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authentik vs Pocket ID: catalog facts
authentik	Pocket ID
Free The software is free under its open-source licence. Hosting, hardware and external…	Free The open-source software is available without a license fee. Hosting, hardware and…
Linux, Self-hosted, Web	Web, Self-hosted
One server covers SAML, OAuth2/OIDC, LDAP and RADIUS, with a flow builder that lets you compose the login…	Passkey-only sign-in with no passwords to manage or leak Far simpler to run than a full identity platform for a handful of apps
The flow model is powerful but confusing at first, and some organisation-scale features sit in a paid enterprise…	Only works with applications that speak OpenID Connect No LDAP, SAML or password fallback by design
Self-hosted	Self-hosted, Web application
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License: BSD-2-Clause
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 22, 2026

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