GitHat and Passport.js both serve developers, but they take different approaches. GitHat is a complete fintech developer platform with auth, managed database, serverless compute, and slug-based hosting.
| Feature | GitHat | Passport.js |
|---|---|---|
| Managed platform (no maintenance) | ✓ GitHat | ✗ |
| Pre-built UI | ✓ GitHat | ✗ |
| Multi-org support | ✓ GitHat | ✗ |
| MCP/agent auth | ✓ GitHat | ✗ |
| Dashboard | ✓ GitHat | ✗ |
| Token management | ✓ GitHat | ✗ |
| Node.js support | ✓ | ✓ |
| JWT strategy | ✓ | ✓ |
| Middleware pattern | ✓ | ✓ |
| 500+ strategy plugins | ✗ | ✓ |
| Self-hosted | ✗ | ✓ |
| No vendor dependency | ✗ | ✓ |
| Mature ecosystem | ✗ | ✓ |
If you need auth, database, hosting, MCP server verification, or AI agent authentication from one platform in minutes, GitHat is the better choice. Passport.js is a strong option if you need 500+ strategy plugins.
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