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Tools · Identity · Alternatives

Active Directory Federation Services alternatives

As of 5 November 2026, 39 identity are named by companies instead of Active Directory Federation Services: Active Directory by 8,141 companies, Microsoft Entra ID by 6,354, OAuth by 4,212.

As of 5 November 2026 · refreshed daily · counts move as websites, DNS and career sites are re-read.

Active Directory Federation Services, companies in postings
247
Most used alternative
Active Directory · 8,141
Fastest hiring, 90 days
Active Directory
Alternatives ranked
39
Catalogue
T-1.0.1-prov
01Ranked by evidence

Identity companies choose instead of Active Directory Federation Services

Companies naming each tool in their own postings, and postings in the last 90 days. Bars are relative to the category leader.

#AlternativeCompaniescompaniesvs Active Directory Federation Servicespostings, 90 dCompare
1
8,1413296%20,564Active Directory Federation Services vs Active Directory →
2
6,3542572%16,348Active Directory Federation Services vs Microsoft Entra ID →
3
OAuthIETF
4,2121705%11,042Active Directory Federation Services vs OAuth →
4
OpenID ConnectOpenID Foundation
2,6561075%6,553Active Directory Federation Services vs OpenID Connect →
5
SAMLOASIS
2,335945%5,583Active Directory Federation Services vs SAML →
6
1,769716%3,933Active Directory Federation Services vs JSON Web Token →
7
OktaOkta
1,677679%4,433Active Directory Federation Services vs Okta →
8
LDAPIETF
1,406569%3,877Active Directory Federation Services vs LDAP →
9
SCIMIETF
860348%1,691Active Directory Federation Services vs SCIM →
10
KeycloakRed Hat
565229%1,156Active Directory Federation Services vs Keycloak →
11
452183%914Active Directory Federation Services vs Kerberos →
12
RADIUSIETF
381154%931Active Directory Federation Services vs RADIUS →
13
Auth0Okta
352143%651Active Directory Federation Services vs Auth0 →
14
AWS IAMAmazon Web Services
346140%817Active Directory Federation Services vs AWS IAM →
15
Ping IdentityPing Identity
283115%977Active Directory Federation Services vs Ping Identity →
16
Amazon CognitoAmazon Web Services
281114%516Active Directory Federation Services vs Amazon Cognito →
17
24298%636Active Directory Federation Services vs SAP Identity Authentication Service →
18
21487%448Active Directory Federation Services vs Microsoft Entra Connect →
19
RSA SecurIDRSA Security
20784%471Active Directory Federation Services vs RSA SecurID →
20
FIDO2FIDO Alliance
20282%461Active Directory Federation Services vs FIDO2 →
21
TACACS+Cisco
18876%400Active Directory Federation Services vs TACACS+ →
22
17470%302Active Directory Federation Services vs AWS Organizations →
23
15764%320Active Directory Federation Services vs Cisco Duo →
24
15462%324Active Directory Federation Services vs Azure Managed Identity →
25
JumpCloudJumpCloud
15262%231Active Directory Federation Services vs JumpCloud →
26
PasskeysFIDO Alliance
14157%255soon
27
11948%233soon
28
ForgeRockPing Identity
10743%345soon
29
9338%261soon
30
SPIFFECNCF
8032%196soon
31
PingFederatePing Identity
6225%196soon
32
OpenStack KeystoneOpenInfra Foundation
5623%111soon
33
Azure AD B2CMicrosoft
5321%125soon
34
5121%114soon
35
FreeIPARed Hat
5020%93soon
36
Microsoft AuthenticatorMicrosoft
4217%161soon
37
IdentityServerDuende Software
4117%69soon
38
OneLoginOne Identity
4117%52soon
39
OpenLDAPOpenLDAP Foundation
3916%101soon
34,982 companies name a identity in their postings.

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39 identity are named by companies instead of Active Directory Federation Services: Active Directory by 8,141 companies, Microsoft Entra ID by 6,354, OAuth by 4,212, measured from their own job postings. (Breaknorm, 5 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/tools/active-directory-federation-services/alternatives)
How we know

Read from the source, not self-reported

Every number on this page can be traced to a page we crawled or a posting we read. Full methodology →

  • RankingCompanies whose own postings name the tool as the team's system, from the Breaknorm technology catalogue T-1.0.1-prov. Editions are folded into their parent product.
  • 90-day postingsOpen postings first seen or posted in the last 90 days that name the tool.
  • Not includedRatings, prices, feature claims, sponsored positions.
FAQ

Active Directory Federation Services alternatives: questions

What is the most used alternative to Active Directory Federation Services?

Active Directory: 8,141 companies name it in their own job postings, against 247 for Active Directory Federation Services.

How is this list ranked?

By the number of companies whose own postings name the tool as the team's system (Breaknorm technology catalogue T-1.0.1-prov), then by postings in the last 90 days. No ratings, no vendor input, no sponsored positions.

Does this say which is better?

No. It says who uses what, by company size, industry and country, so you can see which tools companies like yours choose. For features and prices, read the vendors.

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