Authentik

Open source, self-hosted identity provider for unified authentication.

Identity & Access Management1–10 employeesFounded 2018

#24 of 37 in Identity & Access Management 67% positive in AI answers

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Visibility score

2.7%

+1.7% vs last week

Weekly run · Nov 3

Data collected Nov 3, 2026·ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Mode·coverage 98.8%·next run Nov 9, 2026

Authentik ranks #24 of 37 in Identity & Access Management with an AI visibility score of 2.7 (SlateIndex, Nov 3, 2026).
Authentik's visibility rose 1.7 points since the previous weekly run.
Authentik is most visible on ChatGPT (7.7) and least on Perplexity (1.7).
AI engines name Authentik in 2 of the 30 Identity & Access Management buyer prompts SlateIndex tracks.
microsoft.com is the source AI engines cite most in answers about Authentik, with 10 citations.

About

Company details for Authentik

authentik is an open-source, self-hosted identity provider covering workforce and customer identity and access management. It supports protocols including OAuth2/OIDC, SAML2, SCIM, LDAP, RADIUS and Kerberos, and can be deployed with Kubernetes, Terraform or Docker Compose. A free open source edition is offered alongside paid Enterprise and Enterprise Plus tiers that add features such as privileged access management, audit logging and FIPS compliance. The company behind it is Authentik Security Inc. It ranks #24 of 37 in Identity & Access Management on SlateIndex and has a visibility score of 2.7 in the latest weekly run.

It has raised about $2M. Its differentiator: open source, self-hosted identity provider with a commitment never to move open source features into the paid edition.

Website: goauthentik.io
Categories: Identity & Access Management
Company size: 1–10 employees
Founded: 2018
Company type: Private, venture-backed
Funding: Later-stage VC · $2M raised
Pricing: Free; paid from $5 per seat / mo · per seat
Free trial: Free plan available
Deployment: Self-hosted (Kubernetes, Terraform, Docker Compose, AWS CloudFormation); no hosted version offered
Platforms: Kubernetes, Docker Compose, Terraform, AWS CloudFormation
Compliance: OpenID Certified
Support: Community Discord, GitHub community support, Ticket-based support (Enterprise over $1k), Dedicated support with SLAs (Enterprise Plus)

GitHub · github.com/goauthentik/authentik

Read from pitchbook.com, goauthentik.io, github.com, integrations.goauthentik.io, caplight.com · refreshed Nov 2, 2026.

AI visibility

Latest weekly run · Nov 3 · next run Nov 9

Visibility score

2.7%

across Identity & Access Management answers, weighted by position

ChatGPT7.7%

AI Mode3.7%

Perplexity1.7%

Change

+1.7%

vs last week’s run

Category rank

#24 of 37

in Identity & Access Management

Mentions

in this week’s run

Share of voice

0.6%

of AI mentions in Identity & Access Management

Visibility score trend

Weekly runs over the last 60 days, with up to 7 competitors. Click a name to hide or show its line.

Now2.7%

30-day changeup+1.0000000000000002pp

High · low2.7% · 1.7%

Rank#25 → #24

Authentik gained 1 points over 1 weekly run in Identity & Access Management. Microsoft Entra ID leads the category at 66%.

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AI mentions & citations

Recent answers that name Authentik

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Is there a free identity and access management platform for small teams?

authentik if you want an easy-to-administer, self-hosted IAM platform.

ChatGPT · run of Nov 3

Is there a free identity and access management platform for small teams?

Authentik : A fully open-source, self-hosted IAM platform with a modern UI.

Google AI Mode · run of Nov 3

Most affordable identity and access management platform that is still reliable

If you're looking for an affordable Identity and Access Management (IAM) platform that is still reliable, secure, and suitable for business use, I would start with JumpCloud, Microsoft Entra ID, and Authentik.

ChatGPT · run of Nov 3

Is there a free identity and access management platform for small teams?

Keycloak or authentik — free, open-source, self-hosted IAM platforms, but you must manage hosting, updates, backups, and security yourself.

Perplexity · run of Nov 3

Products & features

What Authentik sells

authentik Open Source

Free self-hosted identity provider supporting OIDC, SAML, LDAP, SCIM, RADIUS, Kerberos and proxy, with community support.

authentik Enterprise

Adds privileged access management, agent accounts, Google Workspace and Entra ID integration, audit logging and ticket support, at $5 per user per month.

authentik Enterprise Plus

Custom contracts with dedicated support and SLAs, multi-instance deployments and FIPS compliance, starting at $20k annually.

Strengths engines cite

fully open-source, self-hosted IAM platform
modern UI
easy to administer
affordable, reliable, secure IAM platform for business use
highly flexible with built-in MFA and proxy outposts

Target market & buyers

Small teams to large enterprises needing B2B and B2C identity and access management.

Notable customers include CoreWeave.

Funding & recent developments

Funding

Round	Year	Amount
Early-stage VC	2022	—
Seed	2022	—
Accelerator/Incubator	2024	—
Later-stage VC	2025	—

Latest known round	Total raised
Later-stage VC	$2M

Recent developments

Sep 2026Securityauthentik becomes OpenID Certified
Certified by the OpenID Foundation for OpenID Provider and logout profiles.
Sep 2026ProductVersion 2026.8.3 shipped
Maintenance release; self-hosted stack runs without Redis.
Sep 2026Productauthentik 2026.8 released
Added privileged access management, agent accounts and user switching.
Aug 2026CompanyExhibited at Identity Week America 2026
Presented open source IAM at stand 623.
Feb 2026Productauthentik 2026.2 released
Added Object Lifecycle Management and WS-Federation support.

Competitive landscape

How Authentik compares with its top three alternatives

All alternatives

Authentik most often appears alongside Microsoft Entra ID, Keycloak, JumpCloud in AI answers.

vsAuthentik vs Microsoft Entra ID2.7% vs 66% visibility · Microsoft Entra ID leadsFull comparison vsAuthentik vs Keycloak2.7% vs 5.6% visibility · Keycloak leadsFull comparison vsAuthentik vs JumpCloud2.7% vs 25.8% visibility · JumpCloud leadsFull comparison

Brand	Visibility	Share of voice	vs last week	Starting price
Authentik	2.7%	0.6%	up+1.7%	Free plan
Microsoft Entra ID	66%	12.9%	up+5.2%	Pricing not available
Keycloak	5.6%	2.1%	down−0.3%	Pricing not available
JumpCloud	25.8%	6.7%	down−0.7%	$9 / seat / mo
Microsoft Entra External ID	4.9%	1.9%	down−0.6%	Pricing not available