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NextAuth.js

NextAuth.js is one of 31 technologies we detect in Authentication.

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About NextAuth.js

NextAuth.js is a complete open-source authentication solution for Next.js applications.

How many people use NextAuth.js

GitHub · npm
  1. #1NextAuth.js28k
  2. #2Passport.js24k
  3. #3Apereo CAS11k
  4. #4Amazon Cognito9.6k
  5. #5Microsoft Authentication4.1k
  6. #6Userbase2.3k
  7. #7Clerk1.7k

24M npm downloads, last 30 days

GitHubnpmIssues

#1 of 11 Authentication we have counts for (of 31) · bars are GitHub stars across these neighbours; the category leader is NextAuth.js at 28k · as of August 30, 2026

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NextAuth.js

#1 of 11 Authentication

stars28k
downloads / 30d24M
Passport.js

#2 of 11 Authentication

stars24k
downloads / 30d34M

The two numbers disagree - one leads on stars, the other on installs. Stars measure attention, downloads measure use.

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