Kinde

What Kinde is

Kinde is a cloud platform that brings authentication, access management, billing, and feature management together for SaaS products. Its sign-in options include passwords, passwordless access, enterprise SSO, machine-to-machine authentication, social and developer logins, and multi-factor authentication. For B2B products, it supports organizations and multi-tenancy. Feature flags are included, with 10 on the Free plan and unlimited flags on Pro and higher plans. Kinde provides APIs and lists SDKs for iOS and Android, as well as other languages and frameworks.

The Free plan costs nothing and includes 10,500 monthly active users, two custom roles, 10 permissions, 10 feature flags, five custom properties, one webhook, and two environments. Pro costs $25 a month, Plus costs $75 a month, and Scale costs $250 a month. Kinde lists a transaction fee for billing customers through the platform: 0.7% on Free and Pro, 0.6% on Plus, and 0.5% on Scale. The pricing page says 10,500 monthly active users are free on every plan and monthly prices are indicative, varying with actual usage. Kinde says it holds ISO 27001 registration, completed a SOC 2 Type 2 attestation, and is HIPAA and GDPR compliant. Its stated protections include AES256 encryption at rest, at least TLS 1.2 encryption in transit, and security protocols such as OAuth 2.0 and CSRF protections.

Who it suits

Kinde is designed for SaaS founders, product teams, and engineers who need authentication, billing, and feature flags in one platform. Its organization and multi-tenancy support also suits teams building B2B products.

Limits

The Free plan includes 10 feature flags, two custom roles, 10 permissions, five custom properties, one webhook, and two environments, alongside 10,500 monthly active users. Billing customers through Kinde carries a 0.7% transaction fee on Free and Pro; the fee is 0.6% on Plus and 0.5% on Scale. Monthly prices are indicative and vary with actual usage.

Getting started

1. Visit the Kinde website.
2. Use Kinde’s web platform or APIs, with SDKs available for iOS and Android.
3. Start with the Free plan or choose Pro, Plus, or Scale.
4. Configure authentication, access management, billing, or feature management for your SaaS product.

Verdict

Choose Kinde if you are building a SaaS product and want authentication, access management, billing, and feature flags in one cloud platform. Teams should account for the plan’s transaction fee when billing through Kinde and variable monthly pricing; directory sync is not available.