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Comparison

Keycloak vs Stytch

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
Stytch52
Score
vioscaleAI score
Keycloak65 / 100low · 46%
Stytch52 / 100medium · 69%
Pricing
Free tier
Keycloak✓
Stytch✓
Model
Keycloakopen_source
Stytchcommercial
Price level
Keycloakfree
Stytchlow
Transparent
Keycloak✓
Stytch✓
Integrations
Count
Keycloak8
Stytch5
Security
Disclosure policy
Keycloak✓
Stytch–
Hipaa
Keycloak–
Stytch✓
Scorecard
Keycloak9.3
Stytch–
Trust center
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Sla pct
Keycloak–
Stytch99.99
Status page
Keycloak–
Stytch✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
Keycloak678
Stytch–
Github stars
Keycloak37,140
Stytch–
Package downloads weekly
Keycloak998,112
Stytch–
Activity
Commits last 30d
Keycloak100
Stytch–
Release
Cadence days
Keycloak13
Stytch–
History
Keycloak20 items
Stytch–
License
Spdx
KeycloakApache-2.0
Stytch–
Language
Primary
KeycloakJava
Stytch–
Market
Availability
KeycloakAvailable worldwide
Stytch–
Content
Faq
Keycloak6 items
Stytch6 items

Capabilities

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

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

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

Stytch

An authentication service designed to provide secure, user-friendly login experiences through password-free methods.

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 ↗

Stytch

from $0.01/moUsage-basedFree tier

Free tier with 10,000 MAU. Pay-as-you-go for additional usage. Enterprise plans available.

  • FreeFree
    • OAuth, SSO, Sessions, and RBAC
    • Organization-level primary and secondary auth policies
    • Built-in multi-tenancy
    • SCIM provisioning and deprovisioning with automatic role management
    • JIT provisioning controls
    • +1 more
  • Pay-as-you-goUsage-based pricing beyond free tier
    • Full suite of authentication and authorization features
    • Unlimited organizations
    • Advanced fraud and risk prevention (optional)
    • Email customization and brand removal (optional)
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Custom discounted rates
    • Private support Slack channel
    • 99.99% uptime SLA
    • HIPAA/BAA compliance
    • Migration support
    • +1 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✗
Stytch✓
iOS
Keycloak✗
Stytch✓
Android
Keycloak✗
Stytch✓
Windows
Keycloak✓
Stytch✗
Linux
Keycloak✓
Stytch✗
CLI
Keycloak✓
Stytch✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Keycloak✓
Stytch✓
Self-hosted
Keycloak✓
Stytch✗

Integrations

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

In common (1)
  • Google

Keycloak

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

Stytch

5 total - 4 not shared
  • PlanetScale
  • Microsoft
  • Okta
  • Vercel
Independently observed
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