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WSO2 Identity Server vs SimpleSAMLphp: catalog facts
WSO2 Identity ServerSimpleSAMLphp
Freemium

Open-source server is free to download; WSO2 lists paid pricing for its offerings.

Free

Free community project; donations fund development.

Web, Self-hosted Self-hosted
  • SSO, adaptive MFA, passkeys and social login
  • Covers customer, workforce and AI agent identity
  • Works as both SAML 2.0 IdP and SP
  • Also speaks CAS, OpenID Connect, WS-Federation and OAuth
  • Broad feature set takes time to configure
  • Commercial pricing applies for paid offerings
  • Requires a PHP server and SAML know-how to configure
  • No hosted version
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

Checked October 1, 2026

Checked October 2, 2026

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