2FAuth vs Authentik

Comparing two open source alternatives to Authy and Microsoft Authenticator and Google Authenticator. Use the comparison below to decide which one fits your needs.

2FAuth

AGPL-3.0

Self-hosted web app to manage your Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) accounts and generate TOTP and HOTP codes from any browser.

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Authentik

MIT

Open source identity provider and SSO solution that replaces Auth0 and Okta with a self-hostable, flexible authentication platform.

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Side-by-side comparison

	2FAuth	Authentik
License	AGPL-3.0	MIT
Self-hostable	Yes	Yes
GitHub Stars	4,175	25,906
Forks	302	2,064
Open Issues	14	1,112
Last Commit	Oct 10, 2026	Oct 10, 2026
First Released	May 15, 2019	Dec 30, 2019
Categories	2FA Authentication	2FA Authentication Single Sign-On
Tags	#self hosted #2fa #totp #authentication #open-source	#authentication #authorization #kubernetes #self hosted #sso

GitHub stars over time

2FAuth4,175

Authentik

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