authentikvsnextcloud-aio-mastercontainer
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| authentik | nextcloud-aio-mastercontainer | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 81/100 | 76/100 |
| Rank in category | #1 of 3 in IAM | #2 of 27 in File Sharing & Collaboration |
| GitHub stars | 26 161 | 10 748 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +456 | +268 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 9 | 37 |
| Latest release | version/2026.8.5 · 21 Oct 2026 | helm-chart-14.4.2 · 28 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Easy |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | Other | AGPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Python | PHP |
Which one should you pick?
authentik scores 81/100 against 76/100 for nextcloud-aio-mastercontainer, so it is the safer default.
nextcloud-aio-mastercontainer ships more often: 37 stable releases in the past year, against 9 for authentik.
If you want the quickest setup, nextcloud-aio-mastercontainer is easier to run; authentik needs more configuration.
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