# Frontegg vs Keycloak

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** Frontegg

| Attribute | Frontegg | Keycloak |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 86 (73% (medium)) | 65.4 (46% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | - | 100 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | - | 678 |
| adoption.github_stars | - | 37,140 |
| adoption.package_downloads_weekly | - | 998,112 |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"A low-code CIAM platform that secures every entry point into your SaaS app and manages customer identity as you scale. It is indexed under Auth & Identity Software.","source":"https://frontegg.com","question":"What is Frontegg?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Frontegg offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://frontegg.com","question":"Is Frontegg free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for Frontegg, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.","source":"https://frontegg.com","question":"Can Frontegg be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2 and ISO 27001 for Frontegg. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Frontegg not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://frontegg.com/trust-center","question":"What security certifications does Frontegg have?","confidence":0.7}]` | `[{"answer":"Centralized authentication and authorization platform that manages user identity and access control across applications, reducing the need for individual apps to build their own login systems. It is indexed under Auth & Identity Software.","source":"https://www.keycloak.org","question":"What is Keycloak?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Keycloak is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. It is released under the Apache-2.0 licence. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://www.keycloak.org","question":"Is Keycloak free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Keycloak supports the web, Windows, Linux and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://www.keycloak.org","question":"What platforms does Keycloak support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Keycloak can be deployed on-premise and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://www.keycloak.org","question":"Can Keycloak be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 10 integrations for Keycloak, including GitHub, Google, Facebook, Twitter, LDAP, Active Directory, Kerberos and Kubernetes, plus 2 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.keycloak.org","question":"What does Keycloak integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Keycloak is published under the Apache-2.0 licence, a permissive licence that generally allows commercial use and modification. Licence terms can change between releases, so verify against the repository for the version you intend to use.","source":"https://github.com/keycloak/keycloak","question":"Is Keycloak open source?","confidence":0.95}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | 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. | An open-source identity management solution that allows users to authenticate once and gain access to multiple applications, eliminating the need for individual login handling at the application level. |
| features.capabilities | `{"mfa":true,"oidc":true,"rbac":true,"hosting":"cloud","saml_sso":true,"hosted_ui":"hosted","open_source":false,"passwordless":true,"social_login":true,"b2b_multi_tenant":true,"passkeys_webauthn":true,"scim_provisioning":true}` | `{"mfa":true,"oidc":true,"rbac":true,"hosting":"both","saml_sso":true,"hosted_ui":"both","open_source":true,"passwordless":true,"social_login":true,"b2b_multi_tenant":true,"passkeys_webauthn":true,"scim_provisioning":true}` |
| integrations.count | 200 | 8 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"ActiveCampaign","native":true,"category":"crm"},{"name":"Airtable","native":true},{"name":"Amplitude","native":true},{"name":"Asana","native":true,"category":"project_management"},{"name":"Auth0","native":true,"category":"identity"},{"name":"AWS","native":true,"category":"cloud"},{"name":"BambooHR","native":true,"category":"hr"},{"name":"BigCommerce","native":true,"category":"ecommerce"},{"name":"Bitbucket","native":true,"category":"development"},{"name":"Box","native":true,"category":"storage"},{"name":"Calendly","native":true,"category":"scheduling"},{"name":"CircleCI","native":true,"category":"infrastructure"},{"name":"ClickUp","native":true,"category":"project_management"},{"name":"Cloudflare","native":true,"category":"infrastructure"},{"name":"Confluence","native":true,"category":"productivity"},{"name":"Contentful","native":true,"category":"content_management"},{"name":"Copper","native":true,"category":"crm"},{"name":"Customer.io","native":true,"category":"customer_support"},{"name":"Google Workspace","native":true},{"name":"Microsoft Defender for Endpoint","native":true},{"name":"Salesforce","native":true,"category":"crm"}]` | `[{"name":"GitHub"},{"name":"Google"},{"name":"Facebook"},{"name":"Twitter"},{"name":"LDAP"},{"name":"Active Directory"},{"name":"Kerberos"},{"name":"Kubernetes"},{"name":"Apache APISIX"},{"name":"OpenTelemetry"},{"name":"OpenID Connect","native":true},{"name":"SAML 2.0","native":true}]` |
| language.primary | - | Java |
| license.spdx | - | Apache-2.0 |
