# Keycloak alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 234 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Keycloak holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/keycloak/alternatives

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- Auth0: 66
- Clerk: 24
- WorkOS AuthKit: 18
- Kinde: 12
- Frontegg: 10
- Ping Identity: 9

## Customer identity and access management

**Small business**: 78 of 84 answers did not name Keycloak (Keycloak is #14 of 15 at 0%).

- Clerk: first choice in 23 of those 78
- WorkOS AuthKit: first choice in 11 of those 78
- Auth0: first choice in 9 of those 78
- Kinde: first choice in 9 of those 78
- Descope: first choice in 6 of those 78
- Frontegg: first choice in 6 of those 78
- FusionAuth: first choice in 2 of those 78
- PropelAuth: first choice in 2 of those 78

**Mid-market**: 74 of 84 answers did not name Keycloak (Keycloak is #7 of 16 at 4%).

- Auth0: first choice in 28 of those 74
- WorkOS AuthKit: first choice in 7 of those 74
- Frontegg: first choice in 4 of those 74
- Kinde: first choice in 3 of those 74
- miniOrange: first choice in 2 of those 74
- Amazon Cognito: first choice in 1 of those 74
- Clerk: first choice in 1 of those 74
- Microsoft Entra External ID: first choice in 1 of those 74

**Enterprise**: 82 of 84 answers did not name Keycloak.

- Auth0: first choice in 29 of those 82
- Ping Identity: first choice in 9 of those 82
- Okta: first choice in 5 of those 82
- FusionAuth: first choice in 4 of those 82
- LoginRadius: first choice in 2 of those 82
- Microsoft Entra External ID: first choice in 2 of those 82
- Amazon Cognito: first choice in 1 of those 82
- Auth0 [Okta Customer Identity Cloud]: first choice in 1 of those 82

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