Category ranking
Best Auth 2026
Some entries are hosted SDKs (for example Clerk, Supabase); scores measure package and repo health, not vendor SLA.
| # | Package | Health score | Weekly downloads | Stars | Last release |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | jose | 63/100 | 24,948,298 | 7,782 | 9/5/2026 |
| 2 | @supabase/supabase-jsEditor's pick | 80/100 | 6,600,324 | 4,555 | 9/7/2026 |
| 3 | passport | 14/100 | 5,911,541 | 23,531 | 11/27/2023 |
| 4 | @supabase/ssr | 74/100 | 2,035,570 | 206 | 9/8/2026 |
| 5 | better-auth | 66/100 | 1,840,936 | 29,849 | 9/10/2026 |
| 6 | next-auth | 66/100 | 1,253,155 | 28,365 | 7/20/2026 |
| 7 | @auth/core | 66/100 | 966,242 | 28,365 | 7/20/2026 |
| 8 | @clerk/nextjs | 76/100 | 513,646 | 1,751 | 9/9/2026 |
| 9 | iron-session | 44/100 | 287,479 | 4,137 | 8/30/2026 |
| 10 | lucia | 0/100 | 93,980 | 10,450 | 10/20/2024 |
| 11 | @clerk/clerk-sdk-node | 0/100 | 25,837 | 1,751 | 1/9/2025 |
| 12 | supertokens-node | 66/100 | 8,967 | 328 | 7/24/2026 |