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 | 57/100 | 88,656,934 | 7,721 | 7/29/2026 |
| 2 | @supabase/supabase-jsEditor's pick | 80/100 | 19,462,026 | 4,522 | 7/28/2026 |
| 3 | passport | 14/100 | 6,007,015 | 23,536 | 11/27/2023 |
| 4 | better-auth | 66/100 | 5,432,644 | 29,381 | 7/23/2026 |
| 5 | @supabase/ssr | 76/100 | 5,132,369 | 202 | 7/28/2026 |
| 6 | next-auth | 66/100 | 4,743,452 | 28,307 | 7/20/2026 |
| 7 | @auth/core | 66/100 | 3,421,261 | 28,307 | 7/20/2026 |
| 8 | @clerk/nextjs | 76/100 | 1,646,041 | 1,729 | 7/29/2026 |
| 9 | iron-session | 24/100 | 1,484,220 | 4,139 | 11/12/2024 |
| 10 | lucia | 0/100 | 242,373 | 10,457 | 10/20/2024 |
| 11 | @clerk/clerk-sdk-node | 0/100 | 74,560 | 1,729 | 1/9/2025 |
| 12 | supertokens-node | 57/100 | 57,929 | 328 | 7/24/2026 |