Ory
Unified identity and access management for users, applications, and AI agents
- Vendor
- Ory Corp
- Also known as
- ory
Available worldwide
What is Ory?
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.
Ory pricing
Plans, per-tier features and add-ons, dated and linked to live pricing. Pricing changes often; always verify at source before you rely on it.
From $770/year. Free Developer tier. Usage-based (aDAU) metered pricing available.
Developer
FreeProduction
Everything you need to thoroughly test and explore the landscape of identity security.
- All top-tier security features
- 1 production environment and 3 staging environments
- Permissions and machine-to-machine tokens
Growth
Optimal for piloting traffic growth, getting insights into sign up and login conversions, and basic B2B features.
- Everything from Production
- Advanced analytics and insights
- 2 production environments and 5 staging environments
- B2B SSO (OIDC only)
Enterprise (SaaS)
Contact salesManaged SaaS for companies needing strict SLAs, premium support, or regulatory compliance.
- Everything from Growth
- Event firehose to data lake
- Multi-region deployments with data residency
- Volume pricing
- Enterprise integrations for legacy systems
- Multi-tenancy
- Concierge onboarding
- Premium support with SLAs
- 99.99% uptime SLA
Enterprise License (Self-Hosted)
Contact salesSelf-hosted option for maximum control and in-house expertise.
- Full control of hosting
- Multi-region deployment flexibility
- Custom pricing
- Premium enterprise integrations
- Premium support with SLAs
What Ory does
The capabilities that matter for auth & identity software, normalised so it lines up with every alternative. “-” means we haven't confirmed it, not that it's missing.
- Hosting
- Cloud + self-hosted
- Social login
- ✓
- Passwordless
- ✓
- Passkeys / WebAuthn
- ✓
- Multi-factor auth
- ✓
- SAML SSO
- ✓
- SCIM provisioning
- ✓
- B2B / multi-tenancy
- ✓
- OpenID Connect provider
- ✓
- Hosted UI
- Both
- RBAC
- ✓
- Self-hostable OSS core
- ✓
Platform & deployment
Independently observed- CLI
- Web
- Cloud / SaaS
- On-premise
- Air-gapped
- Self-hosted
Integrations (15)
Independently observed- Google⇄•
- Kubernetes⇄•
- Ambassador⇄
- Kong⇄
- Splunk→•
- Model Context Protocol (MCP)⇄•
- Salesforce
- Patreon
- Apple
- Lark
- Amazon SES
- AWS API Gateway
- Slack
Security & compliance
Independently observed- PCI DSS SAQ D for Service Providersactive · BARR Advisory
- SOC 2 Type II · Type IIactive
Known vulnerabilities: 2 (1 in the last 12 months), max severity HIGH sourcea count reflects scale & disclosure, not quality
Ory FAQ
Common questions about Ory, answered from independent, dated evidence.
What is Ory?
Flexible IAM platform offering modular authentication, authorization, and user management components. Supports multiple deployment modes—managed cloud services, self-hosted open-source, or on-premise enterprise—with built-in support for modern standards including OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, SAML, SCIM, and device-based authentication. It is indexed under Auth & Identity Software.
Source: https://www.ory.com/blog/mau-vs-adau-identity-pricing-compared
Is Ory free to use?
Ory is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. It is released under the Apache-2.0 licence. A commercial or hosted edition starts at $0.14. Prices are published openly on the vendor's own pricing page. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.
Source: https://www.ory.sh
What platforms does Ory support?
Ory supports the web and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.
Source: https://www.ory.com/blog/mau-vs-adau-identity-pricing-compared
Can Ory be self-hosted?
Yes. Ory can be deployed cloud / SaaS, on-premise, air-gapped and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.
Source: https://www.ory.com/blog/mau-vs-adau-identity-pricing-compared
What security certifications does Ory have?
We have independently confirmed SOC 2, ISO 27001 and GDPR for Ory. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Ory not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.
Source: https://www.ory.sh/security
Is Ory open source?
Yes. Ory is published under the Apache-2.0 licence, a permissive licence that generally allows commercial use and modification. Licence terms can change between releases, so verify against the repository for the version you intend to use.
