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DetailBetter Auth logo Better Authapisapp logo apisapp
What it doesThe most comprehensive authentication framework Your WhatsApp number, as an API
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Based inUS IL
Pricing modelFreemium Paid
PricingFramework is free and open source. Managed infrastructure: Starter $0/month, Pro $20/month, Enterprise custom. Pro plan includes $0.001 per email and $0.09 per SMS for transactional communications. Self-service SSO and Directory Sync start at $50/month per connection. Custom domain for Dashboard and $7.50 per WhatsApp number per month. First month free with code WHATSAPP100. No card needed. Billed monthly in advance. Includes text, media, polls, lists and buttons, webhooks for replies and deliveries, chats, contacts and message history.
Key features
  • Works with Next.js, Nuxt, SvelteKit, Astro, Hono, and 20+ more frameworks
  • Built-in credential authentication with sessions, email verification, and password reset
  • Social sign-on with 34+ providers including Google, GitHub, Apple, Discord
  • Multi-tenancy with teams, roles, invitations, and access control
  • Enterprise features: SSO, SAML 2.0, SCIM, directory sync
  • 50+ authentication methods including passkeys, magic links, API keys, JWTs
  • Auth for AI agents with MCP auth, token exchange, and agent delegation
  • Security features: bot detection, IP blocking, email validation
  • User management dashboard with session monitoring and organization oversight
  • Send text messages to any phone number or group with delivery status
  • Upload and send images, video and files
  • Create polls with 2 to 12 options and interactive menus
  • Receive webhooks for messages, deliveries, reads and connection changes
  • Query chats, contacts and past message history
  • Connect via HTTP API, Cloud MCP or Local MCP
  • Each number has its own replaceable API token
  • Number stays on your phone with no device to host
What makes it different
  • Declarative configuration as code instead of dashboard clicks, version controlled and reviewable in PRs
  • Bring your own database instead of being locked into a specific provider
  • 50+ authentication methods and growing with plugin ecosystem
  • Real-time threat detection before it reaches users with Sentinel
  • Built by community of 987+ contributors
  • Multiple connection methods including cloud MCP for ChatGPT and Claude
  • Open-source local MCP server for self-hosted use
  • Fully separated numbers with no cross-data access between tokens
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)77 no change since last check8 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)240
Citation Flow (Majestic)4416
Referring domains (Majestic)27382

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