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Authorizer vs ZITADEL
The same facts for both, read from GitHub every night, and the relation a person reviewed.
| Fact | Authorizer | ZITADEL |
|---|---|---|
| Language | Go | Go |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 | AGPL-3.0 |
| Stars | 2.1k | 15k |
| Latest | 2.4.1 | v4.19.4 |
| Last push | 2026-10-06 | 2026-10-06 |
| Release cadence | too few releases | about 2 days between releases |
| Active contributors | 2 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days | 20 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days |
| Flags | none | none |
How they relate
Both replace Auth0. Alternatives to Auth0 →
PartialAuthorizerLogin, signup and role-based access for your applications over OAuth and OpenID Connect.
Full replacementZITADELMulti-tenant login, OpenID Connect, SAML and passkeys, built for B2B apps.
Authorizer
- 2.4.12026-09-03Security release. Fixes two reported advisories plus two further issues of the same classes found while fixing them.
- 2.4.02026-08-19Enterprise SSO (SAML IdP, verified domains, home realm discovery), WebAuthn/passkey login, SCIM 2.0, machine and agent…
- 2.4.0-rc.232026-08-17Release candidate for 2.4.0.pre-release
- 2.4.0-rc.222026-08-14Release candidate for 2.4.0.pre-release
- 2.4.0-rc.212026-08-14Release candidate for 2.4.0.pre-release
ZITADEL
- v4.19.42026-10-01actions: set instance ID in async execution worker context (#12730) (03a2469), closes #11985
- v4.19.32026-09-29query: index users14 by instance and org (#12830) (d378dea), closes #12826
- v4.19.22026-09-28This release fixes three security vulnerabilities. We recommend all 4.x deployments upgrade.
- v4.19.12026-09-23setup step 79 batch unique constraint owner backfill (#12803) (42cdd5d)
- v4.19.02026-09-23eventstore: omit owners on empty unique constraint inserts (#12785) (6308539), closes #12740 #12780 #12740
Authorizer
✓ signed The latest release, 2.4.1, carries a signature GitHub verified.
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ZITADEL
✓ signed The latest release, v4.19.4, carries a signature GitHub verified.
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