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Stormpath vs ORY Hydra: What are the differences?

What is Stormpath? User Management and Authentication for Developers. Stormpath is an authentication and user management service that helps development teams quickly and securely build web and mobile applications and services.

What is ORY Hydra? Secure access to your applications and APIs. It is a self-managed server that secures access to your applications and APIs with OAuth 2.0 and OpenID Connect.

Stormpath belongs to "User Management and Authentication" category of the tech stack, while ORY Hydra can be primarily classified under "Security".

Some of the features offered by Stormpath are:

  • User Authentication as a Service
  • Authorization – Easily model and manage your data, including pre-built roles
  • Flexible User Profiles

On the other hand, ORY Hydra provides the following key features:

  • OAuth 2.0 Authorization Server
  • OpenID Connect certified
  • Flexible User Management
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Pros of ORY Hydra
Pros of Stormpath
  • 4
    Open-source
  • 2
    Fully customizable
  • 2
    Scalable
  • 29
    Authentication
  • 22
    User Management
  • 19
    API Authentication
  • 17
    Token Authentication
  • 17
    Security Workflows
  • 16
    Secure
  • 7
    Easy setup and great support
  • 7
    Great customer support
  • 6
    they manage the required, so I can focus on innovation
  • 3
    Private Deployment
  • 2
    Will sign BAA for HIPAA-compliance
  • 1
    Rapid Development
  • 0
    SAML Support

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Cons of ORY Hydra
Cons of Stormpath
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    • 4
      Discontinued

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    What is ORY Hydra?

    It is a self-managed server that secures access to your applications and APIs with OAuth 2.0 and OpenID Connect. It is OpenID Connect Certified and optimized for latency, high throughput, and low resource consumption.

    What is Stormpath?

    Stormpath is an authentication and user management service that helps development teams quickly and securely build web and mobile applications and services.

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    What are some alternatives to ORY Hydra and Stormpath?
    Keycloak
    It is an Open Source Identity and Access Management For Modern Applications and Services. It adds authentication to applications and secure services with minimum fuss. No need to deal with storing users or authenticating users. It's all available out of the box.
    Dex
    Dex is a personal CRM that helps you build stronger relationships. Remember where you left off, keep in touch, and be more thoughtful -- all in one place.
    Auth0
    A set of unified APIs and tools that instantly enables Single Sign On and user management to all your applications.
    Okta
    Connect all your apps in days, not months, with instant access to thousands of pre-built integrations - even add apps to the network yourself. Integrations are easy to set up, constantly monitored, proactively repaired and handle authentication and provisioning.
    OpenSSL
    It is a robust, commercial-grade, and full-featured toolkit for the Transport Layer Security (TLS) and Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocols. It is also a general-purpose cryptography library.
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