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Don't forget SSOReady! I think Magic.link mostly threw away the web2 auth side of their produce and went all-in on blockchain? Haven't seen them in conversatio

by cco 2y ago

Don't forget SSOReady! I think Magic.link mostly threw away the web2 auth side of their produce and went all-in on blockchain? Haven't seen them in conversations for awhile.

grinich 2y ago
SSOReady only does SAML. The rest of these are full identity solutions with the login box, email lifecycle, sessions, impersonation, users/orgs, RBAC, etc. Essentially "identity as a service" for your app. It also seems like SSOReady is a yc pivot (single dev) that's just trying to clone WorkOS. Unclear if it's used by anyone in production yet.
- n2d4 2y ago
  Knowing both the team behind SSOReady and their product, I can tell you that this couldn't be further from the truth. What a shameful thing to say — of course you want your own product to look good, but badnaming your competitors is not the way to go. (Disclaimer, as I mentioned elsewhere, I am building Stack Auth, which is also on your list.)
  - grinich 2y ago
    "You can think of us as an open source alternative to products like Auth0 or WorkOS." from SSOReady's README: https://github.com/ssoready https://github.com/ssoready Single dev in contributors graph: https://github.com/ssoready/ssoready/graphs/contributors https://github.com/ssoready/ssoready/graphs/contributors Pre-pivot startup called Okapi (YC W24): https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39755927 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39755927
    - n2d4 2y ago
      You made it sound like it's a hobby project not ready for production — where do you see that in the README? Calling it a "WorkOS clone" because they mention it is an alternative also isn't fair — even if it solves the same problem! The fact that they previously worked on something else also doesn't work as an argument, not sure why you would present it as such. Just be nice to each other, even when they're your competitors! It's not so hard.

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Don't forget SSOReady! I think Magic.link mostly threw away the web2 auth side of their produce and went all-in on blockchain? Haven't seen them in conversatio

by cco 2y ago

Don't forget SSOReady! I think Magic.link mostly threw away the web2 auth side of their produce and went all-in on blockchain? Haven't seen them in conversations for awhile.

grinich 2y ago
SSOReady only does SAML. The rest of these are full identity solutions with the login box, email lifecycle, sessions, impersonation, users/orgs, RBAC, etc. Essentially "identity as a service" for your app. It also seems like SSOReady is a yc pivot (single dev) that's just trying to clone WorkOS. Unclear if it's used by anyone in production yet.
- n2d4 2y ago
  Knowing both the team behind SSOReady and their product, I can tell you that this couldn't be further from the truth. What a shameful thing to say — of course you want your own product to look good, but badnaming your competitors is not the way to go. (Disclaimer, as I mentioned elsewhere, I am building Stack Auth, which is also on your list.)
  - grinich 2y ago
    "You can think of us as an open source alternative to products like Auth0 or WorkOS." from SSOReady's README: https://github.com/ssoready https://github.com/ssoready Single dev in contributors graph: https://github.com/ssoready/ssoready/graphs/contributors https://github.com/ssoready/ssoready/graphs/contributors Pre-pivot startup called Okapi (YC W24): https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39755927 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39755927
    - n2d4 2y ago
      You made it sound like it's a hobby project not ready for production — where do you see that in the README? Calling it a "WorkOS clone" because they mention it is an alternative also isn't fair — even if it solves the same problem! The fact that they previously worked on something else also doesn't work as an argument, not sure why you would present it as such. Just be nice to each other, even when they're your competitors! It's not so hard.