Alternatives to Ory

Ory: Identity and access management (IAM) for applications, enterprises, and AI agents. Cloud-native, API-first, and self-hostable. 8 products similar to Ory, compared on pricing, free tier, API, MCP server, SDK and open source. 8 of 8 have a free tier, 8 of 8 have an API, 5 of 8 offer an MCP server, 3 of 8 are open source.

Logto
Modern auth infrastructure for developers
Auth & identity free tierAPISDKopen source
Auth0
Secure AI Agent & User Authentication
Auth & identity free tierAPIMCPSDK
Authgear
Open-source auth and user management for consumer and frontline identity
Auth & identity free tierAPIMCPSDKopen source
Authress
Login and access control API
Auth & identity free tierAPISDK
ZITADEL
Identity infrastructure, simplified
Auth & identity free tierAPISDKopen source
WorkOS
Enterprise authentication and identity platform for SaaS companies
Auth & identity free tierAPIMCPSDK
Permit.io
Runtime Access Control for the AI Era
Auth & identity free tierAPIMCPSDK
Okta
Authentication and user management platform for workforce and customer identities.
Auth & identity free tierAPIMCPSDK

Side by side

Product	Pricing	Free tier	API	MCP server	SDK	Open source
Ory	Freemium	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
Logto	Freemium · from $24/mo	yes	yes	no	yes	yes
Auth0	Freemium	yes	yes	yes	yes	no
Authgear	Freemium · from $0/month	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
Authress	Usage-based	yes	yes	no	yes	no
ZITADEL	Freemium · from US$ 0	yes	yes	no	yes	yes
WorkOS	Freemium	yes	yes	yes	yes	no
Permit.io	Freemium	yes	yes	yes	yes	no
Okta	Freemium · from 6	yes	yes	yes	yes	no

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