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Authgear

Open-source authentication and user management server

Identity & SSO ★ 2.1k stars Hard setup Apache-2.0

Authgear is an open-source authentication-as-a-service platform supporting passwordless login, social login, and multi-factor authentication. It is self-hosted to provide identity for web and mobile apps.

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Key features

  • Passwordless and social login
  • Built-in MFA
  • User management dashboard
  • OIDC compliant

Strengths

  • Released under the Apache-2.0 license
  • First-class Docker support for quick deployment
  • Kubernetes-ready with Helm charts available
  • Active community (2.1k GitHub stars)

Is Authgear secure?

OSV.dev has no published security advisories for Authgear's repository. No known vulnerabilities is not proof of security: it means none have been publicly catalogued.

Source: OSV.dev, checked 2026-10-14. How this is measured.

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