The best Shibboleth alternatives

FusionAuth may suit teams managing end users at scale that need configurable authentication and authorization.

It suits organizations that need to manage identities, app access, and devices from a central console.

It suits organizations managing workforce or customer identities across applications, including those needing cloud or on-premise deployment.

Ory fits teams building customer, partner, machine, or AI-agent identity systems across cloud or self-hosted environments.

WorkOS is aimed at SaaS companies building software for enterprise customers.

authentik suits homelab users and organizations needing self-hosted identity controls across applications, devices, and APIs.

It suits IT administrators managing workforce access across connected apps and devices, as well as employees and managers who need secure logins and…

Descope suits teams building B2C or B2B applications that need authentication, user management or authorization.

Guardian suits people completing MFA on an iOS or Android device and organizations adding Guardian capabilities to their own apps.

Frontegg is aimed at developers and architects building customer-facing products, as well as infosec, customer success, support and product teams.

Stytch suits developers building applications that need identity tools for people, AI agents, or business organizations.

Cognito may suit developers building web or mobile applications that need user sign-in, access control, or AWS service access.

This service suits application and cloud teams that need centrally managed credentials, rotation, access controls, and auditing.