Comparison

Authentik vs Jellyfin

On the evidence we track, Jellyfin leads this comparison with a composite score of 53/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Authentik46
★Jellyfin53
Score
vioscaleAI score
Authentik46 / 100medium · 69%
Jellyfin53 / 100low · 46%
Pricing
Free tier
Authentik✓
Jellyfin✓
Model
Authentikfreemium
Jellyfinfree
Price level
Authentiklow
Jellyfinfree
Transparent
Authentik✗
Jellyfin✓
Integrations
Count
Authentik10
Jellyfin5
Reliability
Status page
Authentik✓
Jellyfin–
Adoption
Dependent repos
Authentik0
Jellyfin0
Github stars
Authentik25,816
Jellyfin58,021
Activity
Commits last 30d
Authentik100
Jellyfin100
Release
Cadence days
Authentik6
Jellyfin13
History
Authentik20 items
Jellyfin20 items
License
Spdx
Authentik–
JellyfinGPL-2.0
Language
Primary
AuthentikPython
JellyfinC#
Market
Availability
Jellyfin–
Content
Faq
Authentik7 items
Jellyfin6 items

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.

Declared feature comparison
FeatureAuthentikJellyfin
B2b multi tenant✓-
Hosted uihosted-
Hostingboth-
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

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

Jellyfin

Leader

An open-source media server that lets you self-host your personal media library and stream it across multiple devices privately, without tracking, subscriptions, or vendor lock-in.

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 ↗

Jellyfin

Leader
FreeFree tier
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Authentik✓
Jellyfin✗
iOS
Authentik✗
Jellyfin✓
Android
Authentik✗
Jellyfin✓
macOS
Authentik✓
Jellyfin✗
Windows
Authentik✓
Jellyfin✓
Linux
Authentik✓
Jellyfin✗
CLI
Authentik✓
Jellyfin✗
Deployment
Self-hosted
Authentik✓
Jellyfin✓
On-premise
Authentik✗
Jellyfin✓

Integrations

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

Authentik

17 total
  • 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
Independently observed

Jellyfin

Leader
5 total
  • Kodi
  • Discord
  • Chromecast
  • VLC
  • Navidrome
Independently observed
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