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Auth0 is the enterprise CIAM market leader, acquired by Okta in 2021. It excels at federation and is widely adopted; choose Qeet ID when you want open-source code, single-tenant deployment, and pricing that scales linearly with users.
Qeet ID
- License
- MIT (open source)
- Self-host
- First-class
- Pricing
- Linear per-MAU
- Stack
- Go + Postgres
- Data residency
- EU / US / self
Auth0
- License
- Proprietary SaaS
- Self-host
- Private Cloud (enterprise)
- Pricing
- Tier-stepped
- Stack
- Closed (managed)
- Data residency
- Region picker
Same protocols. Fewer surprises on the bill.
Qeet ID speaks every OAuth / OIDC / SAML / SCIM dialect Auth0 does. The difference is transparency — the code, the pricing, and where your data lives.
Feature-by-feature
Verified against Qeet ID's implemented status and Auth0's public docs. Where we're still building, we say so.
- Available
- Partial / gated
- Not offered
| Capability | Qeet ID | Auth0 |
|---|---|---|
| Authentication | ||
Email + password | Yes | Yes |
Passkeys / WebAuthn | Yes | Yes |
Magic links | Yes | Yes |
Social login (Google, Apple, GitHub, Microsoft, …) | Yes | Yes |
MFA (TOTP, SMS, email, recovery codes) | Yes | Yes |
| Federation | ||
OAuth 2.0 / OIDC (you are the IdP) | Yes | Yes |
SAML 2.0 SP + IdP | Yes | Yes |
SCIM 2.0 provisioning | Yes | Yes |
Bring-your-own social provider | Yes | Yes |
| Authorization | ||
RBAC + single-call /check API | Yes | Yes |
ABAC policy engine Qeet ID ships a per-tenant ABAC policy engine; Auth0 leans on Rules/Actions for attribute logic. | Yes | Partial |
Explainable authz (grant-path “why?” trace) Qeet ID returns the role/group grant path (or denial reason) on every check. | Yes | No |
Fine-grained / ReBAC Auth0 ships FGA; Qeet ID's ReBAC is planned. | Roadmap | Yes |
Multi-tenant isolation by default | Yes | Organizations add-on |
| Deployment | ||
Open-source code (MIT) Auth0 is closed source. SDKs are open; the core is not. | Yes | No |
Self-host (single binary + Postgres) | Yes | Private Cloud, enterprise only |
Bring-your-own Postgres | Yes | No |
Air-gapped / fully offline | Yes | No |
| Pricing | ||
Free tier MAU cap | 25,000 | 25,000 (B2C) / 100 (B2B) |
Per-MAU pricing | $0.02 / MAU (Pro) | Tier-stepped, calls for quote at scale |
SSO included on entry plan Auth0 reserves SAML/OIDC SSO for paid B2B tiers. | Yes | No |
MAU overage billing | Linear | Tier jump |
| Security & audit | ||
Tamper-evident hash-chained audit log + /verify Qeet ID SHA-256 chains every audit row; an integrity endpoint proves no row was altered. | Yes | Partial |
Refresh-token theft detection | Yes | Yes |
Breached-password rejection (HIBP) | Yes | Yes |
Adaptive / risk-based MFA + bot detection Auth0 ships attack protection; Qeet ID's adaptive MFA / bot detection are planned. | Roadmap | Yes |
| Compliance | ||
SOC 2 Type II Independent audit + external pen-test are scheduled before GA. | Roadmap (pre-GA) | Yes |
GDPR erasure / data export | Yes | Yes |
Self-hosted = your compliance boundary | Yes | No |
| Developer experience | ||
OpenAPI + Postman | Yes | Yes |
Webhook events with HMAC + retries | Yes | Yes |
Audit log API + CSV/JSON export | Yes | Paid tiers |
First-party SDKs | React · Node · Go | 20+ languages |
OpenAPI spec (100% route coverage, CI-guarded) | Yes | Yes |
Prebuilt React components Auth0 ships polished hosted UI + Lock; Qeet ID's React component kit is in progress. | Partial | Yes |
Comparison is based on publicly-available product information at the time of writing. We do our best to be accurate — if anything above is wrong, please let us know and we'll correct it.
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