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DirectoryAuthAuth0
Replacement brief

Auth0

Replaces managed authentication

Easy to self-hostAuth~$35/mo typical

Auth0 charges per user. For most SaaS, a session-cookie library plus an email/password (or OAuth) flow is a weekend of work and $0/mo.

The verdict weighs direct cost against maintenance, reliability, migration risk, and founder time.

Verdict
easy
Straightforward swap
Estimated annual saving
$420
against the typical bill
Open-source options
3
reviewed alternatives
01 / Deploy

Start with one command

A Teploy-style starting point for a small VPS. Review the generated configuration, then replace the example host and domain with your own.

# roll your own — see /directory for a session-cookie pattern
Before you migrate

Price the operational work alongside the server bill. The 7,500 MAU free tier is generous; the cliff after it is steep.