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Logto vs Unkey

Our take

Pick Logto if saaS teams who will stay on Free $0 (50k MAU, 50k tokens, no card) while they ship a first sign-in box, then buy Pro at $24/month when they need unlimited MAU and start attaching org / SSO add-ons. Pick Unkey if aPI teams who will stay on API Management Free $0 (150k valid requests, 1k keys, no card) while they issue a first keyspace, then buy Pro at $25/month when they need 250k requests and team

Logto

Logto

open-source CIAM desk

Unkey

API-key + deploy desk

Best for

Logto Login you start at $0

Unkey Keys you start at $0 / 150k verifications, or Deploy from $5

Free plan

Logto $0 · / month. No card. Up to 50,000 MAU. 50k tokens. User authentication. 1 machine-to-machine app. Account APIs. Audit logs

Unkey $0 · /month. 150k valid requests. 1k API keys. 1-day logs. 3-day audit. Unlimited APIs

Lowest paid

Logto Pro $24

Unkey Usage rates $0.000006944/mo

Next step up

Logto

Unkey Starter $5/mo

Runs where

Logto Local; you host it

Unkey

Watch out

Logto Pro’s $24 is a floor

Unkey Free API Management is 150k valid requests and 1k keys

Last checked

Logto 2026-10-22 · logto.io/pricing

Unkey 2026-10-22 · unkey.com/pricing

Which one, then?

Pick Logto if

saaS teams who will stay on Free $0 (50k MAU, 50k tokens, no card) while they ship a first sign-in box, then buy Pro at $24/month when they need unlimited MAU and start attaching org / SSO add-ons.

Read the Logto page

Pick Unkey if

aPI teams who will stay on API Management Free $0 (150k valid requests, 1k keys, no card) while they issue a first keyspace, then buy Pro at $25/month when they need 250k requests and team workspaces — or start Deploy Starter at $5 when they also want the container host.

Read the Unkey page

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