# Zitadel: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 3 judge labels across 3 categories by 3 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/zitadel

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Customer identity and access management](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/identity/customer-identity-and-access-management/index.md) | 0% | 58 | 0% | 1 |
| [LLM gateways and observability](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/it-data/llm-gateways-and-observability/index.md) | 0% | 92 | 0% | 1 |
| [Non-human identity management](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/identity/non-human-identity-management/index.md) | 0% | 74 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "ZITADEL: Modern, cloud-native, and API-first with excellent multi-tenancy" (Grok 4.20, NHI management)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 | 1 | 0 | 1 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Zitadel, from 5 of the 6 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- descope.com: 3
- github.com: 3
- auth0.com: 2
- capterra.com: 2
- clerk.com: 2
- g2.com: 2
- ibtimes.com: 2
- loginradius.com: 2
- securityboulevard.com: 2
- softwareadvice.com: 2

### Pages cited

- https://github.com/aicrafted/research/blob/main/Auth%20servers/Auth%20servers%20comparison.md: 3
- https://auth0.com/pricing: 2
- https://capterra.com/ciam-software: 2
- https://clerk.com/articles/clerk-pricing-explained: 2
- https://descope.com/blog/post/ciam-solutions: 2
- https://g2.com/categories/customer-identity-and-access-management-ciam/small-business: 2
- https://ibtimes.com/top-5-best-customer-identity-access-management-ciam-solutions-2026-3800878: 2
- https://loginradius.com/blog/identity/top-ciam-for-small-and-medium-businesses: 2

## In its own words

What Zitadel's own pages state, read 2026-10-05. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: identity infrastructure platform that is built for developers and works for all users and applications (https://zitadel.com/)
- For: developers (https://zitadel.com/)
- Price stated: FREE US$0/Month; PRO US$100/Month; ENTERPRISE Custom (https://zitadel.com/pricing)
- Starting price: US$0/Month (https://zitadel.com/pricing)
- Free plan or trial: Start for free (https://zitadel.com/)
- Certifications: ISO 27001, GDPR, SOC 2 Type II
- Hosting: EU, US, Switzerland, Australia, Designated by customer, USA
- Customers named: ABAX, ConceptBoard, Fiddler AI, Klaviyo, Vector Solutions, Planet DDS, Groupe Mutuel

## What it publishes

Every page zitadel.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 478 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 12 pages, 6 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-17
- conference or event: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-06-27
- report or ebook: 132 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- comparison: 5 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-08-17
- template or tool: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- glossary or explainer: 3 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-05-05
- Recent: 2026-09-17 blog: Why zitadel nextgen is no longer event sourced https://zitadel.com/blog/why-zitadel-nextgen-is-no-longer-event-sourced
- Recent: 2026-09-03 blog: Ai agent impersonation https://zitadel.com/blog/ai-agent-impersonation
- Recent: 2026-08-27 blog: Ai agent identity https://zitadel.com/blog/ai-agent-identity
- Recent: 2026-08-17 comparison: Agents didnt change build vs buy auth https://zitadel.com/blog/agents-didnt-change-build-vs-buy-auth
- Recent: 2026-07-20 blog: Next zitadel preview your user model not ours https://zitadel.com/blog/next-zitadel-preview-your-user-model-not-ours
- Recent: 2026-07-07 blog: Zitadel s roadmap building the next iteration in the open https://zitadel.com/blog/zitadel-s-roadmap-building-the-next-iteration-in-the-open

## 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.