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Better Auth
Better Auth is a framework-agnostic authentication (and authorization) framework for TypeScript. It provides a comprehensive set of features out of the box and includes a plugin ecosystem that simplifies adding advanced functionalities with minimal code in a short amount of time. Whether you need 2FA, multi-tenant support, or other complex features, it lets you focus on building your actual application instead of reinventing the wheel.
Getting Started
npm i better-auth
Read the Installation Guide to learn more.
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The most comprehensive authentication framework for TypeScript.
The npm package better-auth receives a total of 5,408,431 weekly downloads. As such, better-auth popularity was classified as popular.
We found that better-auth demonstrated a healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released less than a year ago. It has 1 open source maintainer collaborating on the project.
Package last updated on 22 Jul 2026
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