Skycloak Platform vs ZITADEL
How the Skycloak Platform and ZITADEL by ZITADEL Inc. 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.
| ZITADELZITADEL Inc. | Skycloak PlatformSkycloak | |
|---|---|---|
| Price at 1,000 monthly active users | $100 a month on ProBilled on the monthly sum of daily active users (DAU). Assumes 4 sign-in days per user a month, the weekly sign-in default of the calculator: 4,000 DAU fits the 25,000 DAU in the $100 base. Free allows 100 DAU. | $0 a month on Free |
| Price at 10,000 monthly active users | $400 a month on Pro$100 base plus $300: 40,000 DAU is 15,000 over the 25,000 included, billed at $50 per 2,500 DAU. Assumes 4 sign-in days per user a month. | $0 a month on Free |
| Price at 25,000 monthly active users | $1,600 a month on Pro$100 base plus $1,500: 100,000 DAU is 75,000 over the 25,000 included, at $50 per 2,500 DAU. Assumes 4 sign-in days per user a month. | $0 a month on Free |
| Price at 50,000 monthly active users | $3,600 a month on Pro$100 base plus $3,500: 200,000 DAU is 175,000 over the 25,000 included, at $50 per 2,500 DAU. Enterprise offers volume discounts. | $499 a month, billed yearly, on Scale |
| Hosting | Cloud, Private cloud, Self-hostedZITADEL Cloud is multi-tenant; Cloud Enterprise offers a dedicated virtual cluster. The open source server can be self-hosted. | Cloud |
| Data residency | EU, US, CH, AUEach ZITADEL Cloud instance stores its data in the chosen primary region. | US, EU |
| Passkeys | Available | Planned |
| Multi-factor authentication | Available | Planned |
| Enterprise SSO (SAML) | AvailableEnterprise identity providers connect over SAML or OIDC. | Planned |
| SCIM provisioning | AvailableSCIM v2.0 is in preview; ZITADEL says it will require a commercial license after the preview. | Planned |
| Organizations for B2B customers | AvailableUnlimited organizations on every plan. | Planned |
| Role-based access control | AvailableProject roles assigned to users through role assignments. | Planned |
| Custom domain | Available on ProPro includes 1 custom domain. | Planned |
The verdict
At 50,000 monthly active users, ZITADEL costs $3,600 a month on Pro and the Skycloak Platform costs $499 a month, billed yearly, on Scale.
ZITADEL has shipped 7 of the 7 features compared here; the Skycloak Platform has shipped none of them yet and has all 7 planned.
Choose ZITADEL 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 ZITADEL 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://zitadel.com/docs/apis/scim2, checked October 28, 2026
- https://zitadel.com/docs/concepts/features/passkeys, checked October 28, 2026
- https://zitadel.com/docs/guides/integrate/identity-providers/introduction, checked October 28, 2026
- https://zitadel.com/docs/guides/manage/console/default-settings, checked October 28, 2026
- https://zitadel.com/docs/guides/manage/console/roles, checked October 28, 2026
- https://zitadel.com/pricing, checked October 28, 2026
- https://zitadel.com/pricing/detail, checked October 28, 2026
- https://zitadel.com/zitadel-cloud, checked October 28, 2026