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WorkOS

Developer platform for enterprise-ready authentication and identity.

Overview

What WorkOS does

WorkOS helps software-as-a-service applications become enterprise-ready by providing pre-built authentication and user management capabilities that would otherwise require months of engineering effort. The platform handles single sign-on via SAML and OIDC, supporting 20+ enterprise identity providers including Okta, Azure Entra ID, and Rippling, alongside social authentication and passwordless magic authentication via email codes. Beyond authentication, WorkOS provides directory synchronisation (syncing users from corporate directories), SCIM provisioning (integrating with systems like Okta and Entra ID), and HRIS integrations with platforms like Bamboo and Rippling. The platform includes role-based access control for permissions, an admin portal enabling customer IT admins to self-serve SSO configuration, audit logs for compliance tracking, and additional security features like multi-factor authentication and bot detection. The developer experience is emphasised through SDKs for Node.js, Python, Ruby, Go, PHP, Java, and .NET, alongside an AuthKit product for customisable authentication UI. WorkOS is used by companies including OpenAI, Cursor, Perplexity, Webflow, and PlanetScale. The platform operates on pay-as-you-go pricing with per-connection charges, and offers an annual credits model for commitments with higher volume discounts and guaranteed support SLAs.

What people use it for

  • SaaS applications needing rapid enterprise SSO deployment
  • Companies selling to mid-market and enterprise customers
  • Applications requiring SCIM directory sync with corporate identity systems
  • Product teams needing audit logs for compliance (SOC 2, ISO 27001)
  • Platforms with multiple identity provider requirements

The honest half

Where it falls short

Concrete and checkable, so you can decide whether any of them matter to you. This is the half of a review a vendor will not write about WorkOS.

  • AuthKit free tier limited to 1 million monthly active users; additional millions cost $2,500/month
  • Per-connection pricing for SSO and Directory Sync ($125–$50 each) scales poorly for enterprises with many identity providers
  • Audit logs require separate subscription at $125/month per SIEM connection or $99/month per 1 million events
  • Radar fraud protection billed separately at $100/month per 50,000 additional checks beyond 1,000 free checks
  • Custom domain feature requires $99/month subscription
  • Requires annual commitment for SLA and support guarantees; pay-as-you-go tier lacks uptime guarantee

Pricing

What WorkOS costs

Taken from the vendor's own pricing page. Prices move, so check before you buy.

Pay as You Go

On request

  • Per-connection pricing from $125 to $50 with volume discounts
  • Up to 60% discount at scale
  • Quick deployment
  • Dedicated Slack support

Annual Credits

On request

  • Custom pricing with volume discounts
  • 99.99% uptime SLA
  • Guided migration
  • Guaranteed support SLA

Answered, with sources

Questions people ask

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How quickly can I implement WorkOS SSO?

Developers can implement single sign-on in minutes instead of months. Multiple customers report setting up SSO in less than a week, with WorkOS handling the complexity of SAML and OIDC protocols.

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What SDKs does WorkOS provide?

WorkOS offers SDKs for Node.js, Python, Ruby, Go, PHP, Java, and .NET.

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Does WorkOS support SCIM provisioning?

Yes. WorkOS supports SCIM provisioning integration with systems like Okta and Entra ID for automated user management.

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