# juice-shop vs keycloak

> Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.

| | juice-shop | keycloak |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 81/100 | 86/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #3 of 78 in Security | #1 of 40 in Authentication |
| GitHub stars | 14 271 | 37 583 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +336 | +616 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 9 | 14 ✓ |
| Latest release | v20.3.0 · 11 Oct 2026 | 26.8.1 · 13 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Easy ✓ | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | Typescript | Java |

## Which one should you pick?

keycloak scores 86/100 against 81/100 for juice-shop, so it is the safer default.

keycloak ships more often: 14 stable releases in the past year, against 9 for juice-shop.

If you want the quickest setup, juice-shop is easier to run; keycloak needs more configuration.

## Details

- [juice-shop](https://selfhost.directory/project/juice-shop) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/juice-shop.md)
- [keycloak](https://selfhost.directory/project/keycloak) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/keycloak.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/juice-shop-vs-keycloak