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 Logto if saaS teams who will stay on Free $0 (50k MAU, 50k tokens, no card) while they ship a first sign-in box, then buy Pro at $24/month when they need unlimited
Best for
authentik SSO you start at $0
Logto Login you start at $0
Free plan
authentik $0 · / Free. OIDC, SAML, LDAP, SCIM, RADIUS, Kerberos, proxy. OpenID Certified™. Web-based RDP/SSH. Community Discord. No vendor support
Logto $0 · / month. No card. Up to 50,000 MAU. 50k tokens. User authentication. 1 machine-to-machine app. Account APIs. Audit logs
Lowest paid
authentik Enterprise $5/mo
Logto Pro $24
Runs where
authentik Local or hosted
Logto Local; you host it
Watch out
authentik There is no authentik Cloud
Logto Pro’s $24 is a floor
Last checked
authentik 2026-10-22 · goauthentik.io/pricing
Logto 2026-10-22 · logto.io/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 pagesaaS teams who will stay on Free $0 (50k MAU, 50k tokens, no card) while they ship a first sign-in box, then buy Pro at $24/month when they need unlimited MAU and start attaching org / SSO add-ons.
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