22 days ago
- Better Auth is joining Vercel, combining forces to advance auth solutions with a focus on open-source, framework-agnostic approaches and exploring agent security in AI-driven workflows.
- The founder built Better Auth after experiencing challenges with existing auth tools like NextAuth, leading to the creation of a framework-agnostic auth framework that gained community traction.
- Better Auth became a company after joining Y Combinator, raising capital, and later acquiring Auth.js/NextAuth.js to enhance its offerings and community reach.
- Future plans include advancing Better Auth's mission with Vercel's support, developing Agent Auth for secure agentic workflows, and continuing open-source contributions without monetization pressures.