Enterprise-ready authentication infrastructure providing SSO, directory sync, SCIM, and audit logs so SaaS apps can sell to enterprises faster.
Adds enterprise features like single sign-on and directory sync to your app β essential for selling to large companies.
WorkOS is a developer-focused platform that provides the enterprise authentication and identity infrastructure that SaaS applications need to sell to large organizations. Rather than building a complete identity platform, WorkOS focuses specifically on the enterprise features β SAML SSO, directory sync, SCIM provisioning, audit logs, and fine-grained authorization β that are typically required by enterprise procurement and security teams before they'll approve a SaaS purchase.
The platform solves a specific and costly problem for growing SaaS companies: enterprise prospects often require SSO integration, user provisioning, and compliance features before purchasing, but building these features in-house is complex, error-prone, and diverts engineering resources from core product development. WorkOS provides production-ready implementations of these enterprise requirements through clean APIs.
WorkOS's SSO implementation supports all major identity providers including Okta, Azure AD, Google Workspace, OneLogin, and PingIdentity through both SAML and OIDC protocols. The platform handles the notoriously complex edge cases of enterprise SSO β like identity provider metadata rotation, assertion parsing variations, and multi-tenant configuration β that trip up teams attempting to build SSO themselves.
The Directory Sync feature provides real-time synchronization with enterprise directory providers, automatically creating, updating, and deactivating user accounts as changes occur in the customer's identity provider. This eliminates manual user management and ensures access stays current with organizational changes.
WorkOS also provides a comprehensive Admin Portal that can be white-labeled and embedded in your application, allowing your enterprise customers' IT administrators to configure their own SSO connections, directory sync, and organization settings without involving your support team. This self-service capability dramatically reduces the operational burden of supporting enterprise customers.
The platform's AuthKit provides a modern authentication experience for all users with social login, magic links, MFA, and passkeys, complementing the enterprise features to provide a complete auth solution from startup through enterprise scale.
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WorkOS specializes in enterprise-readiness features that B2B SaaS companies need to land large customers: SSO, directory sync, SCIM provisioning, and audit logs. The developer experience is excellent with clean APIs and thorough documentation. More focused than Auth0 or OktaβWorkOS doesn't try to be a full identity platform, but for adding enterprise auth features to an existing product, it's the fastest path.
Production-ready SAML and OIDC SSO supporting all major identity providers with complex edge case handling and self-service configuration
Use Case:
Enabling a Fortune 500 prospect to connect their Okta instance to your SaaS app through a self-service admin portal in minutes
Real-time user synchronization with enterprise directories including SCIM provisioning, user lifecycle events, and group mapping
Use Case:
Automatically provisioning and deprovisioning user accounts as employees are added to or removed from a customer's Azure AD groups
White-labeled, embeddable self-service portal where enterprise customers configure SSO, directory sync, and organization settings independently
Use Case:
Reducing SSO setup support tickets by 90% by letting customer IT admins configure their own connections through an embedded portal
Complete authentication solution with social login, magic links, MFA, passkeys, and user management that works from startup to enterprise
Use Case:
Starting with Google social login for early users and upgrading to enterprise SSO for large customers without rebuilding authentication
Warrant-based authorization engine for implementing complex permission models like RBAC, ABAC, and relationship-based access control
Use Case:
Implementing a document permission system where users have different access levels based on their role, team, and the document's sensitivity level
Enterprise-grade audit trail with structured event logging, export capabilities, and SIEM integration for compliance requirements
Use Case:
Providing enterprise customers with detailed audit logs of all user actions for SOC 2 compliance and security monitoring
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View Pricing Options βB2B SaaS companies needing enterprise SSO and SCIM to close enterprise deals
Growing startups that want to build enterprise-readiness early without engineering overhead
SaaS applications needing self-service enterprise configuration for IT administrators
Companies wanting a single auth solution that scales from startup through enterprise
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WorkOS is specifically focused on enterprise readiness features (SSO, Directory Sync, SCIM) that SaaS companies need to sell to enterprise customers, while Auth0 is a broader identity platform. WorkOS's self-service Admin Portal is a unique differentiator that Auth0 doesn't offer. For B2B SaaS companies whose primary need is enterprise customer support, WorkOS is often more appropriate. Auth0 is better for complex consumer identity scenarios.
WorkOS offers a generous free tier that includes AuthKit authentication for up to 1 million MAUs, SSO connections, and Directory Sync. Enterprise SSO beyond the free tier is priced per connection. This pricing model is designed to let startups integrate enterprise features early and only pay as they close enterprise deals.
Most development teams can integrate WorkOS SSO in less than a day using the provided SDKs and documentation. The initial API integration typically takes 2-4 hours. The bigger time investment is usually on the enterprise customer side, configuring their identity provider β which is why WorkOS's self-service Admin Portal is so valuable.
Some teams use WorkOS alongside Auth0, using Auth0 for core authentication and WorkOS specifically for enterprise SSO and Directory Sync features where WorkOS excels. However, with AuthKit, WorkOS can now serve as a complete replacement for Auth0 for B2B SaaS applications, simplifying the stack.
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In 2026, WorkOS launched AuthKit, a complete authentication solution combining its enterprise SSO capabilities with consumer auth features like social login, email/password, and MFA. Updates include Admin Portal 2.0 giving IT admins self-service SSO configuration, expanded directory sync with real-time SCIM events, fine-grained authorization (FGA) based on the Warrant open-source project, and improved free tier with unlimited SSO connections for startups.
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