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FusionAuthOry Hydra
Freemium

Free Community edition to download, with paid plans and hosted deployments.

 Freemium

Free to self-host; a hosted version is offered on Ory Network.

Web, Self-hosted Self-hosted
  • Can run self-hosted, on-premises or air-gapped
  • Supports SSO, MFA, OAuth2 and OpenID Connect
  • OpenID Certified OAuth and OIDC implementation
  • Works with an existing user management system
  • Aimed at developers building apps rather than managing staff accounts
  • Advanced features require paid plans
  • Headless: you build login and consent screens yourself
  • Requires OAuth and OIDC knowledge to deploy
Self-hosted, Hosted service Self-hosted, Hosted service
Closed source Open source
License not stated License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked September 24, 2026

Checked October 2, 2026

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