Best Single Sign-On Software in 2026
Updated
In short: miniOrange Identity and Access Management is ranked #1 of 31 as of 4 October 2026, ahead of Zoho Directory and FusionAuth. The best-ranked option with a free plan is Zoho Directory. The lowest first paid tier on this page is AWS IAM Access Analyzer at $0.20/mo.
Managing sign-in across applications involves choices about protocols, integrations, and how access changes over time. Compare SSO protocols and directory integrations with lifecycle provisioning, adaptive access, and built-in MFA. Prebuilt app count offers another integration dimension, while free-plan availability and paid-from pricing help frame cost. miniOrange Identity and Access Management, Zoho Directory, and FusionAuth are among the options to consider. Check which listed authentication and provisioning capabilities align with your environment, including the applications and directories you need to connect.
31 single sign-on software ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
31ranked
15free plans on this page
$0.20/molowest paid tier
4 Oct 2026last checked
Input list Single Sign-On Software 25 channels on this page · 93 of 200 spec lines stated by the makers
Ch Tool Free planPaid fromSSO protocolsDirectory integrationsLifecycle provisioningBuilt-in MFAAdaptive accessPrebuilt app count Spec sheet Score
01 miniOrange Identity and Access Management Free planNoPaid from2/user/moSSO protocolsSAML, OAuth, OpenID Connect, WS-FederationDirectory integrationsnot statedLifecycle provisioningnot statedBuilt-in MFAnot statedAdaptive accessYesPrebuilt app countnot stated 4/8spec lines stated 8.2
02 Zoho Directory Free planYesPaid fromnot statedSSO protocolsSAML 2.0, OpenID Connect (OIDC), JWTDirectory integrationsMicrosoft Active Directory, Azure AD, LDAPLifecycle provisioningscimBuilt-in MFAYesAdaptive accessYesPrebuilt app count350 7/8spec lines stated 8.1
03 FusionAuth Free planYesPaid fromnot statedSSO protocolsOAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect (OIDC), SAML v2Directory integrationsnot statedLifecycle provisioningnot statedBuilt-in MFAnot statedAdaptive accessYesPrebuilt app countnot stated 3/8spec lines stated 7.6
04 Ory Free planYesPaid fromnot statedSSO protocolsSAML 2.0, OpenID Connect (OIDC), OAuth 2.0Directory integrationsnot statedLifecycle provisioningnot statedBuilt-in MFAnot statedAdaptive accessYesPrebuilt app countnot stated 3/8spec lines stated 7.5
05 Google Cloud Identity Free planYesPaid from6/user/moSSO protocolsSAML, OIDCDirectory integrationsnot statedLifecycle provisioningnot statedBuilt-in MFAnot statedAdaptive accessYesPrebuilt app countnot stated 4/8spec lines stated 7.4
06 AWS IAM Access Analyzer Free planYesPaid fromnot statedSSO protocolsSAML 2.0, OAuth 2.0, OIDCDirectory integrationsnot statedLifecycle provisioningnot statedBuilt-in MFAnot statedAdaptive accessNoPrebuilt app countnot stated 3/8spec lines stated 7.3
07 Descope Free planYesPaid fromnot statedSSO protocolsSAML 2.0, OAuth 2.0, OIDCDirectory integrationsnot statedLifecycle provisioningnot statedBuilt-in MFAnot statedAdaptive accessYesPrebuilt app countnot stated 3/8spec lines stated 7.3
08 Shibboleth Free planYesPaid fromnot statedSSO protocolsSAML 1.1, SAML 2.0, OpenID Connect, CASDirectory integrationsLDAP, KerberosLifecycle provisioningnot statedBuilt-in MFAYesAdaptive accessYesPrebuilt app countnot stated 5/8spec lines stated 7.3
09 Frontegg Free planYesPaid fromnot statedSSO protocolsSAML 2.0, OpenID ConnectDirectory integrationsnot statedLifecycle provisioningnot statedBuilt-in MFAnot statedAdaptive accessYesPrebuilt app countnot stated 3/8spec lines stated 7.2
10 OneLogin Protect Free planYesPaid fromnot statedSSO protocolsnot statedDirectory integrationsnot statedLifecycle provisioningnot statedBuilt-in MFAnot statedAdaptive accessnot statedPrebuilt app countnot stated 1/8spec lines stated 7.2
