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As of 4 November 2026, 39 identity are named by companies instead of OAuth: Active Directory by 8,045 companies, Microsoft Entra ID by 6,276, OpenID Connect by 2,634.

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

OAuth, companies in postings
4,173
Most used alternative
Active Directory · 8,045
Fastest hiring, 90 days
Active Directory
Alternatives ranked
39
Catalogue
T-1.0.1-prov
01 — Ranked by evidence

Identity companies choose instead of OAuth

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

#AlternativeCompaniescompaniesvs OAuthpostings, 90 dCompare
1
8,045193%20,501OAuth vs Active Directory →
2
6,276150%16,203OAuth vs Microsoft Entra ID →
3
OpenID ConnectOpenID Foundation
2,63463%6,510OAuth vs OpenID Connect →
4
SAMLOASIS
2,30955%5,573OAuth vs SAML →
5
1,75242%3,904OAuth vs JSON Web Token →
6
OktaOkta
1,65640%4,378OAuth vs Okta →
7
LDAPIETF
1,39834%3,859OAuth vs LDAP →
8
SCIMIETF
84420%1,707OAuth vs SCIM →
9
KeycloakRed Hat
55813%1,144OAuth vs Keycloak →
10
45111%905OAuth vs Kerberos →
11
RADIUSIETF
3799%935OAuth vs RADIUS →
12
Auth0Okta
3478%653OAuth vs Auth0 →
13
AWS IAMAmazon Web Services
3428%815OAuth vs AWS IAM →
14
Ping IdentityPing Identity
2817%974OAuth vs Ping Identity →
15
Amazon CognitoAmazon Web Services
2787%500OAuth vs Amazon Cognito →
16
2466%595OAuth vs Active Directory Federation Services →
17
2396%646OAuth vs SAP Identity Authentication Service →
18
2175%452OAuth vs Microsoft Entra Connect →
19
RSA SecurIDRSA Security
2045%464OAuth vs RSA SecurID →
20
FIDO2FIDO Alliance
1985%457OAuth vs FIDO2 →
21
TACACS+Cisco
1895%404OAuth vs TACACS+ →
22
1724%299OAuth vs AWS Organizations →
23
1564%307OAuth vs Cisco Duo →
24
1544%323OAuth vs Azure Managed Identity →
25
JumpCloudJumpCloud
1524%230OAuth vs JumpCloud →
26
PasskeysFIDO Alliance
1383%242soon
27
1143%240soon
28
ForgeRockPing Identity
1083%342soon
29
932%263soon
30
SPIFFECNCF
792%202soon
31
PingFederatePing Identity
632%193soon
32
OpenStack KeystoneOpenInfra Foundation
561%113soon
33
Azure AD B2CMicrosoft
521%123soon
34
511%115soon
35
FreeIPARed Hat
491%91soon
36
OneLoginOne Identity
411%48soon
37
IdentityServerDuende Software
401%71soon
38
Microsoft AuthenticatorMicrosoft
401%157soon
39
OpenLDAPOpenLDAP Foundation
401%99soon
34,614 companies name a identity in their postings.

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39 identity are named by companies instead of OAuth: Active Directory by 8,045 companies, Microsoft Entra ID by 6,276, OpenID Connect by 2,634, measured from their own job postings. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/tools/oauth/alternatives)
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  • 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

OAuth alternatives: questions

What is the most used alternative to OAuth?

Active Directory: 8,045 companies name it in their own job postings, against 4,173 for OAuth.

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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