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Score: 67% (4/6) Startup
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Product category Implied
The page never uses a category label like "authentication platform" or "identity management API." It describes itself as "a set of building blocks for quickly adding enterprise features to your app" and lists features like SSO, SCIM, RBAC, Audit Logs, Directory Sync. A reader must infer this is an enterprise authentication/identity-and-access-management API/platform from the feature list rather than an explicit category statement.
Target customer Implied
The headline "Your app, Enterprise Ready" and phrase "Start selling to enterprise customers with just a few lines of code" imply the customer is a software/app development company or SaaS company wanting to sell to enterprises, but it never explicitly says "we serve B2B SaaS developers" or names a specific customer segment/title directly as target customer.
Primary problem Explicit
"In the past, building for the enterprise was complex, time-consuming, and distracting from core features. Deals would slip away, perhaps forever, due to requirements from IT admins."
Core product Explicit
"WorkOS is a set of building blocks for quickly adding enterprise features to your app. You'll be shipping quickly with a market-proven solution for your customers." Also: "Support any SAML or OIDC identity provider with a single integration" and "Quickly enable full user lifecycle management by syncing your app with dozens of enterprise employee directory systems."
Differentiation Explicit
"WorkOS provides a single, elegant interface that abstracts dozens of enterprise integrations." and "Supports 20+ enterprise services with a single integration point" along with "The Admin Portal is a hosted interface for IT admins to directly set up WorkOS" with features like "Host on your custom domain (CNAME)" and "Customize the look and feel to match your brand" — these are concrete, specific capabilities distinguishing the product beyond generic marketing.
Evidence (social proof) Explicit
Named customer testimonials with attributed names and titles, e.g. "Cursor now completely runs on WorkOS. Login times are much faster, the signup page looks much better, and we're not subject to Auth0's customer-hostile and opaque pricing anymore." — Arvid Lunnemark, Founder; and "SSO is a crucial part of our Enterprise Pro plan, and with WorkOS we could roll it out in less than a week." — Dmitry Shevelenko, Chief Business Officer.

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Products Developers Resources Pricing Sign in Launch Week is here. See what's new # Your app, ‍Enterprise Ready. Start selling to enterprise customers with just a few lines of code. Implement features like single sign-on in minutes instead of months. Get started Talk to an expert Bot Blocking Ready Enabled Agent Auth Ready Enabled Audit Logs Ready Enabled Enterprise SSO Ready Enabled SCIM Ready Enabled RBAC Ready Enabled Connectors Ready Enabled Bot Blocking Ready Enabled Agent Auth Ready Enabled Audit Logs Ready Enabled Enterprise SSO Ready Enabled SCIM Ready Enabled RBAC Ready Enabled Connectors Ready Enabled Trusted by ## The all-in-one solution ### Enterprise SSO (and a whole lot more) WorkOS is a set of building blocks for quickly adding enterprise features to your app. You’ll be shipping quickly with a market-proven solution for your customers. Add Single Sign-On to your app #### Auth for all SSO providers Support any SAML or OIDC identity provider with a single integration #### Complete User Management Manage users and organizations, set policies, and support all auth types #### Social authentication Sign in to your app with Microsoft, Google, and more #### AuthKit Flexible authentication UI powered by WorkOS and Radix #### Magic Auth Passwordless auth with a six-digit code sent via email #### Multi-Factor Auth Manage users and organizations, set policies, and support all auth types ## Developer-first design ### A unified platform with modern APIs WorkOS provides a single, elegant interface that abstracts dozens of enterprise integrations. Read the docs Get your API key RESTful APIs, JSON responses, and normalized objects Dashboard seamlessly integrates WorkOS into your application Realtime updates from directory services with webhook events Modern SDKs for Node.js, Ruby, Python, .NET, Go and more Multiple environments to map to your application development process Supports 20+ enterprise services with a single integration point Node.js Ruby Python Go PHP Java .NET cURL ``` // Get a user’s access token and // profile data from an Identity Provider import WorkOS from '@workos-inc/node'; const workos = new WorkOS('sk_example_123456789'); const profile = await workos.sso.getProfileAndToken({ code: '01E2RJ4C05B52KKZ8FSRDAP23J', clientID: 'client_123456789', }); ``` HTTP 200 ``` Response {...