Comparison

Authelia vs Keycloak

On the evidence we track, Keycloak leads this comparison with a composite score of 72/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Authelia64
Keycloak72
Score
Vioscale score
Authelia64 / 100low · 41%
Keycloak72 / 100low · 47%
Pricing
Free tier
Authelia
Keycloak
Model
Autheliaopen_source
Keycloakopen_source
Price level
Autheliafree
Keycloakfree
Transparent
Authelia
Keycloak
Integrations
Count
Authelia135
Keycloak10
Adoption
Dependent repos
Authelia0
Keycloak1,153
Github stars
Authelia28,711
Keycloak36,428
Package downloads weekly
Authelia
Keycloak1,713,825
Activity
Commits last 30d
Authelia100
Keycloak100
Release
Cadence days
Authelia16
Keycloak13
History
Authelia20 items
Keycloak20 items
License
Spdx
AutheliaApache-2.0
KeycloakApache-2.0
Language
Primary
AutheliaGo
KeycloakJava
Market
Availability
Authelia

Capabilities

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

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

What each one is

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

Authelia

A lightweight, open-source authentication system that enables multi-factor authentication and single sign-on for web applications. It integrates with reverse proxies to control access and comes with a web-based portal for user and access management.

Independently observed

Keycloak

Leader

Centralized authentication and authorization platform that manages user identity and access control across applications, reducing the need for individual apps to build their own login systems.

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

Open sourceFree tier

Open source

as of verify ↗

Keycloak

Leader
Open sourceFree tier

Free, open-source software

as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Authelia
Keycloak
Windows
Authelia
Keycloak
Linux
Authelia
Keycloak
CLI
Authelia
Keycloak
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Authelia
Keycloak
Self-hosted
Authelia
Keycloak
On-premise
Authelia
Keycloak
Hybrid
Authelia
Keycloak

Integrations

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

In common (3)
  • Active Directory
  • Kubernetes
  • LDAP

Authelia

50 total - 47 not shared
  • 1Password
  • 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
  • Headscale
  • +23 more
Independently observed

Keycloak

Leader
10 total - 7 not shared
  • GitHub
  • Google
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Kerberos
  • Apache APISIX
  • OpenTelemetry
Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.