# Stytch vs WorkOS Comparison

| | Stytch | WorkOS | 
|---|---|---|
| **Star Rating** | 4.8 out of 5 | 4.5 out of 5 | 
| **Total Reviews** | 37 | 15 | 
| **Largest Market Segment** | Small-Business (83.3% of reviews) | Small-Business (76.9% of reviews) | 
| **Entry Level Price** | Free 5000 Monthly Active Users Per Month | Free | 


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## Ratings Comparison
| Rating | Stytch | WorkOS | 
|---|---|---|
  | **Meets Requirements** | 8.9 (32 reviews) | Not enough data | 
  | **Ease of Use** | 9.4 (32 reviews) | Not enough data | 
  | **Ease of Setup** | 9.0 (17 reviews) | Not enough data | 
  | **Ease of Admin** | 8.7 (17 reviews) | Not enough data | 
  | **Quality of Support** | 9.8 (31 reviews) | Not enough data | 
  | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | 9.7 (17 reviews) | Not enough data | 
  | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 10.0 (31 reviews) | Not enough data | 

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## Pricing

### Stytch

#### Entry-Level Pricing

Plan: Free

Price: Free 5000 Monthly Active Users Per Month

Description: Everything you need to launch your application

Key Features:
- 5,000 MAUs or 1,000 MAUs and 25 Organizations Free
- Access to all authentication products 
- Unlimited logins per user

[Browse all 3 editions](https://www.g2.com/products/stytch/pricing)

#### Free Trial

Yes

### WorkOS

#### Entry-Level Pricing

Plan: User Management &amp; Authentication

Price: Free

Description: Support email + password, social auth, Magic Auth, MFA, and more.

Key Features:
- Automatic Bot Protection
- Identity linking
- Hosted or self-hosted options with pre-wired Radix components

[Browse all 4 editions](https://www.g2.com/products/workos/pricing)

#### Free Trial

No

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## Features Comparison By Category

### Single Sign-On (SSO)

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Stytch** | 9.4/10 | 6 |
| **WorkOS** | N/A | N/A |

#### Authentication Options

| Feature | Stytch | WorkOS | 
|---|---|---|
| **Authentication User experience** | 10.0 (6 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Supports Required Authentication systems** | 8.9 (6 reviews) | Feature Not Available | 
| **Multi-Factor Authentication** | 9.2 (6 reviews) | Feature Not Available | 
| **Supports Required Authentication Methods/Protocols** | 9.2 (6 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Federation/SAML support (sp)** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Access Control Types

| Feature | Stytch | WorkOS | 
|---|---|---|
| **Endpoint access** | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | 
| **Local Access** | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | 
| **Remote Access** | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | 
| **Partner Access** | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | 
| **Supports BYOD users** | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | 

#### Administration

| Feature | Stytch | WorkOS | 
|---|---|---|
| **Ease of installation on server** | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | 
| **Password Policy Enforcement** | 9.3 (5 reviews) | Feature Not Available | 
| **Administration Console** | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | 
| **Ease of connecting applications** | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | 
| **Self Service Password Administration** | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | 

#### Platform

| Feature | Stytch | WorkOS | 
|---|---|---|
| **Multiple Operating system support** | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | 
| **Multi-Domain Support** | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | 
| **Cross Browser support** | 10.0 (5 reviews) | Feature Not Available | 
| **Fail over protection** | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | 
| **Reporting** | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | 
| **Auditing** | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | 
| **Third Party Web Services support** | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | 

### User Provisioning and Governance Tools

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Stytch** | N/A | N/A |
| **WorkOS** | N/A | N/A |

#### User on/off Boarding

| Feature | Stytch | WorkOS | 
|---|---|---|
| **Self Service Access requests** | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | 
| **Smart/Automated Provisioning** | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | 
| **Role Management** | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | 
| **Policy Management** | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | 
| **Access Termination** | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | 
| **Approval Workflows** | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | 

#### User Maintenance

| Feature | Stytch | WorkOS | 
|---|---|---|
| **Self Service Password Reset** | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | 
| **Bulk Changes** | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | 
| **Bi-directional Identity Synchronization** | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | 

#### Governance

| Feature | Stytch | WorkOS | 
|---|---|---|
| **Identifies and Alerts for Threats** | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | 
| **Compliance Audits** | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | 

