Better Auth
IntegrationLibraryOpen source (MIT)
What it is
Better Auth is an open-source TypeScript auth library that runs in your app and database, with a Stripe plugin for subscriptions.
Best for
#2 of 3Auth + payments for Ship a SaaS MVP in a weekend
Total 7.0 / 10
- Fit for the job (40%)7 / 10Stripe plugin: customers on sign-up, subscriptions, webhooks, trials.
Evidence:0095 (source: Better Auth)
- Cost (20%)8 / 10Free MIT library; you pay only Stripe fees and your own DB.
Evidence:0096 (source: GitHub)
- Ease of use (30%)6 / 10You host auth and webhooks yourself. Editorial read of docs; no own test yet.
Evidence:0095 (source: Better Auth)
- Openness (10%)8 / 10MIT, runs in your app.
Evidence:0096 (source: GitHub)
Strengths
- Stripe plugin handles customers, subscriptions, trials and webhooks.0095 (source: Better Auth)
- MIT; no per-user fees.0096 (source: GitHub)
Limits
- You host auth, sessions and webhooks yourself (editorial read of docs).0095 (source: Better Auth)
Pricing
Free
The framework is free; Better Auth's managed infrastructure has paid plans.0150 (source: Better Auth)
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License
Open source (MIT).0096 (source: GitHub)
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Disclosures
- None