[inezk]

I don't mean it in a bad way but I scrolled through the website, watched the video, and still don't really know what is the product/service/offering and when would I need it.

[notlive]

It's a drop in authentication system. You would need it to have users and logins for your app. Or you have to write and maintain your own. They say billing is coming so I guess it crosses the line into subscription management. I'm using auth.js with extra code for the same thing. That's been a revolution compared to wiring it all from scratch. Without subscription revenue (i.e. Just using this for accounts and auth) I couldn't justify the $75/mo needed for active directory SSO. But watching the demo video, I'd love to have a project with the financials to justify using Kinde

[vertis]

Without criticising the current Show HN, there are a bunch of existing Auth services that are free or close to free.

- Auth0 (up to 7000 users, if I can read the comparison page right)

- Supabase Auth (50,000 MAU).

[connorkinde]

Thanks! That's a perfect explanation. Exactly right with the subscription management on the way, similar to linking up Auth0 with Chargebee in one product.

[connorkinde]

No problem - we're relaunching the website in the next few months so hopefully that'll be a bit clearer. At this stage the closest comparison would be clerk.dev!