Wristband vs Keycloak
Learn how Wristband 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.
Wristband

Keycloak

Feature Comparison
Keycloak offers broader feature coverage than Wristband, supporting 30 features compared to 24. Keycloak fully covers authentication and user management, and both tools fully cover machine to machine (m2m) authentication and branding.
Sessions can be configured with idle expiration up to 90 days and absolute expiration up to 365 days, allowing long‑lived sessions
Session idle and max lifespans and offline sessions can be adjusted to keep sessions alive for longer periods
Wristband supports session management via API and user dashboard
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
| Wristband | Keycloak | |
|---|---|---|
Sessions can be configured with idle expiration up to 90 days and absolute expiration up to 365 days, allowing long‑lived sessions | Session idle and max lifespans and offline sessions can be adjusted to keep sessions alive for longer periods | |
Wristband supports session management via API and user dashboard | 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
Wristband offers broader coverage than Keycloak, supporting 2 certifications and regulatory frameworks compared to 0 for Keycloak. Since Keycloak is open source and does not include compliance certifications, you’ll need to manage compliance yourself.
| Compliance | Wristband | Keycloak |
|---|---|---|