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Pocket ID vs Keycloak: catalog facts
Pocket ID	Keycloak
Free The open-source software is available without a license fee. Hosting, hardware and…	Free Free and open source under the Apache 2.0 licence.
Web, Self-hosted	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	Single sign-on and single sign-out across applications Supports OpenID Connect and SAML 2.0 identity brokering
Only works with applications that speak OpenID Connect No LDAP, SAML or password fallback by design	Setting it up and securing it takes real administrative effort More than most single-user homelabs need
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 23, 2026

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