FusionAuth
8.3#1 in authentication softwareFrom $162 a monthFree planAndroidiOSWebAPI
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What both publish
| Fact | FusionAuth | OpenAM |
|---|---|---|
| Authentication | It supports username/password login, identity providers, passkeys, and one-time passwords. | It includes more than 20 authentication modules that can be arranged into multi-factor or adaptive authentication sequences. |
| Customization | Pages and messages can be customized, while lambdas alter validation, MFA challenge and token transformation behavior and webhooks react to events. | OpenAM supports extending functionality, including authentication modules and user data sources, and customizing end-user pages with personal branding. |
| Deployment | The product can run locally, on premises, in a customer cloud, on an air-gapped server or as FusionAuth Cloud. | The maker documents deploying OpenAM in a Docker container and configuring it to use OpenDJ as its data store. |
| Integrations | Identity-provider integrations include Apple, Facebook, Google, Twitter and arbitrary OIDC or SAML v2 providers, with connectors, plugins and monitoring integrations also available. | The maker documents SAML authentication with Yandex Cloud, with OpenAM configured as the service provider. |
FusionAuth plans
- CommunityFree
- Starter$162 a month
- Enterprise$2,970 a month
- Essentials$2,970 a month
OpenAM plans
- OpenAM CommunityFree
Pick FusionAuth if…
FusionAuth suits teams managing end-user identity that want deployment choices from self-hosting to managed cloud. It is not positioned as a desktop integration or Active Directory replacement.
Pick OpenAM if…
You want what its maker publishes above — check its page for the details.