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Cloud-native, API-first identity stack (Kratos, Hydra, Keto) for authentication, OAuth2/OIDC, and permissions. Self-hostable in Go or run on the managed Ory Network.

ory.com

Ory

Open-source identity, OAuth2 and access control at scale

Category
Auth & Security
Pricing
Open source
Licence
Apache 2.0 (Ory Kratos)
Site
ory.com
Tags
identity, oauth2, open-source

What it does

Ory publishes open-source identity components, such as Kratos for authentication and identity management, and runs them as a hosted service, Ory Network.

Who it suits

Teams that want headless identity APIs they can self-host and are ready to build their own login screens.

Price

Ory Network: the Developer plan is free, for development environments only. Production costs $770 a year with $21 of usage credit a month; Growth costs $9,350 a year. Enterprise on request.

Read on ory.com on 27 October 2026. Prices change: the official page is the reference.

Other sources

Ory Kratos on GitHub

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