#### Administration

| Feature | Stytch | WorkOS | 
|---|---|---|
| **Reporting** | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | 
| **Mobile App** | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | 
| **Ease of set up for target systems** | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | 
| **APIs** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Stytch** | 9.1/10 | 9 |
| **WorkOS** | N/A | N/A |

#### Authentication type

| Feature | Stytch | WorkOS | 
|---|---|---|
| **SMS-Based** | 9.7 (6 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Voice-Based Telephony** | 7.7 (5 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Email-Based** | 9.4 (8 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Hardware Token-Based** | 9.0 (5 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Software Token** | 9.0 (5 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Biometric Factor** | 9.2 (6 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Mobile-Push** | 9.3 (5 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Risk-Based Authentication** | 9.0 (7 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Functionality

| Feature | Stytch | WorkOS | 
|---|---|---|
| **Multi-Device Sync** | 8.9 (6 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Backup** | 8.7 (5 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Implementation

| Feature | Stytch | WorkOS | 
|---|---|---|
| **Easy Setup** | 9.5 (7 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Mobile SDK** | 9.3 (5 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Web SDK** | 9.3 (7 reviews) | Not enough data | 

### Fraud Detection

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Stytch** | N/A | N/A |
| **WorkOS** | N/A | N/A |

#### Detection

| Feature | Stytch | WorkOS | 
|---|---|---|
| **Payment Verification** | Feature Not Available | Not enough data | 
| **Bot Mitigation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Real-Time Monitoring** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Alerts** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Analysis 

| Feature | Stytch | WorkOS | 
|---|---|---|
| **ID Analytics** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Intelligence Reporting** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Incident Reports** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Administration

| Feature | Stytch | WorkOS | 
|---|---|---|
| **Fraud Markers** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Transaction Scoring** | Feature Not Available | Not enough data | 
| **Blacklisting** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Agentic AI - Fraud Detection

| Feature | Stytch | WorkOS | 
|---|---|---|
| **Cross-system Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Adaptive Learning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Decision Making** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Password Policy Enforcement

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Stytch** | N/A | N/A |
| **WorkOS** | N/A | N/A |

#### Functionality

| Feature | Stytch | WorkOS | 
|---|---|---|
| **Active Directory integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **LDAP integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Hacker dictionary** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Custom blacklist dictionary** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Administration

| Feature | Stytch | WorkOS | 
|---|---|---|
| **Password synchronization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Centralized management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Group policy complexity controls** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Multiple policies** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Multi-lingual** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Compliance

| Feature | Stytch | WorkOS | 
|---|---|---|
| **NIST-compliant** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **NCSC-compliant** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Section 508-compliant** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Customer Identity and Access Management (CIAM)

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Stytch** | 9.4/10 | 19 |
| **WorkOS** | N/A | N/A |

#### Functionality

| Feature | Stytch | WorkOS | 
|---|---|---|
| **Self-registration and self-service** | 9.5 (16 reviews) | Feature Not Available | 
| **Authentication** | 9.6 (18 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Scalability** | 9.4 (14 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Consent and preference management** | 9.1 (9 reviews) | Feature Not Available | 
| **Social login** | 9.4 (13 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Customer data linking** | 9.1 (9 reviews) | Feature Not Available | 

#### AI Authentication Risk Management - Customer Identity and Access Management (CIAM)

| Feature | Stytch | WorkOS | 
|---|---|---|
| **Adaptive MFA** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Anomaly Detection** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Fraudulent Login Detection** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Adaptive Authentication Policies** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Risk-Based Authentication** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### AI Biometric &amp; Behavioral Analysis - Customer Identity and Access Management (CIAM)

| Feature | Stytch | WorkOS | 
|---|---|---|
| **Behavioral Biometric Analysis** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Liveness Detection** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### AI Context-Aware Security Controls - Customer Identity and Access Management (CIAM)

| Feature | Stytch | WorkOS | 
|---|---|---|
| **Account Recovery Assistants** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Constraint Enforcement** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Passwordless Authentication

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Stytch** | 9.4/10 | 15 |
| **WorkOS** | N/A | N/A |

#### Functionality

| Feature | Stytch | WorkOS | 
|---|---|---|
| **FIDO2-compliant** | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | 
| **Works with hardware security keys** | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | 
| **Multiple authentication methods** | 9.4 (13 reviews) | Feature Not Available | 
| **Offline or no-phone solution** | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | 