| market.availability | `{"hqCountry":"IL","primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"web":true}` | `{"cli":true,"linux":true,"windows":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"usage","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Pay as You Go","summary":"Free up to 7,500 monthly active users with 5 enterprise connections","features":["Fully Customized Hosted Login","7,500 Monthly Active Users","5 Enterprise Connections (SSO/SCIM)","Unlimited Organizations","Custom Domain","Community Support"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Perfect for opening up your first set of APIs","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"organizations":"unlimited","monthly_active_users":"7500","enterprise_connections_sso_scim":"5"}},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"Custom pricing, contact sales","features":["Everything from Pay as You Go","Multiple Environments","Advanced Fraud Protection","99.99% Uptime SLA","Premium Support","Email Support","Dedicated Slack Channel","Custom Legal Agreements","HIPAA/BAA","Prioritized Integrations"],"description":"For large-scale applications with custom needs","contactSales":true}],"summary":"Free tier up to 7,500 monthly active users; enterprise custom pricing available","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://frontegg.com/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-10-06T21:44:20.195Z","billingPeriods":["month"]}` | `{"type":"open_source","sourceUrl":"https://www.keycloak.org","retrievedAt":"2026-09-07T13:10:46.299Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | open_source |
| pricing.price_level | low | free |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| release.cadence_days | - | 13 |
| release.history | - | `[{"url":"https://github.com/keycloak/keycloak/releases/tag/nightly","date":"2022-09-27T02:22:00Z","type":"prerelease","version":"nightly"},{"url":"https://github.com/keycloak/keycloak/releases/tag/26.8.0","date":"2026-10-01T05:57:20Z","type":"stable","version":"26.8.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/keycloak/keycloak/releases/tag/26.7.5","date":"2026-09-30T17:44:19Z","type":"stable","version":"26.7.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/keycloak/keycloak/releases/tag/26.7.4","date":"2026-09-16T14:44:06Z","type":"stable","version":"26.7.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/keycloak/keycloak/releases/tag/26.7.3","date":"2026-08-31T09:29:37Z","type":"stable","version":"26.7.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/keycloak/keycloak/releases/tag/26.7.2","date":"2026-08-19T05:26:20Z","type":"stable","version":"26.7.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/keycloak/keycloak/releases/tag/26.7.1","date":"2026-08-05T15:54:37Z","type":"stable","version":"26.7.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/keycloak/keycloak/releases/tag/26.7.0","date":"2026-07-09T06:58:13Z","type":"stable","version":"26.7.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/keycloak/keycloak/releases/tag/26.6.4","date":"2026-06-26T19:19:51Z","type":"stable","version":"26.6.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/keycloak/keycloak/releases/tag/26.6.3","date":"2026-06-04T17:00:13Z","type":"stable","version":"26.6.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/keycloak/keycloak/releases/tag/26.6.2","date":"2026-05-19T12:41:03Z","type":"stable","version":"26.6.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/keycloak/keycloak/releases/tag/26.6.1","date":"2026-04-15T13:58:02Z","type":"stable","version":"26.6.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/keycloak/keycloak/releases/tag/26.6.0","date":"2026-04-08T08:54:19Z","type":"stable","version":"26.6.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/keycloak/keycloak/releases/tag/26.5.7","date":"2026-04-02T14:47:13Z","type":"stable","version":"26.5.7"},{"url":"https://github.com/keycloak/keycloak/releases/tag/26.5.6","date":"2026-03-19T06:45:39Z","type":"stable","version":"26.5.6"},{"url":"https://github.com/keycloak/keycloak/releases/tag/26.5.5","date":"2026-03-05T15:40:30Z","type":"stable","version":"26.5.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/keycloak/keycloak/releases/tag/26.5.4","date":"2026-02-20T09:19:45Z","type":"stable","version":"26.5.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/keycloak/keycloak/releases/tag/26.5.3","date":"2026-02-10T07:30:08Z","type":"stable","version":"26.5.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/keycloak/keycloak/releases/tag/26.5.2","date":"2026-01-23T14:26:58Z","type":"stable","version":"26.5.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/keycloak/keycloak/releases/tag/26.5.1","date":"2026-01-14T18:09:13Z","type":"stable","version":"26.5.1"}]` |
| reliability.sla_pct | 99.99 | - |
| reliability.status_page | yes | - |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | yes |
| security.gdpr | yes | - |
| security.hipaa | yes | - |
| security.iso27001 | yes | - |
| security.scorecard | - | 9.3 |
| security.soc2 | yes | - |
| security.trust_center | https://frontegg.com/trust-center/security | https://www.keycloak.org/security |
| security.vulnerabilities | - | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=maven&package_name=org.keycloak%3Akeycloak-server-spi&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` |

## Capabilities (Auth & Identity Software)

| Capability | Frontegg | Keycloak |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Deployment** |  |  |
| Hosting | Cloud only | 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 | Both |
| **Access** |  |  |
| RBAC | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Licensing** |  |  |
| Self-hostable OSS core | ✗ | ✓ |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T20:14:50.065Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*