Prompt
What should I use for authentication if I want to avoid building it myself?
Latest observation
If you want to avoid building authentication yourself, the usual choice is to use a managed identity/auth provider.
Common options:
- Auth0 — very popular, flexible, good for apps that need social login, enterprise SSO, MFA, etc.
- Firebase Authentication — easiest if you’re already in the Google/Firebase ecosystem.
- AWS Cognito — a good fit if your stack is on AWS.
- Clerk — developer-friendly, modern UI/components, great for web apps.
- Supabase Auth — nice if you’re using Supabase/Postgres already.
- Okta — more enterprise-focused, especially for SSO and workforce auth.
How to choose
- Quickest to integrate for a startup/web app: Clerk or Auth0
- Already using Firebase: Firebase Auth
- Already using AWS: Cognito
- Need enterprise SSO / compliance: Okta or Auth0
- Using Supabase: Supabase Auth
What these typically handle for you
- Sign up / sign in
- Password resets
- Email verification
- Social logins (Google, GitHub, etc.)
- MFA / 2FA
- Session handling / tokens
- SSO / enterprise auth
If you tell me your stack (frontend/backend/cloud) and whether you need social login, SSO, or MFA, I can recommend the best option more specifically.
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