Hanko Pricing in May 2026

Hanko's standard pricing follows tiered structure: Free Plan (up to 10K MAU, basic features), Pro at $349/month for 50K MAU + advanced features, Enterprise custom-quote. Self-hosted Hanko is genuinely free under AGPL. Real-world Hanko bills for teams using managed Hanko Cloud land at $350-1,500/month for early-stage; teams self-hosting pay only their infrastructure costs.

The Free Plan offer covers basic auth needs at startup scale indefinitely. Eligibility is broad. The strategic decision: Hanko's value is the passwordless-first focus combined with the open-source self-hostable model — modern auth (passkeys, magic links, OTP) with API-first architecture for embedding into any app. For teams committed to passwordless auth with optional self-hosting, Hanko is one of the few credible options. The free tier is the right time to validate whether Hanko's specific approach matches your auth needs. For broader auth alternatives, Auth0 (Okta) is the dominant enterprise alternative with broader feature scope at higher pricing. Clerk targets modern SaaS with polished React components and B2B Organizations. Stytch targets passwordless authentication specifically with strong UX for magic links and OTP — the closest commercial competitor to Hanko. Supabase Auth and Firebase Authentication target broader BaaS-bundled authentication. WorkOS targets enterprise SSO specifically. PropelAuth targets B2B-multi-tenant authentication. For specifically open-source self-hosted alternatives to Hanko, Ory Kratos and Hydra compete. Keycloak is the legacy open-source enterprise auth platform. FusionAuth offers self-hostable authentication with generous free tier. For specifically passkeys-and-WebAuthn (Hanko's distinctive focus), Stytch and Clerk both support passkeys; Auth0 and most major auth providers added passkey support in 2023-2024. Hanko's specific niche is passwordless-first open-source auth — useful for teams who specifically value: open-source ownership, self-hosting capability, passkey-first authentication.