Our take
Pick Buf if aPI teams who will stay on Community Free (unlimited public repos) while they open a first Studio request, then buy Teams at $0.50 / type / month when private modules appear — or Pro at $5 / type / month ($3,000 minimum) for a private BSR instance. Pick Stytch if b2B app teams who will stay on $0 / month (10,000 MAU, included SSO / SCIM connections) while they open a first Roles & Permissions list, then
Best for
Buf Schemas and RPCs you start at $0
Stytch Orgs, members, and RBAC you start at $0
Free plan
Buf No free plan
Stytch $0 · / month to start. 10,000 MAU included. Pre-built login / admin UI. Built-in multi-tenancy, SCIM, JIT. Extra SSO / SCIM connections $125 / connection (5 included on the comparison we fetched). Brand removal / full email customization $99
Lowest paid
Buf Teams $0.50
Stytch Not published by the vendor
Coding agent
Buf Repositories
Stytch Connected Apps
Runs where
Buf Hosted
Stytch Hosted
Watch out
Buf Community Free is public repos
Stytch $0 is 10,000 MAU
Last checked
Buf 2026-10-23 · buf.build/pricing
Stytch 2026-10-23 · stytch.com/pricing
aPI teams who will stay on Community Free (unlimited public repos) while they open a first Studio request, then buy Teams at $0.50 / type / month when private modules appear — or Pro at $5 / type / month ($3,000 minimum) for a private BSR instance.
Read the Buf pageb2B app teams who will stay on $0 / month (10,000 MAU, included SSO / SCIM connections) while they open a first Roles & Permissions list, then pay $125 / connection when a fifth enterprise customer needs its own SSO.
Read the Stytch page
