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Better Auth vs ColdProxy

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Better Auth compared with ColdProxy
DetailBetter Auth logo Better AuthColdProxy logo ColdProxy
What it doesThe most comprehensive authentication framework Residential and datacenter proxies with public pricing and 24/7 support
StageNot given Established
FoundedNot given 2020
Based inUS US
Pricing modelFreemium Freemium
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 Residential IPv4 (Unmetered) from $2.49/hour (5 Mbps); Residential IPv4 (GB Based) from $1.27/month (1 GB); Residential IPv6 from $0.99/hour (10 Mbps); Datacenter IPv6 from $3.80/day (15 Mbps). Up to 15% discount on monthly plans.
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
  • 70M+ residential IPv4 pool across 195+ countries
  • 99.9% success rate
  • Up to 0.6s response time on Residential IPv4
  • Unlimited traffic on speed-tier plans
  • State and city-level targeting where available
  • Rotating or sticky sessions from 5 seconds to 24 hours on Residential IPv4
  • HTTP, HTTPS, and SOCKS5 protocol support
  • No traffic logs or content logging
  • 24/7 support in English and Arabic
  • Ethically sourced and compliance-held residential IPs
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
  • Pay for speed, not gigabytes: speed-tier plans have unlimited traffic with no throttling
  • Instant activation for GB-based and IPv6 plans after payment clears
  • Public transparent pricing with no hidden fees or VAT
  • Flexible billing from hourly to monthly with up to 15% discounts
  • Support both rotating and sticky session controls with customizable durations
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)77 no change since last check29 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)2412
Citation Flow (Majestic)4428
Referring domains (Majestic)2738113

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