Keycloak

Open-source identity and access management platform

Ranked #9 in Open-source access control software.

Keycloak is an open-source identity and access management solution providing SSO, user federation, social login, and identity provider bridging. It offers both self-hosted and managed cloud options.

Official website

At a glance

Price from	Free (open-source) to Custom (managed services)
Best for	Developers and organisations seeking cost-effective, self-hosted IAM solutions

From Keycloak's own website.

Facilities and features

Its website also mentions:

Single sign-on

What stands out

Keycloak provides single-sign on capabilities across multiple applications.

“Single-Sign On”Keycloak, own website

The product supports connection to existing LDAP or Active Directory servers.

“Keycloak has built-in support to connect to existing LDAP or Active Directory servers.”Keycloak, own website

Worth knowing

Requires in-house technical expertise to maintain and support
Limited commercial support compared to proprietary vendors

How it ranks

Keycloak is ranked 9th of 10 in Open-source access control software (Lister Score 76.0).

#9 in Open-source access control software · Lister Score 76.0

Keycloak enables the addition of authentication to applications and the securing of services with minimal effort. It removes the need for developers to handle user storage or authentication processes directly.

Supports connection to existing LDAP or Active Directory servers.

How the score is made up: fit to this ranking's criteria 40; evidence on its own site 20; how complete its published information is 12; buying information on its own site 4.

“Add authentication to applications and secure services with minimum effort. No need to deal with storing users or authenticating users.”Keycloak, own website