Authgear

Overview

Authgear, from Hong Kong studio Oursky, is an auth-as-a-service platform offering login, passwordless, MFA, and SSO for application teams. It covers both CIAM and developer-auth needs, leans developer-first, and offers cloud and self-hosted deployment. Its center of gravity is the APAC market, where it has the strongest presence, though it is usable globally.

What it is good at

Passwordless and MFA are the standout strengths: passkeys, biometric, OTP, and magic-link flows come built in, with a hosted UI you can drop into web or mobile apps quickly. The self-hostable option appeals to teams with data-residency or control requirements that a pure SaaS will not meet, and the developer experience is clean for a vendor of its size. For APAC startups and mid-market teams it is a pragmatic, regionally attuned choice.

Where it falls short

It is a smaller, regionally concentrated vendor, so the integration ecosystem, third-party tutorials, and community are thinner than the global leaders. Enterprise depth in governance, audit, and large-scale references is limited, and B2B multi-tenancy is less developed than purpose-built B2B platforms. Buyers outside APAC should weigh support coverage and timezone alignment.

Pricing

Free tier for small projects, then usage-based paid plans. More accessible than enterprise CIAM, with self-serve onboarding. Self-hosting shifts cost to infrastructure and operations. Compare scenarios with the TCO calculator.

Best for, and who should look elsewhere

Choose it if you are an APAC developer team wanting passwordless auth-as-a-service with a self-host option. Look elsewhere for a large global ecosystem or deep enterprise governance. For broader reach consider Auth0, for B2B SSO WorkOS, and for another passwordless-first option Stytch.

Bottom line

A capable, self-hostable auth-as-a-service platform, especially well suited to APAC developer teams that prioritize passwordless.