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LlamaIndex vs Auth0

Data framework for LLMs — RAG-first with LlamaCloud + LlamaParse
vs. Customer identity platform from Okta

LlamaIndex websiteAuth0 website

Pricing tiers

LlamaIndex

OSS (MIT)
MIT-licensed core. Python + TypeScript. Free forever.
$0 base (usage-based)
LlamaCloud — Free
Free tier of LlamaCloud. 1,000 pages/day via LlamaParse. Basic indexing.
Free
LlamaCloud — Paid
Pay-per-page parsing + usage-based indexing. $0.003 per page (Fast mode).
$0 base (usage-based)
LlamaCloud Enterprise
Custom. SSO, SOC2, higher rate limits, private index hosting.
Custom
LlamaIndex website

Auth0

B2C Essentials
Starting at 500 MAUs. Pro MFA, RBAC, passwordless, SAML, 10 orgs.
$35/mo
B2B Essentials
Unlimited orgs, 3 SSO connections, RBAC.
$150/mo
B2C Professional
Starting at 500 MAUs. Includes attack protection, custom DB, enterprise MFA.
$240/mo
B2B Professional
5+ SSO connections, attack protection, custom DB.
$800/mo
Enterprise
Custom. 99.99% SLA, dedicated support.
Custom
Auth0 website

Free-tier quotas head-to-head

Comparing oss on LlamaIndex vs b2c-essentials on Auth0.

MetricLlamaIndexAuth0
mau start500 MAU
sso connections0 conns

Features

LlamaIndex · 16 features

  • AgentsAgent patterns: ReAct, function-calling, multi-agent workflows.
  • Document Readers200+ readers for PDF, web, Google Drive, SharePoint, Notion, S3, Slack.
  • EvaluationsBuilt-in eval framework: faithfulness, context precision/recall.
  • LlamaCloudManaged indexing + retrieval platform. File connectors, auto-chunking, retrieval
  • LlamaExtractSchema-based structured extraction from unstructured docs.
  • LlamaHubCommunity marketplace of readers, tools, prompts.
  • LlamaParseBest-in-class PDF + complex document parser. Tables, math, layout preserved.
  • MultimodalImage + text models, image retrieval.
  • Node ParsersDocument chunkers: token, sentence, semantic, hierarchical.
  • Observability (OpenLLMetry)OTel-based tracing baked in.
  • Property GraphGraph-based RAG (knowledge graphs from unstructured data).
  • Query EnginesRetrieval + response synthesis combos — router, sub-question, tree, etc.
  • RAGEnd-to-end RAG patterns: ingest → index → retrieve → synthesize.
  • Tools50+ pre-built tool integrations.
  • Vector Store Integrations50+ vector DB integrations.
  • WorkflowsEvent-driven agent workflows (AgentWorkflow).

Auth0 · 14 features

  • Attack ProtectionBot detection, brute-force protection, breached-password detection, suspicious I
  • Auth0 ActionsNode.js + TS hooks that run during auth flows (login, post-login, signup, MFA).
  • Auth0 FGA (OpenFGA)Fine-grained relationship-based authorization (ReBAC). Based on Google Zanzibar.
  • Custom DatabaseBYO user DB: scripts in Actions read from your database and create Auth0 users o
  • Custom DomainServe auth at auth.yourbrand.com with managed cert.
  • Enterprise SSOSAML 2.0 + OIDC + AD/LDAP enterprise connections. Per-tenant or per-org.
  • Log StreamingStream tenant logs to Datadog, Splunk, Sumo Logic, Azure Sentinel, HTTP, Mixpane
  • Machine-to-MachineClient-credentials grant for backend services.
  • Multi-Factor AuthSMS, Voice, Email, TOTP, WebAuthn (biometrics), Push (Guardian app), Duo.
  • OrganizationsMulti-tenant B2B: orgs with invitations, roles, branding, enterprise connections
  • PasskeysFIDO2/WebAuthn passkey sign-in.
  • PasswordlessEmail magic link + code, SMS code, WebAuthn.
  • RBACRoles, permissions, API scopes — attach to users or orgs.
  • Universal LoginHosted login page with customization, multi-factor flows, passwordless, social,

Developer interfaces

KindLlamaIndexAuth0
CLIAuth0 CLI
SDKllama-index (Python), llamaindex (TS)Auth0 Android, Auth0 iOS/Swift, @auth0/nextjs-auth0, Auth0 React SDK, Auth0 SPA.js SDK, Go Auth0 SDK, Node Auth0 Backend SDK, Python Auth0 SDK
RESTLlamaCloud API, LlamaParse APIAuthentication API, Management API
MCPLlamaIndex MCP
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