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Hello Identity Coop vs Open Policy Agent

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 OP Open Policy Agent General-purpose policy engine for cloud-native stacks
FeatureHello Identity CoopOpen Policy Agent
CategoryIdentity & SSOIdentity & SSO
LicenseMITApache-2.0
LanguageTypeScriptGo
Setup difficultyMediumMedium
Min. RAM256 MB256 MB
Deploymentdocker, binarydocker, kubernetes, binary
GitHub stars★ 7★ 12,086
First released20222016
ReplacesAuth0, Firebase AuthAWS IAM policies

Why pick each one

Choose Hello Identity Coop if…

  • Simple passwordless onboarding
  • Open standards
Hello Identity Coop details

Choose Open Policy Agent if…

  • Released under the Apache-2.0 license
  • First-class Docker support for quick deployment
  • Kubernetes-ready with Helm charts available
  • Mature project with 12.1k GitHub stars
Open Policy Agent details

Frequently asked questions

Is Hello Identity Coop or Open Policy Agent better?

Neither is universally better. Open Policy Agent has the larger community; both share a medium setup difficulty, so the decision comes down to features and licensing.

Are Hello Identity Coop and Open Policy Agent free and open-source?

Yes. Hello Identity Coop is licensed under MIT and Open Policy Agent under Apache-2.0. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

Can I run Hello Identity Coop and Open Policy Agent with Docker?

Hello Identity Coop: yes. Open Policy Agent: yes.

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