Authentication & SSO · Germany (DE)
Authentik
German open-source identity provider — beautiful UI, flows you can fully customise.
The switch
Auth0 / Okta→Authentikalso replaces AWS Cognito
About
Open-source identity provider from Germany with a modern UI and a powerful flow-based authentication system. Self-hostable via Docker or Kubernetes. Supports OIDC, SAML, LDAP, RADIUS. Popular with EU self-hosters and privacy-conscious developers.
Why we recommend it
- MIT licensed — fully open source
- Flow-based auth: build any login journey visually
- OIDC, SAML, LDAP, RADIUS, Proxy provider
- Modern, clean UI — unlike Keycloak's dated interface
- Active development — weekly releases
EU vs USA
Authentik vs Auth0 / Okta
Side-by-side on jurisdiction, data residency, and the rules that decide who can actually read your data.
Criteria
🇪🇺 Authentik
🇺🇸 Auth0 / Okta
Headquarters
Germany (Authentik Security GmbH)
San Francisco, CA, USA
Jurisdiction
Germany (GDPR)
USA (CLOUD Act, FISA 702)
Data location
Your EU server (self-hosted)
Global, US-controlled (AWS)
GDPR-native
Yes
No
CLOUD Act / FISA exposed
No
Yes
Ad tracking
No
No
End-to-end encryption
No
No
Open source
Yes
No
Ownership
Authentik Security GmbH (private, German)
Okta Inc. (NASDAQ:OKTA)
Founded
2019
2013
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