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Auth0 vs WorkOS: which is more reliable? (2026)
WorkOS is more reliable than Auth0, scoring 58.7 vs 33.9 out of 100. Over the last 90 days Auth0 reported 6 incidents and WorkOS reported 19, with effective uptime of 92.38% and 99.30% respectively. WorkOS resolves incidents faster on average (4h 31m).
Data updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we score
| Metric | Auth0 | WorkOS |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability score | 33.9 | 58.7 |
| Rank (authentication providers) | #8 | #5 |
| Uptime (90 days) | 92.38% | 99.30% |
| Incidents (90 days) | 6 | 19 |
| Partial / major outages | 3 | 9 |
| Avg time to resolve | 2d 12h | 4h 31m |
| Outages we detected | 0 | 0 |
| Transparency score | 100/100 | 100/100 |
Where Auth0 and WorkOS differ
- WorkOS reported 3.2× as many incidents as Auth0 over the last 90 days (19 vs 6).
- WorkOS had 9 partial or major outages, compared with 3 for Auth0.
- WorkOS fixes problems faster: 4h 31m on average, against 2d 12h for Auth0 (13.3× quicker).
- Auth0's longest outage on record lasted 3d (Oct 23, 2026); WorkOS's lasted 2d 7h (Jun 22, 2026).
90-day uptime
Auth0
WorkOS
- No incidents
- Degraded
- Partial outage
- Major outage
- No data
Recent Auth0 incidents
- MaintenanceOct 27, 2026 · resolved (duration not published)
- MaintenanceOct 27, 2026 · resolved in <1m
- Partial outageOct 23, 2026 · resolved in 356d 18h
Elevated Errors on Multiple Public Cloud Environmentsofficial update ↗
- Partial outageOct 23, 2026 · resolved in <1m
- Degraded performanceSep 15, 2026 · resolved in 311d 13h
- Degraded performanceSep 3, 2026 · resolved in 362d 21h
Recent WorkOS incidents
- Partial outageOct 29, 2026 · resolved in 2h 18m
SSO Profile API Timeoutsofficial update ↗
Affected: SSO
- Partial outageOct 23, 2026 · resolved in 1h 3m
Elevated errors across SSO and AuthKit
Affected: AuthKit, SSO
- Partial outageOct 19, 2026 · resolved in 58m
Affected: AuthKit
- Partial outageOct 15, 2026 · resolved in 4h 34m
Radar SMS challenge failures for phone numbers in mainland China (+86)official update ↗
Affected: Dashboard, AuthKit
- InformationalOct 9, 2026 · resolved in <1m
- Degraded performanceOct 1, 2026 · resolved in 42m
Elevated errors for Audit Logs
Affected: Audit Logs
Other authentication providers to consider
- Ory Network · #1 · 99.99% uptime
- Kinde · #2 · 99.96% uptime
- Frontegg · #3 · 99.97% uptime
- Stytch · #4 · 99.82% uptime
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