Why AuthMe
Auth that doesn't suck
Keycloak is bloated. Auth0 is expensive. Clerk doesn't support SAML. AuthMe gives you everything — self-hosted, open-source, and actually lightweight.
⚡
Setup Time
30 seconds
vs 5-15 minutes
💾
Memory Usage
~150 MB
vs 512 MB — 1 GB+
📦
Official SDKs
7 (web + mobile)
vs 1-3 typically
🎨
Admin Console
React 19 SPA
vs Java templates / SaaS
🛠
Language
TypeScript
vs Java / N/A (SaaS)
💰
Cost
Free forever
vs $0 — $$$/ MAU
For Developers
Modern Stack — TypeScript + NestJS — no Java, no XML, no Freemarker templates
30-Second Setup — docker compose up and you have a running IAM server with admin console
7 Official SDKs — React, Next.js, Vue, Angular, iOS, Android, TypeScript — all first-class
Great DX — Interactive Swagger docs, CLI tool, structured JSON logging, hot reload
Extensible — Plugin system, custom auth flows, webhooks, and event listeners
For Engineering Leaders
Full Data Sovereignty — Self-hosted on your infrastructure — no data leaves your network
Lightweight — ~150MB RAM vs Keycloak's 1GB+ — significant infrastructure savings
Production-Ready — Rate limiting, brute force protection, audit logs, Prometheus metrics
Compliance-Ready — OIDC/SAML certified flows, MFA enforcement, comprehensive audit trail
Migration Tools — Built-in migration from Keycloak and Auth0 — no vendor lock-in
For DevOps & Platform Teams
Docker & Kubernetes — Multi-stage Docker builds, Helm charts, health endpoints, graceful shutdown
Horizontally Scalable — Fully stateless — run N instances behind any load balancer
Observable — Prometheus /admin/metrics, Pino JSON logging, /health/ready & /health/live
Multi-Database — PostgreSQL (recommended), MySQL 8+, SQLite for dev/CI
Redis Support — Optional Redis/Sentinel for session storage and caching
Included
Everything in one package
No add-ons, no premium tiers, no surprise bills. Every feature is included.
OAuth 2.0 + PKCE
OpenID Connect
SAML 2.0
MFA / TOTP
WebAuthn / FIDO2
LDAP Federation
Social Login
Admin Console
Step-Up Auth
B2B Organizations
Risk Assessment
Webhooks
Audit Logs
Prometheus Metrics
Rate Limiting
Plugin System
Realm Theming
Email Verification
7 SDKs
CLI Tool
Docker + K8s
Multi-Database
Session Management
Impersonation
Ready to own your auth?
Deploy AuthMe in 30 seconds. No credit card. No vendor lock-in. No limits.