# TrueCaaS vs Zitadel

**Leader by Vioscale AI score:** Zitadel

| Attribute | TrueCaaS | Zitadel |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale AI score** | 53.5 (18% (low)) | 60.5 (42% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | - | 42 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | - | 0 |
| adoption.github_stars | - | 14,862 |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"hybrid":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | TrueCaaS is a multi-tenant identity and authorization control plane for SaaS applications, enterprise applications, APIs, and AI agents. It provides authentication, enterprise federation, application-level roles and privileges, runtime authorization and entitlement decisions, machine and agent identities, governance, and audit trails through a centralized platform.

TrueCaaS complements existing identity providers such as Microsoft Entra ID, Okta, and enterprise directories rather than requiring organizations to replace them. Applications can authenticate users through TrueCaaS and make real-time authorization decisions based on the tenant, application, identity, requested action, privileges, and surrounding context.

Built around a Tenant → Environment → Application architecture, TrueCaaS is designed for organizations building multi-tenant SaaS platforms, customer and partner applications, enterprise applications, APIs, and agentic systems that need consistent identity and authorization without rebuilding those capabilities inside every application. | 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. |
| features.capabilities | `{"mfa":true,"oidc":true,"rbac":true,"hosting":"both","saml_sso":true,"hosted_ui":"hosted","passwordless":true,"b2b_multi_tenant":true,"passkeys_webauthn":true}` | `{"mfa":true,"oidc":true,"rbac":true,"hosting":"both","saml_sso":true,"hosted_ui":"both","open_source":true,"passwordless":true,"social_login":true,"b2b_multi_tenant":true,"passkeys_webauthn":true,"scim_provisioning":true}` |
| integrations.count | 5 | 12 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Active Directory","native":true,"category":"federation","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"LDAP","native":true,"category":"federation","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"SAML","native":true,"category":"federation","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"OIDC","native":true,"category":"federation","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Webhooks","native":true,"direction":"outbound"}]` | `[{"name":"Google"},{"name":"Microsoft"},{"name":"GitHub"},{"name":"LDAP"},{"name":"SAML 2.0"},{"name":"SCIM 2.0"},{"name":"OpenID Connect"},{"name":"gRPC"},{"name":"connectRPC"},{"name":"REST API"},{"name":"Webhooks"},{"name":"Actions"}]` |
| language.primary | - | Go |
| license.spdx | - | AGPL-3.0 |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"hqCountry":"CH","primaryMarkets":["US","EU"],"availabilityScope":"regional","availableCountries":["US","AU","CH"],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| media.logo | https://www.truecaas.io/_next/image?url=%2Ftruecaas-logo-tb.png&w=1920&q=75 | - |
| platform.support | `{"web":true}` | `{"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Developer","summary":"$29/month","features":["Hosted login + redirect flow","Passkeys + MFA","Starter RBAC for one app"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":29,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"For developers validating TrueCaaS in a real tenant app before production rollout","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"audit_logs":"7 days","support_tickets":"2/month","included_end_users":"1","mfa_requests_per_minute":"30","oidc_requests_per_minute":"120","source_ip_requests_per_minute":"3600"}},{"free":false,"name":"Starter","summary":"$99/month","features":["Hosted login","OIDC / OAuth2","Passkeys","TOTP MFA","Email MFA","RBAC","REST API","Webhooks"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":99,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Start fast with hosted login, MFA, and app RBAC for your first production customer app","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"audit_logs":"30 days","support_tickets":"10/month","included_end_users":"3000","mfa_requests_per_minute":"180","oidc_requests_per_minute":"300","mcp_access_checks_per_min":"60"}},{"free":false,"name":"Growth","summary":"$349/month (Most popular)","features":["Hosted login","OIDC / OAuth2","Passkeys","TOTP MFA","Email MFA","SMS MFA","RBAC","REST API","Webhooks","MCP API","IRP API","Managed tenants","Audit export","Custom domain","Priority support"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":349,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"For production products with real growth and automation needs","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"audit_logs":"30 days","support_tickets":"10/month","included_end_users":"9000","mfa_requests_per_minute":"180","oidc_requests_per_minute":"300","mcp_access_checks_per_min":"360","oidc_client_requests_per_minute":"10000"}},{"free":false,"name":"Scale","summary":"$899/month","features":["Hosted login","OIDC / OAuth2","Passkeys","TOTP MFA","Email MFA","SMS MFA","RBAC","REST API","Webhooks","MCP API","IRP API","Managed tenants","Audit export","Custom domain","Priority support","BYOK Enabled","Display Logo","Feature Tracking","Governed Actions","Migration Supported"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":899,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"For public-facing platforms with large user populations","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"audit_logs":"90 days","support_tickets":"25/month","included_end_users":"9000","mfa_requests_per_minute":"600","oidc_requests_per_minute":"900","mcp_access_checks_per_min":"360","source_ip_requests_per_minute":"3600","oidc_client_requests_per_minute":"10000"}},{"free":false,"name":"Growth Yearly","summary":"$3,560/year","commitment":"annual","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":3560,"period":"year","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Scale Yearly","summary":"$9,170/year","commitment":"annual","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":9170,"period":"year","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false}],"summary":"From $29/month. SaaS, Licensed, and Managed deployment models available.","currency":"USD","freeTier":false,"sourceUrl":"https://www.truecaas.io/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-09-06T14:17:12.316Z","startingPrice":{"amount":29,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month","year"]}` | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free","summary":"Free