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 139.5M 19.1 kB ACTIVE @supabase/supabase-js Isomorphic Javascript SDK for Supabase 27.8M 59.9 kB ACTIVE jwt-decode Decode JWT tokens, mostly useful for browser applications. 18.0M 500 B ACTIVE next-auth Authentication for Next.js 6.2M 110.7 kB ACTIVE @auth/core Authentication for the Web. 4.6M 47.9 kB ACTIVE @clerk/nextjs Clerk SDK for NextJS 2.5M 42.7 kB ACTIVE @auth0/nextjs-auth0 Auth0 Next.js SDK 792.8K 38.2 kB ACTIVE lucia A simple and flexible authentication library 374.0K 4.2 kB DEPRECATED

COMPARISONS 28

@auth0/nextjs-auth0 vs @clerk/nextjs ★ 4.1K · 3.3M/wk @auth0/nextjs-auth0 vs lucia ★ 12.8K · 1.2M/wk @auth0/nextjs-auth0 vs @supabase/supabase-js ★ 6.9K · 28.6M/wk @clerk/nextjs vs jose ★ 9.6K · 142.0M/wk @clerk/nextjs vs jwt-decode ★ 5.2K · 20.5M/wk @auth/core vs @clerk/nextjs ★ 30.1K · 7.1M/wk @auth/core vs @auth0/nextjs-auth0 ★ 30.7K · 5.4M/wk @auth/core vs lucia ★ 38.8K · 5.0M/wk @auth/core vs next-auth ★ 56.7K · 10.8M/wk @supabase/supabase-js vs next-auth ★ 32.9K · 34.0M/wk @clerk/nextjs vs @supabase/supabase-js ★ 6.3K · 30.3M/wk @clerk/nextjs vs next-auth ★ 30.1K · 8.7M/wk @auth/core vs @supabase/supabase-js ★ 32.9K · 32.4M/wk @supabase/supabase-js vs jwt-decode ★ 8.0K · 45.8M/wk @clerk/nextjs vs lucia ★ 12.2K · 2.9M/wk @supabase/supabase-js vs lucia ★ 15.0K · 28.2M/wk jose vs next-auth ★ 36.2K · 145.7M/wk @auth/core vs jose ★ 36.2K · 144.1M/wk @auth0/nextjs-auth0 vs jose ★ 10.1K · 140.3M/wk @auth/core vs jwt-decode ★ 31.8K · 22.6M/wk @auth0/nextjs-auth0 vs jwt-decode ★ 5.7K · 18.8M/wk lucia vs next-auth ★ 38.8K · 6.6M/wk jose vs lucia ★ 18.3K · 139.9M/wk jwt-decode vs lucia ★ 13.8K · 18.4M/wk @auth0/nextjs-auth0 vs next-auth ★ 30.7K · 7.0M/wk jwt-decode vs next-auth ★ 31.8K · 24.2M/wk @supabase/supabase-js vs jose ★ 12.4K · 167.3M/wk jose vs jwt-decode ★ 11.2K · 157.5M/wk

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