Okta Workforce Identity alternatives

Open-source alternatives

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  authentik

  Fit: PartialCore overlap exists; named gaps need replacing or rebuilding.Fit is not feature parity. B Tier BPaid extras for admin, identity or audit MIT License A short and simple permissive license with conditions only requiring preservation of copyright and license notices. Licensed works, modifications, and larger works may be distributed under different terms and without source code. May Commercial useModificationDistributionPrivate use Must License and copyright notice No LiabilityWarranty Summary from GitHub's choosealicense.com Self-hostable: yesYou can run it on your own server.

  Supports SAML/OIDC and directory/proxy protocols. Recreate app integrations, policy flows and user stores. Some workplace provisioning/security integrations require Enterprise.

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  Keycloak

  Fit: PartialCore overlap exists; named gaps need replacing or rebuilding.Fit is not feature parity. A Tier ANo paid feature gates in the self-run edition Apache License 2.0 A permissive license whose main conditions require preservation of copyright and license notices. Contributors provide an express grant of patent rights. Licensed works, modifications, and larger works may be distributed under different terms and without source code. May Commercial useModificationDistributionPatent usePrivate use Must License and copyright noticeState changes No Trademark useLiabilityWarranty Summary from GitHub's choosealicense.com Self-hostable: yesYou can run it on your own server.

  Reconfigure applications for OIDC/SAML, migrate or federate directories, rebuild policies and login flows. Covers identity provider/login needs; assess workforce lifecycle and vendor integration parity separately.

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  Authelia

  Fit: Different approachSolves the same job differently; plan a redesign, not a copy.Fit is not feature parity. A Tier ANo paid feature gates in the self-run edition Apache License 2.0 A permissive license whose main conditions require preservation of copyright and license notices. Contributors provide an express grant of patent rights. Licensed works, modifications, and larger works may be distributed under different terms and without source code. May Commercial useModificationDistributionPatent usePrivate use Must License and copyright noticeState changes No Trademark useLiabilityWarranty Summary from GitHub's choosealicense.com Self-hostable: yesYou can run it on your own server.

  Useful for internal web apps secured by reverse proxy or OIDC. Requires proxy/app configuration and an identity backend; does not replace the whole workforce lifecycle, governance and SaaS provisioning suite.