Our take
Pick authentik if homelab and platform teams who will self-host OSS at $0 for OIDC/SAML SSO, then move to Enterprise at $5/internal user/month (annual) plus $0.02/external user when they need PAM, Entra/Workspace sync, or ticketed support over $1k. Pick Infisical if app / platform teams who will stay on Secrets Free $0 (5 identities, 3 environments, 10 syncs, no card) while they store a first .env, then buy Secrets
Best for
authentik SSO you start at $0
Infisical Secrets you start at $0 (5 identities, no card)
Free plan
authentik $0 · / Free. OIDC, SAML, LDAP, SCIM, RADIUS, Kerberos, proxy. OpenID Certified™. Web-based RDP/SSH. Community Discord. No vendor support
Infisical $0 · forever. 5 identities. Unlimited projects. 3 environments. 10 secret syncs
Lowest paid
authentik Enterprise $5/mo
Infisical Pro $20/user/mo
Next step up
authentik
Infisical Advanced $40/mo
Coding agent
authentik
Infisical Agent Vault
Runs where
authentik Local or hosted
Infisical Local; you host it
Watch out
authentik There is no authentik Cloud
Infisical Secrets Free is 5 identities
Last checked
authentik 2026-10-22 · goauthentik.io/pricing
Infisical 2026-10-22 · infisical.com/pricing
homelab and platform teams who will self-host OSS at $0 for OIDC/SAML SSO, then move to Enterprise at $5/internal user/month (annual) plus $0.02/external user when they need PAM, Entra/Workspace sync, or ticketed support over $1k.
Read the authentik pageapp / platform teams who will stay on Secrets Free $0 (5 identities, 3 environments, 10 syncs, no card) while they store a first .env, then buy Secrets Pro at $20 per identity / month annual — and add PAM or Agent Vault only when they need a session or a brokered request.
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