ROI Calculator

Estimate savings with Auth0 for AI Agents vs. building in-house

Build In-House

Engineers required3 FTEs
Build timeline14 months
Year 1 total cost$700,000
Annual maintenance$240,000
AUTH0

Auth0 for AI Agents

Engineers required0.5 FTE
Setup timeline2 weeks
Year 1 total cost$992,500
Annual maintenanceIncluded
-$292,500
Year 1 savings
14mo
faster to market
2
engineers redeployed
Day 1
compliance ready

What the in-house build actually requires

OAuth 2.1 + Token Lifecycle
  • Authorization server implementation
  • Token issuance, rotation & revocation
  • Scoped consent management
Agent Identity & Control
  • Per-agent identity & credential store
  • Step-up auth & push verification
  • Real-time permission enforcement
Audit & Compliance
  • Immutable audit trail
  • Regulatory reporting (SOC2, GDPR)
  • Ongoing vulnerability patching