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ForgeRock vs Keycloak
September 27, 2024 | Author: Michael Stromann
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Learn why businesses and governments trust ForgeRock identity and access management solutions for everything from CIAM to IoT. Protect, connect, and manage the digital identities of people, devices, and the internet of things (IoT). We help large organizations secure the identity of anything, build trusted, personalized relationships with their customers, and provide a seamless omnichannel experience.
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Keycloak is an open source identity and access management solution for modern Applications and Services. Add authentication to applications and secure services with minimum fuss.
ForgeRock and Keycloak are both open-source identity and access management (IAM) platforms that also offer Single Sign-On (SSO) and Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) tools and focus on managing user roles and permissions across applications. They support OAuth2, OpenID Connect and SAML protocols. Both allow user federation, integrating with external identity providers like LDAP and Active Directory.
But ForgeRock (launched in 2010) is primarily aimed at enterprises with complex IAM needs, including IoT and large-scale user management. So, it offers a full-stack IAM platform, including identity governance, analytics and advanced consent management features, helping organizations comply with privacy regulations like GDPR. ForgeRock is better in terms of (commercial) support and services, with a strong presence in the financial and healthcare sectors.
Keycloak (2014) is a Czech-based system, targeted more at developers and smaller organizations with simpler IAM requirements. It's community-driven with optional Red Hat support. Keycloak enable integration into Java applications, particularly for microservices and APIs. But it lacks built-in identity governance features, focusing more on authentication, federation and SSO.
See also: Top 10 Identity Management platforms
But ForgeRock (launched in 2010) is primarily aimed at enterprises with complex IAM needs, including IoT and large-scale user management. So, it offers a full-stack IAM platform, including identity governance, analytics and advanced consent management features, helping organizations comply with privacy regulations like GDPR. ForgeRock is better in terms of (commercial) support and services, with a strong presence in the financial and healthcare sectors.
Keycloak (2014) is a Czech-based system, targeted more at developers and smaller organizations with simpler IAM requirements. It's community-driven with optional Red Hat support. Keycloak enable integration into Java applications, particularly for microservices and APIs. But it lacks built-in identity governance features, focusing more on authentication, federation and SSO.
See also: Top 10 Identity Management platforms
