Kinde pricing: tiers, seat costs, and hidden fees
Flat-fee auth with 10,500 MAUs included across tiers. Payment platform fee of 0.5 to 0.7% is the line item buyers miss.
Public pricing tiers
Kinde cost calculator
For 10 seats on Pro, current public pricing implies $25 per month when annual pricing is available, or $25 month-to-month.
Hidden fees and quote risks
- Payment platform fee: 0.5 to 0.7% on customer payments via Kinde
- Extra organizations: $0.43 to $0.50 per MAO
- SMS pass-through: $0.07 per message (own provider option)
- Extra environments: $3 to $5 each
- M2M tokens overage: $0.0008 to $0.001 each
Enterprise notes
No public enterprise tier listed; usage-based scaling is transparent within published tiers.
Closest alternatives
Other developer auth (ciam) tools buyers shortlist when they compare Kinde.
Sources
Pricing changes frequently. Confirm directly with the vendor before purchase.
Frequently asked questions
How much does Kinde cost?
Kinde pricing depends on its Flat tier plus usage and payment fees. The page lists public tiers and flags custom or usage-based items that require vendor confirmation.
What is the main hidden fee risk for Kinde?
Payment platform fee: 0.5 to 0.7% on customer payments via Kinde
Which Kinde alternatives should buyers compare?
Clerk, Auth0, Stytch, Supabase Auth, PropelAuth are the closest alternatives most procurement teams compare against Kinde.