# Ory Kratos

> Ory Kratos is a free, open-source app you can self-host in the identity & SSO category. Headless identity and user management API with login, registration and account recovery. It has 13,909 GitHub stars, is released under the Apache-2.0 license and ships a Docker image. It is a self-hosted alternative to Auth0.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/ory/kratos |
| Website | https://www.ory.com/?utm_source=github&utm_medium=banner&utm_campaign=kratos |
| GitHub stars | 13,909 |
| Forks | 1,189 |
| Open issues | 150 |
| License | Apache-2.0 |
| License type | Open source |
| Language | Go |
| Docker image | Yes |
| Platforms | Go, Docker |
| Categories | Identity & SSO |
| Commits, last 12 months | 408 |
| Last commit | Jul 29, 2026 |
| Latest release | v26.2.0 (Mar 20, 2026) |
| Created | May 29, 2018 |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained |
| Archived | No |

Topics: identity, identity-management, user-management, users, user, login, registration, profile-management, user-profiles, user-profile

## Install

Ory Kratos ships a Docker image; follow the README at https://github.com/ory/kratos for the image name and environment variables.

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## Ory Kratos replaces

- [Auth0 alternatives](https://appsgit.com/alternatives/auth0): An identity platform offering login, single sign-on and user management as a service.

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