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better-auth

by better-auth

A framework-agnostic authentication and authorization library for TypeScript.

or download from GitHub (27.6 MB)

TypeScript27.5K+1 this week2.4KUpdated 18h ago

Quick Overview

What is this?

Better Auth provides a plugin-based system for handling authentication and authorization tasks in TypeScript projects. It aims to simplify adding complex features like 2FA or multi-tenancy without requiring extensive custom code. Pick this to avoid reinventing common auth solutions.

What problem does it solve?

A framework-agnostic authentication and authorization library for TypeScript.

Who should use it?

TypeScript developers needing to integrate advanced authentication and authorization features into their applications without building everything from scratch.

Setup difficulty:Medium

Pros

Framework-agnostic architecture works with any Node.js setup.
Plugin ecosystem simplifies adding advanced features quickly.

Addresses common authentication pain points found in other libraries.

Cons

Requires TypeScript, not suitable for pure JavaScript projects.
Local setup might need specific dependencies like Redis for certain plugins.

Scores

Trust Score

Star reputation (15%)89

Star velocity 7d (15%)1

Commit recency (15%)100

Fork ratio (10%)29

Issue ratio (10%)77

Contributor signal (10%)100

README quality (5%)100

License (5%)100

Homepage/demo (5%)100

Docs URL (5%)0

Topic count (5%)100

Maintenance

Commit frequency95

Issue management25

Documentation85

Popularity

Stars100

Forks100

Growth trend40

Star History

Snapshot Versions

Version	Commit	Size	Downloads	Date
latestLatest	HEAD	27.6 MB	0	1m ago

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Better Auth

The most comprehensive authentication framework for TypeScript
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About the Project

Trust Score

Sourcevana Trust · 69/100

License

MIT

Primary Language

TypeScript

Topics

authentication iam oauth oauth2 oidc sso stripe typescript build-authentication manage-users secure-apis

Homepage

AddedMar 29, 2026

UpdatedMar 29, 2026

Last commit18h ago

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