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Zitadel vs Ory Hydra: catalog facts
Zitadel	Ory Hydra
Freemium Open source for self-hosting, with a hosted service that has a free starting plan and paid…	Freemium Free to self-host; a hosted version is offered on Ory Network.
Web, Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Self-hostable, with deployment documentation Built-in MFA, passwordless and social login	OpenID Certified OAuth and OIDC implementation Works with an existing user management system
Aimed at developers integrating identity into applications Running it yourself means operating an identity service	Headless: you build login and consent screens yourself Requires OAuth and OIDC knowledge to deploy
Self-hosted, Hosted service	Self-hosted, Hosted service
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 2, 2026

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