11 SecureAuth Identity Platform Free planNoPaid fromnot statedSSO protocolsSAML; WS-Federation; WS-Trust; OAuth 2.0; OpenID Connect; RADIUSDirectory integrationsnot statedLifecycle provisioningnot statedBuilt-in MFAnot statedAdaptive accessYesPrebuilt app countnot stated 3/8spec lines stated 7.1
12 Stytch Free planYesPaid fromnot statedSSO protocolsSAML, OIDCDirectory integrationsnot statedLifecycle provisioningnot statedBuilt-in MFAnot statedAdaptive accessnot statedPrebuilt app countnot stated 2/8spec lines stated 7.1
13 JumpCloud Protect Free planYesPaid fromnot statedSSO protocolsnot statedDirectory integrationsnot statedLifecycle provisioningnot statedBuilt-in MFAnot statedAdaptive accessnot statedPrebuilt app countnot stated 1/8spec lines stated 7.0
14 LemonLDAP::NG Free planYesPaid fromnot statedSSO protocolsCAS 1.0/2.0/3.0, SAML 2.0/Shibboleth, OpenID ConnectDirectory integrationsLDAP, Active DirectoryLifecycle provisioningnot statedBuilt-in MFAYesAdaptive accessYesPrebuilt app countnot stated 5/8spec lines stated 7.0
15 LoginRadius Free planNoPaid fromnot statedSSO protocolsSAML 1.1, SAML 2.0, JWT, OAuth 2.0, OpenID ConnectDirectory integrationsnot statedLifecycle provisioningnot statedBuilt-in MFAnot statedAdaptive accessYesPrebuilt app countnot stated 3/8spec lines stated 6.9
16 Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Secret Management Free planYesPaid fromnot statedSSO protocolsnot statedDirectory integrationsnot statedLifecycle provisioningnot statedBuilt-in MFAnot statedAdaptive accessnot statedPrebuilt app countnot stated 1/8spec lines stated 6.9
17 PingID Free planNoPaid from3/user/moSSO protocolsOpenID Connect, SAML, WS-Federation, OAuth 2.0Directory integrationsnot statedLifecycle provisioningnot statedBuilt-in MFAnot statedAdaptive accessYesPrebuilt app countnot stated 4/8spec lines stated 6.9
18 Amazon Cognito Free planYesPaid from0.01/user/moSSO protocolsSAML 2.0, OpenID Connect (OIDC), OAuth 2.0Directory integrationsnot statedLifecycle provisioningnot statedBuilt-in MFAnot statedAdaptive accessYesPrebuilt app countnot stated 4/8spec lines stated 6.8
19 Apereo CAS Free planYesPaid fromnot statedSSO protocolsCAS, SAML 2.0, OAuth 2.0, OpenID ConnectDirectory integrationsLDAP, Active Directory, OpenLDAPLifecycle provisioningnot statedBuilt-in MFAYesAdaptive accessYesPrebuilt app countnot stated 5/8spec lines stated 6.8
20 Auth0 Guardian Free planYesPaid fromnot statedSSO protocolsnot statedDirectory integrationsnot statedLifecycle provisioningnot statedBuilt-in MFAnot statedAdaptive accessnot statedPrebuilt app countnot stated 1/8spec lines stated 6.7
21 RSA Authenticator (SecurID) Free planNoPaid fromnot statedSSO protocolsFederation, SAML 2.0, OIDCDirectory integrationsID Plus Cloud Directory, Azure AD (Entra ID)Lifecycle provisioningnot statedBuilt-in MFAYesAdaptive accessNoPrebuilt app count2,000 6/8spec lines stated 6.6
22 authentik Free planYesPaid from5/user/moSSO protocolsOAuth2/OpenID Connect, SAML2, LDAP, SCIM, RADIUS, Kerberos, WS-FederationDirectory integrationsnot statedLifecycle provisioningnot statedBuilt-in MFAnot statedAdaptive accessYesPrebuilt app countnot stated 4/8spec lines stated 6.5
23 Salesforce Archive Free planNoPaid from1/user/moSSO protocolsSAML 2.0, OpenID ConnectDirectory integrationsMicrosoft Active Directory, SCIM 2.0Lifecycle provisioningscimBuilt-in MFAYesAdaptive accessYesPrebuilt app countnot stated 7/8spec lines stated 6.5
24 PingOne Free planNoPaid from3/user/moSSO protocolsSAML, OpenID Connect (OIDC), OAuth 2.0Directory integrationsPingOne Directory, Microsoft Active Directory, LDAP, Microsoft 365Lifecycle provisioningscimBuilt-in MFAYesAdaptive accessYesPrebuilt app countnot stated 7/8spec lines stated 6.1
25 SAP Cloud Identity Services Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedSSO protocolsSAML 2.0, OpenID Connect (OIDC)Directory integrationsMicrosoft Active Directory, SAP NetWeaver AS Java UME, SAP NetWeaver AS ABAP via SAP NetWeaver AS Java UME, LDAP, SCIM 2.0Lifecycle provisioningnot statedBuilt-in MFAYesAdaptive accessYesPrebuilt app countnot stated 4/8spec lines stated 6.1
