Authentik vs Ory
On the evidence we track, Ory leads this comparison with a composite score of 72/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.
Capabilities
Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for auth & identity software. “-” means undocumented, not absent.
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.
Ory
LeaderFlexible IAM platform offering modular authentication, authorization, and user management components. Supports multiple deployment modes—managed cloud services, self-hosted open-source, or on-premise enterprise—with built-in support for modern standards including OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, SAML, SCIM, and device-based authentication.
Pricing
List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.
Authentik
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
Ory
LeaderFrom $770/year. Free Developer tier. Usage-based (aDAU) metered pricing available.
- DeveloperFree
- Production$770/year plus $0.14/aDAU/month
- All top-tier security features
- 1 production environment and 3 staging environments
- Permissions and machine-to-machine tokens
- Growth$9,350/year
- Everything from Production
- Advanced analytics and insights
- 2 production environments and 5 staging environments
- B2B SSO (OIDC only)
- Enterprise (SaaS)Contact sales
- Everything from Growth
- Event firehose to data lake
- Multi-region deployments with data residency
- Volume pricing
- Enterprise integrations for legacy systems
- +4 more
- Enterprise License (Self-Hosted)Contact sales
- Full control of hosting
- Multi-region deployment flexibility
- Custom pricing
- Premium enterprise integrations
- Premium support with SLAs
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
- OAuth2
- OpenID Connect
- SAML2
- LDAP
- RADIUS
- SCIM
- WS-Federation
- Microsoft Entra ID
- Google Workspace
- Shared Signals Framework (SSF)
Ory
Leader- Amazon SES
- AWS API Gateway
Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.