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Janssen ProjectOry Hydra
Free

Free and open source.

 Freemium

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

Self-hosted Self-hosted
  • OAuth and OpenID Connect Auth Server
  • Agama low-code identity orchestration
  • OpenID Certified OAuth and OIDC implementation
  • Works with an existing user management system
  • Many components make it complex to operate
  • Aimed at organisations with dedicated identity engineers
  • Headless: you build login and consent screens yourself
  • Requires OAuth and OIDC knowledge to deploy
Self-hosted Self-hosted, Hosted service
Open source Open source
License not stated License not stated
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Checked October 1, 2026

Checked October 2, 2026

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