Hanko vs Keycloak
Learn how Hanko 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.
Hanko

Keycloak

Feature Comparison
Both tools offer comparable feature coverage, with Keycloak supporting 30 features and Hanko supporting 25. Consider your specific needs regarding authentication, enterprise auth, security, user management and extensibility when making your decision. Keycloak fully covers machine to machine (m2m) authentication and user management, and both tools fully cover authentication and branding.
Session duration can be configured between one minute and one month, and users can enable a “stay signed in” persistent cookie
Session idle and max lifespans and offline sessions can be adjusted to keep sessions alive for longer periods
Provides rich session controls including duration, concurrent session limits, cookie retention, self‑service session revocation and token customization
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
| Hanko | Keycloak | |
|---|---|---|
Session duration can be configured between one minute and one month, and users can enable a “stay signed in” persistent cookie | Session idle and max lifespans and offline sessions can be adjusted to keep sessions alive for longer periods | |
Provides rich session controls including duration, concurrent session limits, cookie retention, self‑service session revocation and token customization | 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 Hanko nor Keycloak provide compliance certifications and regulatory frameworks, as both are open source. You’ll need to handle compliance requirements on your own.