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Alternatives to Ory
22 cybersecurity tools sit alongside Ory in this directory. Below is what separates each from Ory on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 22
- With a free tier
- 3
- Cheaper to start
- 4
- Ory starts at
- Free, then $64/month
Why people look past Ory
Only what the record supports. Each point below is a figure on the Ory entry measured against the tools listed beside it.
It costs more than the category median
Ory starts at $64/month. Across the 4 cybersecurity tools listed beside it that publish a price, the median entry point is $14.5/month.
What each alternative does differently
Ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry. Differences are drawn from price, pricing model, tier count and rating, the fields the category listing carries. For a feature-level difference, follow the head-to-head link on each card: those pages read both full records.
Open-source identity and authentication infrastructure for apps and APIs
- Starts $40 a month cheaper, at $24/month.
- Sold on a freemium model rather than usage-based.
- 2 tiers to Ory's 3.
Secure access for everyone
- Starts $29 a month cheaper, at $35/month.
Free TOTP two-factor authentication app that gained optional cloud sync in 2023
- Sold on a Free, no in-app purchases model rather than usage-based.
- 1 tier to Ory's 3.
Real-time transaction fraud and financial crime detection for banks and payment processors
- No free tier, where Ory has one.
- Sold on a quote model rather than usage-based.
- 1 tier to Ory's 3.
Workforce and customer authentication from a certificate authority
- No free tier, where Ory has one.
- Starts $62 a month cheaper, at $2/month.
- Sold on a Per user per month model rather than usage-based.
- 2 tiers to Ory's 3.
Adaptive behavioural analytics for payment fraud and financial crime
- No free tier, where Ory has one.
- Sold on a quote model rather than usage-based.
- 1 tier to Ory's 3.
Every Ory alternative at a glance
A dash means the catalogue entry carries no figure, not that the answer is nothing.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Tiers | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ory (this page) | Free, then $64/month | Usage-based | 3 | |
| LogtoLogto offers a similar open-source identity platform with a self-hosted option and token-based pricing. | Free, then $24/month | Freemium | 2 | vs Ory |
| Auth0Auth0 is a mature commercial identity-as-a-service alternative with comparable authentication and SSO features. | Free, then $35/month | - | 3 | vs Ory |
| Google Authenticator | Free | Free, no in-app purchases | 1 | vs Ory |
| Feedzai | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Ory |
| Entrust Identity as a Service | $2/month | Per user per month | 2 | vs Ory |
| Featurespace ARIC Risk Hub | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Ory |
| Dahua Technology | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Ory |
| Genetec Security Center | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Ory |
| Envysion | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Ory |
| IDnow | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Ory |
| Delinea | On request | Quote | 3 | vs Ory |
| DTiQ | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Ory |
| Hanwha Vision | On request | One-time purchase | 1 | vs Ory |
| BeyondTrust | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Ory |
| HID Global | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Ory |
| Fenergo | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Ory |
| iDenfy | On request | Per verification | 1 | vs Ory |
| March Networks | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Ory |
| Jumio | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Ory |
| Eagle Eye Networks | On request | Per camera per month | 1 | vs Ory |
| Camio | $4.99/month | Per camera per month | 2 | vs Ory |
| Beyond Identity | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Ory |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry; Softwr hosts no reviews of these products. How each figure is used is set out on the Ory badges page.
Cheaper ways to solve the same problem
Free to start (3)
These publish a tier that costs nothing, so they can be evaluated before any money changes hands.
- Logto , Free, then $24/month
- Auth0 , Free, then $35/month
- Google Authenticator , Free
Cheaper than Ory (4)
Entry price under Ory's $64/month. The record does not say what unit that price is charged in, so confirm per-seat versus flat rate before comparing budgets.
- Logto , Free, then $24/month
- Auth0 , Free, then $35/month
- Entrust Identity as a Service , $2/month
- Camio , $4.99/month
What you would be giving up
Ory is most often brought in for adding self-hosted or cloud identity to a new product, implementing fine-grained permission checks, supporting b2b organizations and multi-tenancy, building machine-to-machine authentication for microservices. Anything replacing it has to cover the ones you actually depend on, and a cheaper tool that misses one of them is not cheaper.
Two things this page cannot settle. It compares on price, model, tier count and rating, because those are the fields the category listing carries, feature-level differences need both full records, which is what the head-to-head pages load. And the ratings are third-party aggregates imported with each entry rather than reviews written here, so a 0.2 difference between two tools is noise rather than a finding.
If Ory is broadly right and the question is cost, the Ory pricing breakdown covers every tier and what each one adds. If you want the whole field rather than a shortlist, the Cybersecurity category lists everything the directory holds, and best cybersecurity tools ranks them.
Ory runs on web, api. Platform coverage is not carried on the category listing for the alternatives, so it is one more thing to check on each head-to-head page rather than here.
Questions about Ory alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to Ory?
- 22 other cybersecurity tools are listed in this directory, led by Logto, Auth0, Google Authenticator, Feedzai. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to Ory?
- 3 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: Logto, Auth0, Google Authenticator.
- Is there a cheaper alternative to Ory?
- Yes. 4 of the alternatives below start under Ory's $64/month: Logto at Free, then $24/month, Auth0 at Free, then $35/month, Entrust Identity as a Service at $2/month, Camio at $4.99/month.
- Why do people look for an alternative to Ory?
- On the figures on record, one thing stands out: it costs more than the category median. Each is set out with the numbers behind it above.
- What would I give up by switching from Ory?
- Ory is most often brought in for adding self-hosted or cloud identity to a new product, implementing fine-grained permission checks, supporting b2b organizations and multi-tenancy, building machine-to-machine authentication for microservices. Anything you replace it with has to cover the ones you actually rely on, the side-by-side comparisons linked from each alternative below put the two feature records against each other.
- Is there an open-source alternative to Ory?
- None of the cybersecurity tools listed here are recorded as open source. That is what the licence field on each entry says, and the field is not always filled in, so it is worth checking directly for any tool you are serious about.
- How were these Ory alternatives chosen?
- They are the tools filed in the same category, Cybersecurity, ordered by the aggregated rating on each entry. There is no editorial shortlist, and nothing on this page is paid: no sponsored placement runs on alternatives pages and the order cannot be bought. Softwr has not used these products.
- Where can I compare Ory against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against Ory covering price, platforms, features and what each one is used for. Those pages read the full record for both products rather than the summary shown here.
- Does this list cover every cybersecurity tool?
- No. It covers what this directory holds in the Cybersecurity category, 22 tools beside Ory. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.