Comparison

Authelia vs FusionAuth

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.

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★Authelia60
FusionAuth52
Score
vioscaleAI score
Authelia60 / 100low · 41%
FusionAuth52 / 100medium · 71%
Pricing
Free tier
Authelia✓
FusionAuth✓
Model
Autheliaopen_source
FusionAuthfreemium
Price level
Autheliafree
FusionAuthhigh
Starting price
Authelia–
FusionAuth$162
Transparent
Authelia✓
FusionAuth✓
Integrations
Count
Authelia135
FusionAuth4
Security
Certifications
Disclosure policy
Authelia✓
FusionAuth✓
Gdpr
Authelia–
FusionAuth✓
Hipaa
Authelia–
FusionAuth✓
Scorecard
Authelia9.6
FusionAuth–
Reliability
Sla pct
Authelia–
FusionAuth99.99
Status page
Authelia–
FusionAuth✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
Authelia0
FusionAuth–
Github stars
Authelia29,254
FusionAuth–
Activity
Commits last 30d
Authelia100
FusionAuth–
Release
Cadence days
Authelia5
FusionAuth–
History
Authelia20 items
FusionAuth–
License
Spdx
AutheliaApache-2.0
FusionAuth–
Language
Primary
AutheliaGo
FusionAuth–
Content
Faq
Authelia6 items
FusionAuth7 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for auth & identity software. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Deployment
Hosting
AutheliaSelf-hosted only
FusionAuthCloud + self-hosted
Methods
Social login
Authelia✗
FusionAuth✓
Passwordless
Authelia✓
FusionAuth✓
Passkeys / WebAuthn
Authelia✓
FusionAuth✓
Multi-factor auth
Authelia✓
FusionAuth✓
Enterprise
SAML SSO
Authelia✗
FusionAuth✓
SCIM provisioning
Authelia-
FusionAuth✓
B2B / multi-tenancy
Authelia-
FusionAuth✓
Standards
OpenID Connect provider
Authelia✓
FusionAuth✓
Delivery
Hosted UI
AutheliaHosted
FusionAuthBoth
Access
RBAC
Authelia✓
FusionAuth✓
Licensing
Self-hostable OSS core
Authelia✓
FusionAuth✓

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Authelia

Leader

Authelia 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.

Independently observed

FusionAuth

Provides authentication and authorization infrastructure that developers can deploy and integrate with their applications, supporting standard protocols like OAuth 2.0 and OpenID Connect.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Authelia

Leader
Open sourceFree tier

Open source

as of verify ↗

FusionAuth

from $162/moHybridFree tier

From $162/month billed annually. Free tier available for self-hosting.

  • CommunityFree
    • Core authentication standards and features
    • Community support via forums, Slack, and GitHub
    • Self-hosted deployment
  • Starter$162/month billed annually
    • Premium authentication features
    • Breached Password Detection
    • Machine-to-Machine authentication
    • Advanced MFA
    • Application theming
    • +1 more
  • Essentials-
    • Advanced connectivity, MFA, and security features
    • Custom OAuth scopes
    • Email support (24-48 hour response time)
    • Business hosting
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Advanced threat detection
    • SSO Tenant Manager
    • 24/7 phone and email support
    • Private Slack channel
    • Solution architect guidance
    • +2 more
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Authelia✓
FusionAuth✗
CLI
Authelia✗
FusionAuth✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Authelia✓
FusionAuth✗
Self-hosted
Authelia✓
FusionAuth✓
On-premise
Authelia✓
FusionAuth✗

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

In common (1)
  • LDAP

Authelia

Leader
56 total - 55 not shared
  • 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
Independently observed

FusionAuth

7 total - 6 not shared
  • Google
  • Facebook
  • Legacy database systems
  • Kafka
  • Custom APIs
  • Webhooks
Independently observed
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