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Authenticator App: /authenticator
Blog: /blog
Changelog: /changelog
Contact: /contact
Data Processing Agreement: /dpa
Discord: https://discord.com/invite/jW2r526qjg
Docs: https://docs.hanko.io/introduction
Documentation: https://docs.hanko.io
Flow API: https://docs.hanko.io/using-the-api/understanding-the-flow-api
Hanko Auth: /
Hanko Elements: https://docs.hanko.io/guides/hanko-elements/introduction
Hanko documentation: https://docs.hanko.io/introduction
Legal Notice: /legal-notice
Next.js (App router): https://github.com/teamhanko/hanko-nextjs-starter
Next.js (Pages router): https://github.com/teamhanko/hanko-nextjs-starter-pages-router
Nuxt: https://github.com/teamhanko/hanko-nuxt-starter
OSS Friends: /oss-friends
Passkey API: /passkey-api
Pricing: /pricing
Privacy Policy: /privacy
React + Elysia: https://github.com/teamhanko/hanko-elysia-react-starter
React + Express: https://github.com/teamhanko/hanko-react-express-starter
React + Hono: https://github.com/teamhanko/hanko-hono-react-starter
Remix: https://github.com/teamhanko/hanko-remix-starter
Roadmap: https://teamhanko.notion.site/520e292df402459db43fd7266e5a1371
Schedule a demo: https://cal.com/team/hanko/sales
Sign in: https://cloud.hanko.io/login
Solid + Express: https://github.com/teamhanko/hanko-solid-express-starter
Startup Plan: /startup-plan
Status: https://status.hanko.io/
Svelte + Express: https://github.com/teamhanko/hanko-react-express-starter
SvelteKit: https://github.com/teamhanko/hanko-svelte-express-starter
Symfony: https://github.com/teamhanko/symfony-example
Terms of Service: /terms
Trust Center: https://trust.hanko.io
Try Hanko for free: https://cloud.hanko.io/signup
Vue + Express: https://github.com/teamhanko/hanko-vue-express-starter
https://docs.hanko.io/quickstarts/frontend/angular
https://docs.hanko.io/quickstarts/frontend/react
https://docs.hanko.io/quickstarts/frontend/vue
https://docs.hanko.io/quickstarts/fullstack/next
https://docs.hanko.io/quickstarts/fullstack/remix
https://docs.hanko.io/quickstarts/fullstack/sveltekit
https://docs.oasis-open.org/security/saml/Post2.0/sstc-saml-tech-overview-2.0.html
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https://oauth.net/
https://openid.net/foundation/sponsoring-members/
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https://twitter.com/hanko_io
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Hanko Startup Plan: 1 Million Active Users for FREE
Products
Hanko Auth
Passkey API
Authenticator App
Hanko Auth
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Authenticator App
Pricing
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Hanko auth - For Startups
Fuel Your Startup’s Growth with
1 Million Active Users
for Free.
All the authentication and user management features you need, without the complexity you don’t.
Apply for Startup Plan
*No commitment. Try risk-free.
Peer Richelsen
@peer_rich
Super cool. Hanko: Open source alternative to Auth0 and Clerk with passkey superpowers.
Cal.com
Darren Crossley
Head of Software Development
“I wanted to say how amazing the Hanko system is. The experience for developers and users is so far ahead of anything else I found in the identity / authentication space.”
Agrantis
Nevo David
@nevodavid
Not sure how many times you have done it, but it's time to build the login.
‍
@hanko.io
provides a great way to implement login out of the box, and trust me. It's better than auth0.
Postiz
Is authentication draining your startup’s budget?
Startups often face a tough choice when it comes to authentication and user management.
Commit to expensive SaaS solutions that strain your budget?
Settle for low-cost tools that lack scalability and security?
Build everything on your own and spend too much time on auth?
Cut authentication costs, fuel your growth
Startups can't afford to waste money on expensive SaaS solutions, especially for something like authentication. Hanko offers a cost-effective, scalable solution that grows with you. It's simple to integrate, and switching is easy, so you can reduce costs and focus on what really matters — scaling your business.
