Choose Ory if you need
- SOC 2 or ISO 27001. We haven't found them on ZITADEL's website.
At a glance
- Both have a free plan.
- Ory's lowest paid plan is Production at $770 per year, as of October 23, 2026.
- ZITADEL's lowest paid plan is Pro at US$ 100 per month, as of October 28, 2026.
- Both list GDPR and SSO.
- Only Ory lists SOC 2 and ISO 27001.
- Both have a public API.
- Ory can be self-hosted. We haven't confirmed that for ZITADEL.
From each tool's own website, checked on the dates below, and from published reviews.
Which to choose
From the facts checked for both tools, not from opinion. A fact we haven't confirmed for one of them is never counted.
Choose ZITADEL if you need
No checked fact sets ZITADEL apart from Ory yet.
Ory
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Review ZITADELThe facts
- What it does
- OryIdentity security for the agentic era
- ZITADELZITADEL is the identity infrastructure platform built for developers and all users and applications.
- Free plan
- OryYes
- ZITADELYes
- Pricing
- OryNot confirmed
- ZITADELMonthly plan based on daily active users
- Paid plans from
- Ory
People who switched
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No reviewer has said they moved between Ory and ZITADEL yet.
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