# SuperTokens: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 5 judge labels across 1 category by 5 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/supertokens

## 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) | 2% | 14 | 0% | 5 |

## What the models said for it

- "SuperTokens (Best Overall for Very Limited Budgets)" (Grok 4.20, CIAM)
- "They offer lightweight, modular authentication with native passwordless support and straightforward pricing." (Gemini 3.5 Flash, CIAM)
- "Best Open-Source/Free Forever Option: SuperTokens" (Kimi K2, 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grok 4.20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named SuperTokens, from 10 of the 13 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- freetier.co: 5
- securityboulevard.com: 5
- clerk.com: 4
- kinde.com: 4
- spotsaas.com: 4
- startwithidentity.com: 4
- g2.com: 3
- softwareadvice.com: 3
- startupstash.com: 3
- auth0.com: 2

### Pages cited

- https://freetier.co/directory/categories/customer-identity-platforms: 5
- https://clerk.com/pricing: 3
- https://securityboulevard.com/2025/12/top-ciam-for-smbs-secure-affordable-options: 3
- https://softwareadvice.com/ciam: 3
- https://spotsaas.com/list/customer-identity-and-access-management--ciam--software/for-small-business: 3
- https://auth0.com/pricing: 2
- https://bestdevops.com/top-10-customer-iam-ciam-platforms-features-pros-cons-comparison: 2
- https://clerk.com/articles/moving-beyond-auth0-a-guide-for-modern-development-teams: 2

## In its own words

What SuperTokens's own pages state, read 2026-10-05. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: Open Source User Authentication; Build fast. Maintain control. Reduce costs. (https://supertokens.com/)
- For: startups and enterprises alike (https://supertokens.com/)
- Price stated: reasonable pricing (https://supertokens.com/)
- Integrations claimed: 25 (https://supertokens.com/)
- Customers named: Qloo, Stacker, Curology

## What it publishes

Every page supertokens.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 257 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 172 pages, 4 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-08-23
- case study: 10 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- comparison: 51 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-08-25
- glossary or explainer: 13 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-08-15
- Recent: 2026-08-25 comparison: Passkeys vs passwords vs magic links https://supertokens.com/blog/passkeys-vs-passwords-vs-magic-links
- Recent: 2026-08-23 blog: What are passkeys https://supertokens.com/blog/what-are-passkeys
- Recent: 2026-08-02 blog: Auth for ai agents https://supertokens.com/blog/auth-for-ai-agents
- Recent: 2026-07-09 blog: Oauth flows https://supertokens.com/blog/oauth-flows
- Recent: 2026-07-08 blog: Session hijacking fixation https://supertokens.com/blog/session-hijacking-fixation
- Recent: 2026-06-09 blog: Webauthin api https://supertokens.com/blog/webauthin-api

## 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.