Our take
Pick FusionAuth if app teams who will stay on Community at $0 (self-host, unlimited MAUs, forum support) while they open a first Users table, then buy Starter at $162/month billed annually (1,000 MAU slider) when they need Cloud hosting, advanced MFA, and application themes. Pick SuperTokens if app teams who will stay on Cloud free under 5,000 MAUs ($0) or self-host OSS at $0 while they list a first user, then pay
auth admin desk
open-source auth desk
Best for
FusionAuth Users you start at $0
SuperTokens Sessions you start at $0 / 5k MAU
Free plan
FusionAuth $0 · self-hosted. Unlimited. Core authentication. Community support (forums, GitHub). Passkeys / biometrics need a Free License. No FusionAuth Cloud hosting on this card
SuperTokens $0 · “Free and open source (No free MAUs count limit).” You run the core
Lowest paid
FusionAuth Essentials $2/mo
SuperTokens Account linking $0.005
Next step up
FusionAuth Starter $162/mo yearly
SuperTokens Cloud $0.02/mo
Runs where
FusionAuth Local or hosted
SuperTokens Local; you host it
Watch out
FusionAuth $162 / $2,970 are the 1,000-MAU tiles
SuperTokens Cloud’s printed minimum is $100/month
Last checked
FusionAuth 2026-10-23 · fusionauth.io/pricing
SuperTokens 2026-10-22 · supertokens.com/pricing
app teams who will stay on Community at $0 (self-host, unlimited MAUs, forum support) while they open a first Users table, then buy Starter at $162/month billed annually (1,000 MAU slider) when they need Cloud hosting, advanced MFA, and application themes.
Read the FusionAuth pageapp teams who will stay on Cloud free under 5,000 MAUs ($0) or self-host OSS at $0 while they list a first user, then pay $0.02/MAU (and the $100/month minimum) when they pass 5k — plus $20/dashboard user after the 3 free seats.
Read the SuperTokens page