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Hanko vs SlashID.

Last verified 2026-05-07

When Hanko wins

  • Hanko has auth: passwords; SlashID does not
  • Hanko has auth: step up auth; SlashID does partially
  • Hanko has local emulator for development; SlashID does not
  • Hanko has breached-password detection; SlashID does not

When SlashID wins

  • SlashID has SOC 2 Type II; Hanko does partially
  • SlashID has auth: sms otp; Hanko does not
  • SlashID has SAML SSO; Hanko does partially
  • SlashID has authz: rbac; Hanko does partially
  • SlashID has B2B Organizations / multi-tenant model; Hanko does partially
  • SlashID has user mgmt: multi tenancy; Hanko does partially

Both win

  • Both support WebAuthn passkeys natively
  • Both support social login at scale

Pricing comparison

MAU bandHankoSlashID
10,000 MAU$99/mo$49/mo
100,000 MAU$700/mo$350/mo
500,000 MAU$2,400/mo$1,400/mo
1,000,000 MAU$4,500/mo$2,700/mo

Side-by-side capability matrix

Authentication
CapabilityHankoSlashID
Password authentication✓ Yes✕ No
Social login✓ Yes✓ Yes
Magic links✓ Yes✓ Yes
SMS OTP✕ No✓ Yes
Email OTP✓ Yes✓ Yes
TOTP (authenticator app)✓ Yes✓ Yes
Push MFA✕ No✕ No
WebAuthn / passkeys✓ Yes✓ Yes
Biometric✓ Yes✓ Yes
Hardware security keys✓ Yes✓ Yes
SAML SSO~ Partial✓ Yes
OIDC SSO✓ Yes✓ Yes
OAuth 2.0 SSO✓ Yes✓ Yes
Enterprise federation~ Partial~ Partial
Passwordless-only flows✓ Yes✓ Yes
Adaptive MFA✕ No✕ No
Step-up auth✓ Yes~ Partial
Authorization
CapabilityHankoSlashID
RBAC~ Partial✓ Yes
ABAC✕ No✕ No
ReBAC✕ No✕ No
FGA engine✕ No✕ No
API authorization✓ Yes✓ Yes
Fine-grained permissions✕ No~ Partial
User management
CapabilityHankoSlashID
Self-service registration✓ Yes✓ Yes
Progressive profiling~ Partial✕ No
Self-service account✓ Yes✓ Yes
Bulk user import✓ Yes✓ Yes
Admin user search✓ Yes✓ Yes
Custom user metadata✓ Yes✓ Yes
Organizations / tenants~ Partial✓ Yes
Multi-tenancy~ Partial✓ Yes
Developer experience
CapabilityHankoSlashID
REST API✓ Yes✓ Yes
GraphQL API✕ No✕ No
SDKs7 listed6 listed
CLI✓ Yes✓ Yes
Terraform provider✕ No✕ No
Local emulator✓ Yes✕ No
Extension modelWebhooks + custom UI elements (web components)Webhooks + custom auth flows
Security
CapabilityHankoSlashID
Bot detection✕ No✕ No
Breached password detection✓ Yes✕ No
Brute-force protection✓ Yes✓ Yes
Anomaly detection✕ No✕ No
Log streams~ Partial~ Partial
Audit logs✓ Yes✓ Yes
GDPR data export✓ Yes✓ Yes
PII minimization✓ Yes✓ Yes
Post-quantum roadmap✕ No✕ No
Agentic identity
CapabilityHankoSlashID
MCP support✕ No✕ No
OAuth 2.1✓ Yes✓ Yes
Dynamic client registration✕ No✕ No
Agent vs human token separation✕ No✕ No
Web Bot Auth✕ No✕ No
Compliance
CapabilityHankoSlashID
SOC 2 Type II~ Partial✓ Yes
ISO 27001✕ No✕ No
ISO 27018✕ No✕ No
HIPAA✕ No✕ No
PCI DSS✕ No✕ No
GDPR✓ Yes✓ Yes
CCPA✓ Yes✓ Yes
FedRAMP✕ No✕ No
EU data residency✓ Yes✓ Yes
Consent & privacy
CapabilityHankoSlashID
Consent management~ Partial✕ No
Preference center~ Partial✕ No
Purpose-specific consent✕ No✕ No
Integrates with CMPsn/an/a

FAQ

How does Hanko compare to SlashID on pricing?
Hanko prices on tiered-mau; SlashID prices on tiered-mau. See the pricing comparison table on this page for our editorial estimates at 10k / 100k / 500k / 1M MAU using the standard methodology assumptions.
Should I switch from Hanko to SlashID?
Switching is a 60–90 day exercise in either direction once SDK rewrites and hooks/Actions migration are accounted for. If your team is hitting cost or feature ceilings on Hanko, evaluate SlashID on the specific axes flagged in the "When SlashID wins" list. If you're operating well within Hanko, the switching cost rarely pays back.
Do Hanko and SlashID both support passkeys?
Both Hanko and SlashID support WebAuthn passkeys natively per public documentation. Adoption rates depend on orchestration quality (device-aware prompting, conditional UI), not raw protocol support, see the passwordless guide for the orchestration question.

This comparison is auto-generated from the underlying capability matrix and pricing data on each vendor's profile. Editorial verdict lists below are seeded heuristically from the matrix diff; a maintainer review refines them before the page goes public.

Generated 2026-05-07 · last verified 2026-05-07.