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| Dimension | Authgear | Frontegg |
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Free and Developers have unlimited MAUs, two applications, two admins and one-day logs. Business includes 25,000 MAUs, five applications, five admins and 60-day logs; excess MAUs are charged in the next billing cycle. Enterprise has custom capacity, 180-day logs, regional private cloud, tailored SLA and account management. Paid plans add metered messages and extra resources. Hosted monthly billing is charged on the first of the month with immediate proration when subscribing mid-month; taxes are additional. Enterprise quotes govern payment and deployment terms. Self-hosted Apache-2.0 software is free, with infrastructure and optional support costs borne separately. Confirm whether the advertised SaaS refund is a cash payment or service credit.
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Direct PAYG totals depend on monthly active users, enterprise connections and M2M tokens. The base allowance includes 7,500 MAU and five SSO/SCIM connections. Enterprise adds advanced authorization, security, deployment and support capabilities through a custom quote. AWS Marketplace offers separate 12-month Starter and Growth capacity contracts, priced in USD. Direct fees exclude taxes; usage beyond agreed limits can incur extra charges. Payment schedules and applicable renewal conditions depend on the online subscription or executed Order.
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| Source check | 89/100 | 89/100 |
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| Category buying score | 82Higher category-fit score | 79 |
| Rank | #5 | #6 |
| Context | Security & Privacy / Customer Identity and Access Management Software | Security & Privacy / Customer Identity and Access Management Software |
| Customer authentication experience | 83Hosted login supports passwordless, passkey, social and enterprise authentication, while SAML SSO and adaptive MFA are listed across hosted plans; the Free plan's shared SMS/WhatsApp OTP allowance is a separate delivery boundary to check for message-based journeys. | 84Customizable hosted login and listed password, passwordless, social and passkey methods support common customer access journeys, with SSO/SCIM and MFA also listed; the buyer should verify the exact required configuration and contract scope. |
| Customer auth policy security | 85Adaptive MFA, passkeys, SAML SSO and RBAC are listed across hosted plans, with tenant-specific security controls described in the product facts; buyers should confirm the exact Enterprise-only security and deployment scope in a quote. | 77MFA and restrictions for machine-to-machine tokens are listed, while advanced security capabilities are part of Enterprise; teams should confirm which controls their direct plan includes before designing access policies. |
| Customer profile and identity control | 84Tenant administration, RBAC, user groups, OIDC identity across applications and user/password-hash export support customer identity control; Free and Developers remain limited in application and admin counts, while Enterprise adds private deployment options. | 84Tenant and user management, groups and an embedded customer admin portal support account administration, while custom roles, ReBAC and tenant hierarchies are Enterprise capabilities that require matching the quote to the intended control model. |
| Consent and privacy readiness | 73The product supports consent screens and Enterprise consent management, but consent management is not included in the Free PAYG scope; EU residency on shared Authgear Cloud is not currently available, so buyers with that requirement need self-hosting or Enterprise private deployment. | 68Consent management is listed for Enterprise rather than Pay as you go, making the quote boundary material for applications that must capture customer consent; the supplied facts do not establish wider regulatory coverage. |
| Scale and developer fit | 79Native web and mobile SDKs, self-hosting and unlimited MAUs on Free and Developers support different implementation approaches, while Free and Developers limit apps, admins and log retention; Business raises those limits and Enterprise provides custom regional deployment. | 78The Pay as you go offer includes 7,500 monthly active users, five enterprise connections and one environment before usage or plan changes, while Enterprise offers unlimited environments; buyers should forecast connection and identity usage against the chosen contract. |
| Full profile | Full profile | Full profile |
Comparison summary
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Research basis
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