WorkOS vs Kinde: Features, Pricing and User Reviews 2026

WorkOS uses a flexible pricing model where you pay only for what you use, with volume discounts applied automatically.

AuthKit provides user management for free up to one million monthly active users. After that, the cost is $2,500 per month for each additional million users.

Single Sign-On and Directory Sync both charge per enterprise connection. The first connection costs $125 monthly, with discounts as you add more. Pricing drops to $100 per connection for 16-30 connections, $80 for 31-50 connections, $65 for 51-100 connections, and $50 per connection beyond 100.

Audit Logs charges $125 monthly per security monitoring connection, plus $99 per million events stored.

Radar includes the first 1,000 security checks free monthly, then $100 per 50,000 additional checks.

For larger teams, WorkOS offers annual credit packages with pre-payment discounts, guaranteed uptime, and dedicated support.

Kinde offers transparent pricing that grows with your business:

The Free plan costs nothing and includes up to 10,500 monthly active users. You get all basic features including authentication, organizations, feature flags, and standard support. This plan works great for getting started and testing.

The Pro plan costs $25 per month and removes limits on users and organizations. You keep the 10,500 free monthly active users, then pay only for additional usage. This plan adds API keys and removes Kinde branding.

The Plus plan at $75 monthly includes enterprise single sign-on for free, six different environments, and priority features. You also get discounts on transaction fees and user costs.

The Scale plan costs $250 per month and provides the most advanced features including custom domains for each organization, custom email settings, and complete security reports. This plan offers the biggest discounts for high-volume usage.