Keycloak
A widely used open-source IAM platform, backed by Red Hat
Pricing: Free (open source) / Red Hat Build of Keycloak via subscription
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What is Keycloak?
Keycloak is the open-source identity and access management platform backed by Red Hat. It provides SSO, federation, identity brokering, and social login for modern applications and services. Keycloak is the upstream project for Red Hat Build of Keycloak (the commercially supported version) and is widely deployed in both enterprise and community settings where full control over the identity stack is required.
- ✓ Free, fully open source, self-hosted forever
- ✓ Rich feature set comparable to commercial platforms
- ✓ Strong federation with LDAP and Active Directory
- ✓ Large community and extensive extension ecosystem
- • Operational overhead of running it yourself
- • Admin UI is functional but less modern
- • Requires expertise to deploy for high availability
- • Upgrades between major versions can be time-consuming
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Quick Info
| Pricing | Free (open source) / Red Hat Build of Keycloak via subscription |
| Model | Open Source + Enterprise Subscription |
| Founded | 2014 |
| Cloud | No |
| Self-Hosted | Yes |
| Open Source | Yes |
Last updated: Feb 20, 2026