Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Identity and Access Management vs Keycloak

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Identity and Access Management9.1Visit Keycloak9.0Visit

Higher score Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Identity and Access Management #3 in Identity and Access Management Software 9.1/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 3 of 3 features Visit Oracle OCI IAM

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Keycloak #4 in Identity and Access Management Software 9.0/10 Open source ✓ 2 of 3 features Visit Keycloak

• Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Identity and Access Management fits best

  Low-cost IAM for Oracle Cloud environments

• Keycloak fits best

  Self-hosted open-source SSO and federation

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Side by side

Feature	Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Identity and Access Management 9.1/10 Visit ↗	Keycloak 9.0/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.1	9.0
Ranking	#3 in Identity and Access Management Software	#4 in Identity and Access Management Software
Best for	Low-cost IAM for Oracle Cloud environments	Self-hosted open-source SSO and federation
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Free
Starting price	$0.02/user/mo	Open source
Free plan	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud, Desktop, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web	Web, Windows, Linux
Integrations	6 integrations	10 integrations
Features Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Identity and Access Management 3/3 · Keycloak 2/3
Directory sync	✓	✓
Lifecycle provisioning	✓	✓
Adaptive access policies	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Specs
SSO protocols	OpenID Connect; SAML 2.0; OAuth 2.0; SCIM 2.0; RADIUS	OpenID Connect, OAuth 2.0, SAML 2.0
MFA methods	Email; Duo Security; FIDO; mobile app passcode; SMS or phone call; mobile app notification	TOTP, HOTP, WebAuthn/passkeys, recovery codes
Included users	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Free identity domain for OCI infrastructure and platform access Federation, MFA, adaptive security, and lifecycle management SCIM, Active Directory synchronization, and REST APIs	Supports OpenID Connect, OAuth 2.0, and SAML 2.0 Combines LDAP, Active Directory, MFA, passkeys, and social login Provides fine-grained authorization and SCIM user and group management APIs
Cons	Workforce Premium costs $4.19392 per user per month Separate plans target external, Oracle application, and workforce use cases The Free plan focuses on OCI infrastructure and platform resources	Deployment and ongoing administration are managed by the organization SCIM support is a preview feature and disabled by default Requires self-hosted infrastructure such as virtual machines or containers
Our verdict	Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Identity and Access Management (OCI IAM) is a cloud-native identity and access service for Oracle Cloud resources and applications. It is designed for organizations managing workforce, Oracle application,… Read the review →	Keycloak is an open-source identity and access management server for web applications, REST services, and other applications. It is designed for organizations that want to manage authentication and access controls themselves across web,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Identity and Access Management — where it wins

  • Free identity domain for OCI infrastructure and platform access
  • Federation, MFA, adaptive security, and lifecycle management
  • SCIM, Active Directory synchronization, and REST APIs

  Where it doesn't

  • Workforce Premium costs $4.19392 per user per month
  • Separate plans target external, Oracle application, and workforce use cases
  • The Free plan focuses on OCI infrastructure and platform resources

• Keycloak — where it wins

  • Supports OpenID Connect, OAuth 2.0, and SAML 2.0
  • Combines LDAP, Active Directory, MFA, passkeys, and social login
  • Provides fine-grained authorization and SCIM user and group management APIs

  Where it doesn't

  • Deployment and ongoing administration are managed by the organization
  • SCIM support is a preview feature and disabled by default
  • Requires self-hosted infrastructure such as virtual machines or containers

• Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Identity and Access Management9.1/10 · Free plan

  A low-cost IAM option for OCI access, external users, and connected applications.

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• Keycloak9.0/10 · Open source

  A capable open-source IAM server for teams that want self-hosted SSO and federation.

  Visit KeycloakFull verdict →