Comparison

Keycloak vs PropelAuth

On the evidence we track, Keycloak 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.

Keycloak full profile →PropelAuth full profile →

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★Keycloak72

PropelAuth59

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	KeycloakLeader	PropelAuth
Vioscale score	72 / 100low · 47%	59 / 100medium · 73%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	open_source	freemium
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	low
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	10	5
Security
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	✓	✓
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	-	✓
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	7.9	-
Soc2security.soc2	-	✓
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 58 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=maven&package_name=org.keycloak%3Akeycloak-core&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0 · Max severity: CRITICAL	-
Reliability
Status pagereliability.status_page	-	✓
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	1,153	-
Github starsadoption.github_stars	36,428	-
Package downloads weeklyadoption.package_downloads_weekly	1,713,825	-
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	100	-
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	13	-
Historyrelease.history	20 items	-
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	Apache-2.0	-
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	Java	-
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide	Available worldwide

Score

Vioscale score

Keycloak72 / 100low · 47%

PropelAuth59 / 100medium · 73%

Pricing

Free tier

Keycloak✓

PropelAuth✓

Model

Keycloakopen_source

PropelAuthfreemium

Price level

Keycloakfree

PropelAuthlow

Transparent

Keycloak✓

PropelAuth✓

Integrations

Count

Keycloak10

PropelAuth5

Security

Disclosure policy

Keycloak✓

PropelAuth✓

Gdpr

Keycloak–

PropelAuth✓

Scorecard

Keycloak7.9

PropelAuth–

Soc2

Keycloak–

PropelAuth✓

Vulnerabilities

KeycloakCount: 58 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=maven&package_name=org.keycloak%3Akeycloak-core&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0 · Max severity: CRITICAL

PropelAuth–

Reliability

Status page

Keycloak–

PropelAuth✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

Keycloak1,153

PropelAuth–

Github stars

Keycloak36,428

PropelAuth–

Package downloads weekly

Keycloak1,713,825

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

KeycloakAvailable worldwide

PropelAuthAvailable worldwide

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for Auth & Identity Software
Capability	Keycloak	PropelAuth
Deployment
Hosting	Cloud + self-hosted	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	Both	Both
Access
RBAC	✓	✓
Licensing
Self-hostable OSS core	✓	-

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

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.

Independently observed

PropelAuth

An authentication provider that helps B2B SaaS applications implement identity management features as they grow, from basic signup and login to enterprise-grade SSO, SCIM provisioning, and access control.

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 sourceFree tier

Free, open-source software

as of 2026-08-14verify ↗

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 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	Keycloak	PropelAuth
WebPlatforms	✓	✓
WindowsPlatforms	✓	✗
LinuxPlatforms	✓	✗
CLIPlatforms	✓	✗
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✓
On-premiseDeployment	✓	✗
HybridDeployment	✓	✗

Platforms

Web

Keycloak✓

PropelAuth✓

Windows

Keycloak✓

PropelAuth✗

Linux

Keycloak✓

PropelAuth✗

CLI

Keycloak✓

PropelAuth✗

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Keycloak✓

PropelAuth✓

Self-hosted

Keycloak✓

PropelAuth✓

On-premise

Keycloak✓

PropelAuth✗

Hybrid

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

10 total - 9 not shared

Google
Facebook
Twitter
LDAP
Active Directory
Kerberos
Kubernetes
Apache APISIX
OpenTelemetry

Independently observed

PropelAuth

5 total - 4 not shared

Slack
MCP Server
AWS
Notion

Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.