Alternatives to the Discontinued Ionic Enterprise Plugins

Ionic has discontinued all of its commercial products, including Auth Connect, Identity Vault, and Secure Storage. If your Capacitor app relies on any of these plugins, you need a migration path. Capawesome offers production-ready, actively maintained alternatives for all three — so you can keep building without interruption.

Introduction

In early 2026, Ionic announced that it has discontinued new customer sales and maintenance for all commercial products and services. While the open source projects — Ionic Framework and Capacitor — remain unaffected, three widely used enterprise plugins are being phased out:

• Auth Connect — OAuth 2.0 and OpenID Connect authentication
• Identity Vault — Biometric authentication and encrypted session management
• Secure Storage — Encrypted key-value storage and SQLite databases

For teams that depend on these plugins, the clock is ticking. The good news: Capawesome has built drop-in alternatives that cover the same core functionality, are actively maintained, and work with the latest Capacitor versions. Let's look at each one.

Auth Connect → OAuth Plugin

Ionic Auth Connect handled OAuth 2.0 and OpenID Connect flows, token management, and multi-provider support. The Capawesome OAuth plugin replaces this with a clean, universal API that works with any compliant provider — including Auth0, Azure AD, Amazon Cognito, Okta, OneLogin, and Google.

Key capabilities:

• OAuth 2.0 Authorization Code flow with PKCE
• Automatic OpenID Connect endpoint discovery
• Token refresh, expiration checks, and ID token decoding
• Full support for Android, iOS, and Web

The migration is straightforward since both plugins cover the same authentication scenarios. For a detailed walkthrough with side-by-side code examples, check out the dedicated guide:

Alternative to the Ionic Auth Connect Plugin

Identity Vault → Biometrics + Secure Preferences Plugins

Ionic Identity Vault bundled biometric authentication, encrypted storage, and session management into a single plugin. With Capawesome, you get this same functionality by combining two plugins: Biometrics for authentication and Secure Preferences for encrypted key-value storage.

Key capabilities:

• Biometric authentication with device credential fallback (Face ID, fingerprint, PIN)
• Encrypted storage using platform-native security (Android Keystore, iOS Keychain)
• Full control over session locking, timeouts, and unlock behavior

Separating authentication from storage gives you more flexibility to tailor each feature to your app's needs. For the full migration guide with code examples:

Alternative to the Ionic Identity Vault Plugin

Secure Storage → SQLite + Secure Preferences Plugins

Ionic Secure Storage offered both encrypted key-value storage and encrypted SQLite database access. Capawesome covers both use cases with dedicated plugins: Secure Preferences for key-value data and SQLite for relational data.

Key capabilities:

• Encrypted key-value storage with a simple get/set API (Secure Preferences)
• Full SQLite database support with schema versioning (SQLite)
• Platform-native encryption on Android and iOS

Depending on your use case, you may need one or both plugins. The migration guide covers both paths in detail:

Alternative to the Ionic Secure Storage Plugin

Migration Steps

Regardless of which Ionic plugin you're migrating from, the high-level process is the same:

1. Identify your dependencies — Determine which Ionic Enterprise plugins your app uses and which features you rely on.
2. Install the Capawesome alternatives — Follow the installation instructions in each plugin's documentation.
3. Replace imports and API calls — Swap out the Ionic plugin calls with the corresponding Capawesome methods. The individual migration guides linked above provide side-by-side code examples for every common operation.
4. Test on all platforms — Verify that authentication flows, data storage, and biometric prompts work correctly on Android, iOS, and Web.
5. Remove the old dependencies — Once everything is working, uninstall the Ionic Enterprise packages and clean up any leftover configuration.

Need Help Migrating?

If you'd rather not handle the migration yourself, the Capawesome team can take care of it for you. Whether you're replacing a single plugin or migrating away from the entire Ionic Enterprise stack, we offer dedicated migration services to get you up and running with minimal downtime and effort on your end.

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Conclusion

The discontinuation of Ionic's commercial plugins doesn't have to derail your project. Capawesome provides actively maintained, production-ready alternatives for Auth Connect, Identity Vault, and Secure Storage — all built for Capacitor and designed to make migration as smooth as possible.

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If you need assistance with migrating from any of the Ionic Enterprise plugins, the Capawesome team is available to help you transition smoothly. Just contact us to get started.