Casdoor vs Logto
A side-by-side comparison of two self-hosted identity & sso options
— licensing, setup difficulty, resource needs, and what each one
replaces.
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Compare Logto with
choose an app… Keycloak authentik Casbin Ory Hydra SuperTokens ZITADEL Ory Kratos Open Policy Agent Apereo CAS Dex Hanko Pocket ID step-ca SpiceDB LLDAP Permify OpenFGA Ory Keto Kanidm Cerbos 2FAuth Boundary node-oidc-provider Ory Oathkeeper Vouch Proxy Buzzfeed sso GLAuth Keywhiz FreeRADIUS Supabase Auth Traefik Forward Auth SAML Jackson Caddy Security Authorizer Authgear privacyIDEA Topaz Warrant Rauthy FreeIPA SimpleSAMLphp Samba Active Directory DC Zentral WSO2 Identity Server Janssen Project midPoint LDAP Account Manager OpenLDAP Apache Syncope Univention Corporate Server FusionAuth Shibboleth Identity Provider OpenUnison ZITADEL Login UI LemonLDAP::NG Ipsilon Gluu Flex Hello Identity Coop
Feature Casdoor Logto Category Identity & SSO Identity & SSO License Apache-2.0 MPL-2.0 Language Go TypeScript Setup difficulty Medium Medium Min. RAM 256 MB 512 MB Deployment docker, kubernetes, binary docker, kubernetes, binary GitHub stars ★ 14,139 ★ 14,305 First released 2021 2022 Replaces Auth0, Okta Auth0, Firebase Auth, Clerk
Why pick each one
Choose Casdoor if… Polished out-of-the-box UI Broad protocol support Casdoor details Choose Logto if… Great developer experience Modern UI and SDKs Logto details
Frequently asked questions Is Casdoor or Logto better? Neither is universally better. Logto has the larger community; both share a medium setup difficulty, so the decision comes down to features and licensing.
Are Casdoor and Logto free and open-source? Yes. Casdoor is licensed under Apache-2.0 and Logto under MPL-2.0. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.
Can I run Casdoor and Logto with Docker? Casdoor: yes. Logto: yes.