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Okta vs Keycloak: catalog facts
Okta	Keycloak
Paid Paid subscription with published pricing and a free trial.	Free Free and open source under the Apache 2.0 licence.
Web	Self-hosted
Single sign-on, adaptive MFA and directory in one service Large integration network for third-party applications	Single sign-on and single sign-out across applications Supports OpenID Connect and SAML 2.0 identity brokering
Hosted only, so identity data lives with Okta Feature set is aimed at organisations, not individuals	Setting it up and securing it takes real administrative effort More than most single-user homelabs need
Hosted service	Self-hosted
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: Apache-2.0
Account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Needs internet	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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