No. 13 of 29 ·Customer Identity and Access Management Software

OpenCIAM

Web · Linux · Self-hosted · API

Freedom report

Two barsScore 6.4

Free tierA free tier is on its own pricing page
Open codeNo open-source code on record
Runs widely2 of 6 device platforms
DocumentedPlans, terms and facts published

OpenCIAM is ranked #13 of 29 in customer identity and access management software on Freedom251. It runs on API, Linux, Self-hosted, Web. There is a free plan.

OpenCIAM plans and pricing

All plans

Community Free Free; self-hosted, forever Unlimited monthly active users · All auth methods & passkeys · SSO, social & enterprise login · Visual flow builder · Consent & GDPR tooling · Community support (Discord & GitHub) openciam.io · 4 Oct 2026

Cloud Free $0; up to 7,500 MAU, then usage-based Everything in Community · 99.99% SLA & global edge · Automatic upgrades & backups · SOC 2 / ISO 27001 infrastructure · Email & chat support · Migrate to self-host anytime openciam.io · 4 Oct 2026

Enterprise Not published Custom Self-host or dedicated cloud · Dedicated or air-gapped deployment · Data residency & BYO-KMS · SAML, SCIM & advanced ReBAC · Priority SLA & 24/7 support · Security review & DPA · Solution architect & onboarding openciam.io · 4 Oct 2026

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The record

Product: OpenCIAM is an open-source customer identity platform for SSO, passwordless login, passkeys, MFA, social login, and consent.
Authentication: It supports OAuth 2.1, OpenID Connect, SAML 2.0, FIDO2/WebAuthn passkeys, magic links, email and SMS OTP, and push approval.
Adaptive MFA: Risk-based step-up authentication uses device, geographic, velocity, and behavior signals.
Integrations: The platform lists 30+ prebuilt connectors, including Google, Apple, Microsoft, and GitHub, plus enterprise SAML/OIDC federation and SCIM provisioning.
User management: User management includes profiles, roles, organizations, RBAC and ReBAC permissions, self-service registration, and progressive profiling.
Consent and privacy: Consent features include GDPR/CCPA-ready management, data residency controls, audit trails, and one-click data export and erasure.
Developer tools: OpenCIAM provides typed SDKs, REST and GraphQL APIs, and event webhooks/actions.
Security: Listed security controls include refresh-token rotation with reuse detection, breached-password and credential-stuffing screening, encryption, fine-grained access controls, and immutable exportable audit logs.
Deployment: Self-hosted deployments can use Docker, Helm, or Kubernetes, run on Postgres, and support air-gapped environments.
Cloud service: The managed cloud plan lists a 99.99% SLA, global edge, automatic upgrades and backups, and SOC 2 / ISO 27001 infrastructure.
Support: Community support is provided through Discord and GitHub; Cloud lists email and chat support, while Enterprise lists priority SLA and 24/7 support.
License and limits: The self-hosted Community edition is Apache-2.0 licensed and has no monthly active user limit.
Intended users: The Enterprise plan is described for regulated teams needing scale and control, with dedicated or air-gapped deployment and data residency options.
Price from: Free

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Sources

openciam.io· checked 4 Oct 2026
openciam.io/features· checked 4 Oct 2026
openciam.io/pricing· checked 4 Oct 2026