FusionAuth
8.3#1 in authentication softwareFrom $162 a monthFree planAndroidiOSWebAPI
VisitFusionAuth vs ZITADEL
ZITADEL
7.0#15 in identity and access management softwareFrom $100 a monthFree planWebAPILinuxmacOS
VisitWhat both publish
| Fact | FusionAuth | ZITADEL |
|---|---|---|
| Authentication | It supports username/password login, identity providers, passkeys, and one-time passwords. | The platform supports MFA methods including OTP and U2F, and passwordless authentication with passkeys based on FIDO2. |
| Deployment | The product can run locally, on premises, in a customer cloud, on an air-gapped server or as FusionAuth Cloud. | ZITADEL is available as a public cloud service or as a self-hosted deployment on infrastructure chosen by the customer. |
| Identity providers | Supported social identity providers include Apple, Facebook, Google, and Twitter, with OpenID Connect and SAML v2 providers also supported. | ZITADEL brokers external identity providers and names Keycloak, Auth0, and AzureAD as examples of enterprise federation systems. |
FusionAuth plans
- CommunityFree
- Starter$162 a month
- Enterprise$2,970 a month
- Essentials$2,970 a month
ZITADEL plans
- PRO$100 a month
- FREE—
- Self Hosted / Cloud ENTERPRISEPriced on request
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 ZITADEL if…
ZITADEL suits organizations that need identity management across customers, employees, devices, or services, particularly B2B SaaS teams delegating project roles. It offers both public cloud and self-hosted deployment.