#9 in Identity & Access ManagementUpdated 2026-08

Authgear

by Authgear · Managed CIAM with social login, MFA, passkeys and SAML SSO

55.9 — BenchRank score out of 100

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Overview

Authgear is a managed identity and access management service for adding login to apps and APIs. It covers social login, MFA, adaptive MFA, passkeys, enterprise directory login, SAML SSO and role-based access control, and issues JWT access tokens to microservices. It is open source and built on PostgreSQL, so it can run as Authgear Cloud or on your own server.

Best for: Developer teams adding customer login, MFA and SSO to consumer or B2B apps without per-user pricing.
Pricing: Free plan, then $50/month for Developers and $500/month for Business, with custom Enterprise pricing; SMS/WhatsApp OTP is metered at $0.02 (US/Canada) or $0.10 (elsewhere) per message.
Runs on: Self-hosted

Strengths and trade-offs

Strengths

Every plan includes all auth features, incl. SAML SSO and passkeys
Unlimited MAUs on the Free and Developers plans
Open source and PostgreSQL-based, with full user data export
ISO 27001 and SoC 2 Type II compliant

Trade-offs

Cloud is hosted only in the USA on GCP; data residency is Enterprise-only
Log retention is one day below the $500/month Business plan
Free and Developers plans allow only 2 applications and 2 project members
Removing Authgear branding requires the Business plan or above

Pricing

Published plans from Authgear’s own pricing page, in USD. Usage charges and add-ons may apply on top.

Authgear pricing tiers, monthly rates in USD
Plan	Monthly	Includes
Free	Freeflat	Unlimited MAUs 100 SMS/WhatsApp messages, 2 applications, 2 project members 1 day log retention Community support via Discord
Developers	$50flat	Unlimited MAUs, metered SMS/WhatsApp 2 applications, 2 project members 1 day log retention Priority email support
Business	$500flat	25,000 MAUs, then $50 per extra 5,000 MAUs 5 applications, 5 project members 60 days log retention Dedicated Slack channel
Enterprise	Contact sales	Custom MAUs, applications and members; 180 day log retention Private cloud, data residency and custom SMS gateway Tailored SLA and volume discounts Dedicated account manager

How this score is made up

Each dimension is scored out of 100 and combined into the headline score using fixed weights.

MCP support: 0 out of 100
API quality: 30 out of 100
Documentation: 80 out of 100
Agent friendliness: 70 out of 100
Pricing transparency: 85 out of 100
Changelog: 100 out of 100
Marketing site structure: 75 out of 100
Operational trust: 60 out of 100

Measured, but not part of the score

Useful to know, but not a mark for or against the product — so these do not affect the ranking.

Openness: 85 out of 100
Maintenance: 100 out of 100

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