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Authelia vs Pomerium: catalog facts
Authelia	Pomerium
Free The open-source software is available without a license fee. Hosting, hardware and…	Freemium The open-source version is free to self-host, with paid commercial plans.
Linux, Web, Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Puts authentication and 2FA in front of applications that have none Fine-grained rules per domain, path, user and group	Clientless access with no VPN client to install Works with any OIDC identity provider
Requires a supported reverse proxy configured correctly to be secure Configuration is a large YAML file with many interacting options	Requires an existing identity provider Configuration assumes familiarity with reverse proxies and OIDC
Self-hosted	Self-hosted, Hosted service
Open source	Open source
License: Apache-2.0	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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