Comparison

Ory vs PropelAuth

On the evidence we track, Ory leads this comparison with a composite score of 69/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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★Ory69
PropelAuth59
Score
vioscaleAI score
Ory69 / 100medium · 64%
PropelAuth59 / 100medium · 71%
Pricing
Free tier
Ory✓
PropelAuth✓
Model
PropelAuthfreemium
Price level
PropelAuthlow
Transparent
Ory✓
PropelAuth✓
Integrations
Count
Ory10
PropelAuth5
Security
Disclosure policy
Ory✓
PropelAuth✓
Gdpr
Ory✓
PropelAuth✓
Hipaa
Ory✓
PropelAuth–
Iso27001
Ory✓
PropelAuth–
Pci
Ory✓
PropelAuth–
Scorecard
Ory6.7
PropelAuth–
Soc2
Ory✓
PropelAuth✓
Reliability
Sla pct
PropelAuth–
Status page
Ory✓
PropelAuth✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
Ory9
PropelAuth–
Github stars
PropelAuth–
Activity
Commits last 30d
Ory0
PropelAuth–
Release
Cadence days
Ory66
PropelAuth–
History
PropelAuth–
License
Spdx
PropelAuth–
Language
Primary
OryGo
PropelAuth–
Content
Faq
PropelAuth6 items

Capabilities

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

Deployment
Hosting
OryCloud + self-hosted
PropelAuthCloud + self-hosted
Methods
Social login
Ory✓
PropelAuth✓
Passwordless
Ory✓
PropelAuth✓
Passkeys / WebAuthn
Ory✓
PropelAuth-
Multi-factor auth
Ory✓
PropelAuth✓
Enterprise
SAML SSO
Ory✓
PropelAuth✓
SCIM provisioning
Ory✓
PropelAuth✓
B2B / multi-tenancy
Ory✓
PropelAuth✓
Standards
OpenID Connect provider
Ory✓
PropelAuth✓
Delivery
Hosted UI
OryBoth
PropelAuthBoth
Access
RBAC
Ory✓
PropelAuth✓
Licensing
Self-hostable OSS core
Ory✓
PropelAuth-

What each one is

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

Ory

Leader

An open-source and cloud-based identity platform offering authentication, authorization, and access control for applications and AI agents. Available as self-hosted open-source software, a managed cloud service, or an enterprise license with dedicated support.

Independently observed

PropelAuth

Authentication solution designed for B2B SaaS applications, featuring hosted login and account management pages, with native integrations for social logins, passwordless authentication, SAML SSO, and CRM sync capabilities.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

Ory

Leader
from $0.14/moHybridFree tier

From $770/year. Free Developer tier. Usage-based (aDAU) metered pricing available.

  • DeveloperFree
  • Production$770/year plus $0.14/aDAU/month
    • All top-tier security features
    • 1 production environment and 3 staging environments
    • Permissions and machine-to-machine tokens
  • Growth$9,350/year
    • Everything from Production
    • Advanced analytics and insights
    • 2 production environments and 5 staging environments
    • B2B SSO (OIDC only)
  • Enterprise (SaaS)Contact sales
    • Everything from Growth
    • Event firehose to data lake
    • Multi-region deployments with data residency
    • Volume pricing
    • Enterprise integrations for legacy systems
    • +4 more
  • Enterprise License (Self-Hosted)Contact sales
    • Full control of hosting
    • Multi-region deployment flexibility
    • Custom pricing
    • Premium enterprise integrations
    • Premium support with SLAs
as of verify ↗

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 verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Ory✓
PropelAuth✓
CLI
Ory✓
PropelAuth✗
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Ory✓
PropelAuth✓
Self-hosted
Ory✓
PropelAuth✓
On-premise
Ory✓
PropelAuth✗
Air-gapped
Ory✓
PropelAuth✗

Integrations

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

In common (1)
  • Slack

Ory

Leader
15 total - 14 not shared
  • Amazon SES
  • AWS API Gateway
  • Google
  • Kubernetes
  • Ambassador
  • Kong
  • Splunk
  • Model Context Protocol (MCP)
  • Salesforce
  • Patreon
  • LinkedIn
  • Facebook
  • Apple
  • Lark
Independently observed

PropelAuth

6 total - 5 not shared
  • MCP Server
  • GitHub
  • AWS
  • Notion
  • HubSpot
Independently observed
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