Authelia vs JumpCloud
Authelia and JumpCloud are both identity and access software. Authelia is open source under Apache-2.0, with 29k GitHub stars. JumpCloud is a commercial product from JumpCloud.
Which to pick
- Pick Authelia when
- You self-host several web apps behind Nginx, Traefik or Caddy and want one login with MFA in front of them.
- Pick JumpCloud when
- A small or midsize company without Active Directory wants one place for users, devices and access.
Side by side
A single sign-on and two-factor portal that sits in front of web apps through a reverse proxy, and also acts as an OpenID Connect provider.
Cloud directory combining user identity, SSO, MFA, device management for Windows, Mac and Linux, LDAP and RADIUS.
No admin UI for users; they live in a file or LDAP, which suits homelabs and small teams better than large organisations.
Prices have risen, and device management is shallower than dedicated MDM tools.
Production-ready (both)
Self-hosted server
Cloud service
Go, TypeScript, React, PostgreSQL and Redis
Not published
Open source, Apache-2.0 (permissive)
Closed source, sold by JumpCloud
You can build it into a product you sell, as long as you keep its copyright notice.
Closed source: you use it under the maker's terms and cannot change or resell the code.
29k GitHub stars
179 Wikipedia readers a month on phones
Established: started 10 years ago, latest release v4.39.28.
Not known
Other comparisons
More identity providers and single sign-on servers
Both sides were judged on 2026-11-03 from makers' descriptions, Wikipedia, READMEs and GitHub data. License, age and popularity lines are worked out directly.