FusionAuthDownloadable, API-first customer identity and auth you can deploy anywhere.

WorkOSYour app, Enterprise Ready.

Comparison · Identity & Access Management · weekly run Nov 3

FusionAuth vs WorkOS

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

The short answer

WorkOS is the stronger AI pick in Identity & Access Management: it has a visibility score of 9.5 versus 1 for FusionAuth, and ranks ahead in 100% of the answers that name both.

Choose FusionAuth if…

AI answers describe it more positively (100% vs 56% positive)
You need a self-hosted or on-premises option
You need SOC 2 Type II or ISO 27001 or HIPAA BAA available coverage
Clear public pricing tiers

Choose WorkOS if…

You want the brand AI engines rank higher (9.5 vs 1)
You need SOC 2 Type 2 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	FusionAuth	WorkOS
Visibility score	1%	9.5%
Change vs last week	up+1%	down−1.3%
Rank in Identity & Access Management	#29	#11
Share of voice	0.4%	3%
Mentions this run	1	10
Positive in AI answers	100%	56%

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

Visibility score trend

Weekly runs over the last 60 days

FusionAuth +0.6pp · WorkOS +0.5999999999999996pp over 1 weekly runs.

Engine by engine

WorkOS leads on 3 of 3 engines

ChatGPT

1.1%

4.5%

AI Mode

6.3%

Perplexity

12.8%

FusionAuthWorkOS

Head to head in AI answers

2 engine answers name both brands

0FusionAuth ranked higher

2WorkOS ranked higher

Prompt	Engine	FusionAuth	WorkOS
Top identity and access management platform options for B2B SaaS companies	ChatGPT	#9	#3
Which identity and access management platform has transparent pricing?	AI Mode	#4	#3

Features, pricing & fit

Dimension	FusionAuth	WorkOS
Pricing model	Usage-based	Usage-based
Entry price	Free; paid from $162 / mo	Contact sales
Free plan	Yes	Yes
Deployment	Self-hosted, on-premises, hybrid, air-gapped, or FusionAuth Cloud (dedicated hosting)	Cloud APIs and SDKs
Integrations	—	20+
Compliance	SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, HIPAA BAA available, GDPR	SOC 2 Type 2, GDPR, CCPA, SOC 3, SIG Lite
Support	Community forums and GitHub, Email support, 24/7 email and phone support, Private Slack channel	Email support, In-dashboard web support, Slack channel, Video calls
Founded	2009	2019
Headquarters	Broomfield, CO, United States	San Francisco, California, United States
Employees	51–200	51–200
Funding	Growth (led by Updata Partners) · $65M raised	Seed · $195M raised
Best for	Developer and engineering teams that need customer authentication they can self-host or run on dedicated infrastructure.	SaaS and AI companies that need to add enterprise features like SSO and SCIM to sell to large organizations.