> I don’t think it’s great to see a truly free project get absorbed into a commercial venture.
Auth.js and NextAuth.js didn't seem to be in a healthy state. Work on NextAuth.js v5 began way back in May 2023.[1][2] NextAuth.js v5 was renamed to Auth.js in August 2023.[3] v5.0.0-beta.0 was released in October 2023.[4] Balázs Orbán, the main contributor to Auth.js and NextAuth.js, quit in January 2025.[5][6] v5 is still in beta after all this time. It never had a stable release.
That may be true but doesn't contradict the point of the parent commenter.
If Auth.js wanted to give up, that would be fine (although disappointing, since multiple options is always healthy, especially for something as critical as auth)
but this deal where they are "becoming part of BetterAuth" and recommending that new users use BetterAuth on the project README is concerning to me
Auth.js and NextAuth.js didn't seem to be in a healthy state. Work on NextAuth.js v5 began way back in May 2023.[1][2] NextAuth.js v5 was renamed to Auth.js in August 2023.[3] v5.0.0-beta.0 was released in October 2023.[4] Balázs Orbán, the main contributor to Auth.js and NextAuth.js, quit in January 2025.[5][6] v5 is still in beta after all this time. It never had a stable release.
[1] https://github.com/nextauthjs/next-auth/pull/7443
[2] https://github.com/nextauthjs/next-auth/discussions/8487
[3] https://github.com/nextauthjs/next-auth/commit/a996ab57e8ffc...
[4] https://www.npmjs.com/package/next-auth/v/5.0.0-beta.0
[5] https://github.com/nextauthjs/next-auth/commits?author=balaz...
[6] https://x.com/balazsorban44/status/1943635445235040488