# 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.

Page: https://slateindex.ai/brand/authentik · data of 2026-11-03

## Facts

- Founded: 2018
- Employees: 1–10
- Company type: Private, venture-backed
- Latest funding: Later-stage VC
- Deployment: Self-hosted (Kubernetes, Terraform, Docker Compose, AWS CloudFormation); no hosted version offered
- Best for: Organizations that want to self-host their identity provider and keep control of their identity data, from homelabs to enterprises with thousands of users.
- Compliance: OpenID Certified

## Products

- 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.

## Rankings

| Category | Rank | Visibility | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Identity & Access Management | 24 of 37 | 2.7 | 2 |

## By engine

| Engine | Visibility | Mention rate |
|---|---|---|
| chatgpt | 7.7 | 9.1% |
| google_ai_mode | 3.7 | 3.7% |
| perplexity | 1.7 | 3.7% |

## Definitions

- Visibility (0–100): how often and how high AI answers name the brand, weighted by position.
- Mention rate: share of collected AI answers that name the brand.
- Share of voice: the brand's mentions as a share of all brand mentions in the category.
- Citation authority: share of answers naming the brand that cite the brand's own site.

Cite as: SlateIndex, “Authentik AI visibility profile”, https://slateindex.ai/brand/authentik, data of 2026-11-03. Licence: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).