authentik vs Casdoor

authentik vs Casdoor
Fact	authentik	Casdoor
Language	Python	Go
Licence	Other	Apache-2.0
Stars	26k	15k
Latest	version/2026.8.3	v4.17.0
Last push	2026-10-06	2026-10-06
Release cadence	about 4 days between releases	about 2 days between releases
Active contributors	38+ commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days	17 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days
Flags	none	none

How they relate

Both replace Auth0. Alternatives to Auth0 →
Full replacementauthentikLogin flows, social login and OpenID Connect for your applications.
Full replacementCasdoorOIDC, OAuth 2, SAML, CAS and LDAP with social logins, on your own servers.
Both replace Okta. Alternatives to Okta →
Full replacementauthentikSSO over OpenID Connect, SAML, LDAP and a forward-auth proxy, with visual flows.
PartialCasdoorSingle sign-on and MFA for your apps; no workforce lifecycle management.

v4.17.02026-10-06817334ed69d92e8bcb3c7b24589f1f3b6f5272b9 feat: add a README to the Helm chart
v4.16.02026-10-06b45f7bcbbc78073adfe7022f24a50880e8400302 feat: add .well-known metadata file
v4.15.02026-10-040feded28b8aa13a03ff722f70bf7890415b1d1e7 fix: handle missing organization and user in remove-user-from-group API
v4.14.02026-10-03b94dce99fa1d9fd21de82e1c93b50640f9d3968f feat: open account menu on hover
v4.13.02026-09-30c9adca039f3c24b570567e0def8d1018e9194c9f feat: add Audit provider to forward audit logs to Syslog

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