FusionAuth vs Better Auth

Learn how FusionAuth and Better Auth differ in their key features like authentication, enterprise auth, security, user management and compliance, so you can decide which of these authentication providers is best for you.

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FusionAuth

Complete auth solution with hybrid deployment flexibility
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Better Auth

Full-featured TypeScript authentication in minutes
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Feature Comparison

FusionAuth has significantly broader feature support than Better Auth, with 41 supported features versus 25. FusionAuth fully covers authentication and machine to machine (m2m) authentication and more.

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Magic link and email OTP plugins allow passwordless sign-in using one-time links or codes

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Supports multiple social providers through built-in OAuth and generic OAuth plugin for custom providers

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The passkey plugin adds FIDO2 / WebAuthn support for passwordless, phishing‑resistant sign‑in

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Session settings allow you to configure expiresIn and updateAge to create longer or shorter sessions

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No official multi‑language or localization support, but a community plugin for localization exists

Compliance Comparison

FusionAuth offers significantly broader coverage than Better Auth, supporting 5 certifications and regulatory frameworks compared to 0 for Better Auth. Since Better Auth is open source and does not include compliance certifications, you’ll need to manage compliance yourself.

fedramp iconFedRAMPCompliant
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gdpr iconGDPRCompliant
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Better Auth
hipaa iconHIPAACompliant
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iso-27001 iconISO 27001Certified
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soc2 iconSOC2Compliant
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