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Best free Stytch alternatives (open source, self-hosted) 2026
The best open-source alternative to Stytch is SuperTokens (or PocketBase) with Tinyauth, self-hosted on Railway. Self-host SuperTokens, PocketBase auth, or Tinyauth and stop paying Clerk, Auth0, WorkOS, Amazon Cognito, Firebase Auth, or Stytch as the user count climbs.
Estimated save $8,400 a year.
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How Stytch compares
| Stytch | Auth without the bill | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Hosted subscription | Open-source or fair-code license; you pay the host |
| Hosting | Vendor cloud | Self-hosted on Railway or any VPS |
| Rough monthly cost | Public list price not verified this run | Hosting only — no SaaS seat meter in this repo |
- SuperTokens
Self-hosted auth core and SDKs — email, social, passwordless, sessions
- PocketBase
Built-in users, sessions, OAuth, and admin in one binary
- Tinyauth
Forward-auth / OIDC in front of self-hosted apps (Traefik, Nginx, Caddy, Envoy)
FAQ
- What is the best free open-source Stytch alternative?
- The best open-source alternative to Stytch is SuperTokens (or PocketBase) with Tinyauth, self-hosted on Railway. Self-host SuperTokens, PocketBase auth, or Tinyauth and stop paying Clerk, Auth0, WorkOS, Amazon Cognito, Firebase Auth, or Stytch as the user count climbs.
- Is it free?
- The Auth without the bill licenses are open source or fair-code. You still pay hosting (Railway or any VPS) and any APIs the stack calls. There is no Stytch seat or task bill on this path.
- Can I migrate from Stytch?
- Yes. Start with the workflows or data you actually use, then cut over. The Auth without the bill stack page has the agent prompt and the cost table; most teams rebuild the slice that matters and leave old Stytch links until they expire.
- How do I deploy it?
- Open the Auth without the bill stack, copy the agent prompt, and deploy on Railway (one service, PORT, and a volume when the app needs disk). PocketBase: one service and a /data volume. SuperTokens: core + Postgres. Tinyauth: a tiny binary in front of the apps you already host.
- What does this replace?
- Clerk / Auth0 / WorkOS / Amazon Cognito / Firebase Auth / Stytch. The published small-team estimate on this stack is $8,400 a year.
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