Authelia vs Authentik
On the evidence we track, Authelia leads this comparison with a composite score of 60/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.
Capabilities
Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for auth & identity software. “-” means undocumented, not absent.
What each one is
The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.
Authelia
LeaderAuthelia is a self-hosted identity and access management solution that enables centralized authentication and authorization across multiple applications. It supports multi-factor authentication, passwordless login via WebAuthn, and works as an OpenID Connect provider.
Authentik
authentik is an open-source Identity Provider that consolidates authentication and identity management into one self-hosted platform, supporting standard protocols like OAuth2/OIDC, SAML, LDAP, and RADIUS for modern SSO deployments.
Pricing
List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.
Authentik
- Open SourceFree
- OIDC, SAML, LDAP, SCIM, RADIUS, Proxy support
- OpenID Certified for OpenID Connect
- Web-based RDP/SSH access
- B2B and B2C use cases
- Community Discord support
- Enterprise-
- Google Workspace integration
- Microsoft Entra ID integration
- Embed external OAuth/SAML sources
- Chrome Enterprise Device Trust connector
- Shared Signals Framework support
- +9 more
- Enterprise PlusContact sales
- Invoice-based billing
- Dedicated, customized support and SLAs
- Volume discounts
- Support for multi-instance deployments
- FIPS compliance for FedRAMP
Platform & deployment
Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.
Integrations
What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.
- LDAP
Authelia
Leader- 1Password
- Active Directory
- Ansible AWX
- Apache Guacamole
- Argo CD
- Bitwarden
- BookStack
- Budibase
- Caddy
- Chronograf
- Coder
- Docker
- Drupal
- EspoCRM
- Express.js
- FreeIPA
- FreshRSS
- Gitea
- GitLab
- GLAuth
- Grafana
- HAProxy
- Harbor
- HashiCorp Vault
- +31 more
Authentik
- OAuth2
- OpenID Connect
- SAML2
- RADIUS
- SCIM
- WS-Federation
- Microsoft Entra ID
- Google Workspace
- Shared Signals Framework (SSF)
- Chrome Enterprise Device Trust
- Fleet
- Kerberos
- SAML
- OAuth2/OIDC
- Apple Business Manager
- Google Chrome
Authelia or Authentik: which one depends on you
A composite score cannot know your constraints. Describe them and both get re-weighted against what you actually need, with the evidence behind every position.
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Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.