Compare all 25 in a table
| # | Tool | Score | Free plan | From | Free plan | Paid from | SSO protocols | Directory integrations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | miniOrange Identity and Access Management | 8.2 | Free plan | $2/mo | No | 2 /user/mo | SAML, OAuth, OpenID Connect, WS-Federation | — |
| 2 | Zoho Directory | 8.1 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | SAML 2.0, OpenID Connect (OIDC), JWT | Microsoft Active Directory, Azure AD, LDAP |
| 3 | FusionAuth | 7.6 | Free plan | $162/mo | Yes | — | OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect (OIDC), SAML v2 | — |
| 4 | Ory | 7.5 | Free plan | $64.17/mo | Yes | — | SAML 2.0, OpenID Connect (OIDC), OAuth 2.0 | — |
| 5 | Google Cloud Identity | 7.4 | Free plan | $6/mo | Yes | 6 /user/mo | SAML, OIDC | — |
| 6 | AWS IAM Access Analyzer | 7.3 | Free plan | $0.20/mo | Yes | — | SAML 2.0, OAuth 2.0, OIDC | — |
| 7 | Descope | 7.3 | Free plan | $249/mo | Yes | — | SAML 2.0, OAuth 2.0, OIDC | — |
| 8 | Shibboleth | 7.3 | Free plan | $279.50/mo | Yes | — | SAML 1.1, SAML 2.0, OpenID Connect, CAS | LDAP, Kerberos |
| 9 | Frontegg | 7.2 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | SAML 2.0, OpenID Connect | — |
| 10 | OneLogin Protect | 7.2 | No | — | Yes | — | — | — |
| 11 | SecureAuth Identity Platform | 7.1 | No | — | No | — | SAML; WS-Federation; WS-Trust; OAuth 2.0; OpenID Connect; RADIUS | — |
| 12 | Stytch | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | SAML, OIDC | — |
| 13 | JumpCloud Protect | 7.0 | No | $0.25/mo | Yes | — | — | — |
| 14 | LemonLDAP::NG | 7.0 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | CAS 1.0/2.0/3.0, SAML 2.0/Shibboleth, OpenID Connect | LDAP, Active Directory |
| 15 | LoginRadius | 6.9 | No | — | No | — | SAML 1.1, SAML 2.0, JWT, OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect | — |
| 16 | Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Secret Management | 6.9 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | — | — |
| 17 | PingID | 6.9 | No | $3/mo | No | 3 /user/mo | OpenID Connect, SAML, WS-Federation, OAuth 2.0 | — |
| 18 | Amazon Cognito | 6.8 | No | — | Yes | 0.01 /user/mo | SAML 2.0, OpenID Connect (OIDC), OAuth 2.0 | — |
| 19 | Apereo CAS | 6.8 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | CAS, SAML 2.0, OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect | LDAP, Active Directory, OpenLDAP |
| 20 | Auth0 Guardian | 6.7 | Free plan | $35/mo | Yes | — | — | — |
| 21 | RSA Authenticator (SecurID) | 6.6 | No | — | No | — | Federation, SAML 2.0, OIDC | ID Plus Cloud Directory, Azure AD (Entra ID) |
| 22 | authentik | 6.5 | Free plan | $5/mo | Yes | 5 /user/mo | OAuth2/OpenID Connect, SAML2, LDAP, SCIM, RADIUS, Kerberos, WS-Federation | — |
| 23 | Salesforce Archive | 6.5 | No | — | No | 1 /user/mo | SAML 2.0, OpenID Connect | Microsoft Active Directory, SCIM 2.0 |
| 24 | PingOne | 6.1 | No | $3/mo | No | 3 /user/mo | SAML, OpenID Connect (OIDC), OAuth 2.0 | PingOne Directory, Microsoft Active Directory, LDAP, Microsoft 365 |
| 25 | SAP Cloud Identity Services | 6.1 | No | — | — | — | SAML 2.0, OpenID Connect (OIDC) | Microsoft Active Directory, SAP NetWeaver AS Java UME, SAP NetWeaver AS ABAP via SAP NetWeaver AS Java UME, LDAP, SCIM 2.0 |
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Questions about this list
Which single sign-on software is ranked first on Specifiction?
miniOrange Identity and Access Management is ranked #1 of 31 with a score of 8.2. Zoho Directory is second and FusionAuth third.
How many of these have a free plan?
15 of the 25 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, AWS IAM Access Analyzer has the lowest first paid tier we found: $0.20/mo.
How is this list ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes, the fullest spec sheet first: how deeply the product is documented, the platforms it runs on, a free tier or trial to test it, and its standing.
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