# Kinde: what AI models say (September 2026)

Source: Memetik Index, https://www.memetik.ai/vendors/kinde
Website: https://kinde.com

Kinde was named in 17 of 50 AI answers across 1 category. Best position: Authentication for developers, 34% answer share, ranked #7, named first in 8%.

## What Kinde is

Kinde is a developer platform for adding authentication, access management, billing and feature management to SaaS products. It is built for developers creating SaaS products, from startups to enterprises. It has a free plan for up to 10,500 active users, with paid plans based on usage as customers grow.

It provides password, passwordless, social and enterprise single sign-on authentication. Teams can set roles and permissions to control what customers can do within a product. Kinde also includes tools for recurring subscription billing and feature management, supporting feature-based continuous deployment.

Pricing: It has a free plan up to 10,500 active users and paid plans where customers pay for usage as they grow.
(From Kinde's own website, read 2026-09-02.)

## By category

| Category | Rank | Answer share | Named first | Models |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Authentication for developers (https://www.memetik.ai/index/developer-auth) | #7 of 17 | 34% | 8% | Claude Opus 5, Claude Fable 5, Gemini, Gemini 3.5 Flash, Perplexity, Sonar Reasoning Pro |

## What the models said

> "Choose Kinde if you want a great balance of modern B2B features, ease of use, and highly competitive pricing."
> — Gemini 3.5 Flash, Authentication for developers

> "For most SaaS startups, Clerk and Kinde are the strongest default picks, while WorkOS is the best fit if enterprise SSO is your immediate priority."
> — Perplexity, Authentication for developers

> "Kinde's page concludes that Kinde is the best, Clerk's page concludes Clerk is the top pick, and PropelAuth and WorkOS each publish their own rankings."
> — Claude Opus 5, Authentication for developers

> "Most early-stage startups choose Clerk, WorkOS, or Kinde over Auth0."
> — Gemini, Authentication for developers