vioscaleAI
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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Authelia60
★WorkOS72
Score
vioscaleAI score
Authelia60 / 100low · 41%
WorkOS72 / 100medium · 71%
Pricing
Free tier
Authelia✓
WorkOS✓
Model
Autheliaopen_source
WorkOSfreemium
Price level
Autheliafree
WorkOSlow
Transparent
Authelia✓
WorkOS✓
Integrations
Count
Authelia135
WorkOS17
Security
Certifications
AutheliaOpenID Certified
WorkOS–
Disclosure policy
Authelia✓
WorkOS✓
Gdpr
Authelia–
WorkOS✓
Hipaa
Authelia–
WorkOS✓
Scorecard
Authelia9.6
WorkOS–
Soc2
Authelia–
WorkOS✓
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Sla pct
Authelia–
WorkOS99.99
Status page
Authelia–
WorkOS✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
Authelia0
WorkOS–
Github stars
Authelia29,254
WorkOS–
Activity
Commits last 30d
Authelia100
WorkOS–
Release
Cadence days
Authelia5
WorkOS–
History
Authelia20 items
WorkOS–
License
Spdx
AutheliaApache-2.0
WorkOS–
Language
Primary
AutheliaGo
WorkOS–
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Authelia6 items
WorkOS7 items

Capabilities

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

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

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

WorkOS

Leader

A platform providing identity infrastructure including SSO, multi-factor authentication, directory synchronization, and user management capabilities for SaaS applications and enterprise software.

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 ↗

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 verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Authelia✓
WorkOS✓
iOS
Authelia✗
WorkOS✓
Android
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 (2)
  • GitLab
  • Jira

Authelia

56 total - 54 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
  • +30 more
Independently observed

WorkOS

Leader
27 total - 25 not shared
  • LinkedIn
  • Slack
  • Bitbucket
  • Xero
  • Rippling
  • ADP
  • Intuit
  • Google
  • GitHub
  • Microsoft
  • Apple
  • SAML
  • OIDC
  • Vercel
  • Clever
  • Asana
  • Box
  • Dropbox
  • Front
  • HelpScout
  • Hubspot
  • Intercom
  • Sentry
  • Mailgun
  • +1 more
Independently observed
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