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Best Authentication & Identity APIs in 2026

Identity management, OAuth, verification, and bot protection APIs. Secure your app without building auth from scratch.

11 APIs across 4 subcategories

Identity Platform(6)

FreemiumIdentity Platform
17.9M/wk

Supabase Auth

Open-source auth with row-level security tied to PostgreSQL.

CLI
10
Quality
10
npm i @supabase/supabase-js
FreemiumIdentity Platform
6.4M/wk

Firebase Authentication

Google-backed auth for mobile and web with social login support.

CLI
7
Quality
10
npm i firebase
FreemiumIdentity Platform
2.4M/wk

AWS Cognito

User sign-up, sign-in, and access control for AWS apps.

CLI
10
Quality
9
npm i @aws-sdk/client-cognito-identity-provider
FreemiumIdentity Platform
1.3M/wk

Auth0 API

Authentication, authorisation, and user management for apps.

CLI
10
Quality
9
npm i auth0
PaidIdentity Platform
245k/wk

Okta API

Enterprise identity management, SSO, and MFA.

CLI
8
Quality
7
npm i @okta/okta-sdk-nodejs
FreemiumIdentity Platform
77k/wk

Clerk API

Drop-in auth components with user management and session handling.

CLI
9
Quality
4
npm i @clerk/clerk-sdk-node

OAuth Providers(2)

FreeOAuth Providers
7.3M/wk

Google OAuth 2.0

Google sign-in and OAuth 2.0 authorisation for apps.

CLI
6
Quality
10
npm i googleapis
FreeOAuth Providers

Apple Sign In

Sign in with Apple for web and mobile apps.

CLI
2
Quality
3

Verification(1)

Pay-per-useVerification

Twilio Verify

Phone verification via SMS, voice, email, and TOTP.

CLI
8
Quality
4

Bot Protection(2)

FreemiumBot Protection

reCAPTCHA API

Protect sites from spam and abuse with CAPTCHA challenges.

CLI
5
Quality
4
FreeBot Protection

Turnstile (Cloudflare)

Privacy-preserving CAPTCHA alternative from Cloudflare.

CLI
5
Quality
3

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