Choose FusionAuth if you need
- API, Docker or Kubernetes. We haven't found them on Kinde's website.
- Integration with Google, Apple or Facebook. We haven't found them on Kinde's website.
- GDPR or HIPAA. We haven't found them on Kinde's website.
At a glance
- Both have a free plan.
- FusionAuth's lowest paid plan is Starter at $162 per month at 1,000 MAUs, billed annually, as of October 20, 2026.
- Kinde's lowest paid plan is Pro at $25 per month, plus usage, as of October 19, 2026.
- Both are available on iOS and Android.
- Only FusionAuth lists API, Docker and Kubernetes.
- They list no integrations in common.
- Both list SOC 2, ISO 27001 and SSO.
- Only FusionAuth lists GDPR and HIPAA.
- Both have a public API.
- FusionAuth can be self-hosted. We haven't confirmed that for Kinde.
From each tool's own website, checked on the dates below, and from published reviews.
Which to choose
From the facts checked for both tools, not from opinion. A fact we haven't confirmed for one of them is never counted.
Choose Kinde if you need
No checked fact sets Kinde apart from FusionAuth yet.
FusionAuth
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Kinde
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Review KindeThe facts
- What it does
- FusionAuthThe CIAM platform built to deploy anywhere, give you total control, and scale across any modern architecture
- KindeDeveloper platform for authentication, access management and billing for SaaS products
- Free plan
- FusionAuthYes
- KindeYes
- Pricing
- FusionAuthNot confirmed
- KindeNot confirmed
- Paid plans from
What they share
From the platforms and integrations each website lists.
Platforms
Both
- iOS
- Android
Only FusionAuth
- API
- Docker
- Kubernetes
Only KindeNothing else listed
Integrations
BothNone in common
Only FusionAuth
- Apple
People who switched
Reviewers who say they used one of these before the other.
No reviewer has said they moved between FusionAuth and Kinde yet.
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