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Zitadel vs Dex: catalog facts
Zitadel	Dex
Freemium Open source for self-hosting, with a hosted service that has a free starting plan and paid…	Free Free and open source.
Web, Self-hosted	Linux, Self-hosted
Self-hostable, with deployment documentation Built-in MFA, passwordless and social login	Connectors for LDAP, SAML, GitHub, Google, GitLab and Microsoft Single lightweight binary
Aimed at developers integrating identity into applications Running it yourself means operating an identity service	A federation layer, not a full user directory Configuration aimed at platform engineers
Self-hosted, Hosted service	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 September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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