Swift Authentication Libraries
Libraries for Swift
GitHub Star Comparison
| No | Name | GitHub Stars | Description | Trend | License | Type | Official Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Firebase Auth Swift SDK | ⭐ 6.4k | Official Swift SDK for Firebase Authentication. Integrated support for social login, anonymous authentication, and custom authentication | Growing with expanding Firebase adoption in iOS and macOS app development. Rapid increase in usage especially among startups | Apache-2.0 | Cloud Authentication | Official |
| 2 | AppAuth for iOS | ⭐ 1.9k | OAuth and OpenID Connect SDK library for iOS and macOS. Enables native app authentication compliant with best practices | Widely adopted as OAuth authentication standard for iOS apps. Continued demand with trends emphasizing security best practices | Apache-2.0 | Mobile OAuth | Official |
| 3 | SwiftJWT | ⭐ 600 | JWT implementation library for Swift. Developed by IBM, enables JWT token generation and verification for both server-side Swift and iOS apps | Established as standard choice for Swift JWT implementation. Growing with server-side Swift adoption and iOS development authentication demand | Apache-2.0 | JWT Token | Official |
| 4 | Auth0.swift | ⭐ 425 | Official Swift SDK for Auth0 authentication service. Easy integration of enterprise authentication features in iOS and macOS apps | Growing with increasing Auth0 adoption in enterprise iOS app development. Expanding adoption for SSO and MFA requirements | MIT | Enterprise Auth Service | Official |
| 5 | Vapor Auth | ⭐ 53 | Authentication library for Vapor framework. Provides user authentication and session management in server-side Swift | Rising attention with growth of server-side Swift development. Standard authentication solution in Vapor adoption projects | MIT | Framework Authentication | Official |
| 6 | KeychainSwift | - | Library providing easy access to iOS Keychain. Enables secure storage of authentication tokens and sensitive data | Continued adoption as standard for secure data storage in iOS development. Stable demand with data privacy-focused trends | MIT | Keychain Management | Official |