Gluu Flex
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Gluu Flex, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From Gluu Flex's own pricing page, checked 4 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Flex Licence — 100 MAU | Priced on request | 100 MAU · licence pricing based on peak monthly active users |
| Flex Licence — 400 MAU | Priced on request | 400 MAU · licence pricing based on peak monthly active users |
| Flex Licence — 1,600 MAU | Priced on request | 1,600 MAU · licence pricing based on peak monthly active users |
The facts
Each one read from Gluu Flex's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Admin UI
- The reactive web Admin UI lets administrators view and edit Auth Server configuration properties, interception scripts, clients, and metrics.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Audit and threat detection
- Flex collects Cedarling decision logs and can connect authorization decision events to ITDR services for real-time protection and fraud detection.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Authentication
- Listed use cases include OpenID and SAML federation, single sign-on, mobile authentication, multi-factor and passwordless authentication, and device-flow authentication.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Authorization security
- The Cedarling validates JWT signatures and contents and can check revocation status using the issuer’s latest OAuth Status List.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Compliance deployment
- An optional deployment profile is stated to conform with DISA STIG requirements for Red Hat Linux.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Data stores
- Flex documentation lists MySQL or Postgres for data storage and says Redis can be configured as an in-memory cache.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Deployment options
- Documentation lists development and testing quick starts, Helm deployments for Amazon, Google, Microsoft, local Kubernetes and Rancher, and VM packages for Ubuntu, SUSE and Red Hat.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Directory integrations
- The listed use cases include synchronization with Active Directory or Keycloak and internal identity connections through SCIM.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Identity stack
- Flex is a commercially supported distribution of the Linux Foundation Janssen Project with an open-source core and a commercial Admin UI.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- Gluu describes Flex for organizations that need to self-host authentication and authorization, including businesses with data sovereignty or security requirements.checked 4 Oct 2026
- MFA methods
- Casa supports self-service MFA credentials including SMS, one-time passwords, FIDO authentication, and passkeys.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Gluu Flex is a self-hosted software distribution for building highly available, multi-datacenter identity and access management infrastructure.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Social login
- Built-in social login supports Google, Facebook, Apple, Microsoft Entra ID, and other consumer identity providers that support OpenID Connect.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Subscription limitation
- When a Gluu subscription expires, the commercial Admin UI locks while the open-source authentication service continues running.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Support
- The Gluu Flex contract includes guaranteed response times and consultative support through the support portal.checked 4 Oct 2026
The company
- Headquarters
- Austin, Texas, USAchecked 28 Sep 2026
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