# WorkOS AuthKit: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 30 judge labels across 2 categories by 12 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/workos-authkit

## 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) | 13% | 2 | 10% | 29 |
| [Multi-factor authentication](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/identity/multi-factor-authentication/index.md) | 0% | 58 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "WorkOS stands out as the best customer identity and access management (CIAM) platform for most mid-market B2B companies" (Grok 4.20, CIAM)
- "Best Overall for Modern B2B SaaS: WorkOS ... is often the top recommendation." (Gemini 3.5 Flash, CIAM)
- "WorkOS – *Best Overall for Enterprise Readiness & Developer Experience*" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, CIAM)
- "For most mid-market B2B companies, I'd recommend WorkOS" (Kimi K2, CIAM)

## And against it

- "WorkOS documented a major service disruption on July 16, 2026 with elevated latency, timeouts, and 5xxs across AuthKit, SSO, and user-management flows." (GPT-5.4 mini, CIAM)
- "a massive drop in recommendation acceptance for platforms like WorkOS (falling from 22% to 4%)... such a sharp deviation warrants close scrutiny" (Qwen 3.7 Flash, CIAM)
- "Modern developer-first options with good UX, but verify their long-term viability and security maturity" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, CIAM)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Grok 4.20 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Kimi K2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named WorkOS AuthKit, from 74 of the 87 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- securityboulevard.com: 42
- startwithidentity.com: 35
- workos.com: 32 (its own site)
- g2.com: 27
- startupstash.com: 25
- clerk.com: 23
- auth0.com: 17
- okta.com: 17
- ssojet.com: 17
- frontegg.com: 16

### Pages cited

- https://startwithidentity.com/rankings: 21
- https://startupstash.com/customer-identity-and-access-management-ciam-tools: 19
- https://securityboulevard.com/2026/08/top-5-enterprise-ciam-platforms-in-2026-in-depth-comparison: 17
- https://cybersecuritynews.com/best-ciam-solutions: 15
- https://softwareadvice.com/ciam: 15
- https://ibtimes.com/top-5-best-customer-identity-access-management-ciam-solutions-2026-3800878: 14
- https://capterra.com/ciam-software: 12
- https://securityboulevard.com/2026/08/top-5-enterprise-ciam-platforms-in-2026-in-depth-comparison-2: 12

## In its own words

What WorkOS AuthKit's own pages state, read 2026-10-06. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: Customizable UI for all authentication types (https://workos.com/)
- Price stated: Up to 1 million users Free; Per additional 1M users $2,500 / mo (https://workos.com/pricing)
- Starting price: $0 / month (https://workos.com/pricing)
- Free plan or trial: Free (https://workos.com/pricing)
- Certifications: SOC 2 Type II, GDPR, CCPA, HIPAA, PCI DSS
- Hosting: United States
- Customers named: OpenAI, Sierra, Anthropic, Thinking Machines, Fal, Parallel, Cursor, Clay

## What it publishes

Every page workos.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 2333 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 840 pages, 92 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-24
- case study: 22 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-10
- conference or event: 14 pages, 6 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-29
- report or ebook: 91 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- comparison: 115 pages, 6 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-21
- template or tool: 7 pages, 2 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-29
- glossary or explainer: 24 pages, 2 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-29
- podcast or video: 31 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- Recent: 2026-09-29 conference or event: Data syncing – Events – WorkOS Docs https://workos.com/docs/events/data-syncing
- Recent: 2026-09-29 conference or event: Data reconciliation https://workos.com/docs/events/data-syncing/data-reconciliation
- Recent: 2026-09-29 conference or event: Sync data using the events API – Events – WorkOS Docs https://workos.com/docs/events/data-syncing/events-api
- Recent: 2026-09-29 conference or event: Sync data with webhooks – Events – WorkOS Docs https://workos.com/docs/events/data-syncing/webhooks
- Recent: 2026-09-29 conference or event: Datadog https://workos.com/docs/events/observability/datadog
- Recent: 2026-09-29 glossary or explainer: Glossary https://workos.com/docs/glossary

## 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.