# Authelia vs WorkOS

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** WorkOS

| Attribute | Authelia | WorkOS |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 59.9 (41% (low)) | 72 (71% (medium)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 100 | - |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 0 | - |
| adoption.github_stars | 29,254 | - |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"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. It is indexed under Auth & Identity Software.","source":"https://www.authelia.com","question":"What is Authelia?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Authelia is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. It is released under the Apache-2.0 licence. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://www.authelia.com","question":"Is Authelia free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Authelia supports the web, Linux and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://www.authelia.com","question":"What platforms does Authelia support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Authelia can be deployed on-premise and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://www.authelia.com","question":"Can Authelia be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 49 integrations for Authelia, including 1Password, Active Directory, Ansible AWX, Apache Guacamole, Argo CD, Bitwarden, BookStack and Budibase, plus 41 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.authelia.com","question":"What does Authelia integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Authelia is published under the Apache-2.0 licence, a permissive licence that generally allows commercial use and modification. Licence terms can change between releases, so verify against the repository for the version you intend to use.","source":"https://github.com/authelia/authelia","question":"Is Authelia open source?","confidence":0.95}]` | `[{"answer":"WorkOS provides a unified interface for integrating enterprise authentication methods, including SAML and OIDC identity providers, along with user directory synchronization and access control features. It helps developers quickly add enterprise-ready authentication to their applications. It is indexed under Auth & Identity Software.","source":"https://workos.com/","question":"What is WorkOS?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"WorkOS offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://workos.com/blog/auth0-pricing-how-it-works-and-compares-to-workos","question":"Is WorkOS free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed browser-based access to WorkOS. That is the extent of what we could verify from public sources, so it may well offer desktop or mobile clients we have not indexed.","source":"https://workos.com/","question":"What platforms does WorkOS support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for WorkOS, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.","source":"https://workos.com/","question":"Can WorkOS be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 25 integrations for WorkOS, including LinkedIn, Slack, GitLab, Bitbucket, Xero, Rippling, ADP and Intuit, plus 17 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://workos.com/","question":"What does WorkOS integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2, HIPAA and GDPR for WorkOS. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as WorkOS not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://workos.com/security","question":"What security certifications does WorkOS have?","confidence":0.7},{"answer":"WorkOS is available worldwide. Its primary market is the United States.","source":"https://workos.com/blog/auth0-pricing-how-it-works-and-compares-to-workos","question":"Where is WorkOS available?","confidence":0.5}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true}` |
| description.long | 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. | A platform providing identity infrastructure including SSO, multi-factor authentication, directory synchronization, and user management capabilities for SaaS applications and enterprise software. |
| features.capabilities | `{"mfa":true,"oidc":true,"rbac":true,"hosting":"self","saml_sso":false,"hosted_ui":"hosted","open_source":true,"passwordless":true,"social_login":false,"passkeys_webauthn":true}` | `{"mfa":true,"oidc":true,"rbac":true,"hosting":"cloud","saml_sso":true,"hosted_ui":"both","open_source":false,"passwordless":true,"social_login":true,"b2b_multi_tenant":true,"scim_provisioning":true}` |
| integrations.count | 135 | 17 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"1Password"},{"name":"Active Directory"},{"name":"Ansible AWX"},{"name":"Apache Guacamole"},{"name":"Argo CD"},{"name":"Bitwarden"},{"name":"BookStack"},{"name":"Budibase"},{"name":"Caddy"},{"name":"Chronograf"},{"name":"Coder"},{"name":"Docker"},{"name":"Drupal"},{"name":"EspoCRM"},{"name":"Express.js"},{"name":"FreeIPA"},{"name":"FreshRSS"},{"name":"Gitea"},{"name":"GitLab"},{"name":"GLAuth"},{"name":"Grafana"},{"name":"HAProxy"},{"name":"Harbor"},{"name":"HashiCorp Vault"},{"name":"Headscale"},{"name":"HedgeDoc"},{"name":"Homarr"},{"name":"Home Assistant"},{"name":"Immich"},{"name":"Jellyfin"},{"name":"Jenkins"},{"name":"Jira"},{"name":"Kanboard"},{"name":"Kasm Workspaces"},{"name":"Kubernetes"},{"name":"LDAP"},{"name":"Leantime"},{"name":"LibreChat"},{"name":"Linkding"},{"name":"Linkwarden"},{"name":"LLDAP"},{"name":"Mailcow"},{"name":"Mastodon"},{"name":"Matomo"},{"name":"Mattermost"},{"name":"Mealie"},{"name":"MeshCentral"},{"name":"Miniflux"},{"name":"Nextcloud"},{"name":"NGINX"},{"name":"Cloudflare Zero Trust","native":true},{"name":"Rocket.Chat","native":true},{"name":"Vaultwarden","native":true},{"name":"WordPress","native":true},{"name":"Odoo","native":true},{"name":"Traefik","native":true}]` | `[{"name":"LinkedIn"},{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"GitLab"},{"name":"Bitbucket"},{"name":"Xero"},{"name":"Rippling"},{"name":"ADP"},{"name":"Intuit"},{"name":"Google"},{"name":"GitHub"},{"name":"Microsoft"},{"name":"Apple"},{"name":"SAML","native":true,"direction":"inbound"},{"name":"OIDC","native":true,"direction":"inbound"},{"name":"Vercel","native":true,"category":"authentication","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"Clever","native":true,"category":"authentication","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"Asana","native":true},{"name":"Box","native":true},{"name":"Dropbox","native":true},{"name":"Front","native":true},{"name":"HelpScout","native":true},{"name":"Hubspot","native":true,"category":"crm"},{"name":"Intercom","native":true,"category":"chat"},{"name":"Jira","native":true},{"name":"Sentry","native":true},{"name":"Mailgun","native":true,"category":"email","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Microsoft Sentinel","native":true,"direction":"outbound"}]` |
