BoxyHQ – open-source alternative to Auth0/WorkOS

In plain words

BoxyHQ is an open-source platform that helps developers add enterprise features to their software. It provides SAML Single Sign-On and audit logging capabilities, allowing B2B startups to meet enterprise requirements without extensive engineering effort. Designed as an alternative to proprietary services, BoxyHQ can be integrated into any SaaS application with minimal code, enabling smaller teams to build enterprise-grade functionality alongside their core product development.

written from the facts on this page · September 2026

From the sources

Ory delivers identity and access management (IAM) for applications, enterprises, and AI agents. Cloud-native, API-first, and self-hostable.

Every agent needs an identity and permissions. With in-the-loop, runtime enforcement, Ory Agent Security provides visibility and control across Claude Code, Codex, Gemini, and more. Control . Every agent, human, and partner needs an identity and permissions. Ory's modern API-first approach handles web and agent scale and complexity with ease. Ory provides secure, friction-free identity and access management for customers, partners, machines, and agents - with seamless access, granular permissions, and real-time protection. Secure, friction-free login, and signup for the people who use your customer-facing apps. Built for scale, privacy, and seamless customer experience. Enterprise-grade…from boxyhq.com

In the maker’s words, at launch

Hi HN, we are Deepak and Sama, co-founders of BoxyHQ (https://boxyhq.com/). BoxyHQ provides an open-source platform for developers to quickly integrate enterprise features into their software solutions. These include SAML Single Sign-On (SSO), Audit logs, with more to come :) Every B2B startup faces a…

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  BoxyHQ SaaS2023 · ory.com · ▲178

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  Open-Source Enterprise SSO with Support for OpenID Connect and SAML2022 · boxyhq.com · ▲10

  Hi, I'm currently working as a dev on the BoxyHQ team, providing an OSS platform for devs to quickly plug-n-play enterprise features into their products. Jackson is one of our core offerings which enables SSO integration for your SaaS apps. We had support for SAML Identity Providers from day one. Today, I am excited to share that we now support OpenID Connect Providers also. With this change, we hope to cover almost all the SSO use cases out there. It would be great to get your feedback, please reach out to me at [email protected] Read more about it in our blog post:…

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