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

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 229 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://it-ai-index.com/vendors/keycloak/alternatives/

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

- Auth0: 56
- Clerk: 36
- Frontegg: 26
- WorkOS: 10
- Microsoft Entra External ID: 8
- LoginRadius: 7

## Customer identity and access management

**Small business**: 74 of 84 answers did not name Keycloak (Keycloak is #11 of 14 at 0%).

- Clerk: first choice in 29 of those 74
- Frontegg: first choice in 12 of those 74
- Auth0: first choice in 8 of those 74
- WorkOS: first choice in 6 of those 74
- FusionAuth: first choice in 4 of those 74
- Kinde: first choice in 4 of those 74
- Supabase Auth: first choice in 3 of those 74
- Amazon Cognito: first choice in 2 of those 74

**Mid-market**: 75 of 84 answers did not name Keycloak (Keycloak is #9 of 14 at 4%).

- Auth0: first choice in 12 of those 75
- Frontegg: first choice in 12 of those 75
- Clerk: first choice in 7 of those 75
- LoginRadius: first choice in 7 of those 75
- Descope: first choice in 3 of those 75
- FusionAuth: first choice in 2 of those 75
- Microsoft Entra External ID: first choice in 2 of those 75
- WorkOS: first choice in 2 of those 75

**Enterprise**: 80 of 84 answers did not name Keycloak.

- Auth0: first choice in 36 of those 80
- Microsoft Entra External ID: first choice in 6 of those 80
- Ping Identity: first choice in 5 of those 80
- Frontegg: first choice in 2 of those 80
- Microsoft Entra ID: first choice in 2 of those 80
- Ping Identity / ForgeRock: first choice in 2 of those 80
- SSOJet: first choice in 2 of those 80
- WorkOS: first choice in 2 of those 80

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