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Open-source projects tagged “Authentication”.

Inspect repositories, licenses, activity, and alternatives across the Authentication ecosystem.

12 projects connectedTag matches come from repository topics and catalog metadata.

Open Source realtime backend in 1 file

FreePricingFree and open sourceFree59.7K3.5K40 hours ago

The most comprehensive authentication framework

FreePricingFree and open sourceFree29.2K2.7K32 hours ago
GermanyLicense not declared

The authentication glue you need.

Free–CustomPricingFree open source; Enterprise availableFree–Custom22.4K1.7K26 hours ago
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Open source alternative to Auth0 / Firebase Auth / AWS Cognito

FreePricingFree and open sourceFree15.3K8322 days ago

ZITADEL - Identity infrastructure, simplified for you.

Free–CustomPricingFree open source; Cloud and Enterprise availableFree–Custom14.4K1.2K26 hours ago
MPL-2.0

🧑‍🚀 Authentication and authorization infrastructure for SaaS and AI apps, built on OIDC and OAuth 2.1 with multi-tenancy, SSO, and RBAC.

FreePricingFree and open sourceFree14.2K1.1K30 hours ago
GermanyLicense not declared

Modern authentication, on your terms. Open source alternative to Auth0, Clerk, WorkOS, Stytch.

FreePricingFree and open sourceFree9K1K33 hours ago
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The user infrastructure platform. You choose the frontend, backend, and database. Hexclave handles everything else.

FreePricingFree and open sourceFree6.8K52027 hours ago
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☁️ The Most Secure and Easy Selfhosted Home Server. Take control of your data and privacy without sacrificing security and stability (Authentication, anti-DDOS, anti-bot)

FreePricingFree and open sourceFree6K2334 days ago
License not declared

The Developer Platform for Modern APIs

FreePricingFree and open sourceFree5.4K63026 hours ago
License not declared

Zero-Trust access management with true WireGuard® 2FA/MFA

FreePricingFree and open sourceFree2.8K10730 hours ago
Apache-2.0

Open source Auth0/Clerk/Firebase alternative. Passkeys, SSO, MFA, passwordless, biometric login. Self-hosted or cloud. Enterprise-ready for SaaS & mobile apps

FreePricingFree and open sourceFree1.9K12435 hours ago
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