Ory
Ory is an open source identity infrastructure platform providing components for authentication (Kratos), authorization (Keto), OAuth2/OIDC (Hydra) and more, usable self-hosted for free or through Ory's managed cloud with a free developer tier and paid Production, Growth and Enterprise plans starting at $770 a year.
Facts checked on against the sources listed at the end of this page.
- Pricing
- FreemiumPaid from $770 a year for the Production plan
- Open source
- YesApache-2.0 (core open source components)
- GitHub stars
- 13,942+47 in the last 30 days
- npm downloads a week
- 205kup 15% on the week before
- Latest release
- v26.2.07 months ago
A good fit for
- Teams that want open source identity infrastructure they can self-host for free
- Applications that need OAuth2/OIDC, authentication and fine-grained authorization from one platform
- Companies that want to start self-hosted and move to a managed cloud later without switching technology
- Products needing B2B single sign-on for business customers
Not a good fit for
- Teams that want the simplest possible managed auth setup with minimal configuration, where a more opinionated service might be quicker to integrate
- Very small projects where Ory's multiple components (Kratos, Hydra, Keto) may be more infrastructure than needed
- Anyone wanting a completely free managed cloud tier for production traffic, since production plans are paid
Ory pricing
Self-hosting Ory's open source components is free. Ory Cloud's Developer plan is free with 2 development environments. Production is $770 a year with 1 production and 3 staging environments plus a monthly usage credit, and Growth is $9,350 a year with more environments and B2B SSO. Enterprise pricing is custom.
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Developer | $0 | 2 development environments, full authentication features, community support. |
| Production | $770 a year | 1 production and 3 staging environments, $21 a month credit, then $0.14 per active daily user a month. |
| Growth | $9,350 a year | 2 production and 5 staging environments, $255 a month credit, $0.12 per active daily user a month, B2B SSO. |
| Enterprise | Custom pricing | Multi-region deployments with data residency, 99.99% uptime SLA, premium support. |
Prices in USD, checked on 27 September 2026. Current prices on ory.com.
Main features
- Ory Kratos
- Open source identity and user management, including registration, login and account recovery.
- Ory Hydra
- OAuth2 and OpenID Connect server for building your own identity provider.
- Ory Keto
- Permissions and authorization service based on Google's Zanzibar model.
- Ory Oathkeeper
- Identity-aware proxy for enforcing access policies in front of your APIs.
- Self-hosted or managed cloud
- Run the open source components yourself or use Ory's managed cloud service.
- B2B SSO
- Single sign-on for business customers, available on Ory Cloud's Growth plan and above.
About Ory
Ory provides a set of open source identity infrastructure components: Kratos for identity and user management, Hydra for OAuth2 and OpenID Connect, Keto for permissions and authorization, and Oathkeeper as an identity-aware proxy, designed to be used together or independently.
These components can be self-hosted for free, giving full control over identity infrastructure, or used through Ory's managed cloud service, which handles hosting, scaling and updates in exchange for a subscription.
Ory's cloud pricing is based on active daily users and includes separate plans for development, production and growth use cases, with features like B2B single sign-on and multi-region deployment added at higher tiers.
- Made by
- Ory
- Free plan
- Yes: the Developer plan is free, with 2 development environments and community support; self-hosting the open source components is also free
- Available on
- Self-hosted, Ory Cloud (managed), SDKs for most major languages
Usage and activity
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Questions about Ory
Is Ory open source?
Yes, its core components (Kratos, Hydra, Keto, Oathkeeper) are open source under the Apache-2.0 license and can be self-hosted for free.
Does Ory have a free plan?
Yes, the Developer plan on Ory Cloud is free with 2 development environments. Self-hosting the open source components is also free.
How much does Ory Cloud cost for production?
The Production plan starts at $770 a year, including a monthly usage credit and $0.14 per active daily user a month beyond that.
What does Ory Keto do?
It's Ory's authorization service for managing permissions, based on Google's Zanzibar access control model.
Sources and links
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