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Best Security & identity for developers

We list 11 Security & identity tools, ranked by community votes and market presence (how often other tools are positioned as alternatives to them). Top picks right now: Auth0, Clerk, Snyk.

Best Security & identity for developers
#ToolPricingStarts atBest forPlatformsVotes
1
Auth0

Identity platform for applications

Freemium$35/moDevelopers, Enterpriseweb0
2
Clerk

Drop-in authentication and user management

Freemium$25/moDevelopersweb0
3
Snyk

Developer security for code and dependencies

Freemium$25/moDevelopersweb0
4
Bitwarden

Open-source password manager

Open source$2/moFreelancers, Developers, Small businessesweb, macos, windows, linux, ios, android0
5
Keycloak

Open-source identity and access management

Open source$0Enterprise, Developersweb0
6
Better Auth

Framework-agnostic TypeScript authentication

Open source$20/moDevelopersweb0
7
Cloudflare

CDN, DNS, WAF and edge platform

Freemium$5/moDevelopers, Enterpriseweb0
8
Dynatrace

AI-driven observability and app security for large cloud estates

Paid—Enterprise, Developersweb0
9
GitLab

DevSecOps platform with Git hosting, CI/CD, security scans and AI

Freemium$29/moDevelopers, Enterprise, Small businessesweb, linux0
10
Invicti

Proof-based DAST and AppSec platform for web apps and APIs

Paid—Enterprise, Developersweb, windows0
11
Okta

Enterprise identity platform for SSO, MFA and user lifecycle

Paid$6/moEnterprise, Small businesses, Developersweb, macos, windows, ios, android0

All 11 tools

Best security & identity software for developers (2026)