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Comparison

Authentik vs Firebase Authentication

No leader: the top candidate Firebase Authentication has only 0.26 confidence (low), below the 0.35 needed to declare a winner. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

Authentik full profile →Firebase Authentication full profile →
Machine formatsJSONMarkdownGraphQLor send Accept: application/json
Authentik54
Firebase Authentication66
Score
Vioscale score
Authentik54 / 100low · 40%
Firebase Authentication66 / 100low · 26%
Pricing
Free tier
Authentik✓
Firebase Authentication✓
Model
Authentikcommercial
Firebase Authenticationfreemium
Price level
Authentikhigh
Firebase Authenticationlow
Transparent
Authentik✓
Firebase Authentication✓
Integrations
Count
Authentik10
Firebase Authentication–
Security
Disclosure policy
Authentik✓
Firebase Authentication–
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Status page
Authentik✓
Firebase Authentication✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
Authentik0
Firebase Authentication–
Github stars
Authentik25,174
Firebase Authentication–
Activity
Commits last 30d
Authentik100
Firebase Authentication–
Release
History
Authentik20 items
Firebase Authentication–
Language
Primary
AuthentikPython
Firebase Authentication–
Market
Availability

Capabilities

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

Deployment
Hosting
AuthentikCloud + self-hosted
Firebase AuthenticationCloud only
Methods
Social login
Authentik-
Firebase Authentication✓
Passwordless
Authentik✓
Firebase Authentication✓
Passkeys / WebAuthn
Authentik✓
Firebase Authentication-
Multi-factor auth
Authentik✓
Firebase Authentication-
Enterprise
SAML SSO
Authentik✓
Firebase Authentication✓
SCIM provisioning
Authentik✓
Firebase Authentication-
B2B / multi-tenancy
Authentik✓
Firebase Authentication-
Standards
OpenID Connect provider
Authentik✓
Firebase Authentication✓
Delivery
Hosted UI
Authentik-
Firebase AuthenticationBoth
Access
RBAC
Authentik✓
Firebase Authentication-
Licensing
Self-hostable OSS core
Authentik✓
Firebase Authentication✗

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Authentik

An open-source identity provider offering single sign-on, multi-factor authentication, role-based access control, and application integration capabilities. Organizations can deploy it on their own infrastructure as a self-hosted alternative to commercial solutions.

Independently observed

Firebase Authentication

A backend authentication service offering SDKs and UI components to integrate user sign-in across web and mobile platforms. Supports email, password, phone, and social login methods, with customizable UI options and pre-built components.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Authentik

from $1000/moHybridFree tier

Free open source. Professional plans from $1,000/year with support. Enterprise from $20,000/year with dedicated support.

  • Open SourceFree
    • Self-hosting on Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform
    • OAuth2/OIDC
    • SAML2
    • LDAP
    • RADIUS
    • +6 more
  • Professional$1000/yr
  • EnterpriseContact sales
as of verify ↗

Firebase Authentication

HybridFree tier

Free Spark plan with 50K monthly active users. Blaze plan uses pay-as-you-go pricing.

  • SparkFree
  • Blaze-
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Authentik✓
Firebase Authentication✓
iOS
Authentik✗
Firebase Authentication✓
Android
Authentik✗
Firebase Authentication✓
macOS
Authentik✓
Firebase Authentication✓
Windows
Authentik✓
Firebase Authentication✗
Linux
Authentik✓
Firebase Authentication✗
CLI
Authentik✓
Firebase Authentication✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Authentik✓
Firebase Authentication✓
Self-hosted
Authentik✓
Firebase Authentication✗

Integrations

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

Authentik

10 total
  • OAuth2
  • OpenID Connect
  • SAML2
  • LDAP
  • RADIUS
  • SCIM
  • WS-Federation
  • Microsoft Entra ID
  • Google Workspace
  • Shared Signals Framework (SSF)
Independently observed

Firebase Authentication

Not documented yet.

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