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WSO2 Identity Server vs Ory Kratos: catalog facts
WSO2 Identity Server	Ory Kratos
Freemium Open-source server is free to download; WSO2 lists paid pricing for its offerings.	Free Free to self-host; Ory also sells a hosted version through Ory Network.
Web, Self-hosted	Self-hosted
SSO, adaptive MFA, passkeys and social login Covers customer, workforce and AI agent identity	Supports passkeys, social sign-in, OIDC, SAML and TOTP API-first design leaves the login UI fully under your control
Broad feature set takes time to configure Commercial pricing applies for paid offerings	Headless, so you must build or adopt your own login pages Aimed at developers rather than end users
Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License not stated
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 October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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