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authentik vs Pocket ID
The same facts for both, read from GitHub every night, and the relation a person reviewed.
| Fact | authentik | Pocket ID |
|---|---|---|
| Language | Python | Go |
| Licence | Other | BSD-2-Clause |
| Stars | 26k | 9.6k |
| Latest | version/2026.8.4 | v2.18.0 |
| Last push | 2026-10-19 | 2026-10-19 |
| Release cadence | about 4 days between releases | about 7 days between releases |
| Active contributors | 41+ 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
Pocket ID replaces authentik. Alternatives to authentik →
PartialPasskey-only OIDC provider without flows, policies or SAML.
Both replace Keycloak. Alternatives to Keycloak →
Full replacementauthentikFlows and policies edited in a web UI, plus an outpost proxy for apps without SSO.
PartialPocket IDPasskey-only OIDC provider without federation or an admin directory.
authentik
- version/2026.8.42026-10-14Release 2026.8.4
- version/2026.8.32026-09-17Release 2026.8.3
- version/2026.8.22026-09-09Release 2026.8.2
- version/2026.5.72026-09-09Release 2026.5.7
- version/2026.2.72026-09-09Release 2026.2.7
Pocket ID
- v2.18.02026-10-04If you are interested, checkout Umpteenth, a side project I just open-sourced. With Pocket ID for example we are using…
- v2.17.02026-10-01We just opened a discussion about the current state of UI and UX of Pocket ID. We would love to get your feedback on it…
- v2.16.02026-09-20update the design of the email templates (3249b0d by @stonith404)
- v2.15.02026-09-19show admin UI warning for SQLite on networked filesystem (#1713 by @ItalyPaleAle)
- v2.14.02026-08-18> [!TIP]
authentik
unsigned The latest release, version/2026.8.4, carries no signature GitHub could verify.
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Pocket ID
unsigned The latest release, v2.18.0, carries no signature GitHub could verify.
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