Authentik vs Bitwarden
On the evidence we track, Bitwarden leads this comparison with a composite score of 68/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.
Features
The capabilities each product documents. These tools do not share a category taxonomy, so this aligns what each vendor states rather than a normalised feature set.
| Feature | Authentik | Bitwarden |
|---|---|---|
| B2b multi tenant | ✓ | - |
| Breach monitoring | - | ✓ |
| Enterprise sso scim | - | ✓ |
| Family team sharing | - | ✓ |
| Free tier | - | ✓ |
| Hardware key | - | ✓ |
| Hosted ui | hosted | - |
| Hosting | both | - |
| Independent audit | - | ✓ |
| Mfa | ✓ | - |
| Oidc | ✓ | - |
| Open source | ✓ | - |
| Open source clients | - | ✓ |
| Passkey support | - | ✓ |
| Passkeys webauthn | ✓ | - |
| Passwordless | ✓ | - |
| Platform breadth | - | Web, iOS, Android, macOS, Windows, Linux, and desktop apps |
| Pricing model | - | freemium |
| Rbac | ✓ | - |
| Saml sso | ✓ | - |
| Scim provisioning | ✓ | - |
| Self hostable | - | ✓ |
| Social login | ✓ | - |
| Zero knowledge | - | ✓ |
What each one is
The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.
Authentik
authentik is an open-source Identity Provider that consolidates authentication and identity management into one self-hosted platform, supporting standard protocols like OAuth2/OIDC, SAML, LDAP, and RADIUS for modern SSO deployments.
Bitwarden
LeaderBitwarden is a cross-platform password manager that securely stores, generates, and manages passwords and passkeys with end-to-end encryption. It offers free and paid plans for individuals, families, teams, and enterprises, with self-hosting capabilities.
Pricing
List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.
Authentik
- Open SourceFree
- OIDC, SAML, LDAP, SCIM, RADIUS, Proxy support
- OpenID Certified for OpenID Connect
- Web-based RDP/SSH access
- B2B and B2C use cases
- Community Discord support
- Enterprise-
- Google Workspace integration
- Microsoft Entra ID integration
- Embed external OAuth/SAML sources
- Chrome Enterprise Device Trust connector
- Shared Signals Framework support
- +9 more
- Enterprise PlusContact sales
- Invoice-based billing
- Dedicated, customized support and SLAs
- Volume discounts
- Support for multi-instance deployments
- FIPS compliance for FedRAMP
Bitwarden
LeaderFrom $19.80/year for Premium individuals. Free tier available. Teams from $4/user/month.
- FreeFree
- Core password manager
- Unlimited devices and passwords
- Browser extension, mobile, and desktop apps
- Two-step login
- Free sharing with one other user
- +1 more
- Premium$19.80/year
- All Free features
- Integrated authenticator (TOTP)
- File attachments
- Emergency access
- Vault health reports
- +2 more
- Families$47.88/year for up to 6 users
- 6 Premium accounts
- Unlimited sharing between members
- Unlimited collections
- All Premium features per account
- Teams$4/user/month (billed annually)
- Centralized ownership and management
- Share credentials securely
- Audit event logs
- Directory synchronization
- SCIM provisioning
- EnterpriseContact sales
- All Teams features
- Granular access control
- Passwordless SSO integration
- Enterprise policies
- Self-hosting flexibility
- +1 more
Platform & deployment
Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.
Integrations
What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.
- Microsoft Entra ID
- Google Workspace
Authentik
- OAuth2
- OpenID Connect
- SAML2
- LDAP
- RADIUS
- SCIM
- WS-Federation
- Shared Signals Framework (SSF)
- Chrome Enterprise Device Trust
- Fleet
- Kerberos
- SAML
- OAuth2/OIDC
- Apple Business Manager
- Google Chrome
Bitwarden
Leader- AWS
- Duo
- Auth0
- Okta
- Rippling
- PingFederate
- JumpCloud
- Active Directory Federation Services
- Keycloak
- OneLogin
- Apple Open Directory
- Apache Directory Server
- OpenLDAP
- Fedora Directory Server
- Novell eDirectory
- OpenDS
- Oracle Directory Server Enterprise Edition
- Splunk
- Microsoft Sentinel
- Panther
- Elastic
- Rapid7
- Sumo Logic
- +20 more
Authentik or Bitwarden: which one depends on you
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Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.