Stack
Web and SaaS
authentication and user management
SHOW HN2024
144points
70comments
#589of 3,515 in 2024
Top 17%of 2024 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
7 positive, 15 neutral or asking, 3 mixed, 10 critical, out of 35 comments about the project. Thread score -0.07.
Idea: 2 for, 5 againstExecution: 0 for, 2 againstDesign: 0 for, 1 againstPricing: 0 for, 1 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Simple setup with near-zero config compared to Keycloak or Ory
From 1 comment
Simplicity. Both of these require a lot of setup, and have less/no frontend integration. I would go with us if you are trying to focus on the rest of the app and not auth. The…
n2d4 on HN
Open source is valued for accountability and self-hosting
From 2 comments
Most people will probably use the hosted version and be fine with it. Most of the value in this being open-source is that it holds us accountable — if we raised prices by 100x,…
n2d4 on HNI was literally discussing why a service like clerk should be open source a few days ago. This is such perfect timing.
fayazara on HN
Objections
Only supports React/Next.js; no vanilla JS or other frameworks yet
From 2 comments
React/Next only
officialchicken on HNWorking on it — vanilla JS support is pretty high up on our list
n2d4 on HN
Missing 2FA and SSO/SAML enterprise features
From 2 comments
Professional opinion: I think a user management system without 2FA on day 1 is a nonstarter. It is, to me, the same as if it didn't have a password field.
sneak on HNVanilla JS will come pretty soon, though we can't provide the "adapt to your design system" feature there. We have more features to get you started quickly than both Supabase and…
n2d4 on HN
AGPL license deters companies from adopting it
From 1 comment
The issue is virality, i.e. derivative work of the AGPL software should also be AGPL, so it's unlikely that serious companies would be willing to take the risk of potentially…
tgma on HN
Requests
Vanilla JS support
From 2 comments
Please address support for vanilla js/framework agnostic and what differentiates from Supabase and supertokens on ur site
getcrunk on HNWorking on it — vanilla JS support is pretty high up on our list
n2d4 on HN
PrimeReact support
From 2 comments
Would love to see compatibility with existing Clerk integration! Then I could stop paying Clerk and pay you haha will it adapt to PrimeReact
spxneo on HNNo PrimeReact yet, but won't be too hard to implement
n2d4 on HN
Flutter components
From 2 comments
Looks great! I’ve always felt the existing open source solutions are clunky and confusing. Any plans to create components for Flutter?
OccamsMirror on HNNot sure yet. Flutter would require us to rewrite a lot of the client library, but on the other hand there aren't really any good Flutter solutions for this. Feel free to hop on…
n2d4 on HN
Questions
How does it differ from Supabase, Supertokens, Keycloak or Ory?
From 3 comments
Can you summarize what differentiates this from Supabase and Supertokens?
prng2021 on HNWhat would be a standout feature compared to other open source authN/authZ solutions like Ory or Keycloak?
zzzzzzzzzz10 on HNWhat would be the benefit of using Stack compared to one of the existing OpenId Connect Providers like Auth0, Okta, Keycloak, Ory... ?
WolfOliver on HN
Backend integration for NestJS or other server frameworks
From 2 comments
Congrats on the launch! I have a question - what if I want to integrate Stack with React and NestJs app? I couldn't find any docs for a backend authentication.
nik2303 on HNMy biggest issue with Clerk (aside from the since-validated suspicion their pricing would become downright predatory once they got sufficient adoption) was that if your product…
pc86 on HN
Alternatives named
Clerk
From 2 comments
This looks great! I was just looking in to Clerk as a solution for user management, so this is definitely a timely product, for me. And it looks to be a very easy integration…
catapart on HNWould love to see compatibility with existing Clerk integration! Then I could stop paying Clerk and pay you haha will it adapt to PrimeReact
spxneo on HN
Supabase
From 2 comments
Can you summarize what differentiates this from Supabase and Supertokens?
prng2021 on HNMy first thought is why not supabase?
John23832 on HN
Keycloak
From 2 comments
feels like if keycloak had been slightly better 10 years ago, backend architecture would be way less complicated and more standardized auth system that worked well with static…
awinter-py on HNWhat would be the benefit of using Stack compared to one of the existing OpenId Connect Providers like Auth0, Okta, Keycloak, Ory... ?
WolfOliver on HN
Auth0
From 2 comments
What would be the benefit of using Stack compared to one of the existing OpenId Connect Providers like Auth0, Okta, Keycloak, Ory... ?
WolfOliver on HNOh, awesome! Thanks! Unfortunately, I'm not seeing much value-add over Clerk or Auth0. Looks like Stych is going to lock me in to a vendor just as much as the other two, so I'd…
catapart on HN
Ory
From 1 comment
What would be a standout feature compared to other open source authN/authZ solutions like Ory or Keycloak?
zzzzzzzzzz10 on HN