Affordable, scalable, secure authentication
Startups often sacrifice security and scalability for low-cost tools — but not with Hanko. It’s affordable without compromising on security. With features like Passkeys, 2FA, and email verification, you can customize your setup to fit your needs and scale effortlessly as your business expands.
Focus on growth, not authentication
Building authentication from scratch is time-consuming and risky. Startups often underestimate the complexity of creating a secure, reliable system. With Hanko, you can skip the hassle and integrate a secure, scalable solution in no time — giving you more room to focus on growing your product.
The result?
You spend more time worrying about your infrastructure than growing your business.
Apply for a better solution
Say goodbye to overpriced solutions – meet Hanko Cloud for Startups
Startups often face a tough choice when it comes to authentication and user management.
Committed to your success
Most auth SaaS providers will provide their tech and leave you to it. We're committed to you being successful, so any of SaaS startups that are accepted on our Startup plan will have our consulting / engineering team to help them on a 1 to 1 basis.
Easy integration
No need to roll your own. Get the job done easily with Hanko’s pre-built UI components and scalable cloud infrastructure. We're focused on delivering the best auth experience (including passwordless) so you can focus on your core features.
Future-proofed for passkeys
We're already market leaders for passkeys and as an open source company with an engaged community, we're committed to building the best auth & user experience for the future.
Hanko is flexible enough to be
all or part
of your auth solution.
Hanko auth
Use
Hanko Elements
for fast integration or
build your own UI
for full control
Hanko Elements are customizable Web Components that provide comprehensive UI for user onboarding, login, and account management, and are compatible with every web app. Hanko's Flow API guides you when building your own authentication frontend if you want full control.
Hanko Elements
Flow API
Framework-agnostik
Hanko Elements Web Components are compatible with every web stack and do not require anything else than HTML and Javascript.
Forget Frontend State Handling
Hanko's Flow API gracefully handles your authentication flows, from simple usernames and passwords to multi-step email verification and MFA enrollments. Hanko Flow API always tells your frontend what to do so you don't have to
Profile Element
More than just a login box. With Hanko Profile Element, you give your users full control over their accounts. A complete drop-in UI for password resets, MFA, passkeys, session management, and more.
Try Hanko for free
Integrates in minutes,
into any application.
A beautiful login for your application, no matter which framework or platform you use.
Hanko documentation
Quickstart guides
Learn how to use Hanko with your favorite framework.
Starter templates
Building a new app from scratch? Cross "Auth" off your list by using a Hanko starter template.
Next.js (App router)
Next.js (Pages router)
Remix
Nuxt
Svelte + Express
SvelteKit
React + Express
React + Hono
React + Elysia
Vue + Express
Solid + Express
Symfony
Apply for the
Hanko Startup Plan
We're offering startups the following:
One million free monthly active users for your Hanko Cloud organization (Free plan or Pro subscription) for life or until your startup is generating more than $500k in ARR or receives more than $1 million in VC funding
Free consulting and setup support – we’re 100% bought into your success!
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What is a monthly active user (MAU)?
Any user who is issued a session token by Hanko at least once during a given month—or whose session token is validated via Hanko’s
/session
endpoint—will count as a
monthly active user (MAU)
. Subsequent activity by that user within the same month will not increase the MAU count.
What if I exceed the monthly active users limit on Hanko Cloud Starter (Free)?
First of all, congratulations, that means your app is growing. We don’t enforce user limits and won’t stop users from signing up or logging in to your app. If you have more users than the limit in a pricing tier for more than one month in a row, we’ll reach out to you and kindly ask you to subscribe to a higher Hanko Cloud tier.
Do I need a Hanko Pro subscription to benefit from the Hanko Startup Plan?
No, you don't. If you're using the Hanko Cloud Free tier, the monthly active user (MAU) limit is simply increased to
1 million
as part of the Startup Plan. If you later decide to upgrade to
Hanko Pro
for additional features, you can do so for
$29/month
—and you'll keep the 1 million free MAUs.
Where can I find my Hanko Cloud Organization ID?
(1)
In the Organization settings or
(2)
the first UUID in the URL of your browser’s address bar while signed in to Hanko Cloud Console, e.g. https://cloud.hanko.io/organizations/<your-org-ID>/.
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