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Hanko Has a Free Authentication Service — Passkey Login Without Auth0 Complexity

Hanko is an open-source authentication service with passkey support — add login to your app in minutes, not days.

What You Get for Free

  • Passkeys — biometric login (Face ID, fingerprint)
  • Email login — passwordless email codes
  • OAuth — Google, GitHub, Apple sign-in
  • Pre-built UI — drop-in <hanko-auth> web component
  • User management — admin dashboard for users
  • Session management — JWT-based sessions
  • Self-hosted — run on your infrastructure
  • GDPR compliant — privacy-first design
  • Hanko Cloud — free tier with 10K monthly active users

Quick Start

<!-- Add to your HTML — that's it! -->
<script type="module" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/@nickel-org/hanko-elements/dist/elements.js"></script>
<hanko-auth api="https://your-hanko-api-url"></hanko-auth>
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// Check auth in your backend
import { jwtVerify } from 'jose'
const { payload } = await jwtVerify(token, JWKS)
const userId = payload.sub
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Why Developers Switch from Auth0

Auth0's pricing explodes past 7,500 MAU and setup is complex:

  • Passkeys first — built for the post-password era
  • Simple pricing — free up to 10K MAU, no hidden costs
  • Drop-in component — one HTML tag vs Auth0's SDK setup
  • Self-hostable — control your auth data

A SaaS hit Auth0's free tier limit (7,500 MAU) and faced a $230/month bill. After Hanko: 10K MAU free, passkey login improved conversion by 15% (users hate passwords).

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