Casdoor vs JumpCloud
Casdoor and JumpCloud are both identity and access software. Casdoor is open source under Apache-2.0, with 15k GitHub stars. JumpCloud is a commercial product from JumpCloud.
Which to pick
- Pick Casdoor when
- You want a self-hosted SSO and user management server that is simpler to run than Keycloak.
- Pick JumpCloud when
- A small or midsize company without Active Directory wants one place for users, devices and access.
Side by side
An identity and access management server with a web UI supporting OAuth, OIDC, SAML, CAS, LDAP, SCIM, WebAuthn and MFA, plus an MCP and agent gateway.
Cloud directory combining user identity, SSO, MFA, device management for Windows, Mac and Linux, LDAP and RADIUS.
Very frequent releases and a wide feature list mean rough edges in less-used areas.
Prices have risen, and device management is shallower than dedicated MDM tools.
Production-ready (both)
Self-hosted server and cloud service
Cloud service
Go, TypeScript, React, MySQL and PostgreSQL
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.
15k GitHub stars
179 Wikipedia readers a month on phones
Established: started 6 years ago, latest release v4.25.0.
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.