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Dev tools · December 15, 2020

SuperTokens

Open source email & password auth for developers

SuperTokens launched on December 15, 2020 with 146 votes, #205 of 3,242 launches that month and more than 90% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 5 years on.

What it does

We offer simple email and password auth and also manage session tokens in the most secure way possible. We're free, built for and by developers (who have had to struggle with auth several times in the past). Our solution is modular and easy to implement.

Open Source User Authentication. Build fast, maintain control, with reasonable pricing.

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