What is Ory?
Ory develops a set of open-source identity building blocks: Kratos for identity and authentication, Hydra for OAuth2/OIDC, Keto for fine-grained permissions, and Oathkeeper as an identity-aware API gateway. All are self-hostable under open-source licenses. Ory Network is the company's managed cloud version, with a free Developer tier (non-production), a Production tier from $770/year, a Growth tier from $9,350/year, and custom Enterprise pricing. The company has also moved its primary domain from ory.sh to ory.com.
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Sources checked 27 September 2026: official website, pricing page, documentation, GitHub.
OryIdentity & Access ManagementOpen-source identity infrastructure (Kratos, Hydra, Keto) with a managed Ory Network cloud.
Key capabilities
- Modular components: Kratos (identity), Hydra (OAuth2/OIDC), Keto (permissions), Oathkeeper (API gateway) - usable independently.
- Self-hosting: Free, open-source, with an Enterprise License available for self-hosted production support.
- Ory Network: Managed cloud from a free developer tier up to Growth ($9,350/year) and custom Enterprise plans.
Where Ory fits
Core areas are identity and authentication, OAuth2/OIDC, and fine-grained permissions (relationship-based access control), each shippable as a standalone open-source service.
Positioning and limitations
Shortlist Ory if you want to self-host individual identity components (just OAuth2, just permissions, etc.) rather than adopting a monolithic IAM suite, or want a managed version of the same open-source code via Ory Network.
Because the components are modular, confirm which specific pieces (auth vs. OAuth2 vs. permissions) your architecture actually needs before pricing out the full Ory Network plan.
“Open-source identity infrastructure (Kratos, Hydra, Keto) with a managed Ory Network cloud.”
Technical details
- Access
- Self-hosted
- Source model
- Open source
- License
- Verify license
- Founded
- 2016
- Headquarters
- Munich, Germany
- Pricing model
- Open source
- Pricing details
- Software and service terms ↗
- API
- Available
- Website
- www.ory.com ↗
- GitHub
- Source repository ↗
What to verify
Start from the users, systems and operating responsibilities the tool needs to support.
- Confirm current features, licensing and support terms.
- Validate deployment, data location and access control.
- Test integrations, exports and recovery workflows.
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