Authgear vs privacyIDEA
Authgear
authgear.com
privacyIDEA
privacyidea.orgSide by side
| Figure | Authgear | privacyIDEA |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $50/mo | €165/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | Yes | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 5 | 3 |
| Spec score · Multi-Factor Authentication APIs | 9.5 (#1) | 7.8 (#13) |
| Authentication methods | The product supports email, phone, username, passwords, OTPs, magic links, social login, passkeys, biometrics and MFA. | Supported token types include passkeys and WebAuthn, push, HOTP/TOTP, email and SMS OTP, U2F, YubiKey, SSH keys, and X.509 certificates. |
| Integrations | Listed integrations include Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, Mailchimp, Mailgun, Postmark, Salesforce, SendGrid, Slack, Telegram, WhatsApp and Zapier. | Listed integrations include Keycloak, Microsoft ADFS, simpleSAMLphp, FreeRADIUS, Windows desktop login, Linux PAM, Apache2, OpenVPN, ownCloud, Nextcloud, WordPress, and TYPO3. |
| Open source | Authgear describes itself as open source and says users can self-host, migrate or switch to any OIDC-compliant provider. | The software runs on Linux and is licensed under AGPLv3. |
| Support | The pricing page lists community support for Free, priority email support for Developers, a dedicated Slack channel for Business and a dedicated account manager for Enterprise. | NetKnights Enterprise Edition includes professional support and service level agreements, and its support contract runs for one year. |
Plans
Authgear
- FreeFree
- FreeFree
- Developers$50 a month
- Business$500 a month
- EnterprisePriced on request
privacyIDEA
- Small Business€165 a month
- Enterprise€556 a month
- Provider€2,275 a month
In their own words
Authgear
Authgear is an identity-as-a-service platform for authentication and user management in web and mobile applications. It supports sign-in with email, phone, username, password, one-time codes and magic links, along with mobile biometrics, passkeys and multi-factor authentication through SMS, email or TOTP apps. Identity provider options include Google, Apple and Azure Active Directory. It offers single sign-on across web and mobile applications, including SAML SSO for web apps.
Its user-management portal supports password resets, account locking, profile management and scheduled deletion or anonymization. Developers can use SDKs for React, React Native, Ionic, native Android, iOS and Flutter, as well as OAuth 2.0/OpenID Connect and Admin, User Import and User Export APIs. Authgear describes itself as open source and supports self-hosting; its hosted service is currently in the USA on Google Cloud Platform infrastructure. Plans include a free tier and paid service from $50/mo. The free tier includes two applications, two admin seats, one-day log retention and community support.
privacyIDEA
privacyIDEA has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.