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Re:Supertokens: Open-Source Alternative to Auth0 / Firebase ... by aweheel on Thursday May 11, 2023 @02:42AM (#35898572)
Putting user satisfaction in the chart and not backing it with sources (I know at least a handful of companies who are very satisfied with e.g. KeyCloak) does not instill lots of confidence in the product differentiation. And what does customizability mean? KeyCloak has a rich Plugin system.

Other than that it seems to be quite equal, if you discount the more difficult things in Auth like providing standardized APIs, OAuth2 APIs and SCIM.

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Re:Supertokens: Open-Source Alternative to Auth0 / Firebase ... by advaitruia on Thursday May 11, 2023 @03:41AM (#35899041)
Yes, its a very subjective point.

We've mentioned the source (if you hover) and it is based on our internal user research and conversations with users of these products. By no means is it perfect and there are many many satisfied customers of each of the other products.

Your point is taken though and maybe we will edit that point out or try to add further nuance. I do believe however that broadly speaking, keycloak is relatively harder to use and maintain than Firebase. Arguably Cognito is more mixed than "Low"

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Re:Supertokens: Open-Source Alternative to Auth0 / Firebase ... by robertlagrant on Thursday May 11, 2023 @04:10AM (#35899279)
It's tricky to make these marketing charts objective. It would be good to have a real comparison somewhere.
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