About Hanko
Hanko is a modern authentication platform that prioritizes privacy, security, and user control. It supports passwordless sign-in using passkeys, with optional passwords and passcodes as fallbacks, and a range of social and OAuth options. It is GDPR-compliant, Europe-based, open source, and designed to scale with self-hosted or cloud deployments. Hanko emphasizes user onboarding and authentication data control with no vendor lock-in.
Key features
- Passwordless authentication via passkeys
- Passwords optional with passcodes and 2FA
- Social login (GitHub, Google, etc.) and OAuth
- Email/Username identifiers with email verification
- Passkey API & SDK for easy integration
- Hanko Elements UI components for drop-in auth
- Self-hosted or Hanko Cloud deployment
- Open source, privacy-first approach
- GDPR compliant and scalable
Why choose Hanko?
- Open source and privacy-first with no vendor lock-in
- GDPR-compliant and Europe-based
- Flexible deployment: self-hosted or cloud (Hanko Cloud)
- Strong passwordless security with passkeys and 2FA
- Wide range of login methods and easy integration (Elements and Passkey API)
- Active developer ecosystem and reliable support options
Pricing
- Starter: Free plan with 10,000 monthly active users, 2 projects, supports passkeys, passwords, passwordless, Social SSO, MFA, admin dashboard, community support
- Pro: $29/month plus $0.01 per MAU over 10,000; includes 10,000 free MAU, 5 projects, SAML SSO, team invites, Webhooks, Admin API, custom SMTP, personal support
- Enterprise: Custom pricing; 99.99% SLA; priority support; HIPAA BAA; unlimited projects; audit log retention; private cloud license option
- Startup Plan: Up to 1M MAU for free; additional options like passkey workshops