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 | 80/100 | 225,966,397 | 7,868 | 11/9/2026 |
| 2 | @supabase/supabase-jsHealthiest | 100/100 | 69,572,642 | 4,612 | 11/4/2026 |
| 3 | better-auth | 92/100 | 18,855,487 | 30,658 | 11/12/2026 |
| 4 | @supabase/ssr | 92/100 | 13,760,223 | 215 | 9/8/2026 |
| 5 | passport | 11/100 | 10,116,417 | 23,523 | 11/27/2023 |
| 6 | next-auth | 43/100 | 9,359,440 | 28,374 | 7/20/2026 |
| 7 | @auth/core | 43/100 | 7,114,611 | 28,374 | 7/20/2026 |
| 8 | @clerk/nextjs | 96/100 | 3,591,687 | 1,779 | 11/5/2026 |
| 9 | iron-session | 81/100 | 3,485,788 | 4,154 | 8/30/2026 |
| 10 | lucia | 0/100 | 687,238 | 10,446 | 10/20/2024 |
| 11 | @clerk/clerk-sdk-node | 0/100 | 89,999 | 1,779 | 1/9/2025 |
| 12 | supertokens-node | 94/100 | 73,964 | 330 | 10/29/2026 |