Best Phase Two Alternatives with Free Tiers (2026)
2 free alternatives in Auth. Sorted by pricing stability.
Current Phase Two Situation
Risk Level:risky
Why:effective 2026-07-30 — Phase Two shut down its free shared realms on 2026-07-30, 30 days after announcing it on 2026-06-30. Its cheapest plan is now the Starter cluster at $149 a month, with a 30-day free trial. Source ↗
restructureddiscovered 2026-09-30 · effective date unknownlow impact
Phase Two now sizes its Starter cluster ($149 a month after a 30-day free trial) for 5,000 active users, where its pricing page said "Up to 15K monthly active users" on the Internet Archive's capture of 2026-08-28. Users are unlimited on every tier; an active user is one who logs in 30 times and refreshes a token 1,000 times a month. Source ↗
removedeffective 2026-07-30high impact
Phase Two shut down its free shared realms on 2026-07-30, 30 days after announcing it on 2026-06-30. Its cheapest plan is now the Starter cluster at $149 a month, with a 30-day free trial. Source ↗
reducedeffective 2025-09-16high impact
Phase Two replaced its free shared-cluster Starter tier (fewer than 1,000 users and 10 SSO connections) with a $0 Starter tier capped at 100 users and no SSO connections. SSO started at the $749-a-month Premium tier. Source ↗
−1 stale_verification Our last read of the vendor's pricing page, on 2026-10-09, could read no amount, tier or rate on the page. This is our confidence in the record, not a change by the vendor.
All Free Alternatives (2)
1 of these carry no recorded demerit and are indistinguishable under every signal we hold; their order rotates daily. 1 are demoted with the reason named, and 0 are listed last because they are not generally available or are not a free offer. How we rank.
−1 stale_verification Our last read of the vendor's pricing page, on 2026-10-09, could read no amount, tier or rate on the page. This is our confidence in the record, not a change by the vendor.
Recompute today's order yourself. The order above is a permutation seeded only on the UTC date and the query key — no vendor name, slug, id or offer field is an input. The algorithm is published, so anyone can reproduce this page's order without asking us.
We publish no ranking of these. Nothing we record measures popularity or generosity, so naming a best or a top few would be our preference rather than our data. We hold 2 free alternatives to Phase Two, each listed below with its tier, category and the read and catalogue dates we hold. Of those, 1 carries no recorded demerit, 1 is demoted with the reason named. Our ranking rule is published at /criteria.
Is Phase Two's free tier still available?
No. What Phase Two offers is a trial that expires (Trial). Phase Two's free offer is considered risky because of one specific recorded change, on 2026-07-30: Phase Two shut down its free shared realms on 2026-07-30, 30 days after announcing it on 2026-06-30. Its cheapest plan is now the Starter cluster at $149 a month, with a 30-day free trial. Source: https://phasetwo.io/blog/starter-tier-launch/ Consider migrating to a more stable alternative.
How many free alternatives to Phase Two exist?
There are 2 free alternatives to Phase Two tracked on AgentDeals across the Auth category.
Has Phase Two changed their pricing?
Phase Two has 3 recorded pricing changes. The most recent was discovered 2026-09-30: Phase Two now sizes its Starter cluster ($149 a month after a 30-day free trial) for 5,000 active users, where its pricing page said "Up to 15K monthly active users" on the Internet Archive's capture of 2026-08-28. Users are unlimited on every tier; an active user is one who logs in 30 times and refreshes a token 1,000 times a month. Source: https://phasetwo.io/pricing/hosting/