tier for development and testing","features":["100 daily active users","3 external identity providers","5,000 management API requests","Community support","1 management instance"],"contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"instances":"1","daily_active_users":"100","management_api_requests":"5000","external_identity_providers":"3"}},{"free":false,"name":"Pro","summary":"$100/month including 25,000 DAU and 500,000 API requests; overage pricing available","features":["25,000 daily active users","500,000 management API requests","3 external identity providers","Multifactor authentication","Passkeys/WebAuthn","Customizable hosted login","Professional support","24/7 support hours","Audit trail with 2-week history","Role-based access control"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":100,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"daily_active_users":"25000","management_api_requests":"500000","external_identity_providers":"3"}},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"Custom pricing and configuration","features":["Custom scaling","Custom compliance","Custom security questionnaires","Custom contract and MSA","Up to 99.99% availability SLA","Support with SLO as low as 30 minutes"],"contactSales":true}],"addOns":[{"name":"Custom Domain","components":[{"kind":"one_time","amount":50,"currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"Extended Support & SLA","components":[{"kind":"one_time","amount":999,"currency":"USD"}]}],"summary":"Free tier available. Pro plan from $100/month with 25,000 DAU included. Usage-based overage pricing for additional capacity.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://zitadel.com/pricing/detail","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T09:22:35.614Z","startingPrice":{"amount":100,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month","year"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | no | yes |
| pricing.model | commercial | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | mid | high |
| pricing.starting_price | `{"amount":29,"currency":"USD"}` | - |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| release.cadence_days | - | 5 |
| release.history | - | `[{"url":"https://github.com/zitadel/zitadel/releases/tag/v4.17.1","date":"2026-08-14T06:41:55Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.17.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/zitadel/zitadel/releases/tag/v3.4.15","date":"2026-08-14T07:59:53Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.4.15"},{"url":"https://github.com/zitadel/zitadel/releases/tag/v4.17.0","date":"2026-08-12T08:37:50Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.17.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/zitadel/zitadel/releases/tag/v4.16.3","date":"2026-08-07T17:10:12Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.16.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/zitadel/zitadel/releases/tag/v4.16.2","date":"2026-07-29T05:55:47Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.16.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/zitadel/zitadel/releases/tag/v3.4.14","date":"2026-07-29T07:30:54Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.4.14"},{"url":"https://github.com/zitadel/zitadel/releases/tag/v4.16.1","date":"2026-07-17T08:44:37Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.16.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/zitadel/zitadel/releases/tag/v3.4.13","date":"2026-07-17T09:07:58Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.4.13"},{"url":"https://github.com/zitadel/zitadel/releases/tag/v4.16.0","date":"2026-07-10T05:56:50Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.16.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/zitadel/zitadel/releases/tag/v4.15.3","date":"2026-06-22T11:46:24Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.15.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/zitadel/zitadel/releases/tag/v4.15.2","date":"2026-06-17T04:21:59Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.15.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/zitadel/zitadel/releases/tag/v3.4.12","date":"2026-06-17T07:09:32Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.4.12"},{"url":"https://github.com/zitadel/zitadel/releases/tag/v3.4.11","date":"2026-06-10T04:46:49Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.4.11"},{"url":"https://github.com/zitadel/zitadel/releases/tag/v4.15.1","date":"2026-06-08T18:30:50Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.15.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/zitadel/zitadel/releases/tag/v4.15.0","date":"2026-05-04T05:21:39Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.15.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/zitadel/zitadel/releases/tag/v3.4.10","date":"2026-05-04T07:16:10Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.4.10"},{"url":"https://github.com/zitadel/zitadel/releases/tag/v4.14.0","date":"2026-04-24T05:41:55Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.14.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/zitadel/zitadel/releases/tag/v4.13.1","date":"2026-04-01T07:41:31Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.13.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/zitadel/zitadel/releases/tag/v4.13.0","date":"2026-03-23T07:23:30Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.13.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/zitadel/zitadel/releases/tag/v5.0.0-base","date":"2026-03-23T06:56:07Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v5.0.0-base"}]` |
| reliability.sla_pct | - | 99.99 |
| reliability.status_page | - | yes |
| security.disclosure_policy | - | yes |
| security.gdpr | yes | yes |
| security.trust_center | https://www.truecaas.io/security | - |
| security.vulnerabilities | - | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=helm&package_name=zitadel%2Fzitadel&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` |

## Capabilities (Auth & Identity Software)

| Capability | TrueCaaS | Zitadel |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Deployment** |  |  |
| Hosting | Cloud + self-hosted | 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 | Both |
| **Access** |  |  |
| RBAC | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Licensing** |  |  |
| Self-hostable OSS core | - | ✓ |

*Source: Vioscale AI. Generated 2026-09-06T18:41:18.923Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*