Comparison

Authelia vs WorkOS

On the evidence we track, WorkOS 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.

Authelia full profile →WorkOS full profile →

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Authelia64

★WorkOS72

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Authelia	WorkOSLeader
Vioscale score	64 / 100low · 41%updating	72 / 100medium · 72%updating
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	open_source	freemium
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	low
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	135	12
Security
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	✓	✓
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	-	✓
Hipaasecurity.hipaa	-	✓
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	9.8	-
Soc2security.soc2	-	✓
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 7 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fauthelia%2Fauthelia%2Fv4&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 3 · Max severity: CRITICAL	-
Reliability
Sla pctreliability.sla_pct	-	99.99
Status pagereliability.status_page	-	✓
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	0	-
Github starsadoption.github_stars	28,711	-
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	100	-
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	16	-
Historyrelease.history	20 items	-
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	Apache-2.0	-
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	Go	-
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	-	Available worldwide · Popular in US

Score

Vioscale score

Authelia64 / 100low · 41%updating

WorkOS72 / 100medium · 72%updating

Pricing

Free tier

Authelia✓

WorkOS✓

Model

Autheliaopen_source

WorkOSfreemium

Price level

Autheliafree

WorkOSlow

Transparent

Authelia✓

WorkOS✓

Integrations

Count

Authelia135

WorkOS12

Security

Disclosure policy

Authelia✓

WorkOS✓

Gdpr

Authelia–

WorkOS✓

Hipaa

Authelia–

WorkOS✓

Scorecard

Authelia9.8

WorkOS–

Soc2

Authelia–

WorkOS✓

Vulnerabilities

AutheliaCount: 7 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fauthelia%2Fauthelia%2Fv4&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 3 · Max severity: CRITICAL

WorkOS–

Reliability

Sla pct

Authelia–

WorkOS99.99

Status page

Authelia–

WorkOS✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

Authelia0

WorkOS–

Github stars

Authelia28,711

WorkOS–

Activity

Commits last 30d

Authelia100

WorkOS–

Release

Cadence days

Authelia16

WorkOS–

History

Authelia20 items

WorkOS–

License

Spdx

AutheliaApache-2.0

WorkOS–

Language

Primary

AutheliaGo

WorkOS–

Market

Availability

Authelia–

WorkOSAvailable worldwide · Popular in US

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for Auth & Identity Software
Capability	Authelia	WorkOS
Deployment
Hosting	Self-hosted only	Cloud only
Methods
Social login	✗	✓
Passwordless	✓	✓
Passkeys / WebAuthn	✓	-
Multi-factor auth	✓	✓
Enterprise
SAML SSO	✗	✓
SCIM provisioning	-	✓
B2B / multi-tenancy	-	✓
Standards
OpenID Connect provider	✓	✓
Delivery
Hosted UI	Hosted	Both
Access
RBAC	✓	✓
Licensing
Self-hostable OSS core	✓	-

Deployment

Hosting

AutheliaSelf-hosted only

WorkOSCloud only

Methods

Social login

Authelia✗

WorkOS✓

Passwordless

Authelia✓

WorkOS✓

Passkeys / WebAuthn

Authelia✓

WorkOS-

Multi-factor auth

Authelia✓

WorkOS✓

Enterprise

SAML SSO

Authelia✗

WorkOS✓

SCIM provisioning

Authelia-

WorkOS✓

B2B / multi-tenancy

Authelia-

WorkOS✓

Standards

OpenID Connect provider

Authelia✓

WorkOS✓

Delivery

Hosted UI

AutheliaHosted

WorkOSBoth

Access

RBAC

Authelia✓

WorkOS✓

Licensing

Self-hostable OSS core

Authelia✓

WorkOS-

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

WorkOS

Leader

A developer-focused authentication platform that provides single sign-on, SCIM user provisioning, role-based access control, and multi-factor authentication for SaaS applications. Designed to help companies quickly support enterprise security requirements without extensive in-house implementation.

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 2026-08-14verify ↗

WorkOS

Leader

SubscriptionFree tier

Free up to 1,000,000 MAUs. $2,500/month per additional million MAUs. $125/month per SSO-enabled organization.

FreeFree
- Single Sign-On (SAML & OIDC)
- SCIM provisioning
- Role-based access control
- Bot detection
- Identity linking
- +5 more

as of 2026-08-14verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	Authelia	WorkOS
WebPlatforms	✓	✓
iOSPlatforms	✗	✓
LinuxPlatforms	✓	✗
CLIPlatforms	✓	✗
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✗	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✗
On-premiseDeployment	✓	✗

Platforms

Web

Authelia✓

WorkOS✓

iOS

Authelia✗

WorkOS✓

Linux

Authelia✓

WorkOS✗

CLI

Authelia✓

WorkOS✗

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Authelia✗

WorkOS✓

Self-hosted

Authelia✓

WorkOS✗

On-premise

Authelia✓

WorkOS✗

Integrations

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

In common (1)

GitLab

Authelia

50 total - 49 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
GLAuth
Grafana
HAProxy
Harbor
HashiCorp Vault
Headscale
+25 more

Independently observed

WorkOS

Leader

12 total - 11 not shared

LinkedIn
Slack
Bitbucket
Xero
Rippling
ADP
Intuit
Google
GitHub
Microsoft
Apple

Independently observed

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