Authentication
authentik: Hosting, Uses and Alternatives.
Self-hosted identity provider with SSO and MFA paths.
License
Partially Free
Self-hosting
Available
Docker
Supported
Cloud
Available
What authentik Is Best For
- SSO
- MFA
- Identity provider flows
Stack and Deployment Notes
MIT core plus enterprise license present; marked partially free.
PythonDjangoPostgreSQLDocker
Production readiness: Mature
Alternatives authentik May Replace
Okta, Entra ID
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