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Devise vs Stormpath: What are the differences?
Developers describe Devise as "Flexible authentication solution for Rails with Warden". Devise is a flexible authentication solution for Rails based on Warden. On the other hand, Stormpath is detailed as "User Management and Authentication for Developers". Stormpath is an authentication and user management service that helps development teams quickly and securely build web and mobile applications and services.
Devise and Stormpath belong to "User Management and Authentication" category of the tech stack.
Some of the features offered by Devise are:
- Is Rack based
- Is a complete MVC solution based on Rails engines
- Allows you to have multiple models signed in at the same time
On the other hand, Stormpath provides the following key features:
- User Authentication as a Service
- Authorization – Easily model and manage your data, including pre-built roles
- Flexible User Profiles
"Reliable" is the top reason why over 31 developers like Devise, while over 26 developers mention "Authentication" as the leading cause for choosing Stormpath.
Devise is an open source tool with 20K GitHub stars and 4.76K GitHub forks. Here's a link to Devise's open source repository on GitHub.
According to the StackShare community, Devise has a broader approval, being mentioned in 56 company stacks & 30 developers stacks; compared to Stormpath, which is listed in 3 company stacks and 4 developer stacks.
Pros of Devise
- Reliable33
- Open Source17
- Support for neo4j database4
- Secure2
Pros of Stormpath
- Authentication29
- User Management22
- API Authentication19
- Token Authentication17
- Security Workflows17
- Secure16
- Easy setup and great support7
- Great customer support7
- they manage the required, so I can focus on innovation6
- Private Deployment3
- Will sign BAA for HIPAA-compliance2
- Rapid Development1
- SAML Support0
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Cons of Devise
Cons of Stormpath
- Discontinued4