supertokens/supertokens-core
Open source alternative to Auth0 / Firebase Auth / AWS Cognito observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
94/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 85
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 0
- age_days: 2432
- days_rel: 20
- days_push: 7
- n_releases_24m: 70
Adoption not part of the score
15282 stars · 848 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
SuperTokens Core is the open-source HTTP service at the heart of the SuperTokens authentication platform, handling core auth logic and database operations for login and session management. It works with frontend and backend SDKs to provide email-password, social login, passwordless, MFA, and multi-tenancy authentication.
Use cases
- self-host an alternative to Auth0 or Firebase Auth
- add email-password and social login to my app
- implement passwordless login with magic links and OTPs
- manage user sessions securely across web and mobile
- add multi-tenancy and enterprise SSO to my SaaS
- implement multi-factor authentication for my users
When to choose
- you want full control over user data by self-hosting authentication
- you need a drop-in replacement for Auth0, AWS Cognito, or Keycloak without per-MAU costs
- you want SDKs for popular stacks like Node.js, Go, Python, and React
- you need passwordless, social login, and session management out of the box
When to avoid
- you prefer a fully managed hosted auth service with zero infrastructure
- you need enterprise features like SSO or MFA without paying for add-ons
- your stack has no SuperTokens SDK available
Facets
service · maturity active
auth security web-development backend self-hosted jvm authentication oauth passwordless social-login sso multi-tenancy session-management auth0-alternative docker web-server
8 sources
- readme: https://github.com/supertokens/supertokens-core · fetched 2026-08-28 · 477dcee9e03f
- homepage: https://supertokens.com · fetched 2026-08-29 · 340329023da5
- site_page: https://supertokens.com/features/passwordless-login · fetched 2026-08-29 · 5cc69590e542
- site_page: https://supertokens.com/about-us · fetched 2026-08-29 · 8e493ce56b86
- site_page: https://supertokens.com/features/email-magic-links · fetched 2026-08-29 · c5379816988b
- site_page: https://supertokens.com/features/social-login · fetched 2026-08-29 · 23bda334bec9
- site_page: https://supertokens.com/features/attack-protection-suite · fetched 2026-08-29 · 983144e22dcf
- site_page: https://supertokens.com/pricing · fetched 2026-08-29 · aae668df11f1
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| supertokens/supertokens-core | main | 94 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="supertokens/supertokens-core")
Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00 · Report a problem