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Better Auth compared with vet402
DetailBetter Auth logo Better Authvet402 logo vet402
What it doesThe most comprehensive authentication framework Independent measurement of x402 payments for AI agents
StageNot given Startup
FoundedNot given Not given
Based inUS JP
Pricing modelFreemium Not given
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 Free: US$0 per month (1,000 lookups a month); Pro: US$49 per month (50,000 lookups a month); Scale: US$199 per month (500,000 lookups a month)
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
  • API key management with free tier at 10 requests per minute
  • Multi-language SDK support including curl, TypeScript, Python, MCP and no-code n8n
  • L0, L1 and L2 measurement layers for payment verification
  • On-chain settlement re-verification across multiple blockchains
  • Trust score and decision API (ALLOW, WARN, BLOCK)
  • Public impact ledger recording all purchases and deliveries
  • Support for Base, Arc, Celo, Arbitrum One, Avalanche C-Chain, BNB Chain, Solana, Stellar, Tempo and XRPL
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
  • Only service that buys from x402 endpoints with its own funds and publishes settle-through receipts
  • Published methodology and measured error rates for transparency
  • Non-custodial design that never holds customer funds or keys
  • Free API tier for reads without key requirement
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)77 no change since last check27 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)242
Citation Flow (Majestic)4423
Referring domains (Majestic)273818

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