WorkOS
WorkOS provides APIs and tools for adding enterprise authentication and directory sync to your SaaS app. · WorkOS · Auth
Overview
WorkOS offers developer-friendly APIs to add authentication, SSO, directory sync, and MFA to SaaS applications. User Management is free up to 1 million monthly active users; enterprise SSO and Directory Sync are billed per connection.
Good fit
Use WorkOS for free consumer/user authentication up to 1 million monthly active users, and add paid per-connection SSO or Directory Sync once you land enterprise customers.
- SaaS startups
- B2B apps
- Teams needing enterprise auth
Not a fit
Avoid if you expect to need many enterprise SSO connections right away, since each is billed separately from the free user tier.
- Need on-premise auth
- Strict data residency
- No enterprise customers
Quickstart · 5 steps
- Sign up for a WorkOS account.
- Create a new project in the WorkOS dashboard.
- Configure your application's redirect URIs.
- Integrate the WorkOS SDK or API into your app.
- Test SSO or Directory Sync with a sample connection.
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