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Comparison

Keycloak vs WorkOS

On the evidence we track, WorkOS 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 →WorkOS full profile →
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Keycloak65
★WorkOS72
Score
vioscaleAI score
Keycloak65 / 100low · 46%
WorkOS72 / 100medium · 71%
Pricing
Free tier
Keycloak✓
WorkOS✓
Model
Keycloakopen_source
WorkOSfreemium
Price level
Keycloakfree
WorkOSlow
Transparent
Keycloak✓
WorkOS✓
Integrations
Count
Keycloak8
WorkOS17
Security
Disclosure policy
Keycloak✓
WorkOS✓
Gdpr
Keycloak–
WorkOS✓
Hipaa
Keycloak–
WorkOS✓
Scorecard
Keycloak9.3
WorkOS–
Soc2
Keycloak–
WorkOS✓
Trust center
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Sla pct
Keycloak–
WorkOS99.99
Status page
Keycloak–
WorkOS✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
Keycloak678
WorkOS–
Github stars
Keycloak37,140
WorkOS–
Package downloads weekly
Keycloak998,112
WorkOS–
Activity
Commits last 30d
Keycloak100
WorkOS–
Release
Cadence days
Keycloak13
WorkOS–
History
Keycloak20 items
WorkOS–
License
Spdx
KeycloakApache-2.0
WorkOS–
Language
Primary
KeycloakJava
WorkOS–
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Keycloak6 items
WorkOS7 items

Capabilities

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

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

What each one is

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

Keycloak

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

WorkOS

Leader

A platform providing identity infrastructure including SSO, multi-factor authentication, directory synchronization, and user management capabilities for SaaS applications and enterprise software.

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

Open source
as of verify ↗

WorkOS

Leader
SubscriptionFree tier

Free up to 1,000,000 MAUs. $2,500/month per additional million MAUs. $125/month per SSO-enabled organization.

  • FreeFree
    • Single Sign-On (SAML & OIDC)
    • SCIM provisioning
    • Role-based access control
    • Bot detection
    • Identity linking
    • +5 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✗
WorkOS✓
iOS
Keycloak✗
WorkOS✓
Android
Keycloak✗
WorkOS✓
Windows
Keycloak✓
WorkOS✗
Linux
Keycloak✓
WorkOS✗
CLI
Keycloak✓
WorkOS✗
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Keycloak✓
WorkOS✓
Self-hosted
Keycloak✓
WorkOS✗

Integrations

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

In common (2)
  • GitHub
  • Google

Keycloak

12 total - 10 not shared
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • LDAP
  • Active Directory
  • Kerberos
  • Kubernetes
  • Apache APISIX
  • OpenTelemetry
  • OpenID Connect
  • SAML 2.0
Independently observed

WorkOS

Leader
27 total - 25 not shared
  • LinkedIn
  • Slack
  • GitLab
  • Bitbucket
  • Xero
  • Rippling
  • ADP
  • Intuit
  • Microsoft
  • Apple
  • SAML
  • OIDC
  • Vercel
  • Clever
  • Asana
  • Box
  • Dropbox
  • Front
  • HelpScout
  • Hubspot
  • Intercom
  • Jira
  • Sentry
  • Mailgun
  • +1 more
Independently observed
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