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Janssen Project vs Shibboleth Identity Provider: catalog facts
Janssen Project	Shibboleth Identity Provider
Free Free and open source.	Free Free open-source software, with paid consortium membership for technical support.
Self-hosted	Self-hosted
OAuth and OpenID Connect Auth Server Agama low-code identity orchestration	Long-established SAML identity provider Widely adopted in research and education federations
Many components make it complex to operate Aimed at organisations with dedicated identity engineers	Direct developer support requires consortium membership Focused on SAML-based federation
Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License: Apache-2.0
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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