authentik vs WorkOS
Learn how authentik and WorkOS 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.
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Feature Comparison
Both tools offer comparable feature coverage, with WorkOS supporting 38 features and authentik supporting 35. Consider your specific needs regarding authentication, enterprise auth, security, user management and extensibility when making your decision. Both tools fully cover authentication and machine to machine (m2m) authentication and more.
Manage users page shows a Session tab where active sessions can be listed and revoked
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Manage users page shows a Session tab where active sessions can be listed and revoked | ||
Compliance Comparison
WorkOS offers significantly broader coverage than authentik, supporting 4 certifications and regulatory frameworks compared to 0 for authentik. Since authentik is open source and does not include compliance certifications, you’ll need to manage compliance yourself.
CCPACompliant
GDPRCompliant
HIPAACompliant
SOC2Compliant| Compliance | authentik | WorkOS |
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