Casdoor vs Ory Hydra
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 Casdoor with
choose an app… Keycloak Authelia authentik Casbin SuperTokens ZITADEL Logto 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
Compare Ory Hydra with
choose an app… Keycloak Authelia authentik Casbin SuperTokens ZITADEL Logto 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 Ory Hydra Category Identity & SSO Identity & SSO License Apache-2.0 Apache-2.0 Language Go Go Setup difficulty Medium Hard Min. RAM 256 MB 256 MB Deployment docker, kubernetes, binary docker, kubernetes, binary GitHub stars ★ 14,139 ★ 17,462 First released 2021 2015 Replaces Auth0, Okta Okta, Auth0
Why pick each one
Choose Casdoor if… Polished out-of-the-box UI Broad protocol support Casdoor details Choose Ory Hydra if… Security focused and certified Integrates with any user store Ory Hydra details
Frequently asked questions Is Casdoor or Ory Hydra better? Neither is universally better. Ory Hydra has the larger community, while Casdoor is simpler to set up (medium difficulty). Choose based on the comparison table above and your own setup.
Are Casdoor and Ory Hydra free and open-source? Yes. Casdoor is licensed under Apache-2.0 and Ory Hydra under Apache-2.0. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.
Can I run Casdoor and Ory Hydra with Docker? Casdoor: yes. Ory Hydra: yes.