Firebase Authentication vs Better Auth

Learn how Firebase Authentication 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.

Firebase Authentication

Secure multi-platform authentication in under 10 lines

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Details:

B2B
Yes
B2C
Yes
Open Source
No
Self-hosted
No

Better Auth

Full-featured TypeScript authentication in minutes

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Details:

B2B
Yes
B2C
Yes
Open Source
Yes
Self-hosted
Yes

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Feature Comparison

Better Auth has significantly broader feature support than Firebase Authentication, with 33 supported features versus 22. Better Auth fully covers authentication.

Passwordless Authentication

Firebase Authentication

Better Auth

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

Social Connections

Firebase Authentication

Better Auth

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

Passkeys

Firebase Authentication

Better Auth

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

Long Lived Sessions

Firebase Authentication

Better Auth

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

Session Management

Firebase Authentication

Better Auth

Multi-Language

Firebase Authentication

Email templates and FirebaseUI can be localized; set the language with a `languageCode` property or override CSS for more than 40 languages

Better Auth

Multi-language is supported via the i18n plugin

	Firebase Authentication	Better Auth
Passwordless Authentication		Magic link and email OTP plugins allow passwordless sign-in using one-time links or codes
Social Connections		Supports multiple social providers through built-in OAuth and generic OAuth plugin for custom providers
Passkeys		The passkey plugin adds FIDO2 / WebAuthn support for passwordless, phishing‑resistant sign‑in
Long Lived Sessions		Session settings allow you to configure expiresIn and updateAge to create longer or shorter sessions
Session Management
Multi-Language	Email templates and FirebaseUI can be localized; set the language with a `languageCode` property or override CSS for more than 40 languages	Multi-language is supported via the i18n plugin

Compliance Comparison

Firebase Authentication offers significantly broader coverage than Better Auth, supporting 6 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.