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 | 97,164,579 | 7,791 | 9/5/2026 |
| 2 | @supabase/supabase-jsEditor's pick | 80/100 | 19,885,129 | 4,562 | 9/7/2026 |
| 3 | passport | 14/100 | 5,872,381 | 23,529 | 11/27/2023 |
| 4 | @supabase/ssr | 74/100 | 2,016,688 | 206 | 9/8/2026 |
| 5 | better-auth | 72/100 | 1,811,260 | 29,929 | 9/10/2026 |
| 6 | next-auth | 66/100 | 1,212,778 | 28,366 | 7/20/2026 |
| 7 | @auth/core | 66/100 | 919,186 | 28,366 | 7/20/2026 |
| 8 | @clerk/nextjs | 76/100 | 508,882 | 1,755 | 9/9/2026 |
| 9 | iron-session | 44/100 | 286,782 | 4,137 | 8/30/2026 |
| 10 | lucia | 0/100 | 82,450 | 10,449 | 10/20/2024 |
| 11 | @clerk/clerk-sdk-node | 0/100 | 25,358 | 1,755 | 1/9/2025 |
| 12 | supertokens-node | 66/100 | 9,869 | 328 | 7/24/2026 |