Casdoor
Capability scores
Methodology →- Authentication
- 4.0
- SSO & Federation
- 4.0
- Authorization
- 4.0
- Lifecycle & Provisioning
- 3.0
- MFA & Passwordless
- 3.5
- Governance & Audit
- 3.0
- Developer Experience
- 4.0
- Deployment Flexibility
- 4.5
- Pricing Transparency
- 5.0
- Support & Ecosystem
- 3.0
Scored 0–5 against a published rubric. Independent analysis, no vendor sponsorship.
Overview
Casdoor is an open-source identity and access management platform from the Casbin community, providing single sign-on, user management, and authorization in one self-hostable service. It supports OAuth 2.0, OIDC, SAML, and social login.
What it is good at
Casdoor bundles authentication, an admin UI, and Casbin-based authorization, so teams get SSO plus fine-grained access control in one deployable package. It is developer-friendly, broadly protocol-compatible, and free to self-host, which suits startups and internal platforms.
Where it falls short
As a younger community project, it has a smaller reference base and ecosystem than established open-source IAM, and there is no first-party enterprise support or managed SLA.
Pricing
Free and open source (Apache 2.0); self-hosted.
Best for, and who should look elsewhere
Choose Casdoor for a self-hosted SSO and authorization platform, especially with Casbin. Look elsewhere for enterprise support or a managed service (see Keycloak or Zitadel).
Bottom line
A convenient open-source IAM that pairs SSO with Casbin authorization, strong for self-hosted internal platforms.
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Compiled from public research and community input and verified on a best-effort basis, so details may be incomplete or out of date.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].