Pick Kinde if
product teams who will stay on Free at $0 (10,500 MAU, 5 orgs, 10 flags) while they connect a first app, then buy Pro at $25 / month when they need uncapped MAU and API keys.
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Our take
Pick Kinde if product teams who will stay on Free at $0 (10,500 MAU, 5 orgs, 10 flags) while they connect a first app, then buy Pro at $25 / month when they need uncapped MAU and API keys. 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 pay $125 / connection when a fifth enterprise customer needs its own SSO.
Kinde
hosted auth-plus-billing desk
Best for
Kinde Users, orgs, and billing you start at $0
Stytch Orgs, members, and RBAC you start at $0
Free plan
Kinde $0 · forever. No card. 10,500 MAU. 5 MAO. 10 feature flags. Email / social / MFA. Billing at 0.7% per transaction
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
Kinde SMS $0.07
Stytch Not published by the vendor
Next step up
Kinde Pro $25
Stytch
Coding agent
Kinde
Stytch Connected Apps
Runs where
Kinde Hosted
Stytch Hosted
Watch out
Kinde Free is 10,500 MAU and 5 orgs
Stytch $0 is 10,000 MAU
Last checked
Kinde 2026-10-23 · kinde.com/pricing
Stytch 2026-10-23 · stytch.com/pricing
Which one, then?
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 pay $125 / connection when a fifth enterprise customer needs its own SSO.
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