# Authelia vs Authentik

**Leader by Vioscale score:** Authelia

| Attribute | Authelia | Authentik |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 64.4 (41% (low)) | 54.3 (40% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 100 | 100 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 0 | 0 |
| adoption.github_stars | 28,711 | 25,174 |
| deployment.options | `{"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | A lightweight, open-source authentication system that enables multi-factor authentication and single sign-on for web applications. It integrates with reverse proxies to control access and comes with a web-based portal for user and access management. | An open-source identity provider offering single sign-on, multi-factor authentication, role-based access control, and application integration capabilities. Organizations can deploy it on their own infrastructure as a self-hosted alternative to commercial solutions. |
| features.capabilities | `{"mfa":true,"oidc":true,"rbac":true,"hosting":"self","saml_sso":false,"hosted_ui":"hosted","open_source":true,"passwordless":true,"social_login":false,"passkeys_webauthn":true}` | `{"mfa":true,"oidc":true,"rbac":true,"hosting":"both","saml_sso":true,"open_source":true,"passwordless":true,"b2b_multi_tenant":true,"passkeys_webauthn":true,"scim_provisioning":true}` |
| integrations.count | 135 | 10 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"1Password"},{"name":"Active Directory"},{"name":"Ansible AWX"},{"name":"Apache Guacamole"},{"name":"Argo CD"},{"name":"Bitwarden"},{"name":"BookStack"},{"name":"Budibase"},{"name":"Caddy"},{"name":"Chronograf"},{"name":"Coder"},{"name":"Docker"},{"name":"Drupal"},{"name":"EspoCRM"},{"name":"Express.js"},{"name":"FreeIPA"},{"name":"FreshRSS"},{"name":"Gitea"},{"name":"GitLab"},{"name":"GLAuth"},{"name":"Grafana"},{"name":"HAProxy"},{"name":"Harbor"},{"name":"HashiCorp Vault"},{"name":"Headscale"},{"name":"HedgeDoc"},{"name":"Homarr"},{"name":"Home Assistant"},{"name":"Immich"},{"name":"Jellyfin"},{"name":"Jenkins"},{"name":"Jira"},{"name":"Kanboard"},{"name":"Kasm Workspaces"},{"name":"Kubernetes"},{"name":"LDAP"},{"name":"Leantime"},{"name":"LibreChat"},{"name":"Linkding"},{"name":"Linkwarden"},{"name":"LLDAP"},{"name":"Mailcow"},{"name":"Mastodon"},{"name":"Matomo"},{"name":"Mattermost"},{"name":"Mealie"},{"name":"MeshCentral"},{"name":"Miniflux"},{"name":"Nextcloud"},{"name":"NGINX"}]` | `[{"name":"OAuth2"},{"name":"OpenID Connect"},{"name":"SAML2"},{"name":"LDAP"},{"name":"RADIUS"},{"name":"SCIM"},{"name":"WS-Federation"},{"name":"Microsoft Entra ID"},{"name":"Google Workspace"},{"name":"Shared Signals Framework (SSF)"}]` |
| language.primary | Go | Python |
| license.spdx | Apache-2.0 | - |
| market.availability | - | `{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true,"linux":true}` | `{"cli":true,"mac":true,"web":true,"linux":true,"windows":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","summary":"Open source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.authelia.com","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T08:35:22.241Z"}` | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Open Source","features":["Self-hosting on Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform","OAuth2/OIDC","SAML2","LDAP","RADIUS","SCIM","MFA (TOTP, WebAuthn)","Passkeys/WebAuthn","Remote Access Control (RDP, SSH, VNC)","RBAC","Conditional Access"],"description":"Free open source core with community support","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Professional","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":1000,"period":"year","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Enterprise features available. Annual subscriptions over $1,000 include support ticketing (response within 1-3 business days)","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":20000,"period":"year","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Custom contracts with dedicated support team, biweekly check-ins, and prioritized feature requests","contactSales":true}],"summary":"Free open source. Professional plans from $1,000/year with support. Enterprise from $20,000/year with dedicated support.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://goauthentik.io/blog/2025-02-04-open-source-rac-and-pricing-support-updates/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T08:33:07.076Z","startingPrice":{"amount":1000,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | open_source | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | free | high |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| release.cadence_days | 16 | - |
| release.history | 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| 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|
| reliability.status_page | - | yes |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | yes |
| security.scorecard | 9.8 | - |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":7,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fauthelia%2Fauthelia%2Fv4&per_page=100","last_12m":3,"max_severity":"CRITICAL"}` | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=%40goauthentik%2Fprettier-config&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` |

## Capabilities (Auth & Identity Software)

| Capability | Authelia | Authentik |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Deployment** |  |  |
| Hosting | Self-hosted only | Cloud + self-hosted |
| **Methods** |  |  |
| Social login | ✗ | - |
| Passwordless | ✓ | ✓ |
| Passkeys / WebAuthn | ✓ | ✓ |
| Multi-factor auth | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Enterprise** |  |  |
| SAML SSO | ✗ | ✓ |
| SCIM provisioning | - | ✓ |
| B2B / multi-tenancy | - | ✓ |
| **Standards** |  |  |
| OpenID Connect provider | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Delivery** |  |  |
| Hosted UI | Hosted | - |
| **Access** |  |  |
| RBAC | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Licensing** |  |  |
| Self-hostable OSS core | ✓ | ✓ |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T17:10:44.038Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*