Is Authelia or Weka better?

Neither clearly leads. Authelia starts at Free and Weka at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.

Which is cheaper, Authelia or Weka?

Authelia starts at Free and Weka at Free.

Does Authelia or Weka run on more platforms?

Authelia runs on Docker, Kubernetes, Linux, Self-hosted. Weka runs on Linux, Mac, Windows.

Can I use Authelia for free?

Both have a free tier, so you can try either at no cost before committing.

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 Weka is typically brought in for.

What can Authelia do that Weka cannot?

Authelia covers Reverse proxy integration, Two-factor authentication, Access control rules, Lightweight backends. Weka covers Classification, Regression, Clustering, Association rules.

Cybersecurity · head to head

Authelia vs Weka

Authelia

Cybersecurity

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

From: Free
Rated: -

Full review Website

Weka

Machine Learning

Collection of machine learning algorithms

From: Free
Rated: -

Full review Website

The short version

Each has a real cost: Authelia depends on a reverse proxy: it is not a standalone identity provider; Weka the package management system needs an internet connection to download and install packages, so an air-gapped install gets only the core distribution
They diverge on capability: Authelia covers Reverse proxy integration, Weka covers Classification.
Prices and features above were last checked on 30 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Authelia and Weka actually diverge.

Attributes where Authelia and Weka differ
Attribute	Authelia	Weka
Pricing model	Open source, no licence fee	open-source
Platforms	Docker, Kubernetes, Linux, Self-hosted	Linux, Mac, Windows
Category	Cybersecurity	Machine Learning
Founded	Unknown	1993

Identical on both: starting price (Free), free tier (Yes), 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 Weka

Classification
Regression
Clustering
Association rules
Feature selection
Java
R
Python

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 Weka
Adding SSO across a small set of internal tools without a full identity platformnot Weka
Home and small-team infrastructure behind a single reverse proxynot Weka

Weka

Teaching and exploring classic machine learning algorithms through a GUInot Authelia
Running data mining experiments and preprocessing without writing codenot 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

Weka

The package management system needs an internet connection to download and install packages, so an air-gapped install gets only the core distribution
Weka is split into a stable 3.8 branch that receives only bug fixes and compatibility-safe upgrades and a 3.9 development branch that may receive features that break compatibility
Weka requires a 64-bit Java VM; the bundled installers ship Bellsoft OpenJDK 25 per platform and architecture

Pricing, plan by plan

Authelia

Free

AutheliaFree
- Full functionality
- No usage limits
- Community support

Weka

Free

Open SourceFree
- All ML algorithms
- GUI and CLI
- Java API

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 Weka if

You need classification.
You want to start without paying.
You work on Linux, Mac, Windows.
You also want regression.

Weka review

Questions people ask

Is Authelia or Weka better?: Neither clearly leads. Authelia starts at Free and Weka at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Authelia or Weka?: Authelia starts at Free and Weka at Free.
Does Authelia or Weka run on more platforms?: Authelia runs on Docker, Kubernetes, Linux, Self-hosted. Weka runs on Linux, Mac, Windows.
Can I use Authelia for free?: Both have a free tier, so you can try either at no cost before committing.
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 Weka is typically brought in for.
What can Authelia do that Weka cannot?: Authelia covers Reverse proxy integration, Two-factor authentication, Access control rules, Lightweight backends. Weka covers Classification, Regression, Clustering, Association rules.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Authelia: Is Authelia free?

Yes, open source with no licence fee.

Weka: What is the cost of Weka software?

Weka is provided at no cost as open-source software released under the GNU General Public License, making it freely available for download and use.

Source

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.

Weka: Are there commercial licensing options available?

Yes, the project offers information about commercial licenses for organizations requiring non-GPL terms, which can be found in their commercial applications documentation.

Source

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.

Weka: What support resources are available to users?

Multiple support avenues exist including comprehensive documentation, frequently asked questions, dedicated help resources, and access to courses for learning the platform.

Source

Weka: Is source code access provided?

Yes, developers have full access to source code through the Git repository, along with development documentation and code credits for contributors.

Source

Authelia vs Weka

Authelia

Weka

The short version

Where they differ

What each one covers

Only in Authelia

Only in Weka

What people use each for

Authelia

Weka

Where each one falls short

Authelia

Weka

Pricing, plan by plan

Authelia

Weka

Which should you pick?

Choose Authelia if

Choose Weka if

Questions people ask

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

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