# keycloak vs SSH & Web Terminal

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

| | keycloak | SSH & Web Terminal |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 86/100 ✓ | 60/100 |
| Rank in category | #1 of 40 in Authentication | #30 of 104 in Home Automation |
| GitHub stars | 37 583 ✓ | 542 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +616 ✓ | +7 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 14 | 19 ✓ |
| Latest release | 26.8.1 · 13 Oct 2026 | v24.2.0 · 23 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate ✓ |
| Official Docker image | Yes ✓ | No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Main language | Java | Shell |

## Which one should you pick?

keycloak scores 86/100 against 60/100 for SSH & Web Terminal, so it is the safer default.

SSH & Web Terminal ships more often: 19 stable releases in the past year, against 14 for keycloak.

keycloak is growing faster right now (+616 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [keycloak](https://selfhost.directory/project/keycloak) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/keycloak.md)
- [SSH & Web Terminal](https://selfhost.directory/project/ssh-web-terminal) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/ssh-web-terminal.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/keycloak-vs-ssh-web-terminal