Replaces Okta
European alternatives to Okta
European identity and access management platforms
Browse the category: Identity and access management (IAM) services · Virtual private server (VPS) hosters
Okta is an identity and access management platform: single sign on, multi factor authentication, a user directory and automated provisioning of accounts across the applications a company runs. It sits between employees or customers and everything they log into, which is why large organisations standardise on it. The company also owns Auth0, a developer oriented identity product.
Identity is the master key. An IAM platform holds the directory, sees every login and decides who reaches which system, so its jurisdiction and its availability are board level questions rather than IT details. Moving to a European alternative to Okta puts that control under EU law with an EU contract. Keycloak is open source and can be self hosted, while ZITADEL, cidaas and Bare.ID are platforms offered by European companies.
European options
| service | Country | Hosting | Open source | Free plan | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Scaleway |
 France |
— | — | EU controlled | |
 Keycloak |
 Open source |
Self-hosted | ✓ | — |
Scaleway
Cloud computing platform from France
Scaleway is a French cloud provider with a broad catalogue. Its public cloud, Scaleway Elements, offers virtual servers, S3-compatible object storage, DNS and VPC, plus managed services such as Kubernetes and managed MySQL and PostgreSQL databases. The company also rents dedicated servers and whole racks in its data centres.
France♻EU controlledSelf-hosted and open source
Open source projects you can run yourself. Not necessarily made in Europe, but nobody else holds your data.
Services without verified European control
Kept here for transparency, but excluded from the European options and totals. How we classify services →
Cloud IAM
Managed Keycloak hosting from France
FranceEU hostedOpen sourceFree plan Ownership reviewed, controller unresolved
cidaas
Managed customer and workforce identity from Germany
Germany Ownership reviewed, controller unresolved
Bare.ID
Keycloak-based identity management with German SaaS hosting
GermanyEU hosted Ownership reviewed, controller unresolved
ZITADEL
Open source identity and access management from Switzerland
SwitzerlandOpen source Ownership reviewed, controller unresolved
Hanko
Open source authentication and passkeys from Germany
GermanyOpen sourceFree plan Ownership reviewed, controller unresolved
Quasr
Identity and access management from Belgium
BelgiumFree plan Ownership reviewed, controller unresolved
Login-Master
Managed Keycloak hosting and support from Germany
Germany Ownership reviewed, controller unresolvedQuestions
Do European IAM platforms support the standard protocols?
Support for OpenID Connect, OAuth 2.0 and SAML is normal in this category, and ZITADEL, Keycloak and cidaas all document their implementations. Verify the specific flows your applications rely on.
Can we host identity ourselves?
Keycloak is the usual answer for self hosting, and Bare.ID and Cloud IAM offer managed services built around that world. The trade off is operational effort against a support contract.
Is there a European option focused on passwordless login?
Hanko is oriented towards passkeys and passwordless authentication, and Quasr is another European identity provider. Check how each fits the applications you already have.