Zitadel

Authentication & Identity

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Swiss open source identity management. Auth0 alternative.

Replaces

AWS Cognito

Amazon

Full

Firebase Authentication

Google

Full

Auth0

Okta

Full

Okta

Full

AWS IAM

Amazon

Partial

Stytch

Full

Azure AD B2C

Microsoft

Full

Clerk

Full

Kinde

Full

WorkOS

Full

Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD)

Microsoft

Full

Sovereignty Score

out of 100

Jurisdictional(25%)

100

Excellent jurisdictional protection with EU-only legal exposure

HQ in Switzerland (EFTA member)
No foreign parent company

Ownership(20%)

Strong EU ownership and control

EU venture capital funded
Funding: Nexus Venture Partners - Switzerland
Series A funding

Governance(20%)

Centralized control, limited community governance

Single company controls roadmap

Portability(15%)

Highly portable with self-host option and standard APIs

Self-hostable on your infrastructure

License(10%)

True open source with stable, permissive licensing

Apache-2.0 (permissive open source)

Community(10%)

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Quick Facts

Headquarters: Switzerland, EFTA
Ownership: EU VC-Backed
License: Apache-2.0
Deployment: Self-host
Funding: Nexus Venture Partners - Switzerland