Auth0 vs WorkOS

Which one do AI engines recommend, and how do they differ on price, fit and features?

The short answer

Auth0 is the stronger AI pick in Identity & Access Management: it has a visibility score of 17.2 versus 9.5 for WorkOS, and ranks ahead in 57% of the answers that name both.

Choose Auth0 if…

You want the brand AI engines rank higher (17.2 vs 9.5)
You need SOC 2 or ISO 27001 or ISO 27018 coverage
Developer-friendly customer identity and authentication
Strong, customizable CIAM for customer-facing applications

Choose WorkOS if…

AI answers describe it more positively (56% vs 47% positive)
You need SOC 2 Type 2 or GDPR or CCPA or SOC 3 or SIG Lite coverage
Highly transparent for B2B SaaS authentication
Best overall choice for typical B2B SaaS authentication

AI visibility side by side

Latest weekly run · Nov 3

Metric	Auth0	WorkOS
Visibility score	17.2%	9.5%
Change vs last week	up+2.6%	down−1.3%
Rank in Identity & Access Management	#5	#11
Share of voice	5.4%	3%
Mentions this run	17	10
Positive in AI answers	47%	56%

The stronger value in each row is marked with a ✓.

Visibility score trend

Weekly runs over the last 60 days

Auth0 +3.3999999999999986pp · WorkOS +0.5999999999999996pp over 1 weekly runs.

Engine by engine

Auth0 leads on 3 of 3 engines

ChatGPT

11.4%

4.5%

AI Mode

18.9%

6.3%

Perplexity

15.6%

12.8%

Auth0WorkOS

Head to head in AI answers

7 engine answers name both brands

4Auth0 ranked higher

3WorkOS ranked higher

Prompt	Engine	Auth0	WorkOS
What are the best Identity & Access Management tools in 2026?	Perplexity	#6	#13
Top identity and access management platform options for B2B SaaS companies	ChatGPT	#4	#3
Top identity and access management platform options for B2B SaaS companies	AI Mode	#5	#1
Top identity and access management platform options for B2B SaaS companies	Perplexity	#2	#1
Best identity and access management platform for startups	ChatGPT	#6	#7
Best identity and access management platform for startups	Perplexity	#2	#5
Compare the leading Identity & Access Management platforms	Perplexity	#7	#11

Features, pricing & fit

Dimension	Auth0	WorkOS
Pricing model	Usage-based	Usage-based
Entry price	Free; paid from $35 / mo	Contact sales
Free plan	Yes	Yes
Deployment	Cloud (multi-tenant public cloud) or private cloud	Cloud APIs and SDKs
Integrations	—	20+
Compliance	SOC 2, ISO 27001, ISO 27018	SOC 2 Type 2, GDPR, CCPA, SOC 3, SIG Lite
Support	Community forum, Standard support, Premier support, 24/7 support	Email support, In-dashboard web support, Slack channel, Video calls
Founded	2013	2019
Headquarters	Bellevue, WA, United States	San Francisco, California, United States
Employees	—	51–200
Funding	Series D · $332M raised	Seed · $195M raised
Best for	Development teams adding login, SSO and authorization to B2C apps, B2B SaaS and AI agents	SaaS and AI companies that need to add enterprise features like SSO and SCIM to sell to large organizations.