Best Single Sign-On Software in 2026

Google Cloud Identity

Cloud Identity suits organizations that need centralized user and group management, app SSO, device controls, and automated provisioning.

It suits organizations managing employee and customer identities across applications, including teams that need cloud or on-premise deployment.

Ory

Ory suits teams building identity and access management into customer, partner, machine, or AI-agent products.

Auth0 Guardian

It suits organizations needing mobile push approvals or temporary OTPs for MFA, and teams building custom applications with Guardian SDKs.

authentik

The open-source edition is described for homelab users and simple use cases.

Descope

Descope suits developers building customer or business applications that need authentication, user management and authorization.

It suits SaaS teams building enterprise-facing software that need identity, provisioning, administration, or authentication components.

Frontegg

Frontegg suits developers and product teams adding customer identity to applications, particularly B2B products with tenant-level policies.

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Secret Management

OCI Secret Management is aimed at application and cloud environment operators who need centrally managed credentials.

Shibboleth suits academic institutions, identity federations, and commercial organizations that need identity management or single sign-on.

Stytch suits developers building applications that need authentication, organization access controls, fraud protection or identity services for integrations.

Zoho Directory suits IT admins managing workforce access, authentication, and user provisioning across connected apps.