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Shibboleth Identity Provider vs SimpleSAMLphp: catalog facts
Shibboleth Identity Provider	SimpleSAMLphp
Free Free open-source software, with paid consortium membership for technical support.	Free Free community project; donations fund development.
Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Long-established SAML identity provider Widely adopted in research and education federations	Works as both SAML 2.0 IdP and SP Also speaks CAS, OpenID Connect, WS-Federation and OAuth
Direct developer support requires consortium membership Focused on SAML-based federation	Requires a PHP server and SAML know-how to configure No hosted version
Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: Apache-2.0	License not stated
No account 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 October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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