Comparison

Authentik vs Kinde

On the evidence we track, Kinde leads this comparison with a composite score of 70/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Authentik46

★Kinde70

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Authentik	KindeLeader
vioscaleAI score	46 / 100medium · 69%	70 / 100medium · 68%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	freemium	freemium
Price levelpricing.price_level	low	mid
Transparentpricing.transparent	✗	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	10	5
Security
Certificationssecurity.certifications	OpenID Certified, FIPS compliance	-
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	✓	✓
Fedrampsecurity.fedramp	✓	-
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	✓	✓
Hipaasecurity.hipaa	✓	✓
Iso27001security.iso27001	-	✓
Soc2security.soc2	-	✓
Trust centersecurity.trust_center	https://goauthentik.io/blog/authors/security/	-
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=%40goauthentik%2Foxfmt-config&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0	-
Reliability
Status pagereliability.status_page	✓	✓
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	0	-
Github starsadoption.github_stars	25,816	-
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	100	-
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	6	-
Historyrelease.history	20 items	-
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	Python	-
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide · HQ US	Available worldwide · Popular in US
Content
Faqcontent.faq	7 items	7 items

Score

vioscaleAI score

Authentik46 / 100medium · 69%

Kinde70 / 100medium · 68%

Pricing

Free tier

Authentik✓

Kinde✓

Model

Authentikfreemium

Kindefreemium

Price level

Authentiklow

Kindemid

Transparent

Authentik✗

Kinde✓

Integrations

Count

Authentik10

Kinde5

Security

Certifications

AuthentikOpenID Certified, FIPS compliance

Kinde–

Disclosure policy

Authentik✓

Kinde✓

Fedramp

Authentik✓

Kinde–

Gdpr

Authentik✓

Kinde✓

Hipaa

Authentik✓

Kinde✓

Iso27001

Authentik–

Kinde✓

Soc2

Authentik–

Kinde✓

Trust center

Authentikhttps://goauthentik.io/blog/authors/security/

Kinde–

Vulnerabilities

AuthentikCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=%40goauthentik%2Foxfmt-config&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

Kinde–

Reliability

Status page

Authentik✓

Kinde✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

Authentik0

Kinde–

Github stars

Authentik25,816

Kinde–

Activity

Commits last 30d

Authentik100

Kinde–

Release

Cadence days

Authentik6

Kinde–

History

Authentik20 items

Kinde–

Language

Primary

AuthentikPython

Kinde–

Market

Availability

AuthentikAvailable worldwide · HQ US

KindeAvailable worldwide · Popular in US

Content

Faq

Authentik7 items

Kinde7 items

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for Auth & Identity Software
Capability	Authentik	Kinde
Deployment
Hosting	Cloud + self-hosted	-
Methods
Social login	✓	✓
Passwordless	✓	✓
Passkeys / WebAuthn	✓	-
Multi-factor auth	✓	✓
Enterprise
SAML SSO	✓	✓
SCIM provisioning	✓	-
B2B / multi-tenancy	✓	-
Standards
OpenID Connect provider	✓	-
Delivery
Hosted UI	Hosted	-
Access
RBAC	✓	-
Licensing
Self-hostable OSS core	✓	✓

Deployment

Hosting

AuthentikCloud + self-hosted

Kinde-

Methods

Social login

Authentik✓

Kinde✓

Passwordless

Authentik✓

Kinde✓

Passkeys / WebAuthn

Authentik✓

Kinde-

Multi-factor auth

Authentik✓

Kinde✓

Enterprise

SAML SSO

Authentik✓

Kinde✓

SCIM provisioning

Authentik✓

Kinde-

B2B / multi-tenancy

Authentik✓

Kinde-

Standards

OpenID Connect provider

Authentik✓

Kinde-

Delivery

Hosted UI

AuthentikHosted

Kinde-

Access

RBAC

Authentik✓

Kinde-

Licensing

Self-hostable OSS core

Authentik✓

Kinde✓

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

Kinde

Leader

A modern authentication platform designed to improve application security and user conversion while providing cost-effective and rapid deployment.

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 2026-09-07verify ↗

Kinde

Leader

from $25/moSubscriptionFree tier

From $25/month. Free tier available.

Starter$25/month
- 1 True Clone™
- 10 virtual clones
- Unlimited email support
- Patented no-impersonation technology™
- Free feature flags

as of 2026-08-14verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	Authentik	Kinde
WebPlatforms	✓	✓
iOSPlatforms	✗	✓
AndroidPlatforms	✗	✓
macOSPlatforms	✓	✗
WindowsPlatforms	✓	✗
LinuxPlatforms	✓	✗
CLIPlatforms	✓	✗
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✗	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✗

Platforms

Web

Authentik✓

Kinde✓

iOS

Authentik✗

Kinde✓

Android

Authentik✗

Kinde✓

macOS

Authentik✓

Kinde✗

Windows

Authentik✓

Kinde✗

Linux

Authentik✓

Kinde✗

CLI

Authentik✓

Kinde✗

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Authentik✗

Kinde✓

Self-hosted

Authentik✓

Kinde✗

Integrations

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

In common (1)

SAML

Authentik

17 total - 16 not shared

OAuth2
OpenID Connect
SAML2
LDAP
RADIUS
SCIM
WS-Federation
Microsoft Entra ID
Google Workspace
Shared Signals Framework (SSF)
Chrome Enterprise Device Trust
Fleet
Kerberos
OAuth2/OIDC
Apple Business Manager
Google Chrome

Independently observed

Kinde

Leader

5 total - 4 not shared

Stripe
TrustPath.io
Entra ID
GitHub Actions

Independently observed

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