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Hello Identity Coop vs node-oidc-provider

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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HE Hello Identity Coop Open-source authentication broker for passwordless login VS NO node-oidc-provider Certified OpenID Connect and OAuth 2.0 provider for Node.js
FeatureHello Identity Coopnode-oidc-provider
Deploy effortUnder-an-hour setupUnder-an-hour setup
Health score69 · Good88 · Excellent
CategoryIdentity & SSOIdentity & SSO
LicenseMITMIT
LanguageTypeScriptJavaScript
Setup difficultyMediumHard
Min. RAM256 MB256 MB
Deploymentdocker, binarysource, docker
GitHub stars★ 7★ 3,816
First released20222016
ReplacesAuth0, Firebase AuthAuth0, Okta

What are Hello Identity Coop and node-oidc-provider?

Hello Identity Coop

Hello is an open-source identity and login service that lets users authenticate with email, phone or social providers without passwords. The wallet and broker components can be self-hosted.

  • Passwordless login flows
  • Email, phone and social providers
  • Standard OpenID Connect
  • Developer SDKs and integrations

node-oidc-provider

node-oidc-provider is an open-source, certified OpenID Connect and OAuth 2.0 provider implementation for Node.js. It can be self-hosted to issue tokens and act as an identity provider for applications.

  • Certified OIDC provider
  • OAuth 2.0 support
  • Embeddable in Node apps
  • Standards compliant

Hello Identity Coop vs node-oidc-provider: key differences

Hello Identity Coop is written in TypeScript, while node-oidc-provider is built with JavaScript. Node-oidc-provider is the more established project (first released 2016), while Hello Identity Coop arrived in 2022. Node-oidc-provider has the considerably larger community, at 3,816 GitHub stars versus 7.

Why pick each one

Choose Hello Identity Coop if…

  • Simple passwordless onboarding
  • Open standards

Watch out for

  • Younger project
Hello Identity Coop details

Choose node-oidc-provider if…

  • Released under the MIT license
  • First-class Docker support for quick deployment
  • Active community (3.8k GitHub stars)
  • Written in JavaScript
node-oidc-provider details

Frequently asked questions

Is Hello Identity Coop or node-oidc-provider better?

Neither is universally better. node-oidc-provider has the larger community, while Hello Identity Coop is simpler to set up (medium difficulty). Choose based on the comparison table above and your own setup.

Are Hello Identity Coop and node-oidc-provider free and open-source?

Yes. Hello Identity Coop is licensed under MIT and node-oidc-provider under MIT. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

Can I run Hello Identity Coop and node-oidc-provider with Docker?

Hello Identity Coop: yes. node-oidc-provider: yes.

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