Skycloak Platform vs Ory
How the Skycloak Platform and Ory by Ory Corp. compare on price, hosting, data residency and features. The Skycloak Platform is Skycloak's own multi-tenant sign-in engine, free up to 25,000 monthly active users.
Side by side
Prices are in US dollars, as each product lists them. A Skycloak Platform feature reads Available once it has shipped and Planned until then.
| OryOry Corp. | Skycloak PlatformSkycloak | |
|---|---|---|
| Price at 1,000 monthly active users | $91 a month on ProductionOry bills average daily active users (aDAU). Assuming 300 aDAU, 30% of users: $70 plus 300 x $0.14, less the $21 included credit. | $0 a month on Free |
| Price at 10,000 monthly active users | $469 a month on ProductionAssuming 3,000 aDAU, 30% of users: $70 plus 3,000 x $0.14 = $420, less the $21 included credit. | $0 a month on Free |
| Price at 25,000 monthly active users | $1,099 a month on ProductionAssuming 7,500 aDAU: $70 plus $1,050, less the $21 credit. | $0 a month on Free |
| Price at 50,000 monthly active users | $2,149 a month on ProductionAssuming 15,000 aDAU: $70 plus $2,100, less the $21 credit. | $499 a month, billed yearly, on Scale |
| Hosting | Cloud, Self-hostedOry Network is the hosted SaaS. The Ory Enterprise License and the open source components are self-hosted. | Cloud |
| Data residency | EU, USPersonal data is stored in the region chosen per project. Global and US Continental locations are for enterprise customers. | US, EU |
| Passkeys | Available | Planned |
| Multi-factor authentication | Available | Planned |
| Enterprise SSO (SAML) | Available on GrowthGrowth lists B2B SSO with OIDC only. One-click SAML SSO is on Enterprise. | Planned |
| SCIM provisioning | Available on Enterprise | Planned |
| Organizations for B2B customers | Available on GrowthGrowth allows up to 3 B2B organizations. Enterprise allows unlimited. | Planned |
| Role-based access control | AvailableRoles are modeled as relationships in Ory Permissions. | Planned |
| Custom domain | Available on Production1 custom domain per project on Production and Growth. | Planned |
The verdict
At 50,000 monthly active users, Ory costs $2,149 a month on Production and the Skycloak Platform costs $499 a month, billed yearly, on Scale.
Ory has shipped 7 of the 7 features compared here; the Skycloak Platform has shipped none of them yet and has all 7 planned.
Choose Ory if you need passkeys, multi-factor authentication, enterprise SSO (SAML), SCIM provisioning, organizations for B2B customers, role-based access control and custom domain in production today.
Choose the Skycloak Platform if its lower price at that size matters most and its planned features fit your timeline.
Sources
Every Ory fact on this page was read on one of these pages, on the date shown. Prices and plans change, so check the vendor's page before you decide.
- https://www.ory.com/docs/keto/guides/rbac, checked October 28, 2026
- https://www.ory.com/docs/security-compliance/personal-data-location, checked October 28, 2026
- https://www.ory.com/pricing, checked October 28, 2026