
Running SuperTokens in self-hosted mode requires teams to manage availability, scaling, upgrades, and incident response for an authentication-critical service. This includes monitoring, backups, and security patching. Organizations without mature DevOps/SRE practices may find this overhead significant. Managed service can reduce this, but it changes cost and control trade-offs.
Advanced CIAM features vary
Compared with more enterprise-oriented CIAM suites, some advanced capabilities (for example, complex identity governance, deep risk-based access policies, or extensive built-in fraud/identity proofing) may require additional tools or custom implementation. Teams may need to integrate third-party services for higher-assurance identity verification or adaptive authentication. This can increase solution complexity for regulated or high-risk environments. Fit depends on whether the use case is primarily authentication versus broader identity assurance.
Customization requires engineering effort
While UI components are provided, tailoring flows, branding, and edge-case behaviors typically requires developer work. Organizations seeking a primarily admin-configured solution may find the product less suitable. Multi-tenant B2B scenarios and complex organizational models can also require careful design and implementation choices. This can extend delivery timelines if requirements are not well-defined.
Plan & Pricing
Pricing model: Pay-as-you-go (MAU-based)
Cloud (managed): $0.02 per MAU — Free under 5,000 MAUs. MAU = number of unique logged-in users per month.
Self-hosted (open source): Core authentication features are free to self-host with no limits; paid add-ons apply.
Add-ons / Paid features (examples from official site):
- Multi-factor Authentication (MFA): $0.01 per MAU. Minimum billing of $100 / month.
- Account linking: Managed/cloud: $0.005 per MAU; Self-hosted: $0.01 per MAU (pricing page and feature page show both rates depending on deployment).
- Dashboard users: $20 per user / month (first 3 users free).
- Additional apps (creating a new app in the core): $50 per month / additional app (paid feature per docs).
- Other enterprise features (multi-tenancy org support, M2M, multiple AZs, SLAs, attack protection, implementation assistance) — Contact sales for pricing.
Notes / examples shown on official pricing page:
- Pricing calculator and examples showing combined MAU pricing (e.g., ( $0.02 + $0.005 ) * MAUs) and mention of a $100 minimum billing in examples.
- Discounts: site invites contacting sales for discounts at >10k MAUs or >5 organisations.
(Information collected only from SuperTokens official website: pricing page, features/account-linking page, and docs.)
Seller details
SuperTokens, Inc.
2019
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https://supertokens.com/
https://x.com/supertokensio
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