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Auth0 on Vercel vs Netlify
On Vercel, Auth0 is installed from Vercel, built by Okta. On Netlify, it is installed from Netlify, built by Netlify.
What's different?
- Both platforms: installs from inside the platform, creates the resource for you and sets environment variables automatically.
- Only stated for Vercel: can be set up from a CLI or AI agent.
- Only stated for Netlify: separate setup for previews or branches.
- Auth0's own pricing is the same on both: free plan available.
- Minimum plan: Vercel any plan; Netlify Free.
Side by side
| Auth0 on Vercel | Auth0 on Netlify | |
|---|---|---|
| Installs from inside the platform | Provisioning from Vercel: Creates a new Auth0 tenant | Install from Netlify Extensions |
| Creates the resource for you | Provisioning from Vercel: Creates a new Auth0 tenant | Creating resources from Netlify: Creates an Auth0 single page application and API named after the site, or uses existing ones |
| Sets environment variables automatically | Automatic environment variables: Set for the production environment only | Automatic environment variables: Sets AUTH0_CLIENT_ID, AUTH0_DOMAIN, AUTH0_ISSUER and AUTH0_AUDIENCE, with an optional prefix |
| Separate setup for previews or branches | Not stated | Separate config per deploy context: A tenant can be assigned per deploy context; one tenant covers all branch deploys |
| Can be set up from a CLI or AI agent | Install from the Vercel CLI | Not stated |
| Price | Free plan available | Free plan available |
| Known limitations | The integration creates a new Auth0 tenant; existing Auth0 accounts need manual setup (moderate) Auth0 environment variables can only be configured for the production environment (moderate) Iframe embedding must be switched on manually for Universal Login (minor) | Only a Team Owner can install the extension (minor) Tenants cannot be assigned to individual branch deploys (minor) Uninstalling leaves the Auth0 applications, APIs and site environment variables in place (minor) |
| Facts verified | 13 Nov 2026 | 14 Nov 2026 |
"Not stated" means no source we checked says the platform does this, not that it can't be done. Every fact links to its source on each platform's page. No winner is declared.