Strivacity vs Better Auth
Learn how Strivacity 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.
Strivacity

Better Auth

Feature Comparison
Strivacity has significantly broader feature support than Better Auth, with 38 supported features versus 25. Strivacity fully covers authentication and machine to machine (m2m) authentication and more.
Magic link and email OTP plugins allow passwordless sign-in using one-time links or codes
Supports multiple social providers through built-in OAuth and generic OAuth plugin for custom providers
Passkeys are supported through FIDO2 platform authenticators and security keys, allowing biometric or hardware‑based login
The passkey plugin adds FIDO2 / WebAuthn support for passwordless, phishing‑resistant sign‑in
Offers a “keep me logged in” option that extends session duration up to 30 days
Session settings allow you to configure expiresIn and updateAge to create longer or shorter sessions
Supports multiple languages with importable translations
No official multi‑language or localization support, but a community plugin for localization exists
| Strivacity | Better Auth | |
|---|---|---|
Magic link and email OTP plugins allow passwordless sign-in using one-time links or codes | ||
Supports multiple social providers through built-in OAuth and generic OAuth plugin for custom providers | ||
Passkeys are supported through FIDO2 platform authenticators and security keys, allowing biometric or hardware‑based login | The passkey plugin adds FIDO2 / WebAuthn support for passwordless, phishing‑resistant sign‑in | |
Offers a “keep me logged in” option that extends session duration up to 30 days | Session settings allow you to configure expiresIn and updateAge to create longer or shorter sessions | |
Supports multiple languages with importable translations | No official multi‑language or localization support, but a community plugin for localization exists |
Compliance Comparison
Strivacity 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.
| Compliance | Strivacity | Better Auth |
|---|---|---|