Alternatives to JumpCloud

A cloud directory platform for managing user identities, access and devices across several operating systems. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.

Replacements

Listings that take over the same core job as JumpCloud.

  • Microsoft Entra ID

    Microsoft's cloud identity and access management service, formerly Azure Active Directory, with single sign-on support.

    PaidProprietaryWeb

    Microsoft Entra ID is Microsoft's cloud directory with SSO, tied to Microsoft 365 and Azure, and needs Intune for device management.

  • FreeIPA

    Open-source identity management for Linux users and hosts, combining LDAP, Kerberos, DNS and certificates.

    FreeOpen sourceLinuxWebSelf-hostedCommand line

    FreeIPA is free and self-hosted, combining LDAP, Kerberos, DNS and certificates, but it is Linux-centric and heavy to operate.

  • Univention Corporate Server

    A Linux-based server system providing open-source identity and access management for on-premises networks.

    FreemiumOpen sourceLinuxSelf-hosted

    Univention Corporate Server brings identity and access management back on-premises as an open-source Linux server OS.

  • Samba

    Open-source SMB file and print server that can also run as an Active Directory domain controller.

    FreeOpen sourceLinuxSelf-hosted

    Samba runs a self-hosted Active Directory domain controller on Linux, free and open source, without JumpCloud's cloud SSO and MFA.

  • Zentyal

    An Ubuntu-based Linux server with Active Directory compatibility, mail and network services for small offices.

    PaidProprietaryLinuxSelf-hosted

    Zentyal is an on-premises Ubuntu server with an Active Directory compatible domain controller and mail, licensed without client access fees.

  • Keycloak

    A self-hosted identity and access management server that adds single sign-on and login to applications.

    FreeOpen sourceSelf-hosted

    Keycloak is a free self-hosted SSO server with OIDC and SAML, covering identity and login but not device management.

Also worth comparing

These listings name JumpCloud as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.

  • 389 Directory Server

    An open-source LDAP directory server for Linux with multi-supplier replication.

    FreeOpen sourceLinuxSelf-hosted

    JumpCloud moves the directory to a hosted, paid cloud service with SSO, MFA, RADIUS and device management instead of a self-hosted Linux server.

  • Scalefusion

    A hosted unified endpoint management platform for Android, iOS, macOS, Windows and Linux devices.

    PaidProprietaryWeb

    JumpCloud combines device management for Windows, Apple, Linux and Android with a cloud directory, SSO, MFA and RADIUS in one hosted console.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.