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LogicManager vs Ory Kratos

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LogicManager

Cybersecurity

Enterprise risk management priced as a flat fee with unlimited users

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Ory Kratos

Cybersecurity

Headless identity and user management API

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Ory Kratos has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: LogicManager the flat fee is quoted per organisation and not published, so the pricing model that makes LogicManager attractive still cannot be compared without a sales process.; Ory Kratos headless means you build every screen, which is significant work compared with a hosted login page
  • They diverge on capability: LogicManager covers Risk taxonomy, Ory Kratos covers Headless API.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which LogicManager and Ory Kratos actually diverge.

Attributes where LogicManager and Ory Kratos differ
AttributeLogicManagerOry Kratos
Starting priceOn requestFree
Pricing modelquoteOpen-source self-hosted, with a paid managed network
Free tierNoYes
PlatformsWebLinux, Docker, Kubernetes, Self-hosted

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

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 LogicManager

  • Risk taxonomy
  • Unlimited users
  • Risk assessments
  • Third-party risk
  • Internal audit
  • Policy management
  • Incident management
  • Advisory support

Only in Ory Kratos

  • Headless API
  • Self-service flows
  • Multi-factor authentication
  • Pluggable identity schemas

What people use each for

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

LogicManager

  • A mid-sized bank or credit union that needs every department head contributing to risk assessment without paying for a seat eachnot Ory Kratos
  • A risk team replacing a spreadsheet register that cannot show which controls a given vendor failure would affectnot Ory Kratos
  • An organisation preparing for a regulatory examination that must evidence a linked risk, control and issue trailnot Ory Kratos
  • A company consolidating separate vendor risk, policy and audit tools onto one taxonomy so findings are not duplicatednot Ory Kratos

Ory Kratos

  • Products needing complete control over the look and flow of authenticationnot LogicManager
  • Applications that must not hand user identity data to a third partynot LogicManager
  • Teams building identity as infrastructure across several servicesnot LogicManager

Where each one falls short

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

LogicManager

  • The flat fee is quoted per organisation and not published, so the pricing model that makes LogicManager attractive still cannot be compared without a sales process.
  • Configuration depth means the taxonomy has to be designed properly before rollout, and organisations that skip that step end up with a structure that cannot answer the linkage questions the tool exists to answer.
  • Reporting and dashboarding are functional rather than flexible, and teams wanting bespoke board reporting commonly export to Power BI, which reintroduces the manual step they were removing.
  • Quantitative risk modelling is limited compared with specialist tools, so organisations needing Monte Carlo style loss simulation will need something else alongside it.
  • The user interface is dated relative to newer compliance automation tools, and infrequent business users often need repeat training, which erodes the participation benefit that unlimited licensing is supposed to deliver.

Ory Kratos

  • Headless means you build every screen, which is significant work compared with a hosted login page
  • More moving parts than a monolithic IAM: Kratos handles identity, and OAuth2 needs Ory Hydra alongside
  • Documentation assumes real familiarity with identity concepts and is not a gentle introduction
  • Self-hosting identity carries the security and availability burden that hosted providers absorb

Pricing, plan by plan

LogicManager

On request
  • LogicManager Platform$undefined/year
    • Fixed annual fee, unlimited users
    • Risk, audit, vendor, policy and incident modules
    • Advisory analyst support included

Ory Kratos

Free
  • Self-hostedFree
    • Full identity server
    • All flows
    • Community support

Which should you pick?

Choose LogicManager if

  • You need risk taxonomy.
  • You also want unlimited users.
LogicManager review

Choose Ory Kratos if

  • You need headless api.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Linux, Docker, Kubernetes, Self-hosted.
  • You also want self-service flows.
Ory Kratos review

Questions people ask

Is LogicManager or Ory Kratos better?
Neither clearly leads. LogicManager starts at On request and Ory Kratos at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, LogicManager or Ory Kratos?
Ory Kratos has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at On request for LogicManager and Free for Ory Kratos.
Does LogicManager or Ory Kratos run on more platforms?
LogicManager runs on Web. Ory Kratos runs on Linux, Docker, Kubernetes, Self-hosted.
Can I use Ory Kratos for free?
Yes. Ory Kratos has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. LogicManager starts at On request.
What is LogicManager best used for?
LogicManager is most often used for a mid-sized bank or credit union that needs every department head contributing to risk assessment without paying for a seat each, a risk team replacing a spreadsheet register that cannot show which controls a given vendor failure would affect, an organisation preparing for a regulatory examination that must evidence a linked risk, control and issue trail, a company consolidating separate vendor risk, policy and audit tools onto one taxonomy so findings are not duplicated. Of those, a mid-sized bank or credit union that needs every department head contributing to risk assessment without paying for a seat each and a risk team replacing a spreadsheet register that cannot show which controls a given vendor failure would affect are not what Ory Kratos is typically brought in for.
What can LogicManager do that Ory Kratos cannot?
LogicManager covers Risk taxonomy, Unlimited users, Risk assessments, Third-party risk. Ory Kratos covers Headless API, Self-service flows, Multi-factor authentication, Pluggable identity schemas.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

LogicManager: Is LogicManager really unlimited users?

Yes. It licences on a fixed annual fee covering the organisation rather than per seat, which is the main reason mid-market buyers pick it.

Ory Kratos: Is Ory Kratos free?

Yes, open source and free to self-host. Ory Network is a paid managed service.

LogicManager: What does it cost?

Not published. Mid-market ERM platforms of this class typically sit in the low tens of thousands of dollars a year, quoted by scope.

Ory Kratos: What does headless mean here?

Kratos provides identity flows as APIs and no user interface. You build the login, registration and recovery screens yourself.

LogicManager: Is it a compliance automation tool like Drata?

No. It is enterprise risk management with audit and vendor risk, not continuous control monitoring for SOC 2 evidence collection.

Ory Kratos: Does Kratos do OAuth2?

No. Kratos handles user identity; OAuth2 and OpenID Connect provider functionality is Ory Hydra, a separate component.

LogicManager: How long does implementation take?

Weeks to a few months, far shorter than the enterprise GRC suites, provided the risk taxonomy is agreed up front.

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