WorkOS

What is WorkOS?

WorkOS provides the specific pieces of authentication and identity infrastructure that enterprise buyers ask for during procurement: SSO (SAML and OIDC), SCIM-based user provisioning, and directory sync with a company's existing identity provider. Rather than being a general-purpose auth product for consumer sign-in, it's built around the exact requirements that show up once a B2B SaaS product tries to close deals with larger companies.

Key features

• SSO support across the range of identity providers enterprise customers actually use (Okta, Azure AD, Google Workspace, and more)
• SCIM provisioning so an enterprise customer's IT team can manage user access centrally instead of manual invites
• Directory sync to keep user and group membership in step with a customer's own identity system
• Drop-in SSO integration that can sit alongside an existing auth system rather than replacing it outright
• Audit logs and admin portal features aimed at the compliance requirements enterprise deals often require

Who it's for

B2B SaaS products that are starting to hit enterprise sales conversations where "do you support SSO" is a checklist item, not a nice-to-have. Unnecessary overhead for a consumer app or an early-stage product with no enterprise customers yet, most products should start with a simpler auth provider and add WorkOS when the deals demanding it show up.

Pricing

Free tier that covers a meaningful number of monthly active users, with usage-based paid plans as user count and enterprise-feature usage grows. WorkOS is known for a free tier generous enough that many products don't hit a paywall until they've already landed real enterprise customers, but check current limits since free-tier terms shift over time.