} "access_token": "01DMEK0J53CVMC32CK5SE0KZ8Q", "profile": { "id": "prof_01DMC79VCBZ0NY2099737PSVF1", "connection_id": "conn_01E4ZCR3C56J083X43JQXF3JK5", "connection_type": "okta", "email": "alan@foo-corp.com", "first_name": "Alan", "last_name": "Turing", "idp_id": "00u1a0ufowBJlzPlk357", "object": "profile", "raw_attributes": {...} } ``` WorkOS ## Directory Sync ### SCIM and HRIS integrations? No sweat. Quickly enable full user lifecycle management by syncing your app with dozens of enterprise employee directory systems. Add Directory Sync to your app #### SCIM provisioning with Okta, Entra ID, ADFS, and more #### HRIS integration with Bamboo, Rippling, and others ## Frictionless set up ### The IT admin’s admin Free your support team from the ongoing headache of configuring SSO for enterprise customers. The Admin Portal is a hosted interface for IT admins to directly set up WorkOS. Try a live demo Watch the launch video Effortlessly connect any identity provider or directory Customize the look and feel to match your brand Host on your custom domain (CNAME) A polished experience for IT administrators Step-by-step setup guides with detailed screenshots Seamlessly integrates into your existing application ## Why WorkOS? ### Expand your market In the past, building for the enterprise was complex, time-consuming, and distracting from core features. Deals would slip away, perhaps forever, due to requirements from IT admins. With WorkOS, you can immediately begin selling to enterprise customers and expand your market footprint. #### Watch: Crossing the Enterprise Chasm What happens if you don’t become Enterprise Ready? ## Powered by WorkOS > “I think we could have done even more business if we had partnered with WorkOS earlier, it's been incredibly well received.” Guillermo Rauch Founder & CEO Read more > “The WorkOS team was right there with us every step of the way. Their support ensured those final migrations were just as smooth as the rest.” Andreas Djokic Enterprise GTM > “Cursor now completely runs on WorkOS. Login times are much faster, the signup page looks much better, and we’re not subject to Auth0's customer-hostile and opaque pricing anymore. Plus, we’re excited to add SSO for our business tier soon.” Arvid Lunnemark Founder > “SSO is a crucial part of our Enterprise Pro plan, and with WorkOS we could roll it out in less than a week. Docs are comprehensive, the Admin Portal has made customer onboarding a breeze, and the level of support we received directly in Slack has been phenomenal.” Dmitry Shevelenko Chief Business Officer > “Integrating was straightforward, pleasant, and fun. The team answered my questions quickly, and went above and beyond to help when I ran into issues.” Bryant Chou Co-Founder & CTO Read more > “When I asked the team, how was the experience with WorkOS? They were just like, this is incredible.” Sam Lambert CEO Read more > “WorkOS simplified the complexity of implementing single sign-on (SSO) with multiple identity providers.” Daniel Marashlian Co-Founder & CTO > “With our in-house solution we had to spend 2-4 hours provisioning each SSO connection. I wanted to find a solution that would allow us to focus on building core-products.” Jarel Fryer Engineering Manager Read more > “We did consider open source, but WorkOS provided a far superior developer experience.” Jeanne Thai Product Manager Read more > “With Audit Logs, we were able to launch the storage, querying, and export capabilities we needed into production in just a matter of days.” Pete Hamilton Co-Founder & CTO > “We viewed WorkOS’ connections-based pricing as a more viable option aligned with our projected growth. The Admin Portal has also been a critical feature allowing us to save engineering time and provide a more polished enterprise experience.” Umar Azhar Co-founder & CTO Read more > “WorkOS’ SCIM API has been a game-changer, enabling us to meet the user lifecycle management needs of our largest enterprise customers.” Dana Lawson SVP, Engineering Read more > “The decision to use WorkOS was straightforward. We saw good feedback from existing customers and reviewing the documentation made us confident that our needs would be addressed.” Chris Lu Co-founder Read more > “WorkOS was super easy to self serve and get up and running. It provided us super easy-to-implement must-have functionality out of