Hanko pricing (2026)
Plans, free tier and how Hanko's price stacks up against 10 other tools in Auth. Verified from official pricing pages.
Current pricing
Starter free up to 10,000 MAU; Pro $29/mo plus $0.01 per MAU over 10,000; Enterprise custom; startup plan with 1M free MAU on application
- Free tier
- Yes: 10,000 monthly active users and 2 projects on Hanko Cloud, or self-host free
- Value score
- 14 / 15
- Value rank
- #3 of 11 in Auth
- Overall score
- 78 / 100
Sources: hanko.io · hanko.io/pricing · github.com/teamhanko/hanko
How Hanko's price compares in Auth
Sorted by our pricing and free-tier score (out of 15), then overall score. Click a tool for its own pricing page.
| Tool | Value | Free tier | Score | Pricing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Better Auth | 15 | Yes | 86 | Library free; optional Infrastructure Pro $20/mo |
| Auth.js (NextAuth.js) | 15 | Yes | 73 | Free (ISC open source); you host it and pay only for your own database |
| Hanko(this page) | 14 | Yes | 78 | Starter free up to 10,000 MAU; Pro $29/mo plus $0.01 per MAU over 10,000; Enterprise custom; startup plan with 1M free MAU on application |
| WorkOS | 14 | Yes | 78 | SSO/Directory Sync $125/connection/mo (volume discounts) |
| Kinde | 14 | Yes | 76 | Free $0 (10,500 MAU); Pro $25/mo (10,500 MAU included, then $0.0175 per extra MAU); Plus $75/mo (free enterprise SSO); Scale $250/mo; billing customers through Kinde adds 0.5–0.7% per transaction (0.7% Free/Pro, 0.6% Plus, 0.5% Scale), and those billed users' MAU is free |
| Clerk | 13 | Yes | 87 | Pro $25/mo ($20 annual), then $0.02/MRU over 50K |
| Supabase Auth | 13 | Yes | 85 | Included in Supabase plans: Free $0 (50,000 MAU); Pro from $25/mo (100,000 MAU, then $0.00325 per MAU); Team from $599/mo; Enterprise custom. Advanced phone MFA, SAML SSO and leaked-password protection are paid features |
| Firebase Authentication | 13 | Yes | 74 | No-cost Spark plan; with Identity Platform, no-cost up to 50K MAU (50 MAU for SAML/OIDC), then Google Cloud pricing; phone verification SMS is Blaze (pay-as-you-go) only and billed per SMS |
| Stytch | 12 | Yes | 68 | Usage-based above free allowance; SSO/SCIM $125/connection |
| Auth0 | 11 | Yes | 70 | Essentials from $35/mo (B2C, 500 MAU) or $150/mo (B2B) |
| Descope | 11 | Yes | 70 | Free Forever $0 (7,500 MAU, 10 tenants, 3 SSO connections, hard limits); Pro from $249/mo billed annually (10,000 MAU, then $0.05/MAU); Growth from $799/mo (25,000 MAU); Enterprise custom |
Cheaper or free alternatives to Hanko
- Better Auth
Value 15/15 · score 86
Yes: MIT library free to self-host; Infrastructure Starter $0
Better Auth pricing → - Auth.js (NextAuth.js)
Value 15/15 · score 73
Yes: fully free and open source, no per-user fees
Auth.js (NextAuth.js) pricing → - WorkOS
Value 14/15 · score 78
Yes: AuthKit free up to 1M MAU
WorkOS pricing →
Pricing history on PromptToProd
- Pricing last verified: Starter free up to 10,000 MAU; Pro $29/mo plus $0.01 per MAU over 10,000; Enterprise custom; startup plan with 1M free MAU on application
We re-check pricing pages regularly and log every change on the changelog.
FAQ
- How much does Hanko cost in 2026?
- Hanko pricing as of 2026-10-23: Starter free up to 10,000 MAU; Pro $29/mo plus $0.01 per MAU over 10,000; Enterprise custom; startup plan with 1M free MAU on application. Plans change, so confirm on the official site.
- Is Hanko free?
- Yes. Hanko free tier: 10,000 monthly active users and 2 projects on Hanko Cloud, or self-host free.
- Is Hanko good value?
- Hanko scores 14/15 on PromptToProd's pricing and free-tier criterion, #3 of 11 in Auth on value, and 78/100 overall.
- What are cheaper or free alternatives to Hanko?
- In Auth, tools with a free tier and an equal or better pricing score include Better Auth (15/15, score 86), Auth.js (NextAuth.js) (15/15, score 73), WorkOS (14/15, score 78).
- When was Hanko pricing last checked?
- We last verified Hanko's pricing on 2026-10-23 from its official pricing page and docs.
Read the full Hanko review and score breakdown →
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