#5 in Identity & Access ManagementUpdated 2026-08

Hanko

by Hanko · Open-source authentication and user management with passkeys

68.6 — BenchRank score out of 100

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Overview

Hanko is an open-source authentication and user management platform for web and mobile apps, covering passkeys, passwords, passcodes, MFA, social login and SAML SSO. You integrate it using Hanko Elements web components or build your own frontend against the Flow API. It runs on Hanko Cloud, a managed private cloud, or your own servers.

Best for: Developer teams wanting open-source passkey and MFA authentication with EU hosting or self-hosting
Pricing: Free Starter tier including 10,000 monthly active users, Pro at $29/month plus $0.01 per monthly active user above 10,000, and custom-priced Enterprise.
Runs on: WebSelf-hosted

Strengths and trade-offs

Strengths

Passkeys, passwords, passcodes, MFA and social SSO in one stack
Self-hosted, private cloud or Hanko Cloud, with EU hosting options
Drop-in web components, or build your own UI on the Flow API
Free tier covers 10,000 monthly active users across 2 projects

Trade-offs

SAML SSO is $49/month per connection on top of the $29 Pro plan
Starter gets community support only; email and Slack start at Pro
99.99% SLA, audit log retention and commercial licence are Enterprise-only
Usage billing applies at $0.01 per monthly active user above 10,000

Pricing

Published plans from Hanko’s own pricing page, in USD. Usage charges and add-ons may apply on top.

Hanko pricing tiers, monthly rates in USD
Plan	Monthly	Includes
STARTER	—per account	2 projects, 10,000 free monthly active users Passkeys, passwords, passwordless, social SSO, MFA Custom domain and admin dashboard Community support
PRO	$29per account, plus $0.01 per monthly active user over 10,000	5 projects, 10,000 free monthly active users Team member invites, webhooks, Admin API, custom SMTP Personal support by email and Slack SAML SSO at $49/month per connection
ENTERPRISE	Contact sales	All Pro features plus 99.99% uptime SLA Priority support and admin dashboard SSO Extended audit log retention, commercial licence option Private Cloud and custom features

How this score is made up

Each dimension is scored out of 100 and combined into the headline score using fixed weights.

MCP support: 80 out of 100
API quality: 30 out of 100
Documentation: 90 out of 100
Agent friendliness: 75 out of 100
Pricing transparency: 100 out of 100
Changelog: 80 out of 100
Marketing site structure: 45 out of 100
Operational trust: 40 out of 100

Measured, but not part of the score

Useful to know, but not a mark for or against the product — so these do not affect the ranking.

Openness: 85 out of 100
Maintenance: 15 out of 100

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