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.
Read the Kinde pageKinde vs WorkOS
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 WorkOS if b2B teams who will stay on AuthKit User Management at $0 (≤1M users) while they brand a first login, then buy SSO at $125 / connection when a customer asks for Okta.
Best for
Kinde Users, orgs, and billing you start at $0
WorkOS SSO and a hosted login 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
WorkOS $0 · / month up to 1 million users; $2,500 / month per additional 1M users
Lowest paid
Kinde SMS $0.07
WorkOS Custom Domain $99
Next step up
Kinde Pro $25
WorkOS Radar $100
Runs where
Kinde Hosted
WorkOS Local or hosted
Watch out
Kinde Free is 10,500 MAU and 5 orgs
WorkOS AuthKit $0 stops at 1M users
Last checked
Kinde 2026-10-23 · kinde.com/pricing
WorkOS 2026-10-23 · workos.com/pricing
Which one, then?
Pick WorkOS if
b2B teams who will stay on AuthKit User Management at $0 (≤1M users) while they brand a first login, then buy SSO at $125 / connection when a customer asks for Okta.
Read the WorkOS page