Category: Identity

8 European alternatives to Authentik — GDPR-compliant & EU-hosted.

authentik is an open-source identity provider (MIT-licensed core) developed by US company Authentik Security Inc. (Delaware PBC, Philadelphia PA), backed by Open Core Ventures. An enterprise tier with additional features is available as source-available software.

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Facts

Headquarters: US (OTHER)
Category: Identity
Type: Product
GDPR-compliant: Yes
Open-source: Yes
Data hosting: EU

Top EU-based & GDPR-compliant alternatives to Authentik

Bare.ID
German managed Keycloak platform for identity and access management
DE · commercial
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cidaas
German cloud identity and access management platform with CIAM focus
DE · commercial
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Clever Cloud IAM
French cloud platform with integrated identity management
FR · commercial
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Connectis
Dutch identity and access management consultancy and platform
NL · commercial
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Evolveum midPoint
Slovak open-source identity governance and administration platform
SK · open-source
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FreeIPA
FreeIPA is a free, open-source (GPLv3) identity management suite sponsored by Red Hat (a US/IBM subsidiary), developed primarily at Red Hat Czech s.r.o. in Brno. Deployed as self-hosted software; ultimate control rests with IBM/Red Hat (US).
CZ · open-source
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Hanko
EU passkey-first authentication components for customer identity
DE · open-source
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IAMcloud
Dutch cloud identity platform for zero-trust access management
NL · commercial
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Frequently asked questions

What is the best European alternative to Authentik?

It depends on your use case. Strong EU alternatives to Authentik include Bare.ID, cidaas and Clever Cloud IAM. On this page you can compare 8 EU alternatives by jurisdiction, data residency and open-source status.

Are there open-source alternatives to Authentik?

Yes. Open-source EU alternatives to Authentik include Evolveum midPoint, FreeIPA and Hanko. These keep your data fully under your own control and let you self-host if you want to.

Is Authentik GDPR-compliant and where is the data hosted?

Authentik is headquartered in US (OTHER) and hosts data in EU. The vendor states it is GDPR-compliant, but the data falls under non-EU jurisdiction. For full EU data residency the EU alternatives on this page usually offer more certainty.

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