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Shibboleth Identity Provider vs Apereo CAS: catalog facts
Shibboleth Identity Provider	Apereo CAS
Free Free open-source software, with paid consortium membership for technical support.	Free Free and open source.
Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Long-established SAML identity provider Widely adopted in research and education federations	Supports CAS, SAML, OAuth and OpenID Connect Many deployment options including Docker and Kubernetes
Direct developer support requires consortium membership Focused on SAML-based federation	Complex to deploy and configure for small setups Requires Java servlet and build tooling knowledge
Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: Apache-2.0	License not stated
No account 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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