# Authentik: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 6 judge labels across 4 categories by 5 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/authentik

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Workforce identity and SSO](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/identity/workforce-identity-and-sso/index.md) | 0% | 27 | 33% | 3 |
| [Customer identity and access management](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/identity/customer-identity-and-access-management/index.md) | 0% | 35 | 0% | 1 |
| [Multi-factor authentication](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/identity/multi-factor-authentication/index.md) | 0% | 42 | 0% | 1 |
| [Non-human identity management](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/identity/non-human-identity-management/index.md) | 0% | 48 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "If you are completely bootstrapped and have IT engineering capacity: Deploy Authentik or Authelia." (Gemini 3.5 Flash, MFA)
- "Alternative 2: Authentik ... The Trade-off: You must maintain it yourself." (Qwen 3.7 Flash, CIAM)
- "Modern, light-weight, highly flexible open-source identity provider" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Workforce identity)
- "Authentik: Easier UI/UX and admin experience than Keycloak." (Grok 4.20, NHI management)

## And against it

- "Self-hosted options are free to license but expensive to operate securely" (Muse Glimmer 30B, Workforce identity)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Authentik, from 11 of the 13 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- securityboulevard.com: 5
- cerbos.dev: 3
- corma.io: 3
- expertinsights.com: 3
- gane.ai/index: 3
- github.com: 3
- goauthentik.io: 3 (its own site)
- microsoft.com: 3
- pingidentity.com: 3
- startupstash.com: 3

### Pages cited

- https://goauthentik.io/pricing: 3
- https://startupstash.com/top-non-human-identity-management-platforms: 3
- https://supertokens.com/blog/okta-alternatives: 3
- https://cyera.com/platform/identity: 2
- https://expertinsights.com/identity-and-access-management/top-nhi-management-solutions: 2
- https://github.com/aicrafted/research/blob/main/Auth%20servers/Auth%20servers%20comparison.md: 2
- https://microsoft.com/en-us/security/business/identity-access/microsoft-entra-id: 2
- https://pingidentity.com/en-us/docs/assets/3951-workforce-iam-buyers-guide: 2

## In its own words

What Authentik's own pages state, read 2026-10-06. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: Bring all of your authentication into a unified platform. (https://goauthentik.io/)
- For: Using a self-hosted, open source identity provider (https://goauthentik.io/)
- Price stated: Free; $5 / user / month; $0.02 / external user* / month; Starting at $20k annually (https://goauthentik.io/pricing/)
- Starting price: Free (https://goauthentik.io/pricing/)
- Free plan or trial: Free (https://goauthentik.io/pricing/)
- Customers named: CoreWeave

## What it publishes

Every page goauthentik.io exposes, read 2026-09-29: 2419 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 83 pages, 2 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-01
- conference or event: 6 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- report or ebook: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- template or tool: 9 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- glossary or explainer: 73 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- Recent: 2026-09-01 blog: 2026 09 01 authentik version 2026 8 https://goauthentik.io/blog/2026-09-01-authentik-version-2026-8/
- Recent: 2026-07-28 blog: 2026 07 28 consolidating iam https://goauthentik.io/blog/2026-07-28-consolidating-iam/
- Recent: 2026-05-22 blog: 2026 05 22 authentik version 2026 5 https://goauthentik.io/blog/2026-05-22-authentik-version-2026-5/
- Recent: 2026-04-22 blog: 2026 04 22 open source saas is dead https://goauthentik.io/blog/2026-04-22-open-source-saas-is-dead/
- Recent: 2026-03-31 blog: 2026 03 31 reflections on bsides and rsac https://goauthentik.io/blog/2026-03-31-reflections-on-bsides-and-rsac/
- Recent: 2026-03-16 blog: 2026 03 16 a note to ai agents about authentik https://goauthentik.io/blog/2026-03-16-a-note-to-ai-agents-about-authentik/

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/it.