sanctum
The premium Open Source alternative to Auth0
🎯 Best for:Laravel developers building SPAs or simple mobile app backends.
What is sanctum?
An open-source alternative to OAuth2 servers like Laravel Passport for simple applications. It issues API tokens to users and provides cookie-based authentication for single-page applications.
Tech Stack
PHPBackend & Auth
Why sanctum?
- • Simple token management
- • Built-in SPA cookie protection
- • No OAuth2 complexity
Limitations
- • Not suitable for third-party auth
- • Limited to Laravel ecosystem
- • No built-in OIDC support
3/6/2026
Last Update
316
Forks
0
Issues
MIT
License
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Competitor Cost
-$1,440
/ year (est. based on Auth0)
Self-Hosted
$0
/ year
Team Size10 Users
150+
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