Identity management solutions for .NET web apps

The following table provides an overview of various identity management solutions that can be used in ASP.NET Core apps. These solutions offer features and capabilities to manage user authentication, authorization, and user identity within an app. It includes options for apps that are:

• Container-based
• Self-hosted, where you manage the installation and infrastructure to support it.
• Managed, such as cloud-based services like Microsoft Entra

The following table lists both open source and commercial solutions in alphabetical order. Each line contains details such as license type, website, and documentation that is specific to ASP.NET Core integration. The table can help identify the identity management solutions that best align with your app's needs.

Many of the commercial licenses provide "community" or free options that may be available depending on your company size and app requirements.

Name	Type	License Type	Documentation
ASP.NET Core Identity	Self host	OSS (MIT)	Secure a web app with ASP.NET Core Identity
Auth0	Managed	Commercial	Get started
Duende IdentityServer	Self host	Commercial	ASP.NET Identity integration
Keycloak	Container	OSS (Apache 2.0)	Keycloak securing apps documentation
Microsoft Entra ID	Managed	Commercial	Entra documentation
Okta	Managed	Commercial	Okta for ASP.NET Core
OpenIddict	Self host	OSS (Apache 2.0)	OpenIddict documentation

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