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Curity

Founded 2015Stockholm, SwedenPrivateScore 4.2/5Evaluated 2026-07-03Website ↗

Capability scores

Methodology →
Authentication
4.5
SSO & Federation
4.5
Authorization
4.0
Lifecycle & Provisioning
3.0
MFA & Passwordless
4.0
Governance & Audit
3.5
Developer Experience
4.0
Deployment Flexibility
4.5
Pricing Transparency
3.0
Support & Ecosystem
3.5

Scored 0–5 against a published rubric. Independent analysis, no vendor sponsorship.

Overview

Curity provides the Curity Identity Server, an enterprise identity and API access management platform with deep support for OAuth 2.0 and OpenID Connect. It targets standards-rich authentication, token services, and API security for customer and partner identity.

What it is good at

Curity is one of the most standards-deep identity servers available, with fine-grained control over OAuth and OIDC flows, token issuance, and API access, plus support for FAPI and open-banking-grade profiles. Its flexible, deployable model suits enterprises that need control and high assurance rather than a black-box service.

Where it falls short

That depth means more configuration than a turnkey consumer login, and its ecosystem and low-code tooling are smaller than the largest CIAM platforms.

Pricing

Quote-based; free community tier for smaller use.

Best for, and who should look elsewhere

Choose Curity for standards-deep OAuth, OIDC, and API security with control and high assurance. Look elsewhere for a simple managed consumer login (see Auth0).

Bottom line

A standards-rich identity server strong on OAuth, OIDC, and API security, best for control and high-assurance use cases.

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By SWI Community Team · Last evaluated 2026-07-03

Independent, community-driven analysis. No vendor sponsorship. Compiled from public research and community input and verified on a best-effort basis, so details may be incomplete or out of date. Scores are opinions, not advice. Trademarks belong to their owners; mention does not imply affiliation or endorsement. See the full disclaimer, or send corrections to [email protected].