ZITADEL vs Hanko

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ZITADEL compared with Hanko
Detail	ZITADEL	Hanko
What it does	Identity Infrastructure, Simplified	Modern Authentication. On Your Terms.
Stage	Established	Not given
Founded	Not given	Not given
Based in	CH	DE
Pricing model	freemium	Not given
Pricing	Not given	Not given
Key features	Hosted login page Social login integration Multifactor authentication Passwordless authentication with passkeys Role-based access control Multi-tenant support gRPC and REST APIs Custom workflows with ZITADEL Actions Service account management Multiple deployment options	Passkeys Multi-factor authentication Social SSO Custom domain Admin dashboard Webhooks Admin API Custom SMTP SAML SSO Profile Element for account management
What makes it different	Open source and community-driven with transparent development model Built specifically for developers with modern APIs and comprehensive SDKs Multi-tenant architecture built into the core platform Extensible with custom workflows and code integrations Bridges enterprise and open source solutions	Framework-agnostic Web Components FIDO2-certified passkey infrastructure EU-based with flexible hosting options Flow API handles authentication complexity
Free plan	Not given	Not given
Open source	Not given	Not given
Platforms	Not given	Not given
Public API	Not given	Not given
Community votes	0	0
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)	69 no change since last check	61 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	26	24
Citation Flow (Majestic)	46	41
Referring domains (Majestic)	1397	897

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