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The API first alternative to Keycloak
Ory provides a modern and modular approach to IAM programs that scales, provides unmatched UX and deployment flexibility, and only charges for what is used.
Easy migration, better scale, and no surprise fees
Migrate with confidence
Take advantage of our experience and concierge services to seamlessly move from Keycloak to Ory.
Built for full flexibility and scalability
Switch environments or deployment options at your convenience. Free from lock-in, Ory gives you total control over your project.
Slash your IAM cost and improve your IAM experience
Significantly improve your total cost of ownership while you improve the experience for your partners, customers and internal team members.
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Platform
Platform
Self-hosting on any cloud or private server
Self-hosting on any cloud or private server
Modular, flexible architecture
Modular, flexible architecture
Zero-downtime deployments
Zero-downtime deployments
Headless API-first platform
Headless API-first platform
Fully managed service w/ SLAs
Fully managed service w/ SLAs
Scalability
Scalability
Handles millions of users without issues
Handles millions of users without issues
Lightweight cloud-native
Lightweight cloud-native
Built for multi-tenancy at scale
Built for multi-tenancy at scale
Scales beyond hundreds of tenants
Scales beyond hundreds of tenants
Upgrades log out all users
Upgrades log out all users
Support
Support
Open Source community
Open Source community
Hosted & cloud commercial support
Hosted & cloud commercial support
Security Patch Releases
Security Patch Releases
can take up to 12 months
Support by core engineering team
Support by core engineering team
Seamless backwards compatible updates
Seamless backwards compatible updates
Multi-region
Multi-region
PII region storage selection
PII region storage selection
Single-tenant multi-region projects
Single-tenant multi-region projects
Multi-region failover
Multi-region failover
Intelligent PII data homing
Intelligent PII data homing
Security & compliance
Security & compliance
Open source code base
Open source code base
GDPR compliant
GDPR compliant
Breached password detection
Breached password detection
Bot detection
Bot detection
ISO 27001 & SOC2
ISO 27001 & SOC2
Privileged sessions
Privileged sessions
OIDC-certified
OIDC-certified
User Authentication
User Authentication
Authenticate workforce
Authenticate workforce
Authenticate customers / end-users (CIAM)
Authenticate customers / end-users (CIAM)
Supports Google One Tap
Supports Google One Tap
Low latency edge authentication
Low latency edge authentication
Login with code / magic link / OIDC / MFA
Login with code / magic link / OIDC / MFA
Branding and Extensibility
Branding and Extensibility
Integrate any third party API
Integrate any third party API
Customize out of the box UI
Customize out of the box UI
Webhooks / Ory Actions
Webhooks / Ory Actions
Custom authentication mechanisms
Custom authentication mechanisms
Full UI & UX control and customization
Full UI & UX control and customization
Customer Activity Insights
Customer Activity Insights
Live analytics and insights
Live analytics and insights
Device fingerprinting
Device fingerprinting
Authorization
Authorization
Rules and access control
Rules and access control
Fine grained permissions
Fine grained permissions
Machine to machine authZ
Machine to machine authZ
User Management
User Management
User import / export
User import / export
Customize user data
Customize user data
Role management
Role management
Active Directory integration
Active Directory integration
Allow users can have different profiles per tenant
Allow users can have different profiles per tenant
B2B
B2B
B2B SSO
B2B SSO
SAML
SAML
Provide "Login with $Company"
Provide "Login with $Company"
Multi-brand projects
Multi-brand projects
