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Better Auth vs Real Dental Costs

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Better Auth compared with Real Dental Costs
DetailBetter Auth logo Better AuthReal Dental Costs logo Real Dental Costs
What it doesThe most comprehensive authentication framework Free open JSON API for U.S. dental cost data with no API key required
StageNot given Startup
FoundedNot given 2024
Based inUS FR
Pricing modelFreemium Open source
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 Not given
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
  • 51 state markets with dental procedure pricing data
  • 12 tracked dental procedures with national figures
  • No API key required, CORS enabled
  • OpenAPI 3.1 specification documentation
  • Medicaid payment data by state and CDT code
  • Confidence scores for each price reflecting source quality
  • CC BY 4.0 licensing for commercial use and redistribution
  • Stable v1 contract with backward compatibility
  • National dental spending and utilization data from MEPS
  • Longitudinal dental spending comparison across years
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
  • Free and completely open with no authentication, API keys or rate limits
  • Data sourced exclusively from published public datasets with named sources
  • Allows commercial use and derivative works under CC BY 4.0 license
  • Includes Medicaid payment data across all 51 states for 2018-2024
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)77 no change since last check36 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)2417
Citation Flow (Majestic)4436
Referring domains (Majestic)2738132

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