### Identity and Access Management (IAM)

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Stytch** | N/A | N/A |
| **WorkOS** | N/A | N/A |

#### Functionality

| Feature | Stytch | WorkOS | 
|---|---|---|
| **User provisioning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Password manager** | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | 
| **Single Sign-on** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Enforces policies** | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | 
| **Authentication** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Multi-factor authentication** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

####  Type

| Feature | Stytch | WorkOS | 
|---|---|---|
| **On-premises solution** | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | 
| **Cloud-solution** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

####  Reporting

| Feature | Stytch | WorkOS | 
|---|---|---|
| **Tracking** | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | 
| **Reporting** | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | 
| **Access &amp; Permission Change Reporting** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Compliance &amp; Audit Trail Export** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Authentication &amp; Authorization - Identity and Access Management (IAM)

| Feature | Stytch | WorkOS | 
|---|---|---|
| **Adaptive &amp; Contextual Access Control** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Administration &amp; Governance - Identity and Access Management (IAM)

| Feature | Stytch | WorkOS | 
|---|---|---|
| **Identity Lifecycle Management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Self‑Service Account Management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Generative AI - Identity and Access Management (IAM)

| Feature | Stytch | WorkOS | 
|---|---|---|
| **AI‑Driven Access Anomaly Detection** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Automated Policy Tuning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Predictive Role Recommendations** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Bot Detection and Mitigation

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Stytch** | N/A | N/A |
| **WorkOS** | N/A | N/A |

#### Bot Detection &amp; Classification - Bot Detection and Mitigation

| Feature | Stytch | WorkOS | 
|---|---|---|
| **Bot Traffic Analytics** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Good Bot Identification** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Malicious Bot Detection** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Protection &amp; Mitigation - Bot Detection and Mitigation

| Feature | Stytch | WorkOS | 
|---|---|---|
| **Automated Bot Mitigation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **API Abuse Protection** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Account Takeover Protection** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### AI-Powered Detection &amp; Intelligence - Bot Detection and Mitigation

| Feature | Stytch | WorkOS | 
|---|---|---|
| **AI-Powered Bot Detection** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **AI Agent &amp; LLM Traffic Management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Adaptive AI Threat Response** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

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## Categories
**Shared Categories (3):** [Passwordless Authentication Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/passwordless-authentication), [Customer Identity and Access Management (CIAM) Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/customer-identity-and-access-management-ciam), [Single Sign-On (SSO) Solutions](https://www.g2.com/categories/single-sign-on-sso)

**Unique to Stytch (4):** [Bot Detection and Mitigation Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/bot-detection-and-mitigation), [Fraud Detection Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/fraud-detection), [Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/multi-factor-authentication-mfa), [Password Policy Enforcement Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/password-policy-enforcement)

**Unique to WorkOS (2):** [Identity and Access Management (IAM) Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/identity-and-access-management-iam), [User Provisioning and Governance Tools](https://www.g2.com/categories/user-provisioning-and-governance-tools)


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## Reviewer Demographics

### By Company Size

| Segment | Stytch | WorkOS | 
|---|---|---|
| **Small-Business** | 83.3% | 76.9% | 
| **Mid-Market** | 16.7% | 23.1% | 
| **Enterprise** | 0% | 0% | 

### By Industry

#### Stytch

- **Computer Software:** 47.2%
- **Information Technology and Services:** 8.3%
- **Online Media:** 5.6%
- **Financial Services:** 5.6%
- **Computer &amp; Network Security:** 5.6%
- **Consulting:** 2.8%
- **Writing and Editing:** 2.8%
- **Staffing and Recruiting:** 2.8%
- **Real Estate:** 2.8%
- **Mental Health Care:** 2.8%
- **Other:** 13.9%

#### WorkOS

- **Computer Software:** 53.8%
- **Information Technology and Services:** 15.4%
- **Machinery:** 7.7%
- **Internet:** 7.7%
- **Human Resources:** 7.7%
- **Facilities Services:** 7.7%

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## Top Discussions

### Stytch

No discussions available for this product.

### WorkOS

No discussions available for this product.

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**Source:** [G2.com](https://www.g2.com) | [Comparison Page](https://www.g2.com/compare/stytch-vs-workos)

