# Hanko

> AGPLv3 passkeys-first auth with a 10k-MAU free Cloud

**Category:** Next.js  
**Pricing:** freemium  
**URL:** https://www.hanko.io  
**GitHub:** https://github.com/teamhanko/hanko  
**Added:** 2026-09-03

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## The Hook

Hanko is passkeys first, passwords optional, and the Cloud actually starts at $0.

## What's Good

AGPLv3 core. Passkeys, passcodes, optional passwords, social, SAML. Cloud Starter is Free: 10,000 MAU, no credit card, at hanko.io/pricing. Self-host the backend. Elements and frontend SDKs exist.

## The Catch

Split licenses: backend AGPLv3, Elements and frontend SDKs MIT. Cloud Starter Free 10k MAU is the wall — after that you pay. Cloud Console is closed source. AGPL on the API is network copyleft.

## Verdict

Passkeys-first auth. 10k MAU is free; the license split is the other catch.