Comparison

Authelia vs Stytch

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
Stytch52
Score
vioscaleAI score
Authelia60 / 100low · 41%
Stytch52 / 100medium · 69%
Pricing
Free tier
Authelia✓
Stytch✓
Model
Autheliaopen_source
Price level
Autheliafree
Stytchlow
Transparent
Authelia✓
Stytch✓
Integrations
Count
Authelia135
Stytch5
Security
Certifications
Stytch–
Disclosure policy
Authelia✓
Stytch–
Hipaa
Authelia–
Stytch✓
Scorecard
Authelia9.6
Stytch–
Reliability
Sla pct
Authelia–
Stytch99.99
Status page
Authelia–
Stytch✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
Authelia0
Stytch–
Github stars
Authelia29,254
Stytch–
Activity
Commits last 30d
Authelia100
Stytch–
Release
Cadence days
Authelia5
Stytch–
History
Authelia20 items
Stytch–
License
Spdx
AutheliaApache-2.0
Stytch–
Language
Primary
AutheliaGo
Stytch–
Market
Availability
Stytch–
Content
Faq
Authelia6 items
Stytch6 items

Capabilities

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

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

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

Stytch

An authentication service designed to provide secure, user-friendly login experiences through password-free methods.

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 ↗

Stytch

from $0.01/moUsage-basedFree tier

Free tier with 10,000 MAU. Pay-as-you-go for additional usage. Enterprise plans available.

  • FreeFree
    • OAuth, SSO, Sessions, and RBAC
    • Organization-level primary and secondary auth policies
    • Built-in multi-tenancy
    • SCIM provisioning and deprovisioning with automatic role management
    • JIT provisioning controls
    • +1 more
  • Pay-as-you-goUsage-based pricing beyond free tier
    • Full suite of authentication and authorization features
    • Unlimited organizations
    • Advanced fraud and risk prevention (optional)
    • Email customization and brand removal (optional)
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Custom discounted rates
    • Private support Slack channel
    • 99.99% uptime SLA
    • HIPAA/BAA compliance
    • Migration support
    • +1 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✓
Stytch✓
iOS
Authelia✗
Stytch✓
Android
Authelia✗
Stytch✓
CLI
Authelia✗
Stytch✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Authelia✓
Stytch✓
Self-hosted
Authelia✓
Stytch✗
On-premise
Authelia✓
Stytch✗

Integrations

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

Authelia

Leader
56 total
  • 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
  • +32 more
Independently observed

Stytch

5 total
  • PlanetScale
  • Google
  • Microsoft
  • Okta
  • Vercel
Independently observed
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