Comparison

Authentik vs Frontegg

On the evidence we track, Frontegg leads this comparison with a composite score of 86/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Authentik46
★Frontegg86
Score
vioscaleAI score
Authentik46 / 100medium · 69%
Frontegg86 / 100medium · 73%
Pricing
Free tier
Authentik✓
Frontegg✓
Model
Authentikfreemium
Fronteggfreemium
Price level
Authentiklow
Frontegglow
Transparent
Authentik✗
Frontegg✓
Integrations
Count
Authentik10
Frontegg200
Security
Certifications
Disclosure policy
Authentik✓
Frontegg✓
Fedramp
Authentik✓
Frontegg–
Gdpr
Authentik✓
Frontegg✓
Hipaa
Authentik✓
Frontegg✓
Iso27001
Authentik–
Frontegg✓
Soc2
Authentik–
Frontegg✓
Reliability
Sla pct
Authentik–
Frontegg99.99
Status page
Authentik✓
Frontegg✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
Authentik0
Frontegg–
Github stars
Authentik25,816
Frontegg–
Activity
Commits last 30d
Authentik100
Frontegg–
Release
Cadence days
Authentik6
Frontegg–
History
Authentik20 items
Frontegg–
Language
Primary
AuthentikPython
Frontegg–
Content
Faq
Authentik7 items
Frontegg4 items

Capabilities

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

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

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.

Independently observed

Frontegg

Leader

A comprehensive identity and access management system providing authentication, authorization, and user management capabilities designed for enterprise-scale SaaS applications with features like SSO, MFA, and multi-tenancy support.

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

HybridFree tier
  • 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
as of verify ↗

Frontegg

Leader
Usage-basedFree tier

Free tier up to 7,500 monthly active users; enterprise custom pricing available

  • Pay as You GoFree
    • Fully Customized Hosted Login
    • 7,500 Monthly Active Users
    • 5 Enterprise Connections (SSO/SCIM)
    • Unlimited Organizations
    • Custom Domain
    • +1 more
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Everything from Pay as You Go
    • Multiple Environments
    • Advanced Fraud Protection
    • 99.99% Uptime SLA
    • Premium Support
    • +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
Authentik✓
Frontegg✓
macOS
Authentik✓
Frontegg✗
Windows
Authentik✓
Frontegg✗
Linux
Authentik✓
Frontegg✗
CLI
Authentik✓
Frontegg✗
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Authentik✗
Frontegg✓
Self-hosted
Authentik✓
Frontegg✓
On-premise
Authentik✗
Frontegg✓

Integrations

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

In common (1)
  • Google Workspace

Authentik

17 total - 16 not shared
  • OAuth2
  • OpenID Connect
  • SAML2
  • LDAP
  • RADIUS
  • SCIM
  • WS-Federation
  • Microsoft Entra ID
  • Shared Signals Framework (SSF)
  • Chrome Enterprise Device Trust
  • Fleet
  • Kerberos
  • SAML
  • OAuth2/OIDC
  • Apple Business Manager
  • Google Chrome
Independently observed

Frontegg

Leader
21 total - 20 not shared
  • ActiveCampaign
  • Airtable
  • Amplitude
  • Asana
  • Auth0
  • AWS
  • BambooHR
  • BigCommerce
  • Bitbucket
  • Box
  • Calendly
  • CircleCI
  • ClickUp
  • Cloudflare
  • Confluence
  • Contentful
  • Copper
  • Customer.io
  • Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
  • Salesforce
Independently observed
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