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Keycloak vs Dex: catalog facts
Keycloak	Dex
Free Free and open source under the Apache 2.0 licence.	Free Free and open source.
Self-hosted	Linux, Self-hosted
Single sign-on and single sign-out across applications Supports OpenID Connect and SAML 2.0 identity brokering	Connectors for LDAP, SAML, GitHub, Google, GitLab and Microsoft Single lightweight binary
Setting it up and securing it takes real administrative effort More than most single-user homelabs need	A federation layer, not a full user directory Configuration aimed at platform engineers
Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: Apache-2.0	License not stated
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 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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