Auth.js

lastmod 2026-11-03created 2022-12-285 edits

NextAuth.js renamed, with its features extended to be more general-purpose and decoupled

Features

• Flexible
  • Usable anywhere: Next.js, Sveltekit, Vercel Edge / Serverless, etc.
  • Supports any DB: MySQL, Postgres, MongoDB,..
  • Database sessions or JWT
• Easy
  • Supports services such as Google, Facebook, Auth0, Apple
  • OAuth 2 + Open ID support
  • Built-in email / Passwordless / magic link features
  • Can be used with a Username / Pasword store
• Secure
  • Signed, prefixed, server-only cookies
  • Built-in CSRF protection
  • JWT with JWS / JWE / JWK
  • Tab syncing, auto-revalidation, keepalives
  • Does not rely on client-side JavaScript

See also

• Authentication
• Better Auth

Favorite site

• NextAuth.js
• Auth.js
• Github - next-auth
• Auth.js is now part of Better Auth | GeekNews