Ory
Ory provides open-source identity and access management services for authentication, authorization, and user management. · Ory · Auth
Overview
Ory offers a robust, open-source authentication and authorization platform with a generous free tier, ideal for projects needing secure user management and modern identity protocols.
Good fit
Use Ory's free Developer plan to prototype OAuth2, SSO, or permissions in a non-production environment before upgrading.
- developers
- startups
- open-source projects
Not a fit
Avoid the free plan if you need to run in staging or production — Ory requires the paid Production plan for that, or its self-hosted open-source components instead.
- need on-premise only
- require advanced enterprise features
- exceed free tier limits
Quickstart · 5 steps
- Sign up for an Ory Cloud account.
- Create a new project in the Ory dashboard.
- Configure authentication flows and user settings.
- Integrate Ory SDK or APIs into your application.
- Test user registration and login.
Other free auth options
Free tierWhat you get freeRiskCard
Supabase · Auth
50,000 monthly active users · Unlimited total users · Social OAuth logins and OAuth 2.1 server included
Billing risk: None
No card
Okta · Auth
Up to 10 active users (non-production only) · 100 authentications/minute rate limit · Org auto-expires after 90 consecutive days of inactivity
Billing risk: None
No card
Clerk · Auth
50,000 monthly retained users per app · Unlimited applications · Up to 3 dashboard seats
Billing risk: None
No card
WSO2 · Auth
15,000 monthly active users · Up to 5 applications · 1 B2B organization
Billing risk: None
No card