AuthZed vs WorkOS

See how their public offers line up before you choose your own position. Prices stay in the currency, billing schedule, and charged unit each vendor publishes.

AuthZed

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USD · US · source: authzed.com

Plan	Pricing	Charged by	Offer type
Self-Hosted	Contact sales Subscription-based pricing Annual license per-region and per-vCPU	Other · per-region and per-vCPU	Standalone · Contact sales
Cloud Highlighted	USD 2 per hour Deploy a permissions system for $2/hr *	Usage · hr	Standalone · Usage based
Dedicated Cloud	Contact sales Tailored, resource-based pricing Based on reserved-vCPU capacity	Other · reserved-vCPU capacity	Standalone · Contact sales
Open Source	Free Free, self-hosted	Flat	Standalone · Free

WorkOS

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USD · US · source: workos.com

Plan	Pricing	Charged by	Offer type
AuthKit	USD 2500 per 1M users $0 / month Free. Up to 1 million users Free. Per additional 1M users $2,500 / mo	Usage · 1M users	Standalone · Usage based
Single Sign-On	USD 125 monthly $0 / month. Number of connections 1-15 $125 / ea 16-30 20% off $100 / ea 31-50 36% off $80 / ea 51-100 48% off $65 / ea	Unit · ea	Standalone · Fixed
Directory Sync	USD 125 monthly $0 / month. Number of connections 1-15 $125 / ea 16-30 20% off $100 / ea 31-50 36% off $80 / ea 51-100 48% off $65 / ea	Unit · ea	Standalone · Fixed
Audit Logs	USD 125 monthly · USD 99 per million events stored $0 / month. Log streaming Per SIEM connection $125 / mo. Event Retention Per million events stored $99 / mo	Unit · SIEM connection	Standalone · Usage based
Radar	USD 100 per 50k checks $0 / month Free. First 1,000 checks Free. Per 50k checks $100 / mo	Usage · 50k checks	Standalone · Usage based
Annual Credits	Contact sales Schedule a call	Flat	Bundle · Contact sales

What each plan includes

Feature names follow each vendor’s own pricing page, so verify the wording before treating them as exact equivalents.

AuthZed

Self-Hosted

Highlights Enterprise self-managed SpiceDB: Included
Highlights Environment: Any environment. Best supported in Kubernetes

Included
Highlights Regions: Self-determined

Included
Support Support: Premium Support

Included
Support Dedicated account team: Included

Cloud

Highlights Managed cloud SpiceDB: Included
Highlights Cloud control plane w/ workload isolation: Included
Highlights Regions: AuthZed Cloud supported regions

Included
Support Support: Standard Support

Included
Highlights Self-service resource management: Included

Dedicated Cloud

Highlights Private managed cloud SpiceDB: Included
Highlights Private cloud infrastructure: Included
Highlights Multi-region deployments: Included
Support Support: Premium Support

Included
Support Dedicated account team: Included

Open Source

Highlights Self-service SpiceDB: Included
Highlights License: Apache-2.0 License

Included
Support Support: Discord Community Support

Included
Support GitHub Issues & Documentation: Included

WorkOS

AuthKit

Batteries included Social Auth: Included
Batteries included Email + Password: Included
Batteries included Magic Auth: Included
Batteries included Multi-Factor Auth (MFA): Included
Batteries included Email verification: Included
Batteries included Organization auth policies: Included
Batteries included Just-in-time (JIT) user provisioning: Included
Batteries included Biometric / Passkey Auth: Included
Batteries included Role-Based Access Control (RBAC): Included
Batteries included CLI Authentication: Included

Single Sign-On

Highlights Enterprise single sign-on with SAML and OIDC support: Included

Directory Sync

Highlights User provisioning, de-provisioning, and role mapping: Included

Audit Logs

Highlights Capture and export compliance events from your app: Included
Highlights Log streaming: $125 / mo

Included
Highlights Event Retention: $99 / mo

Included

Radar

Highlights Realtime protection against bots, fraud, and abuse: Included

Annual Credits

Highlights Everything in Pay as you go: Included
Highlights Pre-pay credit discounts: Included
Highlights 99.99% uptime SLA: Included
Highlights Guided migration and onboarding: Included
Highlights Guaranteed support SLA: Included

How their prices changed

Each date shows when a public price was observed, not when it took effect. An archived region or currency can differ, so a currency change is not necessarily a price increase.

AuthZed

September 21, 2026
Official pricing page
- Self-Hosted: Contact sales
- Cloud: USD 2 per hour
- Dedicated Cloud: Contact sales
- Open Source: Free
August 31, 2026
Official pricing page
- Open Source: Free
- Cloud: Deploy a permissions system for $2/hr *
- Self-Hosted: Contact sales
- Dedicated Cloud: Contact sales
August 27, 2026
Official pricing page
- Open Source — Self-Hosted: Free

WorkOS

September 21, 2026
Official pricing page
- AuthKit: USD 2500 per 1M users
- Single Sign-On: USD 125 monthly
- Directory Sync: USD 125 monthly
- Audit Logs: USD 125 monthly · USD 99 per million events stored
- Radar: USD 100 per 50k checks
- Annual Credits: Contact sales
August 27, 2026
Official pricing page
- AuthKit User Management — default: USD 0 monthly · USD 0 / month with annual commitment
- Single Sign-On — default: USD 125 monthly
- Directory Sync — default: USD 125 monthly
- Audit Logs — default: Free
- Radar — default: USD 100 monthly