the box.” Brennan Spellacy Co-Founder & CEO Read more > “What sold WorkOS was the Admin Portal. Our UI gives customers a link; they go to the Admin Portal, complete onboarding steps at their leisure, and never have to talk to us, making the onboarding process a breeze.” Chris Pickett Staff Engineer Read more > “SCIM is a game-changer for our customers, saving them a lot of time and reducing friction. It's crucial because, without SCIM, customers would likely get frustrated and might even switch to another provider with a smoother experience.” Dallin Hale Software Engineer Read more > “The onboarding process has been excellent. I love sending IT admins the link to set it up themselves and getting an email notification when it's completed. It's so efficient not having to get into meetings or go back and forth via email with IT personnel. ” Jeff Lloyd Tech Lead Read more > “​​If you work with another provider, you probably won’t get the same level of support that WorkOS provides. We'd get immediate responses to technical questions we posted in Slack.” Hannah Han-Ciaravella Senior Product Manager Read more > “I think we could have done even more business if we had partnered with WorkOS earlier, it's been incredibly well received.” Guillermo Rauch Founder & CEO Read more > “The WorkOS team was right there with us every step of the way. Their support ensured those final migrations were just as smooth as the rest.” Andreas Djokic Enterprise GTM > “Cursor now completely runs on WorkOS. Login times are much faster, the signup page looks much better, and we’re not subject to Auth0's customer-hostile and opaque pricing anymore. Plus, we’re excited to add SSO for our business tier soon.” Arvid Lunnemark Founder > “SSO is a crucial part of our Enterprise Pro plan, and with WorkOS we could roll it out in less than a week. Docs are comprehensive, the Admin Portal has made customer onboarding a breeze, and the level of support we received directly in Slack has been phenomenal.” Dmitry Shevelenko Chief Business Officer > “Integrating was straightforward, pleasant, and fun. The team answered my questions quickly, and went above and beyond to help when I ran into issues.” Bryant Chou Co-Founder & CTO Read more > “When I asked the team, how was the experience with WorkOS? They were just like, this is incredible.” Sam Lambert CEO Read more > “WorkOS simplified the complexity of implementing single sign-on (SSO) with multiple identity providers.” Daniel Marashlian Co-Founder & CTO > “With our in-house solution we had to spend 2-4 hours provisioning each SSO connection. I wanted to find a solution that would allow us to focus on building core-products.” Jarel Fryer Engineering Manager Read more > “We did consider open source, but WorkOS provided a far superior developer experience.” Jeanne Thai Product Manager Read more > “With Audit Logs, we were able to launch the storage, querying, and export capabilities we needed into production in just a matter of days.” Pete Hamilton Co-Founder & CTO > “We viewed WorkOS’ connections-based pricing as a more viable option aligned with our projected growth. The Admin Portal has also been a critical feature allowing us to save engineering time and provide a more polished enterprise experience.” Umar Azhar Co-founder & CTO Read more > “WorkOS’ SCIM API has been a game-changer, enabling us to meet the user lifecycle management needs of our largest enterprise customers.” Dana Lawson SVP, Engineering Read more > “The decision to use WorkOS was straightforward. We saw good feedback from existing customers and reviewing the documentation made us confident that our needs would be addressed.” Chris Lu Co-founder Read more > “WorkOS was super easy to self serve and get up and running. It provided us super easy-to-implement must-have functionality out of the box.” Brennan Spellacy Co-Founder & CEO Read more > “What sold WorkOS was the Admin Portal. Our UI gives customers a link; they go to the Admin Portal, complete onboarding steps at their leisure, and never have to talk to us, making the onboarding process a breeze.” Chris Pickett Staff Engineer Read more > “SCIM is a game-changer for our customers, saving them a lot of time and reducing friction. It's crucial because, without SCIM, customers would likely get frustrated and might even switch to another provider with a smoother experience.” Dallin Hale Software Engineer Read more > “The onboarding process has been excellent. I love sending IT admins the link to set it up themselves and getting an email notification when it's completed. It's so efficient not having to get into meetings or go back and forth