authentik vs Keycloak
Learn how authentik and Keycloak differ in their key features like authentication, enterprise auth, security, user management and compliance, so you can decide which of these authentication providers is best for you.
authentik
Keycloak
Feature Comparison
Both tools offer comparable feature coverage, with authentik supporting 35 features and Keycloak supporting 30. Consider your specific needs regarding authentication, enterprise auth, security, user management and extensibility when making your decision. authentik fully covers extensibility, and both tools fully cover authentication and machine to machine (m2m) authentication and more.
Session idle and max lifespans and offline sessions can be adjusted to keep sessions alive for longer periods
Manage users page shows a Session tab where active sessions can be listed and revoked
Admins can view and revoke user and client sessions, sign out all sessions, and configure session lifespans in the admin console
The UI is internationalized. Administrators can enable multiple languages and users can choose their language at login or in the account/admin consoles
| authentik | Keycloak | |
|---|---|---|
Session idle and max lifespans and offline sessions can be adjusted to keep sessions alive for longer periods | ||
Manage users page shows a Session tab where active sessions can be listed and revoked | Admins can view and revoke user and client sessions, sign out all sessions, and configure session lifespans in the admin console | |
The UI is internationalized. Administrators can enable multiple languages and users can choose their language at login or in the account/admin consoles |
Compliance Comparison
Neither authentik nor Keycloak provide compliance certifications and regulatory frameworks, as both are open source. You’ll need to handle compliance requirements on your own.
