I loved Lucia just because it gives you control over absolutely everything you want to do, but I'm starting to like the bits of magic that com with Better Auth - namely things like email verification, password resets, and rate limiting were thing I was planning to implement but dreaded having to code everything whereas they come built-in or as simple plugins for Better Auth.

Alright I'm sold haha. You basically described the emotions I imagined I would've experienced if I transitioned to Better Auth. Just needed to hear it from someone else. Cheers!