Logto 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 Logto with
choose an app… Keycloak authentik Casbin SuperTokens ZITADEL Casdoor 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 Casdoor 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 Logto Ory Hydra Category Identity & SSO Identity & SSO License MPL-2.0 Apache-2.0 Language TypeScript Go Setup difficulty Medium Hard Min. RAM 512 MB 256 MB Deployment docker, kubernetes, binary docker, kubernetes, binary GitHub stars ★ 14,305 ★ 17,462 First released 2022 2015 Replaces Auth0, Firebase Auth, Clerk Okta, Auth0
Why pick each one
Choose Logto if… Great developer experience Modern UI and SDKs Logto details Choose Ory Hydra if… Security focused and certified Integrates with any user store Ory Hydra details
Frequently asked questions Is Logto or Ory Hydra better? Neither is universally better. Ory Hydra has the larger community, while Logto is simpler to set up (medium difficulty). Choose based on the comparison table above and your own setup.
Are Logto and Ory Hydra free and open-source? Yes. Logto is licensed under MPL-2.0 and Ory Hydra under Apache-2.0. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.
Can I run Logto and Ory Hydra with Docker? Logto: yes. Ory Hydra: yes.