via email with IT personnel. ” Jeff Lloyd Tech Lead Read more > “​​If you work with another provider, you probably won’t get the same level of support that WorkOS provides. We'd get immediate responses to technical questions we posted in Slack.” Hannah Han-Ciaravella Senior Product Manager Read more > “I think we could have done even more business if we had partnered with WorkOS earlier, it's been incredibly well received.” Guillermo Rauch Founder & CEO Read more > “The WorkOS team was right there with us every step of the way. Their support ensured those final migrations were just as smooth as the rest.” Andreas Djokic Enterprise GTM > “Cursor now completely runs on WorkOS. Login times are much faster, the signup page looks much better, and we’re not subject to Auth0's customer-hostile and opaque pricing anymore. Plus, we’re excited to add SSO for our business tier soon.” Arvid Lunnemark Founder > “SSO is a crucial part of our Enterprise Pro plan, and with WorkOS we could roll it out in less than a week. Docs are comprehensive, the Admin Portal has made customer onboarding a breeze, and the level of support we received directly in Slack has been phenomenal.” Dmitry Shevelenko Chief Business Officer > “Integrating was straightforward, pleasant, and fun. The team answered my questions quickly, and went above and beyond to help when I ran into issues.” Bryant Chou Co-Founder & CTO Read more > “When I asked the team, how was the experience with WorkOS? They were just like, this is incredible.” Sam Lambert CEO Read more > “WorkOS simplified the complexity of implementing single sign-on (SSO) with multiple identity providers.” Daniel Marashlian Co-Founder & CTO > “With our in-house solution we had to spend 2-4 hours provisioning each SSO connection. I wanted to find a solution that would allow us to focus on building core-products.” Jarel Fryer Engineering Manager Read more > “We did consider open source, but WorkOS provided a far superior developer experience.” Jeanne Thai Product Manager Read more > “With Audit Logs, we were able to launch the storage, querying, and export capabilities we needed into production in just a matter of days.” Pete Hamilton Co-Founder & CTO > “We viewed WorkOS’ connections-based pricing as a more viable option aligned with our projected growth. The Admin Portal has also been a critical feature allowing us to save engineering time and provide a more polished enterprise experience.” Umar Azhar Co-founder & CTO Read more > “WorkOS’ SCIM API has been a game-changer, enabling us to meet the user lifecycle management needs of our largest enterprise customers.” Dana Lawson SVP, Engineering Read more > “The decision to use WorkOS was straightforward. We saw good feedback from existing customers and reviewing the documentation made us confident that our needs would be addressed.” Chris Lu Co-founder Read more > “WorkOS was super easy to self serve and get up and running. It provided us super easy-to-implement must-have functionality out of the box.” Brennan Spellacy Co-Founder & CEO Read more > “What sold WorkOS was the Admin Portal. Our UI gives customers a link; they go to the Admin Portal, complete onboarding steps at their leisure, and never have to talk to us, making the onboarding process a breeze.” Chris Pickett Staff Engineer Read more > “SCIM is a game-changer for our customers, saving them a lot of time and reducing friction. It's crucial because, without SCIM, customers would likely get frustrated and might even switch to another provider with a smoother experience.” Dallin Hale Software Engineer Read more > “The onboarding process has been excellent. I love sending IT admins the link to set it up themselves and getting an email notification when it's completed. It's so efficient not having to get into meetings or go back and forth via email with IT personnel. ” Jeff Lloyd Tech Lead Read more > “​​If you work with another provider, you probably won’t get the same level of support that WorkOS provides. We'd get immediate responses to technical questions we posted in Slack.” Hannah Han-Ciaravella Senior Product Manager Read more See more customer stories Products User ManagementEnterprise SSODirectory SyncAdmin PortalAudit LogsAuthKitMulti-Factor AuthenticationRole-Based Access ControlRadarVaultPipes Developers DocumentationChangelogAPI Status Resources BlogGuidesPodcastPricingStartupsSupport PlansEnterprise SLA Company AboutCustomersCareersSecurityLegalTrust CenterContact © WorkOS, Inc. We use cookies for analytics and advertising. See our cookie policy for details. Accept Reject

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