| language.primary | Go | - |
| license.spdx | Apache-2.0 | - |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"web":true}` | `{"ios":true,"web":true,"android":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","summary":"Open source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.authelia.com","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T08:35:22.241Z"}` | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free","summary":"Free up to 1,000,000 MAUs/month","features":["Single Sign-On (SAML & OIDC)","SCIM provisioning","Role-based access control","Bot detection","Identity linking","Multi-factor authentication","Social authentication (Microsoft, Google, Apple, GitHub, LinkedIn, Slack, GitLab, Bitbucket, Xero, Rippling, ADP, Intuit)","Magic Auth (passwordless email codes)","Audit logs","Agent authentication"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Up to 1 million monthly active users with core features included","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"maus":"1,000,000/month","admins":"unlimited","organizations":"unlimited"}}],"addOns":[{"name":"Overage Monthly Active Users","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":2500,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"SSO Connections per Organization","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":125,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"Custom Domain","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":99,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}]}],"summary":"Free up to 1,000,000 MAUs. $2,500/month per additional million MAUs. $125/month per SSO-enabled organization.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://workos.com/blog/auth0-pricing-how-it-works-and-compares-to-workos","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T08:35:19.116Z","billingPeriods":["month"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | open_source | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | free | low |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| release.cadence_days | 5 | - |
| release.history | `[{"url":"https://github.com/authelia/authelia/releases/tag/v4.39.28","date":"2026-09-17T12:13:30Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.39.28"},{"url":"https://github.com/authelia/authelia/releases/tag/v4.39.27","date":"2026-09-15T09:49:03Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.39.27"},{"url":"https://github.com/authelia/authelia/releases/tag/v4.39.26","date":"2026-09-12T14:00:10Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.39.26"},{"url":"https://github.com/authelia/authelia/releases/tag/v4.39.25","date":"2026-09-10T12:44:03Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.39.25"},{"url":"https://github.com/authelia/authelia/releases/tag/v4.39.24","date":"2026-09-09T11:52:31Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.39.24"},{"url":"https://github.com/authelia/authelia/releases/tag/v4.39.23","date":"2026-09-08T11:22:50Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.39.23"},{"url":"https://github.com/authelia/authelia/releases/tag/v4.39.22","date":"2026-09-03T08:28:58Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.39.22"},{"url":"https://github.com/authelia/authelia/releases/tag/v4.39.21","date":"2026-09-03T01:54:43Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.39.21"},{"url":"https://github.com/authelia/authelia/releases/tag/v4.39.20","date":"2026-05-26T10:26:19Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.39.20"},{"url":"https://github.com/authelia/authelia/releases/tag/v4.39.19","date":"2026-04-12T07:25:12Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.39.19"},{"url":"https://github.com/authelia/authelia/releases/tag/v4.39.18","date":"2026-04-10T01:33:54Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.39.18"},{"url":"https://github.com/authelia/authelia/releases/tag/v4.39.17","date":"2026-04-09T12:01:47Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.39.17"},{"url":"https://github.com/authelia/authelia/releases/tag/v4.39.16","date":"2026-03-14T08:28:15Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.39.16"},{"url":"https://github.com/authelia/authelia/releases/tag/v4.39.15","date":"2025-11-29T12:13:04Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.39.15"},{"url":"https://github.com/authelia/authelia/releases/tag/v4.39.14","date":"2025-11-09T07:18:40Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.39.14"},{"url":"https://github.com/authelia/authelia/releases/tag/v4.39.13","date":"2025-10-12T05:45:48Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.39.13"},{"url":"https://github.com/authelia/authelia/releases/tag/v4.39.12","date":"2025-10-08T08:03:01Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.39.12"},{"url":"https://github.com/authelia/authelia/releases/tag/v4.39.11","date":"2025-10-01T11:42:23Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.39.11"},{"url":"https://github.com/authelia/authelia/releases/tag/v4.39.10","date":"2025-09-15T09:11:13Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.39.10"},{"url":"https://github.com/authelia/authelia/releases/tag/v4.39.9","date":"2025-09-09T22:48:24Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.39.9"}]` | - |
| reliability.sla_pct | - | 99.99 |
| reliability.status_page | - | yes |
| security.certifications | `[{"name":"OpenID Certified","status":"active"}]` | - |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | yes |
| security.gdpr | - | yes |
| security.hipaa | - | yes |
| security.scorecard | 9.6 | - |
| security.soc2 | - | yes |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fauthelia%2Fauthelia&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` | - |

## Capabilities (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 | ✓ | ✗ |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T20:59:17.687Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*