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Apereo CAS vs Keycloak: catalog facts
Apereo CASKeycloak
Free

Free and open source.

Free

Free and open source under the Apache 2.0 licence.

Self-hosted Self-hosted
  • Supports CAS, SAML, OAuth and OpenID Connect
  • Many deployment options including Docker and Kubernetes
  • Single sign-on and single sign-out across applications
  • Supports OpenID Connect and SAML 2.0 identity brokering
  • Complex to deploy and configure for small setups
  • Requires Java servlet and build tooling knowledge
  • Setting it up and securing it takes real administrative effort
  • More than most single-user homelabs need
Self-hosted Self-hosted
Open source Open source
License not stated License: Apache-2.0
No account needed Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked October 1, 2026

Checked September 23, 2026

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