Comparison

Keycloak vs SuperTokens

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
SuperTokens59
Score
vioscaleAI score
Keycloak65 / 100low · 46%
SuperTokens59 / 100medium · 68%
Pricing
Free tier
Keycloak✓
SuperTokens✓
Model
Keycloakopen_source
SuperTokensfreemium
Price level
Keycloakfree
SuperTokenslow
Starting price
Keycloak–
SuperTokens$100
Transparent
Keycloak✓
SuperTokens✓
Integrations
Count
Keycloak8
SuperTokens4
Reliability
Sla pct
Keycloak–
SuperTokens99.99
Status page
Keycloak–
SuperTokens✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
Keycloak678
SuperTokens0
Github stars
Keycloak37,140
SuperTokens15,331
Package downloads weekly
Keycloak998,112
SuperTokens–
Activity
Commits last 30d
Keycloak100
SuperTokens95
Release
Cadence days
Keycloak13
SuperTokens–
History
Keycloak20 items
SuperTokens20 items
License
Spdx
KeycloakApache-2.0
SuperTokens–
Language
Primary
KeycloakJava
SuperTokensJava
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Keycloak6 items
SuperTokens6 items

Capabilities

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

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

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

SuperTokens

An authentication platform that lets developers add login and session management to applications. Available as open-source software for self-hosting or as a managed cloud service.

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 ↗

SuperTokens

from $100/moHybridFree tier

Free self-hosted or cloud tier under 5K users; pay-as-you-grow at $0.02 per MAU on cloud

  • Self-hosted Open SourceFree
    • Email password authentication
    • Social login
    • Passwordless magic links and OTP
    • Session management
    • User management dashboard
    • +2 more
  • Cloud - Free tierFree
    • Email password authentication
    • Social login
    • Passwordless authentication
    • Session management
    • User management dashboard
    • +1 more
  • Cloud - Usage-based$0.02 per MAU, minimum $100/month
    • All free tier features
    • High-reliability infrastructure
    • Managed scalability
    • SOC2 compliance
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Multi-tenancy with custom domains
    • Machine-to-machine authentication
    • Multiple availability zones with uptime SLAs
    • Attack protection suite
    • Implementation assistance
    • +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✗
SuperTokens✓
Windows
Keycloak✓
SuperTokens✗
Linux
Keycloak✓
SuperTokens✗
CLI
Keycloak✓
SuperTokens✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Keycloak✓
SuperTokens✓
Self-hosted
Keycloak✓
SuperTokens✓
On-premise
Keycloak✗
SuperTokens✓

Integrations

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

In common (3)
  • GitHub
  • Google
  • Facebook

Keycloak

Leader
12 total - 9 not shared
  • Twitter
  • LDAP
  • Active Directory
  • Kerberos
  • Kubernetes
  • Apache APISIX
  • OpenTelemetry
  • OpenID Connect
  • SAML 2.0
Independently observed

SuperTokens

11 total - 8 not shared
  • Slack
  • Microsoft Teams
  • Email
  • SMS providers
  • Okta
  • Microsoft Active Directory
  • Apple
  • Auth0
Independently observed
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Keycloak or SuperTokens: which one depends on you

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