Our take
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 $0.02/MAU (and the $100/month minimum) when they pass 5k — plus $20/dashboard user after the 3 free seats. Pick ZITADEL if app teams who will stay on Cloud Free $0 (100 DAU, 3 IdPs, unlimited orgs, no card) while they invite a first user, then buy Pro at $100/month when they
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Best for
SuperTokens Sessions you start at $0 / 5k MAU
ZITADEL Login you start at $0
Free plan
SuperTokens $0 · “Free and open source (No free MAUs count limit).” You run the core
ZITADEL $0 · / month. All security features. 100 daily active users. Unlimited stored users. Unlimited organizations. 3 identity providers. Custom workflows. Data residency: EU, US, Switzerland, Australia
Lowest paid
SuperTokens Account linking $0.005
ZITADEL Pro $100
Next step up
SuperTokens Cloud $0.02/mo
ZITADEL
Coding agent
SuperTokens
ZITADEL Users
Runs where
SuperTokens Local; you host it
ZITADEL Local; you host it
Watch out
SuperTokens Cloud’s printed minimum is $100/month
ZITADEL Free is 100 daily active users
Last checked
SuperTokens 2026-10-22 · supertokens.com/pricing
ZITADEL 2026-10-22 · zitadel.com/pricing
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 $0.02/MAU (and the $100/month minimum) when they pass 5k — plus $20/dashboard user after the 3 free seats.
Read the SuperTokens pageapp teams who will stay on Cloud Free $0 (100 DAU, 3 IdPs, unlimited orgs, no card) while they invite a first user, then buy Pro at $100/month when they need 25k DAU, a custom domain, and the 99.5% uptime card.
Read the ZITADEL page