Memberstack vs SuperTokens
Pricing
Memberstack: From $25/mo
SuperTokens: Free self-hosted, managed from $0 (up to 5k MAU)
Description
Memberstack: Add memberships and payments to any website
SuperTokens: Open-source authentication you can self-host for free or use their managed service
Pros
- Works with Webflow/Wordpress
- Built-in Stripe integration
- No-code friendly
- Fully open source (Apache 2.0): inspect every line, fork it, no vendor lock-in
- Self-hosted option means zero recurring cost for auth, ever
- Pre-built login UI with session management, MFA, and social login
Cons
- Depends on your site builder
- Can get complex for advanced use
- Self-hosting requires running a Java backend service alongside your app
- Smaller community and fewer integrations compared to Auth0 or Clerk
- Documentation covers the basics but thins out for advanced customization
Details
Memberstack adds user accounts and payments to Webflow and Wordpress sites without code. Handles auth, gating, and Stripe billing.
Founded by Tyler Bell and Duncan Hamra, best friends since preschool. YC S20, powering $130M+ in membership revenue for 3,000+ companies.
SuperTokens is an open-source auth provider that gives you a real alternative to paying per-user fees. Self-host the SuperTokens core (a Java service) alongside your app, and you get email/password, social login, passwordless, session management, and MFA without paying anyone anything. The managed version is free up to 5,000 MAU if you do not want to run infrastructure.
The tradeoff is operational complexity. Self-hosting means you own the auth infrastructure: updates, monitoring, backups. The core service runs on Java, which adds a dependency some teams would rather avoid. If you are building a product where long-term auth costs matter (high user count, thin margins), SuperTokens can save you thousands per year. If you just want auth working in an afternoon and do not mind paying Clerk or Auth0 later, those are faster to set up.
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