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authentik vs PhysicsBase

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authentik compared with PhysicsBase
Detailauthentik logo authentikPhysicsBase logo PhysicsBase
What it doesOpen-source identity provider for unified authentication Not given
StageNot given Not given
FoundedNot given Not given
Based inUS Not given
Pricing modelFreemium Free
PricingOpen Source (free): For homelab and simple use cases, includes OIDC, SAML, LDAP, SCIM, RADIUS, Kerberos, Proxy, and community Discord support. Enterprise: $5 per user per month (billed annually), includes everything in Open Source plus Privileged Access Management, agent accounts, integrations with Free plan includes every feature: identity, vault, limits, audit trail, alerts, kill switch, teams. Up to 25 active agents and 100,000 requests per month per organisation. Custom pricing for more than 25 agents or 100,000 requests per month.
Key features
  • Multi-factor Authentication with TOTP, WebAuthn/Passkeys
  • Conditional Access policies based on user attributes, time, and location
  • Role-based Access Control (RBAC) with multi-parent groups
  • Privileged Access Management with just-in-time access requests
  • GeoIP and Impossible Travel Detection
  • Secure Remote Access via RDP, SSH, and VNC
  • Self-service User Portal for password reset and authenticator enrollment
  • Audit Logging with field-level detail for compliance
  • Client Certificate Authentication (mTLS)
  • OpenID Key Binding for token theft protection
  • Each agent gets its own identity with unique key and ID
  • Credential vault keeping API keys encrypted and inaccessible to agents
  • Scoped access policies controlling what each agent can do
  • Complete audit trail of every registration, token and API call
  • Kill switch to revoke one agent, a fleet or one API connection
  • Alerts sent to Slack or email when limits are hit or policy violations occur
  • Integration with Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor and LangChain
  • SDKs for Node and Python plus proxy for any API
What makes it different
  • Over 1 million installations
  • Complete self-hosted control without relying on third-party services
  • Open source code continuously reviewed by community experts
  • Supports all standard protocols and extensive customization
  • No feature downgrades: open source features never move to enterprise
  • No shared API keys: each agent has its own identity so you know exactly which agent made each call
  • Keys never touch agents: stored encrypted in vault and added to requests by PhysicsBase
  • Automatic limits prevent runaway loops without person-in-loop approval
  • One-click revocation takes effect within minutes, no need to rotate keys for all agents
  • Complete audit trail answers which agent did what and why
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)74 no change since last checkNot checked yet no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)280
Citation Flow (Majestic)4617
Referring domains (Majestic)212816

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