Comparison

Keycloak vs PropelAuth

On the evidence we track, Keycloak leads this comparison with a composite score of 65/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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★Keycloak65
PropelAuth59
Score
vioscaleAI score
Keycloak65 / 100low · 46%
PropelAuth59 / 100medium · 71%
Pricing
Free tier
Keycloak✓
PropelAuth✓
Model
Keycloakopen_source
PropelAuthfreemium
Price level
Keycloakfree
PropelAuthlow
Transparent
Keycloak✓
PropelAuth✓
Integrations
Count
Keycloak8
PropelAuth5
Security
Disclosure policy
Keycloak✓
PropelAuth✓
Gdpr
Keycloak–
PropelAuth✓
Scorecard
Keycloak9.3
PropelAuth–
Soc2
Keycloak–
PropelAuth✓
Trust center
Reliability
Status page
Keycloak–
PropelAuth✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
Keycloak678
PropelAuth–
Github stars
Keycloak37,140
PropelAuth–
Package downloads weekly
Keycloak998,112
PropelAuth–
Activity
Commits last 30d
Keycloak100
PropelAuth–
Release
Cadence days
Keycloak13
PropelAuth–
History
Keycloak20 items
PropelAuth–
License
Spdx
KeycloakApache-2.0
PropelAuth–
Language
Primary
KeycloakJava
PropelAuth–
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Keycloak6 items
PropelAuth6 items

Capabilities

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

Deployment
Hosting
KeycloakCloud + self-hosted
PropelAuthCloud + self-hosted
Methods
Social login
Keycloak✓
PropelAuth✓
Passwordless
Keycloak✓
PropelAuth✓
Passkeys / WebAuthn
Keycloak✓
PropelAuth-
Multi-factor auth
Keycloak✓
PropelAuth✓
Enterprise
SAML SSO
Keycloak✓
PropelAuth✓
SCIM provisioning
Keycloak✓
PropelAuth✓
B2B / multi-tenancy
Keycloak✓
PropelAuth✓
Standards
OpenID Connect provider
Keycloak✓
PropelAuth✓
Delivery
Hosted UI
KeycloakBoth
PropelAuthBoth
Access
RBAC
Keycloak✓
PropelAuth✓
Licensing
Self-hostable OSS core
Keycloak✓
PropelAuth-

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Keycloak

Leader

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.

Independently observed

PropelAuth

Authentication solution designed for B2B SaaS applications, featuring hosted login and account management pages, with native integrations for social logins, passwordless authentication, SAML SSO, and CRM sync capabilities.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Keycloak

Leader
Open source
as of verify ↗

PropelAuth

from $0.00/moSubscriptionFree tier

Free tier with 10,000 MAUs. Paid plans from $150/month. Additional MAUs at $0.05 each. Usage-based pricing for API validations, SCIM connections, and exports.

  • FreeFree
    • Unlimited organizations
    • Unlimited waitlist users
    • Custom domain
    • 2FA & RBAC
    • Customizable UIs
    • +4 more
  • Growth$150/month + $0.05 per additional MAU + usage-based validation costs
    • Everything in Free
    • User impersonation
    • Unlimited SAML/enterprise SSO connections
    • Separate staging environment
    • API keys and machine-to-machine auth
    • +9 more
  • Growth Plus$500/month + $0.05 per additional MAU + usage-based add-on costs
    • Everything in Growth
    • SCIM/Directory sync
    • Advanced organization controls
    • Advanced security options
    • Custom roles
    • +11 more
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Keycloak✗
PropelAuth✓
Windows
Keycloak✓
PropelAuth✗
Linux
Keycloak✓
PropelAuth✗
CLI
Keycloak✓
PropelAuth✗
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Keycloak✓
PropelAuth✓
Self-hosted
Keycloak✓
PropelAuth✓

Integrations

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

In common (1)
  • GitHub

Keycloak

Leader
12 total - 11 not shared
  • Google
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • LDAP
  • Active Directory
  • Kerberos
  • Kubernetes
  • Apache APISIX
  • OpenTelemetry
  • OpenID Connect
  • SAML 2.0
Independently observed

PropelAuth

6 total - 5 not shared
  • Slack
  • MCP Server
  • AWS
  • Notion
  • HubSpot
Independently observed
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