About Hanko
Hanko is a modern authentication platform that prioritizes privacy, security, and user control. It supports passwordless sign-in using passkeys, with optional passwords and passcodes as fallbacks, and a range of social and OAuth options. It is GDPR-compliant, Europe-based, open source, and designed to scale with self-hosted or cloud deployments. Hanko emphasizes user onboarding and authentication data control with no vendor lock-in.
What Hanko offers
- Passwordless authentication via passkeys
- Passwords optional with passcodes and 2FA
- Social login (GitHub, Google, etc.) and OAuth
- Email/Username identifiers with email verification
- Passkey API & SDK for easy integration
- Hanko Elements UI components for drop-in auth
- Self-hosted or Hanko Cloud deployment
- Open source, privacy-first approach
- GDPR compliant and scalable
What sets Hanko apart
- Open source and privacy-first with no vendor lock-in
- GDPR-compliant and Europe-based
- Flexible deployment: self-hosted or cloud (Hanko Cloud)
- Strong passwordless security with passkeys and 2FA
- Wide range of login methods and easy integration (Elements and Passkey API)
- Active developer ecosystem and reliable support options