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Zitadel vs Ory Kratos: catalog facts
Zitadel	Ory Kratos
Freemium Open source for self-hosting, with a hosted service that has a free starting plan and paid…	Free Free to self-host; Ory also sells a hosted version through Ory Network.
Web, Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Self-hostable, with deployment documentation Built-in MFA, passwordless and social login	Supports passkeys, social sign-in, OIDC, SAML and TOTP API-first design leaves the login UI fully under your control
Aimed at developers integrating identity into applications Running it yourself means operating an identity service	Headless, so you must build or adopt your own login pages Aimed at developers rather than end users
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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