WorkOS
Dev tools
enterprise authentication api
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How HN took it
8 positive, 15 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 2 critical, out of 26 comments about the project. Thread score +0.19.
Idea: 3 for, 2 againstDocs: 1 for, 0 againstExecution: 1 for, 0 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Clean, simple docs and website
From 2 comments
Very impressed with how the documentation looks. Similar to ReadMe.io, but a little bit more simple. Would love to know as well!
HEHENE on HNRealy nice and clean website, I love the simplicity. It's a small thing but I would avoid black CTA in the project. Using colors could increase interaction with design ;) Maybe…
Wolfmother on HN
Solves a real pain point for startups selling to enterprises
From 2 comments
This is extremely impressive. The value prop, the product, all of it. It resonates. I was at a startup 5 or so years ago, and now am at a very large company. The world of pain…
Reebz on HN> "You can quickly add features including SSO/SAML, Director Sync (SCIM), Audit Logs, and more." This is great. Congrats. I work in a regulated industry (Life sciences/pharma)…
dfsegoat on HN
Objections
Not yet SOC-2 certified; certification expected in Q2
From 1 comment
We're currently in the middle of our SOC-2 Type 2 observation period and should have that certification in Q2. The company is barely 1 year old and the process of certification…
grinich on HN
RBAC not yet released
From 1 comment
It looks like RBAC isn't out yet, any timeline on that? This seems like a very useful product!
hashamali on HN
Requests
Documentation for customers' IdP setup
From 2 comments
I fully appreciate how difficult this is to do, but I think it would be immensely useful if WorkOS provided the docs that I (the SAML SP, your customer) provide to my customers…
ucarion on HNYeah this is really cool! To your point about WorkOS.js -- how would a customer know where to find their SAML metadata? Some of this can be done inline in WorkOS.js, of course.…
ucarion on HN
HIPAA/PIPEDA support
From 1 comment
Will you be supporting HIPAA/PIPEDA as well? I'm just teeing up all of this work for a healthcare SaaS offering, non-trivial. We're presently deployed as a "per-customer" model…
j4ah4n on HN
Questions
How does it compare to Auth0?
From 1 comment
How does this compare / contrast to Auth0?
leetrout on HN
How does audit log differ from analytics tools like Mixpanel?
From 1 comment
Looks nice indeed @grinich ! Excuse the naive question but : what's the difference between workOS and software such as amplitude or mixpanel for audit trail logs ? From what I…
edelans on HN
Alternatives named
Auth0
From 2 comments
How does this compare / contrast to Auth0?
leetrout on HNYou can do this with the Auth0 APIs as well, no? By hitting the `/authorize` endpoint for saml-typed Auth0 connections? In that case Auth0 then acts as a SAML-to-OpenID Connect…
ucarion on HN
Replicated
From 1 comment
Congrats on the launch, Michael. Been experiencing the same - after conducting demos of our application, we've been told that we aren't enterprise-ready and so we've gone away to…
tixocloud on HN
Firebase Authentication
From 1 comment
What you're looking for is Firebase Authentication & customs tokens to link with your current auth system.
nujabe on HN