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SuperTokens

SuperTokens is an open-source, self-hosted app in the Identity & SSO category, licensed Apache-2.0 and written mainly in Java. It ships a Docker image. It has 15,332 GitHub stars and its last commit was on Oct 23, 2026 (data as of Oct 26, 2026).

github.com/supertokens/supertokens-core

GitHub stats

GitHub stars
15,332
Forks
788
Open issues
141
Commits, last 12 months
874
Last commit
Oct 23, 2026
Latest release
v12.4.1Oct 23, 2026
Created
Jan 5, 2020
License
Apache-2.0Open source

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Project health

ActiveActive: last commit Oct 23, 2026, 874 commits in 12 months.

Raw inputs behind the health label
Last commitOct 23, 2026
Commits, last 12 months874
Latest releasev12.4.1 (Oct 23, 2026)
Releases, last 12 months10 or more
Releases, all time173
Open issues141
Open pull requests10
Good first issues1
Contributing guideYes
Security policyYes
CreatedJan 5, 2020

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About SuperTokens

Open-source authentication with login, sessions and social sign-in for your own app.

Description written by appsgit. Source code: github.com/supertokens/supertokens-core.

Topics

  • authentication
  • session-management
  • login
  • supertokens
  • java
  • signin
  • password
  • social-login
  • email-password
  • email-password-login

Repository preview

SuperTokens repository previewsupertokens/supertokens-coreOpen repository

FAQ

SuperTokens FAQ

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Is SuperTokens free and open source?

Yes. SuperTokens is open-source software released under the Apache-2.0 license, so you can self-host it at no cost. You only pay for the server it runs on, and some projects also offer an optional paid cloud plan.

Can I run SuperTokens with Docker?

Yes. SuperTokens provides a Docker image, so you can run it on any Linux server with Docker and Docker Compose installed. The project README lists the image name and the environment variables to set.

What are the best alternatives to SuperTokens?

Popular self-hosted alternatives to SuperTokens include Keycloak, Authelia and authentik.

Is SuperTokens actively maintained?

The most recent commit to SuperTokens was on Oct 23, 2026 with 874 commits in the past twelve months. The latest release is v12.4.1, published Oct 23, 2026. It had 141 open issues on GitHub. appsgit's project-health label for it is "Active" as of Oct 26, 2026.