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Pocket ID vs Authelia: catalog facts
Pocket ID	Authelia
Free The open-source software is available without a license fee. Hosting, hardware and…	Free The open-source software is available without a license fee. Hosting, hardware and…
Web, Self-hosted	Linux, Web, Self-hosted
Passkey-only sign-in with no passwords to manage or leak Far simpler to run than a full identity platform for a handful of apps	Puts authentication and 2FA in front of applications that have none Fine-grained rules per domain, path, user and group
Only works with applications that speak OpenID Connect No LDAP, SAML or password fallback by design	Requires a supported reverse proxy configured correctly to be secure Configuration is a large YAML file with many interacting options
Self-hosted, Web application	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: BSD-2-Clause	License: Apache-2.0
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 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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