Re:Sick of spending time on Auth, we built an open source 'S...
by sebmellen on Friday December 18, 2020 @12:25PM
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You've done great stuff with FusionAuth! I ended up using ORY [0] at my startup as we had slightly different auth needs, but FusionAuth was a top contender.
It's strange to me that Auth0 has so much market dominance. Are they a case of VCs subsidizing a subpar product, combined with aggressive (and bordering on false) marketing, or do they really have some unique product? Their pricing seems ridiculous to me; I can't imagine someone doing an analysis between Auth0 and alternatives, and choosing Auth0.
But seeing Atlassian switch to them made me think I may be missing something... It would be interesting to hear your analysis of why Auth0 is so prevalent!
It's strange to me that Auth0 has so much market dominance. Are they a case of VCs subsidizing a subpar product, combined with aggressive (and bordering on false) marketing, or do they really have some unique product? Their pricing seems ridiculous to me; I can't imagine someone doing an analysis between Auth0 and alternatives, and choosing Auth0.
But seeing Atlassian switch to them made me think I may be missing something... It would be interesting to hear your analysis of why Auth0 is so prevalent!
[0]: https://www.ory.sh/