Authentik vs Home Assistant
On the evidence we track, Authentik leads this comparison with a composite score of 46/100. 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 | Home Assistant |
|---|---|---|
| B2b multi tenant | ✓ | - |
| Hosted ui | hosted | - |
| Hosting | both | - |
| Mfa | ✓ | - |
| Oidc | ✓ | - |
| Open source | ✓ | - |
| Passkeys webauthn | ✓ | - |
| Passwordless | ✓ | - |
| Rbac | ✓ | - |
| Saml sso | ✓ | - |
| Scim provisioning | ✓ | - |
| Social login | ✓ | - |
What each one is
The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.
Authentik
Leaderauthentik 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.
Home Assistant
A freely-available home automation solution that runs entirely on local hardware, allowing users to connect and control smart devices while keeping data on-premises and private.
Pricing
List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.
Authentik
Leader- 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
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.
Authentik
Leader- OAuth2
- OpenID Connect
- SAML2
- LDAP
- RADIUS
- SCIM
- WS-Federation
- Microsoft Entra ID
- Google Workspace
- Shared Signals Framework (SSF)
- Chrome Enterprise Device Trust
- Fleet
- Kerberos
- SAML
- OAuth2/OIDC
- Apple Business Manager
- Google Chrome
Home Assistant
- Huawei LTE
- NodeRed
- Discord
Authentik or Home Assistant: which one depends on you
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