Best Authentication Libraries

Authentication packages enable secure user sign-in, sign-up, and session management for applications. They commonly implement strategies like OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, JSON Web Tokens (JWTs), or proprietary token-based systems. Some solutions integrate directly with backend services, while others focus on frontend integration within specific frameworks, reflecting a diverse ecosystem with significant adoption.

8 packages · sorted by weekly downloads

PACKAGES 8

Package DL / week Bundle Status

jose JWA, JWS, JWE, JWT, JWK, JWKS for Node.js, Browser, Cloudflare Workers, Deno, Bun, and other Web-interoperable runtimes 40.1M 18.0 kB ACTIVE @supabase/supabase-js Isomorphic Javascript SDK for Supabase 10.8M 56.0 kB ACTIVE jwt-decode Decode JWT tokens, mostly useful for browser applications. 7.6M 500 B ACTIVE next-auth Authentication for Next.js 2.4M 82.5 kB ACTIVE @auth/core Authentication for the Web. 1.8M 44.3 kB ACTIVE @clerk/nextjs Clerk SDK for NextJS 785.1K 319.6 kB ACTIVE @auth0/nextjs-auth0 Auth0 Next.js SDK 281.4K 34.0 kB ACTIVE lucia A simple and flexible authentication library 106.1K 4.2 kB DEPRECATED

COMPARISONS 28

@supabase/supabase-js vs jwt-decode ★ 7.9K · 18.3M/wk @auth0/nextjs-auth0 vs jose ★ 9.9K · 40.4M/wk @auth/core vs @clerk/nextjs ★ 30.0K · 2.6M/wk jose vs jwt-decode ★ 11.0K · 47.6M/wk @auth/core vs lucia ★ 38.7K · 1.9M/wk @auth/core vs next-auth ★ 56.5K · 4.2M/wk @auth/core vs jose ★ 35.9K · 41.9M/wk @auth/core vs @auth0/nextjs-auth0 ★ 30.6K · 2.1M/wk @supabase/supabase-js vs lucia ★ 14.9K · 10.9M/wk @auth0/nextjs-auth0 vs jwt-decode ★ 5.7K · 7.8M/wk @auth0/nextjs-auth0 vs @supabase/supabase-js ★ 6.8K · 11.0M/wk @clerk/nextjs vs jwt-decode ★ 5.1K · 8.3M/wk @auth/core vs @supabase/supabase-js ★ 32.7K · 12.6M/wk @auth/core vs jwt-decode ★ 31.7K · 9.4M/wk lucia vs next-auth ★ 38.7K · 2.5M/wk @clerk/nextjs vs jose ★ 9.3K · 40.9M/wk @clerk/nextjs vs next-auth ★ 30.0K · 3.2M/wk @clerk/nextjs vs lucia ★ 12.2K · 891.1K/wk @auth0/nextjs-auth0 vs @clerk/nextjs ★ 4.0K · 1.1M/wk @supabase/supabase-js vs next-auth ★ 32.7K · 13.2M/wk @auth0/nextjs-auth0 vs next-auth ★ 30.6K · 2.7M/wk @clerk/nextjs vs @supabase/supabase-js ★ 6.2K · 11.6M/wk @supabase/supabase-js vs jose ★ 12.1K · 50.9M/wk @auth0/nextjs-auth0 vs lucia ★ 12.8K · 387.5K/wk jwt-decode vs lucia ★ 13.9K · 7.7M/wk jwt-decode vs next-auth ★ 31.7K · 9.9M/wk jose vs next-auth ★ 35.9K · 42.5M/wk jose vs lucia ★ 18.1K · 40.2M/wk

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