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Comparison

Kinde vs Zitadel

No clear leader: Kinde (68.8) and Zitadel (65.3) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

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Kinde69
Zitadel65
Score
Vioscale score
Kinde69 / 100medium · 70%
Zitadel65 / 100low · 46%
Pricing
Free tier
Kinde✓
Zitadel✓
Model
Kindefreemium
Zitadelfreemium
Price level
Kindemid
Zitadelhigh
Transparent
Kinde✓
Zitadel✓
Integrations
Count
Kinde5
Zitadel12
Security
Disclosure policy
Kinde✓
Zitadel✓
Gdpr
Kinde✓
Zitadel✓
Hipaa
Kinde✓
Zitadel–
Iso27001
Kinde✓
Zitadel–
Soc2
Kinde✓
Zitadel–
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Sla pct
Kinde–
Zitadel99.99
Status page
Kinde✓
Zitadel✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
Kinde–
Zitadel0
Github stars
Kinde–
Zitadel14,862
Activity
Commits last 30d
Kinde–
Zitadel42
Release
Cadence days
Kinde–
Zitadel5
History
Kinde–
Zitadel20 items
License
Spdx
Kinde–
ZitadelAGPL-3.0
Language
Primary
Kinde–
ZitadelGo
Market
Availability

Capabilities

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

Deployment
Hosting
Kinde-
ZitadelCloud + self-hosted
Methods
Social login
Kinde✓
Zitadel✓
Passwordless
Kinde✓
Zitadel✓
Passkeys / WebAuthn
Kinde-
Zitadel✓
Multi-factor auth
Kinde✓
Zitadel✓
Enterprise
SAML SSO
Kinde✓
Zitadel✓
SCIM provisioning
Kinde-
Zitadel✓
B2B / multi-tenancy
Kinde-
Zitadel✓
Standards
OpenID Connect provider
Kinde-
Zitadel✓
Delivery
Hosted UI
Kinde-
ZitadelBoth
Access
RBAC
Kinde-
Zitadel✓
Licensing
Self-hostable OSS core
Kinde-
Zitadel✓

What each one is

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

Kinde

A developer-centric platform that provides authentication (passwordless, social login, SSO, MFA), subscription billing integration, and feature flags to help SaaS teams build and monetize products with security built in.

Independently observed

Zitadel

A multi-tenant, API-first identity and access management platform offering single sign-on, multi-factor authentication, passkeys, and complete audit trails. Available as a managed cloud service or self-hosted deployment, designed for developers building secure SaaS and B2B applications.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

Kinde

from $25/moSubscriptionFree tier

From $25/month. Free tier available.

  • Starter$25/month
    • 1 True Clone™
    • 10 virtual clones
    • Unlimited email support
    • Patented no-impersonation technology™
    • Free feature flags
as of verify ↗

Zitadel

from $100/moHybridFree tier

Free tier available. Pro plan from $100/month with 25,000 DAU included. Usage-based overage pricing for additional capacity.

  • FreeFree
    • 100 daily active users
    • 3 external identity providers
    • 5,000 management API requests
    • Community support
    • 1 management instance
  • Pro$100/month including 25,000 DAU and 500,000 API requests; overage pricing available
    • 25,000 daily active users
    • 500,000 management API requests
    • 3 external identity providers
    • Multifactor authentication
    • Passkeys/WebAuthn
    • +5 more
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Custom scaling
    • Custom compliance
    • Custom security questionnaires
    • Custom contract and MSA
    • Up to 99.99% availability SLA
    • +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
Kinde✓
Zitadel✓
iOS
Kinde✓
Zitadel✗
Android
Kinde✓
Zitadel✗
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Kinde✓
Zitadel✓
Self-hosted
Kinde✗
Zitadel✓
Hybrid
Kinde✗
Zitadel✓

Integrations

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

Kinde

5 total
  • Stripe
  • TrustPath.io
  • Entra ID
  • SAML
  • GitHub Actions
Independently observed

Zitadel

12 total
  • Google
  • Microsoft
  • GitHub
  • LDAP
  • SAML 2.0
  • SCIM 2.0
  • OpenID Connect
  • gRPC
  • connectRPC
  • REST API
  • Webhooks
  • Actions
Independently observed

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