Cybersecurity · head to head
Socket vs Authelia
Socket
Cybersecurity
Supply chain security platform detecting and blocking malicious dependencies
- From
- Free
- Rated
- -
Authelia
Cybersecurity
Open-source authentication and two-factor portal for reverse proxies
- From
- Free
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Socket team plan requires minimum 5-developer commitment, expensive for small teams; Authelia depends on a reverse proxy: it is not a standalone identity provider
- They diverge on capability: Socket covers Malware detection, Authelia covers Reverse proxy integration.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Socket and Authelia actually diverge.
Identical on both: starting price (Free), free tier (Yes), 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 Socket
- Malware detection
- Automatic blocking
- AI behavior analysis
- Reachability analysis
- Slack integration
- SBOM support
- SAML SSO
- GitHub Actions scanning
Only in Authelia
- Reverse proxy integration
- Two-factor authentication
- Access control rules
- Lightweight backends
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Socket
- Blocking zero-day malware attacks in JavaScript dependenciesnot Authelia
- Managing CVE false positives with precomputed reachability analysisnot Authelia
- Securing Python and Go supply chains at scalenot Authelia
- Automating compliance requirements for regulated industriesnot Authelia
- Real-time threat notifications via Slack integrationnot Authelia
Authelia
- Putting a login and 2FA in front of self-hosted services that have nonenot Socket
- Adding SSO across a small set of internal tools without a full identity platformnot Socket
- Home and small-team infrastructure behind a single reverse proxynot Socket
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Socket
- Team plan requires minimum 5-developer commitment, expensive for small teams
- Business plan $50/dev/month becomes costly for teams exceeding 20 members
- Enterprise pricing requires custom consultation with no transparent pricing
- Free plan limited to individual developers without team collaboration
- Reachability analysis improvement (90% false positive reduction) only on Enterprise
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
Pricing, plan by plan
Socket
Free- FreeFree
- For individual developers
- Detects 70+ risk types
- Blocks malicious dependencies automatically
- Team$25/month
- Per developer on minimum 5 developers
- Precomputed reachability analysis cuts 60% false positives
- Slack alerts for threats
- Business$50/month
- Per developer on minimum 20 developers
- All Team features
- Compliance integrations with Vanta
- Enterprise$undefined/custom
- Function-level reachability eliminates up to 90% irrelevant CVEs
- Multi-repository system support
- Named account manager
Authelia
Free- AutheliaFree
- Full functionality
- No usage limits
- Community support
Which should you pick?
Choose Socket if
- You need malware detection.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, CLI, GitHub.
- You also want automatic blocking.
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.
Questions people ask
- Is Socket or Authelia better?
- Neither clearly leads. Socket starts at Free and Authelia at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Socket or Authelia?
- Socket starts at Free and Authelia at Free.
- Does Socket or Authelia run on more platforms?
- Socket runs on Web, CLI, GitHub. Authelia runs on Docker, Kubernetes, Linux, Self-hosted.
- Can I use Socket for free?
- Both have a free tier, so you can try either at no cost before committing.
- What is Socket best used for?
- Socket is most often used for blocking zero-day malware attacks in javascript dependencies, managing cve false positives with precomputed reachability analysis, securing python and go supply chains at scale, automating compliance requirements for regulated industries. Of those, blocking zero-day malware attacks in javascript dependencies and managing cve false positives with precomputed reachability analysis are not what Authelia is typically brought in for.
- What can Socket do that Authelia cannot?
- Socket covers Malware detection, Automatic blocking, AI behavior analysis, Reachability analysis. Authelia covers Reverse proxy integration, Two-factor authentication, Access control rules, Lightweight backends.
Answered from the vendors’ own pages
Socket: How many zero-day attacks does Socket detect?
Socket detects over 100 zero-day attacks weekly across JavaScript, Python, and Go ecosystems.
SourceAuthelia: Is Authelia free?
Yes, open source with no licence fee.
Socket: What is precomputed reachability analysis?
Socket's precomputed reachability analysis cuts CVE false positives by 60% automatically on Team plans, and up to 90% on Enterprise plans through function-level analysis.
SourceAuthelia: 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.
Socket: Is there a discount for annual billing?
Yes. Socket offers a 20% discount for annual commitments across all subscription tiers.
SourceAuthelia: 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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