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

This calculator provides illustrative estimates for demonstration purposes only. Costs and timelines are based on simplified models and may not reflect your organization's specific circumstances.