authentik vs Casdoor

authentik9.2Visit Casdoor8.6Visit

Higher score authentik #2 in OAuth Server Software 9.2/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 0 of 5 features Visit authentik

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Casdoor #8 in OAuth Server Software 8.6/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 5 of 5 features Visit Casdoor

• authentik fits best

  Feature-rich open-source identity teams

• Casdoor fits best

  Free self-hosted OAuth deployments

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Side by side

Feature	authentik 9.2/10 Visit ↗	Casdoor 8.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.2	8.6
Ranking	#2 in OAuth Server Software	#8 in OAuth Server Software
Best for	Feature-rich open-source identity teams	Free self-hosted OAuth deployments
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Free
Starting price	$5/user/mo	Free plan
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Platforms	Web	Web, Windows, macOS, Linux
Integrations	11 integrations	100+ integrations
Features authentik 0/5 · Casdoor 5/5
OpenID Connect	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
SAML support	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Self-hosting	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Token introspection	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Machine-to-machine auth	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Specs
Deployment model	Not checked yet	Self_hosted
Our review
Pros	Free open-source tier covers major identity and directory protocols MFA, adaptive policies, provisioning, and application proxying Enterprise adds PAM, audit logging, and scheduled offboarding	OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, SAML, LDAP, and SCIM support Includes token introspection, machine-to-machine auth, MFA, and WebAuthn REST API, SDK integration, policies, and application management
Cons	Deployment is self-hosted rather than hosted by the vendor Advanced enterprise capabilities require paid plans Enterprise Plus uses custom contracts and dedicated support	Self-hosted deployment requires an organization-managed environment Its listed integrations are narrower than its protocol coverage The broad identity feature set may exceed simple OAuth-only needs
Our verdict	authentik is a self-hosted identity provider and single sign-on platform for site administrators, application developers, and security engineers. Its free open-source edition supports OAuth2/OpenID Connect, SAML, LDAP, SCIM, RADIUS,… Read the review →	Casdoor is an open-source identity and access management platform for organizations building web applications, APIs, and AI-agent workflows. It provides OAuth 2.0 authorization and token issuance, OpenID Connect authentication, SAML 2.0… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• authentik — where it wins

  • Free open-source tier covers major identity and directory protocols
  • MFA, adaptive policies, provisioning, and application proxying
  • Enterprise adds PAM, audit logging, and scheduled offboarding

  Where it doesn't

  • Deployment is self-hosted rather than hosted by the vendor
  • Advanced enterprise capabilities require paid plans
  • Enterprise Plus uses custom contracts and dedicated support

• Casdoor — where it wins

  • OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, SAML, LDAP, and SCIM support
  • Includes token introspection, machine-to-machine auth, MFA, and WebAuthn
  • REST API, SDK integration, policies, and application management

  Where it doesn't

  • Self-hosted deployment requires an organization-managed environment
  • Its listed integrations are narrower than its protocol coverage
  • The broad identity feature set may exceed simple OAuth-only needs

• authentik9.2/10 · Free plan

  A broad, self-hosted identity stack for teams that need open-source control.

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• Casdoor8.6/10 · Free plan

  A free, self-hosted OAuth and identity platform with broad protocol support.

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