Source: https://github.com/ory/kratos
Ory alternatives
Other auth & identity software we track, ranked by the same independent score.
- Fronteggmedium · 73%
- DescopeUnified identity management platform for customers, partners, and AI agentsmedium · 71%
- Auth0A comprehensive identity and access management platform that simplifies user authentication and authorization across applicationsmedium · 72%
- AWS CognitoA managed cloud service for authenticating users and machines at scale across applicationsmedium · 73%
- WorkOSEnterprise-grade identity and access management for applicationsmedium · 71%
- ClerkAuthentication and user management platform with organizational and billing featuresmedium · 71%
Compare Ory
Side by side against other auth & identity software, attribute by attribute, with a source on every value.
The vioscaleAI score: one lens on the evidence
Not user reviews and not a paid placement: a confidence-weighted blend of the independent signals below (adoption, activity, security posture, and more), which you can sort and re-weight yourself. Vendors can correct their listing but can never move their rank, and stars are weighted low as a vanity metric. It is one way to read the evidence for Ory, not the verdict.
| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Security posture | 100 | 0.21 | 20.9 | ✓ |
| Reliability | 100 | 0.09 | 9.4 | ✓ |
| Capabilities | 100 | 0.06 | 6.3 | ✓ |
| Pricing transparency | 100 | 0.05 | 5.2 | ✓ |
| Release cadence | 63 | 0.05 | 3.3 | ✓ |
| Security score | 67 | 0.04 | 2.8 | ✓ |
| Stars | 78 | 0.03 | 2.0 | ✓ |
| Integrations | 30 | 0.06 | 1.9 | ✓ |
| Dependent projects | 17 | 0.06 | 1.0 | ✓ |
| Price level | 0 | 0.04 | 0.0 | - |
| Development activity | 0 | 0.09 | 0.0 | ✓ |
| Package downloads | 0 | 0.14 | 0.0 | - |
| Developer Q&A activity | 0 | 0.06 | 0.0 | - |
Computed . Re-weight it by intent, or see the full method.
All data & sourcesshow ↓
Every value we hold, with its source, retrieval date, and confidence. This is the evidence behind the score: don't trust it, verify it.
Activity
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Commits last 30d | 0 | mediumsource · 2026-10-13 · 65% |
Adoption
Content
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Faq | 6 items | mediumsource · 2026-09-10 · 68% |
Features
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Capabilities | Mfa: Yes · Oidc: Yes · Rbac: Yes · Hosting: both · Saml sso: Yes · Hosted ui: both | mediumsource · 2026-10-13 · 60% |
Integrations
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Count | 10 | mediumsource · 2026-10-13 · 60% |
Language
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Primary | Go | highsource · 2026-10-13 · 90% |
License
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Spdx | Apache-2.0 | highsource · 2026-10-13 · 95% |
Market
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Availability | HqCountry: US · PrimaryMarkets: … · AvailabilityScope: global · AvailableCountries: … · NotAvailableCountries: … | highsource · 2026-10-13 · 75% |
Pricing
Release
Reliability
Security
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Disclosure policy | Yes | mediumsource · 2026-08-05 · 60% |
| Gdpr | Yes | highsource · 2026-10-13 · 75% |
| Iso27001 | Yes | highsource · 2026-10-13 · 75% |
| Soc2 | Yes | highsource · 2026-10-13 · 75% |
| Pci | Yes | highsource · 2026-10-13 · 75% |
| Scorecard | 6.7 | highsource · 2026-10-13 · 90% |
| Vulnerabilities | Count: 2 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fory%2Fkratos&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 1 · Max severity: HIGH | highsource · 2026-10-13 · 90% |
| Hipaa | Yes | highsource · 2026-10-13 · 75% |
| Trust center | https://www.ory.com/blog/ory-achieves-pci-dss-compliance | mediumsource · 2026-10-13 · 60% |
| Certifications | PCI DSS SAQ D for Service Providers, SOC 2 Type II | mediumsource · 2026-10-13 · 60% |
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