Authentik

Name: Authentik
Author: SelfHostedCompare

The authentication glue you need

Pending verificationdrafted Oct 25, 2026SSO & IdentityMITPython

Official site ↗Source code ↗

GitHub stars: 26,088; verified 2026-10-25
Docker pulls: Not documented
Forks: 2,093; verified 2026-10-25
Open issues: 1,151; verified 2026-10-25
Latest version: version/2026.8.5; verified 2026-10-25

Client platform matrix

Authentik official and third-party clients across 8 platforms · 1 with an official client

Probed daily · last check 2026-10-25 09:59:30

Platform	Support	Client	Channels	Verified
iOS	Not documented	Not documented	Not documented	Not documented
Android	Not documented	Not documented	Not documented	Not documented
Android TV	Not documented	Not documented	Not documented	Not documented
Web	Official	authentik Web Interface	GITHUB	Data verified
Windows	Not documented	Not documented	Not documented	Not documented
macOS	Not documented	Not documented	Not documented	Not documented
Linux	Not documented	Not documented	Not documented	Not documented
tvOS	Not documented	Not documented	Not documented	Not documented

About Authentik

authentik is an identity provider that acts as the authentication glue between applications (Python), with a bundled web interface. The server image is published on GHCR (goauthentik/server). The GitHub API license is NOASSERTION; the repository LICENSE file licenses the core under MIT (website/ under CC BY-SA 4.0, authentik/enterprise/ under a separate license) — recorded as MIT pending human confirmation.

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Key facts

License: Data verified
Primary language: Data verified
Category: SSO & Identity
Official clients: 1 of 8 platforms
Third-party clients: 0
Deployment methods: 2
Repository: https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik
Homepage: https://goauthentik.io
Documentation: Not documented

Deployment

verified Oct 25, 2026

# Authentik — official deployment identifiers (database)
Docker             ghcr.io/goauthentik/server             official
Build from source  —                                      official

Build from source · https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik

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