Yes, WorkOS has a permanent free tier alongside its paid plans. The free plan includes up to 1 million monthly active users for WorkOS User Management and first 1,000 Radar checks per month. FreeTier.co estimates the free tier at about $2500/mo.
About
WorkOS is an enterprise identity and access platform that provides APIs for adding single sign-on, directory sync, user management, audit logs, role-based access control, bot blocking, and related authentication features to applications.
The pricing page shows a free starting point for all accounts, with WorkOS User Management free for up to 1 million monthly active users, Single Sign-On and Directory Sync priced per connection after an initial $0/month starting point, Audit Logs with a $0/month base and paid add-ons for log streaming and event retention, and Radar free for the first 1,000 checks. It also includes staging access at no cost and paid options such as custom domains and annual credits for larger-scale usage.
- Enterprise SSO with SAML and OIDC
- Directory sync and SCIM provisioning
- User management up to 1 million MAU
- Audit logs with paid retention add-ons
- Radar free for first 1,000 checks
- Role-based access control
- Admin Portal for IT onboarding
Free Tier Value
This free tier is strong because WorkOS gives up to 1 million monthly active users before charging, which is worth about $2,500/month at the published AuthKit overage rate of $2,500 per extra million users. Radar also includes the first 1,000 checks, and several products are free only in staging or at $0 for specific features, so the offer is generous but still capped and not fully production-unlimited. A credit card is not required to try it, but the free usage limits keep it below a true paid-equivalent plan.
What's included in the free tier
Verified
- Up to 1 million monthly active users for WorkOS User Management.
- First 1,000 Radar checks per month.
- Free staging access to all WorkOS products for testing integrations.
- No credit card required until ready to move to production.
See WorkOS pricing for current limits.
Paid plans
AuthKit
- monthly active users
- up to 1 million
- Free to get started
- Social auth
- Email + password
- Magic auth
- MFA
- Email verification
- Organization auth policies
- JIT user provisioning
Single Sign-On
- connections
- staging use only
- connections
- 1-15 at $125 each
- connections
- 16-30 at $100 each
- connections
- 31-50 at $80 each
- connections
- 51-100 at $65 each
- Free in staging
- SAML and OIDC support
- Enterprise SSO integration
- Included support for all accounts
Directory Sync
- connections
- staging use only
- connections
- 1-15 at $125 each
- connections
- 16-30 at $100 each
- connections
- 31-50 at $80 each
- connections
- 51-100 at $65 each
- Free in staging
- User provisioning and de-provisioning
- Role mapping
- Included support for all accounts
Audit Logs
- log streaming connections
- $125 per month each
- event retention
- $99 per million events stored
- Included at no cost
- Event logging
- Exporting
- Streaming
Radar
- checks
- 1,000 free
- checks
- per 50k checks $100 / mo
- First 1,000 checks free
- Bot, fraud, and abuse protection
Custom Domain
- Custom domain for AuthKit
- Custom domain for Admin Portal
- Custom email sender address
Pricing extracted from WorkOS's pricing page. Always verify current pricing before committing.
Common questions
Is WorkOS free forever?
Yes. WorkOS has a permanent free tier alongside its paid plans, though the allowance typically resets each month.
What happens when you exceed WorkOS's free tier?
You move to a paid plan. WorkOS's cheapest paid plan is Custom Domain at $99 / month.
What is WorkOS's free tier worth?
WorkOS's free tier is worth about $2,500 per month. That maps to an FTV score of 83/100. The FTV score is explained at freetier.co/ftv.
