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Better Auth vs RichAPI

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Better Auth compared with RichAPI
DetailBetter Auth logo Better AuthRichAPI logo RichAPI
What it doesThe most comprehensive authentication framework GTM data API with 65+ enrichment endpoints behind one key, using REST and MCP with fixed credit pricing
StageNot given Established
FoundedNot given 2018
Based inUS EE
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 Sandbox: 100 credits free with no card; Starter: $100 for 5,000 credits; Growth: $450 for 25,000 credits (11% bonus); Scale: $800 for 50,000 credits (25% bonus); Enterprise: Custom pricing; Enrichment Pass: $299/month billed yearly for 50,000 monthly enrichments. Email finder: 5 credits per call; Ph
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
  • 65+ data enrichment endpoints
  • REST API and MCP server integration
  • Multi-provider data routing with waterfall
  • Transparent execution logs showing providers tried and costs
  • Failed email and phone lookups cost nothing
  • Fixed credit pricing with no hidden markups
  • Credits that never expire
  • Works with Claude, Clay, HubSpot, Zapier, and n8n
  • Per-client API keys for agencies
  • Company, contact, LinkedIn, and signal data from 40+ providers
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
  • Transparent credit pricing with execution logs showing exactly what was charged and why
  • No cost for failed email and phone lookups
  • One API key and credit pool for use across REST, MCP, Claude, and multiple platforms without switching
  • Built on production infrastructure that has served over 26,000 workspaces since 2018
  • No contracts, seat minimums, or platform lock-in required
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)77 no change since last check3 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)245
Citation Flow (Majestic)4428
Referring domains (Majestic)273823

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