The managed European IAM alternative to ZITADEL
ZITADEL is a developer-oriented open-source IAM, available in the cloud or self-hosted. But self-hosting puts high availability and upgrades on you, while the cloud bills per monthly active user (MAU). LoginMaster delivers a managed European IAM with predictable per-tenant and per-project pricing, and identities that never leave your Tenant.
When a ZITADEL alternative makes sense
ZITADEL is powerful and modern, but it puts you in front of a choice: run the infrastructure yourself when self-hosting, or rely on the cloud with a cost tied to monthly active users (MAU) that grows with adoption. LoginMaster removes both trade-offs: a managed service with an SLA, a flat per-tenant and per-project cost, and users always unlimited and included.
ZITADEL vs LoginMaster: the differences at a glance
ZITADEL is an open-source IAM covering OIDC, OAuth2 and SAML, but it leaves you two paths: run self-hosting yourself (high availability, upgrades and patches on you) or use ZITADEL Cloud, where cost grows with monthly active users. LoginMaster is instead a managed European IAM: infrastructure, SLA and compliance are included, pricing is flat per tenant and project, and users are always unlimited. On top of that, with the Tenant-Cloud architecture identities never leave your Tenant, and not even the provider can access users' personal data.
Comparison: LoginMaster vs ZITADEL
The key differences between a managed European IAM and an open-source IAM with usage-based cloud or self-hosting.
| LoginMaster | ZITADEL | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Flat per tenant and project | Per monthly active user, MAU (cloud) or free but self-run (self-hosted) |
| Users | Unlimited and included | Billed per monthly active user (MAU) in the cloud |
| Operating model | Managed, with SLA | Managed cloud or self-hosting on you |
| Data residency | In the customer Tenant, never in the Cloud in clear | Provider cloud or wherever you install it |
| Architecture | Tenant-Cloud with dual-signature tokens | Event sourcing, data handled by the instance |
| Support | Direct, dedicated, with SLA | Community / paid plans |
| GDPR/NIS2 compliance | By-design and documented | To configure and maintain |
| Multi-tenant for MSPs | Native cryptographic isolation | Organizations within the same instance |
The real cost: per active user (MAU) vs flat price
With ZITADEL you pay per monthly active user (MAU) in the cloud, or you absorb the operational cost of self-hosting. LoginMaster makes the cost predictable, no matter how much you grow.
LoginMaster
Managed IAM, flat price
- Flat cost per tenant and project
- Users always unlimited and included
- No infrastructure to manage
- High availability and patches included
- Support and SLA included
- Audit-ready documented compliance
ZITADEL
Usage-based cloud or self-hosted
- Cloud billed per monthly active user (MAU)
- Cost that grows with adoption
- Self-hosting: infrastructure on you
- Upgrades and hardening on your team
- Advanced support only on paid plans
- Compliance to configure in-house
Cost example: ZITADEL Cloud's MAU model compared to LoginMaster's flat price
ZITADEL Cloud bills per monthly active user (MAU): beyond the included threshold you pay a fee for every additional MAU, so the cost climbs with each adoption spike and is hard to budget. Self-hosting is free to license, but you absorb the cost of high availability, upgrades and patches. With LoginMaster you pay a flat per-tenant and per-project license with users always unlimited and included: a base of 5,000 or 50,000 active users pays the same predictable price, with no MAU tiers and no per-seat fees. For an MSP reselling identity to multiple clients, the flat-cost model makes margins calculable up front — impossible with ZITADEL Cloud's usage-based pricing.
The advantages of choosing LoginMaster
Predictable pricing, unlimited users
No per-monthly-active-user (MAU) cost: you pay per tenant and project, while users stay always unlimited and included. The more you grow, the more you save.
Data sovereignty without self-hosting
With the Tenant-Cloud architecture identities stay in your Tenant and the Cloud operates only on encrypted, pseudonymized data, without you having to run the infrastructure.
Zero operational burden
Availability, upgrades, security patches and scaling are handled by LoginMaster, not your team.
European support with SLA
A direct contact and guaranteed service levels, with GDPR, NIS2 and ISO 27001 compliance documented and audit-ready.
FAQs about LoginMaster as a ZITADEL alternative
ZITADEL is free to license when self-hosted, but not free to run: high availability, upgrades and patches cost time and expertise. The cloud, on the other hand, bills per active user. LoginMaster offers a managed service with a flat per-tenant and per-project price and unlimited users included.
Yes: OIDC, OAuth2, SAML, SSO and MFA are supported, so you can cover the same authentication use cases without managing infrastructure.
In your Tenant. Thanks to the Tenant-Cloud architecture personal data never leaves the customer tenant and the Cloud operates only on encrypted, pseudonymized data: not even the provider can access user information.
ZITADEL Cloud pricing ties cost to monthly active users (MAU), so your bill grows every time adoption grows and can spike with seasonal peaks in usage. LoginMaster uses flat ZITADEL alternative pricing: a fixed cost per tenant and per project with unlimited users included, no MAU tiers and no per-seat fees. A team of 500 or 50,000 users pays the same predictable price, which makes budgeting and MSP margins far easier to forecast than usage-based ZITADEL Cloud pricing.
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