Coding

Hanko Auth

Passkey-first authentication

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★4.3ratingPricing · FreemiumRising
The FalcoScan Intel PanelHanko Auth · Coding
Data updated 2 November 2026
Opportunity
Moderate
Band
Saturation
Open
Band
Wrapper risk
Low
Band
Momentum
Rising
Market trend
Rating
4.3
of 5 · FalcoScan rating

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The Brief

What Hanko Auth does

Hanko Auth is an open-source authentication and user-management platform for web applications. It is for developers who want control over their authentication infrastructure and user data, with GDPR compliance and EU hosting. Login methods include passkeys, passwords, email passcodes and Google sign-in, with MFA through security keys and authenticator apps, plus SSO. Hanko Elements provides prebuilt web components for login and account management, while the Flow API supports custom authentication UIs, with starters for Next.js, React, Vue, Svelte and other frameworks. It runs on Hanko Cloud, a managed private cloud or self-hosted. Pricing is freemium: Starter is free for 10,000 monthly active users, Pro costs $29 per month plus $0.01 per user above that, and Enterprise is custom.

How Hanko Auth compares with its closest alternatives

4 of the 5 closest alternatives have a free plan, as Hanko Auth does. All 5 offer an API, as Hanko Auth does. Hanko Auth offers a web app. Of the alternatives, all 5 offer a web app. Hanko Auth was founded in 2022; the alternatives were founded between 2018 and 2022, 4 of them earlier. The alternatives with a known headquarters are in the United States.

Market position · Coding

How Hanko Auth compares in Coding

Hanko Auth has moderate opportunity and sits in the middle third of 501 live Coding tools on FalcoScan. Across Coding, the average opportunity score is 60.4 and the average saturation score 44.4. FalcoScan rates Hanko Auth's own market position as open. 154 of the 501 operating Coding tools have hot momentum, and FalcoScan has recorded 16 shutdowns in the category.

Hanko Auth compared with its closest alternatives
ProductOpportunitySaturationPricingPricing fromFree planAPIPlatformsMomentum
Hanko AuthFounded 2022ModerateOpenFreemium—YesYesWeb, APIRising
Clerk AuthFounded 2020 · San Francisco, United StatesModerateOpenFreemium—YesYesWeb, APIRising
Supabase AuthFounded 2020 · San Francisco, United StatesModerateContestedFreemium—YesYesWeb, APIHot
CoolifyFounded 2021ModerateOpenFree—YesYesWeb, CLIHot
Turso DBFounded 2022 · Remote-firstModerateOpenFreemium—YesYesWeb, APIHot
PlanetScale BoostFounded 2018 · San Francisco, United StatesModerateOpenPaid—NoYesWeb, APIStable

Exact opportunity and saturation scores for all 6 of these, and where each ranks in Coding.

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What it ships with

Capabilities & who uses it

The capabilities Hanko Auth exposes to builders and the verticals it currently serves.

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Hanko Auth shows up when builders search for these

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Questions

Hanko Auth: common questions

Is Hanko free?

As of Oct 2026, Hanko's Starter plan is free for up to 10,000 monthly active users with no credit card required. Pro costs $29 per month plus $0.01 per monthly active user above 10,000.

Source: hanko.io ↗

Is Hanko Auth free?

Hanko Auth has a free tier, with paid plans.

What are the best alternatives to Hanko Auth?

The closest alternatives to Hanko Auth that are still running, matched on the AI capabilities, uses and audience they share, are Clerk Auth, Supabase Auth, Coolify, Turso DB, and PlanetScale Boost.

Is Hanko Auth still running?

Yes. As of 2 November 2026, FalcoScan lists Hanko Auth as operating at hanko.io.

Does Hanko Auth have an API?

Yes. Hanko Auth offers an API.

Who is Hanko Auth for?

Hanko Auth is built for developers and startups.

How do I sign in to Hanko Auth?

Sign in on Hanko Auth's own website, hanko.io. FalcoScan reviews Hanko Auth but does not run its accounts, so logins, passwords and billing are handled by Hanko Auth directly.

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