Corbado vs. auth0

Lightweight passkey-first authentication

Many companies shy away from using Auth0 due to the inflexibility and complex migration. Corbado makes offering passkeys a risk-free and simple endeavor.

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No migration

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No lock-in

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Smart transition

Corbado vs. Auth0
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General

Vision

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Authentication for the passkey era

Vision

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Authentication for the passkey era

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Provide people with secure access to any application in one-click or less

Vision

Provide people with secure access to any application in one-click or less

Geography

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Geography Europe

Europe

Geography

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Europe

Geography USA

USA

Geography

USA

Datacenter operator

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German providers (2 independent providers)

Datacenter operator

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German providers (2 independent providers)

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AWS

Datacenter operator

AWS

Pricing

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Simple and transparent pricing model

Pricing

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Simple and transparent pricing model

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Opaque pricing – often only cheap at first sight but not with additional requirements

Pricing

Opaque pricing – often only cheap at first sight but not with additional requirements

seamless user transition

Login UX

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Detection of user-preferred authentication method

Detection of user-preferred authentication method

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User selects authentication method

User selects authentication method

AI-based smart transitioning of existing users to passkeys

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Yes

AI-based smart transitioning of existing users to passkeys

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No

No smart transitioning

Integration of existing 2FA methods

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Yes

Integration of existing 2FA methods

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No (need to migrate to Auth0's 2FA methods)

Migration to Auth0's 2FA methods

Ready to use SMS OTP

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Yes

Ready to use SMS OTP

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No (e.g. separate contract for SMS provider needed)

Separate contract for SMS provider needed

Additional protection of existing users

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Yes

Credential stuffing protection and risk-based 2FA for existing users

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Yes

Credential stuffing protection and risk-based 2FA for existing users

Low integration effort

Existing user base

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Web component

Web component for existing users

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Web component

Web component for existing users

Greenfield

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API

API for greenfield

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Web component

Web component for greenfield

Flexibility

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High

High flexibility

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Due to web component and API approach

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Low

Low flexibility

Due to strong web component reliance

Complexity

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Low

Low complexity

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Lightweight auth layer on top of running authentication

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High

High complexity

Large migration project to migrate user data to Auth0

All data in customer database

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Yes

All data in customer database

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No (except for migration)

Data only during migration in customer database

Two-way synchronization with customer database

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Yes

Two-way sync with customer database

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No

No two-way sync with customer database

Expose all user data to provider

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No

No expose of all user data to provider

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Yes

Expose all user data to provider

Cross-platform & -device

Mobile- / native-first design

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Yes

Mobile- / native-first design

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Desktop-first design

Login based on device type

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Yes

Login based on device type

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Static login

Device management

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Smart

Smart device management

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Basic

Basic device management

Improved passkey Ux

Passkey focus

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Yes

Passkey focus

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No

No passkey focus

Adjusted passkey UX and phrasing for every platform and device

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Yes

Adjusted passkey CX and phrasing

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No

Standard passkey CX and phrasing

Intelligent detection of passkey support

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Yes

Intelligent detection of passkey support

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Partially

Basic detection of passkey support

User onboarding to passkeys

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Yes

User onboarding to passkeys

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No

No user onboarding to passkeys

Strategic approach

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Yes

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No

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Yes

Passwordless-first

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No

Legacy password-based

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Flexible API-first

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Rigid widget-first

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Widget only as UI layer and uses data from customer database

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Widget requires data from Auth0 database

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High

Due to API-first approach

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Low

Due to strong reliance on widgets

Integration

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Low

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High

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Risk-free plugin

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Migration project of all customer data

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No lock-in to Corbado

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Strong lock-in to Auth0

Passkeys

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Detection of user-preferred authentication method

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Detection of user-preferred authentication method

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Yes

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No

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Yes

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No

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Yes

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Partially

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Yes

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Yes

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Dedicated push towards passkeys and passwordless future

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Passkeys and passwordless on same level to passwords

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Intuitive passkeys recovery services (with passwordless options)

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No dedicated passkeys recovery services

Security & privacy

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Credential stuffing protection and risk-based 2FA

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Credential stuffing protection and risk-based 2FA

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Germany

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USA

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German provider

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AWS

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English, German

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English

Other

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Ready-to-use SMS OTP and email magic links

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Own communication APIs required for SMS OTP and email magic links

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All data in customer database

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All data in Auth0 database

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Simple and transparent pricing model. Decreases as you scale

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Opaque pricing – often only cheap at first sight but not with additional requirements. Basic passwordless often only available in enterprise plans

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Strategic approach

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Passkey focus

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Future-readiness

Passwordless-first

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Philosophy

Flexible API-first

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Importance of widget

Widget only as UI layer and uses data from customer database

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High Customization & flexibility

Due to API-first approach

Integration

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Low complexity (for existing customers)

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Approach

Risk-free plugin

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Vendor lock-in

No lock-in to Corbado

Passkeys

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Login CX

Detection of user-preferred authentication method

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Additional passkeys features

Adjusted CX and phrasing for every platform and device. Device management optimized for passkeys. Intelligent detection of passkey support and fallbacks. Optimized customer onboarding to passkeys

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Passkey migration

Dedicated push towards passkeys and passwordless future

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Passkey recovery

Intuitive passkeys recovery services (with passwordless options)

Security & privacy

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Additional security

Automatic credential stuffing protection and automatic risk-based 2FA for all accounts

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Location of provider

Germany

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Datacenter operator

German provider

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Support

English, German

Other

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Other passwordless methods

SMS OTP and email magic links ready-to-use

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Data management

All data in customer database

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Cost

Simple and transparent pricing model. Decreases as you scale

Strategic approach

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No Passkey focus

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Future-readiness

Legacy password-based

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Philosophy

Rigid widget-first

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Importance of widget

Widget requires data from Auth0 database

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Low Customization & flexibility

Due to strong reliance on widgets with little options for customization

Integration

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High complexity (for existing customers)

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Approach

Migration project with export of all customer data to Auth0

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Vendor lock-in

Strong lock-in to Auth0

Passkeys

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Login CX

Static selection of authentication method

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Additional passkeys features

Standard passkeys features

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Passkey migration

Passkeys and passwordless not directly pushed inferior to password-based login

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Passkey recovery

No dedicated passkeys recovery services

Security & privacy

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Additional security

No out-of-the-box credential stuffing protection and no risk-based 2FA

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Location of provider

USA

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Datacenter operator

AWS

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Support

English

Other

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Other passwordless methods

SMS OTP and email magic links require own communication APIs

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Data management

All data in Auth0 database

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Cost

Opaque pricing – often only cheap at first sight but not with additional requirementsBasic passwordless often only available in enterprise plans