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FreeIPAUnivention Corporate Server
Free

Free and open source.

 Freemium

Available to download; commercial subscriptions and support are sold by Univention.

Linux, Web, Self-hosted, Command line Linux, Self-hosted
  • Integrates LDAP, Kerberos, DNS and certificates in one system
  • Trusts with Microsoft Active Directory
  • Central identity and access management on your own servers
  • VM images for VMware, VirtualBox, ESX and KVM
  • Linux-centric; built around Fedora and related distributions
  • Many integrated components make it heavy to deploy and operate
  • A full server OS, so it needs a dedicated machine or VM
  • Aimed at organisations rather than home users
Self-hosted Self-hosted, Operating system
Open source Open source
License not stated License not stated
No account needed Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked September 23, 2026

Checked September 24, 2026

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