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Authelia vs Legistar

Authelia logo

Authelia

Cybersecurity

Open-source authentication and two-factor portal for reverse proxies

From
Free
Free plan
Yes
Full reviewWebsite
Legistar logo

Legistar

Government

Legislative Management System

From
On request
Free plan
No
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Authelia has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: Authelia depends on a reverse proxy: it is not a standalone identity provider; Legistar pricing is not published; sold by quote through a sales process
  • They diverge on capability: Authelia covers Reverse proxy integration, Legistar covers Legislation Tracking.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 30 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Authelia and Legistar actually diverge.

Attributes where Authelia and Legistar differ
AttributeAutheliaLegistar
Starting priceFreeOn request
Pricing modelOpen source, no licence feequote
Free tierYesNo
PlatformsDocker, Kubernetes, Linux, Self-hostedWeb
CategoryCybersecurityGovernment
FoundedUnknown1999

Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Authelia

  • Reverse proxy integration
  • Two-factor authentication
  • Access control rules
  • Lightweight backends

Only in Legistar

  • Legislation Tracking
  • Meeting Agendas
  • Voting Records
  • Public Portal
  • Document Management
  • Video Streaming
  • Microsoft Office
  • Records Systems

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Authelia

  • Putting a login and 2FA in front of self-hosted services that have nonenot Legistar
  • Adding SSO across a small set of internal tools without a full identity platformnot Legistar
  • Home and small-team infrastructure behind a single reverse proxynot Legistar

Legistar

  • Legislative agenda managementnot Authelia
  • Meeting management and video processesnot Authelia
  • Public records managementnot Authelia
  • Government transparencynot Authelia

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Authelia

  • Depends on a reverse proxy: it is not a standalone identity provider
  • Configuration is YAML-first with no administrative interface, so changes mean editing files
  • Not a full IAM: user management, provisioning and federation are limited compared with Keycloak
  • Scales poorly as an organisation-wide identity solution, which is not its target

Legistar

  • Pricing is not published; sold by quote through a sales process

Pricing, plan by plan

Authelia

Free
  • AutheliaFree
    • Full functionality
    • No usage limits
    • Community support

Legistar

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Legistar review.

Which should you pick?

Choose Authelia if

  • You need reverse proxy integration.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Docker, Kubernetes, Linux, Self-hosted.
  • You also want two-factor authentication.
Authelia review

Choose Legistar if

  • You need legislation tracking.
  • You also want meeting agendas.
Legistar review

Questions people ask

Is Authelia or Legistar better?
Neither clearly leads. Authelia starts at Free and Legistar at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Authelia or Legistar?
Authelia has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Authelia and On request for Legistar.
Does Authelia or Legistar run on more platforms?
Authelia runs on Docker, Kubernetes, Linux, Self-hosted. Legistar runs on Web.
Can I use Authelia for free?
Yes. Authelia has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Legistar starts at On request.
What is Authelia best used for?
Authelia is most often used for putting a login and 2fa in front of self-hosted services that have none, adding sso across a small set of internal tools without a full identity platform, home and small-team infrastructure behind a single reverse proxy. Of those, putting a login and 2fa in front of self-hosted services that have none and adding sso across a small set of internal tools without a full identity platform are not what Legistar is typically brought in for.
What can Authelia do that Legistar cannot?
Authelia covers Reverse proxy integration, Two-factor authentication, Access control rules, Lightweight backends. Legistar covers Legislation Tracking, Meeting Agendas, Voting Records, Public Portal.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Authelia: Is Authelia free?

Yes, open source with no licence fee.

Authelia: Does Authelia need a reverse proxy?

Yes. It integrates through forward authentication with Nginx, Traefik, Caddy or HAProxy rather than sitting in front of traffic itself.

Authelia: Authelia or Keycloak?

Authelia is far lighter and aimed at protecting self-hosted services behind a proxy. Keycloak is a full identity and access management platform, and much more to run.

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