Is there an open-source alternative to WorkOS for Rails?

Yes — Audits1984. It mounts into an application you already run, so there is no second deployment and no second database.

How do I replace WorkOS in a Rails app?

Add audits1984 to your Gemfile, mount it in config/routes.rb at /console, and run its migrations. The whole integration is two lines and a migration.

How much does replacing WorkOS save?

WorkOS is priced per-connection pricing. The engines here are open source, so the cost becomes the time to mount one and the resources it uses inside your existing application.

Replace WorkOS

The enterprise-readiness checklist — SAML, directory sync, audit trails — as an API.

WorkOS website Per-connection pricing Auth and accounts

Why teams move off WorkOS

Per-connection pricing for the enterprise-readiness checklist: SAML, directory sync, audit logs.

What you give up

SSO and SCIM. The engines here cover the audit-log corner only.

This directory says so when an engine only covers part of the job. A replacement that needs a caveat is still worth knowing about — it just should not surprise you in week three.

Drop-in replacement

WorkOS → audits1984

# Gemfile
gem "audits1984"

# config/routes.rb
mount Audits1984::Engine, at: "/console"

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1 Rails engine that replaces WorkOS

Audits1984
Covers the core of Operations

Covers the console-access half of an audit-log requirement. Not directory sync, not SSO.

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Is there an open-source alternative to WorkOS for Rails?: Yes — Audits1984. It mounts into an application you already run, so there is no second deployment and no second database.
What do I give up by replacing WorkOS?: SSO and SCIM. The engines here cover the audit-log corner only.
How do I replace WorkOS in a Rails app?: Add audits1984 to your Gemfile, mount it in config/routes.rb at /console, and run its migrations. The whole integration is two lines and a migration.
How much does replacing WorkOS save?: WorkOS is priced per-connection pricing. The engines here are open source, so the cost becomes the time to mount one and the resources it uses inside your existing application.

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