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Tools · Identity · Alternatives

LDAP alternatives

As of 4 November 2026, 39 identity are named by companies instead of LDAP: Active Directory by 8,045 companies, Microsoft Entra ID by 6,276, OAuth by 4,173.

As of 4 November 2026 · refreshed daily · counts move as websites, DNS and career sites are re-read.

LDAP, companies in postings
1,398
Most used alternative
Active Directory · 8,045
Fastest hiring, 90 days
Active Directory
Alternatives ranked
39
Catalogue
T-1.0.1-prov
01Ranked by evidence

Identity companies choose instead of LDAP

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

#AlternativeCompaniescompaniesvs LDAPpostings, 90 dCompare
1
Active DirectoryMicrosoft
8,045575%20,501LDAP vs Active Directory →
2
Microsoft Entra IDMicrosoft
6,276449%16,203LDAP vs Microsoft Entra ID →
3
OAuthIETF
4,173298%10,994LDAP vs OAuth →
4
OpenID ConnectOpenID Foundation
2,634188%6,510LDAP vs OpenID Connect →
5
SAMLOASIS
2,309165%5,573LDAP vs SAML →
6
JSON Web TokenIETF
1,752125%3,904LDAP vs JSON Web Token →
7
OktaOkta
1,656118%4,378LDAP vs Okta →
8
SCIMIETF
84460%1,707LDAP vs SCIM →
9
KeycloakRed Hat
55840%1,144LDAP vs Keycloak →
10
KerberosMIT
45132%905LDAP vs Kerberos →
11
RADIUSIETF
37927%935LDAP vs RADIUS →
12
Auth0Okta
34725%653LDAP vs Auth0 →
13
AWS IAMAmazon Web Services
34224%815LDAP vs AWS IAM →
14
Ping IdentityPing Identity
28120%974LDAP vs Ping Identity →
15
Amazon CognitoAmazon Web Services
27820%500LDAP vs Amazon Cognito →
16
Active Directory Federation ServicesMicrosoft
24618%595LDAP vs Active Directory Federation Services →
17
SAP Identity Authentication ServiceSAP
23917%646LDAP vs SAP Identity Authentication Service →
18
Microsoft Entra ConnectMicrosoft
21716%452LDAP vs Microsoft Entra Connect →
19
RSA SecurIDRSA Security
20415%464LDAP vs RSA SecurID →
20
FIDO2FIDO Alliance
19814%457LDAP vs FIDO2 →
21
TACACS+Cisco
18914%404LDAP vs TACACS+ →
22
AWS OrganizationsAmazon
17212%299LDAP vs AWS Organizations →
23
Cisco DuoCisco
15611%307LDAP vs Cisco Duo →
24
Azure Managed IdentityMicrosoft
15411%323LDAP vs Azure Managed Identity →
25
JumpCloudJumpCloud
15211%230LDAP vs JumpCloud →
26
PasskeysFIDO Alliance
13810%242soon
27
WebAuthnW3C
1148%240soon
28
ForgeRockPing Identity
1088%342soon
29
Google Cloud IdentityGoogle
937%263soon
30
SPIFFECNCF
796%202soon
31
PingFederatePing Identity
635%193soon
32
OpenStack KeystoneOpenInfra Foundation
564%113soon
33
Azure AD B2CMicrosoft
524%123soon
34
CA SiteMinderBroadcom
514%115soon
35
FreeIPARed Hat
494%91soon
36
OneLoginOne Identity
413%48soon
37
IdentityServerDuende Software
403%71soon
38
Microsoft AuthenticatorMicrosoft
403%157soon
39
OpenLDAPOpenLDAP Foundation
403%99soon
34,614 companies name a identity in their postings.

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39 identity are named by companies instead of LDAP: Active Directory by 8,045 companies, Microsoft Entra ID by 6,276, OAuth by 4,173, measured from their own job postings. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/tools/ldap/alternatives)
How we know

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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

LDAP alternatives: questions

What is the most used alternative to LDAP?

Active Directory: 8,045 companies name it in their own job postings, against 1,398 for LDAP.

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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