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The authentication glue you need.

Pocket ID and VoidAuth. 2 alternatives to authentik, in Go, TypeScript. Compare fit, licence, stars and the latest signed release.

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2 open source alternatives to authentik
ToolFitStarsLicenceTermsSelf-hostedLanguageLatestLast push
Pocket IDPartial9.6kBSD-2-ClauseOpen sourceYesGov2.18.02026-10-19
VoidAuthPartial2.9kAGPL-3.0Open sourceYesTypeScriptv1.16.02026-10-17

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Pocket IDPartial

The most user-friendly OpenID Connect Certified™ and OAuth 2.0 provider that lets users sign in to your applications with passkeys.

Passkey-only OIDC provider without flows, policies or SAML.

Language
Go
Stars
9.6k
Latest
v2.18.0
Last push
2026-10-19
VoidAuthPartial

Single Sign-On for Your Self-Hosted Universe

OIDC provider with user management and invitations, without flows or SAML.

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TypeScript
Licence
AGPL-3.0
Stars
2.9k
Latest
v1.16.0
Last push
2026-10-17

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26k
Last push
2026-10-19

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