# Kinde: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 10 judge labels across 1 category by 9 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/kinde

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Customer identity and access management](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/identity/customer-identity-and-access-management/index.md) | 8% | 4 | 0% | 10 |

## What the models said for it

- "For a company with limited budget, Kinde or miniOrange CIAM are excellent starting points due to their free tiers." (MiniMax M2.5, CIAM)
- "The best customer identity platform for a company with a limited budget is Kinde" (Llama 4 Maverick, CIAM)
- "start with Kinde or miniOrange CIAM for their free or low-cost plans" (Mistral Small, CIAM)
- "WorkOS and Kinde are the two most cited balanced choices." (Muse Glimmer 30B, CIAM)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mistral Small | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Kinde, from 40 of the 42 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- kinde.com: 25 (its own site)
- securityboulevard.com: 25
- spotsaas.com: 22
- capterra.com: 17
- g2.com: 16
- softwareadvice.com: 15
- ibtimes.com: 13
- startupstash.com: 13
- expertinsights.com: 12
- startwithidentity.com: 10

### Pages cited

- https://spotsaas.com/list/customer-identity-and-access-management--ciam--software/for-small-business: 19
- https://securityboulevard.com/2025/12/top-ciam-for-smbs-secure-affordable-options: 16
- https://softwareadvice.com/ciam: 14
- https://ibtimes.com/top-5-best-customer-identity-access-management-ciam-solutions-2026-3800878: 13
- https://capterra.com/ciam-software: 12
- https://expertinsights.com/identity-and-access-management/top-customer-identity-and-access-management-ciam-solutions: 12
- https://g2.com/categories/customer-identity-and-access-management-ciam/small-business: 11
- https://kinde.com/blog/compare/2026-customer-identity-access-management-ciam-software-top-10-options-compared: 10

## In its own words

What Kinde's own pages state, read 2026-09-28. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: Auth, billing and access management for modern SaaS products. (https://kinde.com/)
- For: SaaS founders, product teams, and engineers (https://kinde.com/)
- Price stated: Free plan; Starter $25 USD per month; Yearly $20 USD per month - pay $240 ($20 x 12 months) (https://kinde.com/)
- Starting price: 0 (https://kinde.com/)
- Free plan or trial: Yes. Kinde’s Free plan includes up to 10,500 monthly active users with no credit card required. (https://kinde.com/)
- Certifications: ISO 27001, HIPAA, SOC 2 Type II
- Customers named: RiskTalk, Uncommon Purpose, Bitakora, DataTrue, HealthNow, Blackbird

## What it publishes

Every page kinde.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 538 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 68 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-09-08
- case study: 19 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-08-20
- conference or event: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- comparison: 34 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-03-19
- template or tool: 4 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-08-11
- glossary or explainer: 258 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-08-11
- news or press: 49 pages, 2 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-08-31
- Recent: 2026-08-31 news or press: Ann A7aBHjV6KmrxH https://updates.kinde.com/announcements/ann_A7aBHjV6KmrxH
- Recent: 2026-08-20 case study: Remittance go https://kinde.com/customers/remittance-go
- Recent: 2026-07-31 news or press: Ann fiGrQ27vOVmj1 https://updates.kinde.com/announcements/ann_fiGrQ27vOVmj1
- Recent: 2026-06-30 news or press: Ann FWLYbQinFhpwP https://updates.kinde.com/announcements/ann_FWLYbQinFhpwP
- Recent: 2026-05-29 news or press: Ann Sim3BQSnqEZuB https://updates.kinde.com/announcements/ann_Sim3BQSnqEZuB
- Recent: 2026-05-01 news or press: Ann Ogc3ovHX2dVVc https://updates.kinde.com/announcements/ann_Ogc3ovHX2dVVc

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/it.