Duende IdentityServer
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Plans and prices
From Duende IdentityServer's own pricing page, checked 3 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Lite | $5,750 a year | 1 production deployment · 2 client IDs/connected apps · 2 BFF front-ends · unlimited APIs · 10,000 User Management users · community support · Billed annually |
| Standard | $12,500 a year | 1 production deployment · 10 client IDs · 10 BFF front-ends · unlimited APIs · 100,000 User Management users · priority support: 2 support escalations per year · Billed annually |
| Advanced | $24,900 a year | 2 production deployments · 30 client IDs · 30 BFF front-ends · unlimited APIs · 500,000 User Management users · priority support: 2 business day SLA, 4 escalations per year · Billed annually |
| Custom | — | For enterprises needing unlimited scale and enhanced support · Billed annually |
The facts
Each one read from Duende IdentityServer's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Audience
- The Lite plan is described as intended for small teams shipping a focused product, while Standard targets growing teams managing multiple production applications.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Customization
- The framework is designed to be extended and customized, including authentication flows and business logic.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Deployment limit
- A deployment is one OpenID Connect/OAuth authority at one URL and may use multiple physical or virtual nodes for load balancing or failover; plan allowances range from one to up to unlimited deployments.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Financial-grade security
- The Financial-Grade Security & Conformance add-on checks IdentityServer configuration against FAPI 2.0 and OAuth 2.1 requirements and produces an audit-supporting report with remediation guidance.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Key management
- Automatic Key Management handles signing and validation key generation, rotation, propagation, and retirement.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Protocols
- Core protocol support includes OpenID Connect and OAuth 2.0 with features such as Pushed Authorization Requests and Demonstration of Proof-of-Possession; extended support includes mTLS, JAR, CIBA, and Device Authorization Grant.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Duende IdentityServer is an OpenID Connect and OAuth 2.0 framework for ASP.NET Core that centralizes authentication for APIs, SPAs, mobile apps, and microservices in your own environment.checked 3 Oct 2026
- SAML integration
- The SAML add-on supports providing SAML SSO to downstream partners and accepting SAML assertions from upstream enterprise identity providers.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Standards
- The product implements standards and specifications including SAML, OAuth 2.0, and OpenID Connect.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Support
- Support is included with each license and varies by plan from community support to priority support and a premium tier with a named Technical Account Manager.checked 3 Oct 2026
- User management
- The first-party .NET User Management SDK includes user profiles, authentication, and lifecycle management, with passwords, MFA, and passkeys built in.checked 3 Oct 2026
The company
- Founded
- 2020checked 28 Sep 2026
- Maker history
- Duende Software describes itself as the commercial home for IdentityServer, established in 2020 to support production systems while retaining developer control.checked 3 Oct 2026
Money
- Trial and development
- A license is not required for development, testing, trial, or personal projects, and the product can be downloaded from NuGet.checked 3 Oct 2026
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