{"slug":"ory","name":"Ory","domain":"ory.sh","best_rank":4,"categories":1,"entries":[{"slug":"best-self-hosted-auth-platform","title":"Best self-hosted auth platform","rank":4,"of":8,"score":4,"appearances":3,"modelRanks":{"ChatGPT":5,"Claude":4,"Grok":5},"reason":"The best headless, API-first option — you own the entire login UI, components compose cleanly (Kratos for identity, Hydra for OAuth2/OIDC, Keto for permissions), it's genuinely cloud-native, and Hydra's OpenID certification is rock solid. Earns its spot for engineering teams building auth as a product surface rather than adopting a boxed IdP.","reasons":[{"model":"Claude","reason":"The best headless, API-first option — you own the entire login UI, components compose cleanly (Kratos for identity, Hydra for OAuth2/OIDC, Keto for permissions), it's genuinely cloud-native, and Hydra's OpenID certification is rock solid. Earns its spot for engineering teams building auth as a product surface rather than adopting a boxed IdP."},{"model":"ChatGPT","reason":"Strong headless, API-first identity components with excellent protocol foundations and unusually flexible control over registration, login, sessions, consent, and UI; ideal for teams building identity deeply into their product"},{"model":"Grok","reason":"Highly modular/cloud-native, flexible for custom auth/authorization (Zanzibar permissions), strong for developers building tailored SaaS flows, open protocols."}],"fixes":[{"model":"ChatGPT","fix":"The composable architecture shifts substantial integration, UI, policy, and operational work onto the application team"},{"model":"Claude","fix":"You assemble it yourself — no batteries-included admin console or ready UI, multiple services to operate, and the open-source vs. Ory Network feature split requires reading the fine print; wrong choice for teams that want auth done this week."}],"updated":"2026-07-16","api":"https://modelsagree.com/api/v1/best/best-self-hosted-auth-platform.json"}],"page":"https://modelsagree.com/product/ory","check":"https://modelsagree.com/check?q=Ory","updated":"2026-07-16T07:19:13.442Z","attribution":"modelsagree.com, CC BY 4.0"}