Hanko vs WorkOS
Learn how Hanko and WorkOS 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.
Hanko
Feature Comparison
WorkOS has significantly broader feature support than Hanko, with 38 supported features versus 25. WorkOS fully covers machine to machine (m2m) authentication and extensibility, and both tools fully cover authentication and branding.
Session duration can be configured between one minute and one month, and users can enable a “stay signed in” persistent cookie
Provides rich session controls including duration, concurrent session limits, cookie retention, self‑service session revocation and token customization
| Hanko | WorkOS | |
|---|---|---|
Session duration can be configured between one minute and one month, and users can enable a “stay signed in” persistent cookie | ||
Provides rich session controls including duration, concurrent session limits, cookie retention, self‑service session revocation and token customization | ||
Compliance Comparison
WorkOS offers significantly broader coverage than Hanko, supporting 4 certifications and regulatory frameworks compared to 0 for Hanko. Since Hanko is open source and does not include compliance certifications, you’ll need to manage compliance yourself.
| Compliance | Hanko | WorkOS |
|---|---|---|
 CCPACompliant | ||
 GDPRCompliant | ||
 HIPAACompliant | ||
 SOC2Compliant |
