Build vs WorkOS
Enterprise SSO specialist. Just the enterprise features.
Strengths
- SSO specialist
- Good enterprise features
- Pay per connection
- SCIM provisioning
- Clean API
Weaknesses
- Not full auth solution
- Need separate basic auth
- Narrower scope
- Smaller community
Build / Vibe when...
- You only need basic auth
- SSO isn't needed yet
- Building auth in-house
Buy WorkOS when...
- Enterprise customers demand SSO
- You want modular approach
- Already have basic auth
- Per-connection pricing works
Our Verdict
WorkOS is great if you already have basic auth and just need to add enterprise SSO. For greenfield, Clerk gives you everything in one place.