Vercel announces it is acquiring Better Auth; the authentication library stays MIT-licensed

On July 7, 2026 Vercel announced that it is acquiring Better Auth, the company behind the open-source TypeScript authentication library of the same name. Vercel says the library remains free and open source under the MIT license and keeps its name, and that the team will continue to lead development with the same open contribution model and community governance. Better Auth's founder and core team are joining Vercel, and Vercel says the team will continue its Agent Auth work, which gives each agent its own identity, bringing agent identity to Vercel Connect and eve. The post does not say whether the deal has closed and does not disclose financial terms.1

USASI. (2026, October 13). Vercel announces it is acquiring Better Auth; the authentication library stays MIT-licensed. United States of America Superintelligence. https://unitedstatesofamericasuperintelligence.com/news/vercel-acquires-better-auth/

@misc{usasi_news_vercel_acquires_better_auth,
  author = {{USASI}},
  title = {Vercel announces it is acquiring Better Auth; the authentication library stays MIT-licensed},
  year = {2026},
  month = oct,
  howpublished = {\url{https://unitedstatesofamericasuperintelligence.com/news/vercel-acquires-better-auth/}},
  note = {United States of America Superintelligence. Last updated 2026-10-13}
}