Security & Identity / 2FA Verified 26 Apr 2026

privacyIDEA

Open-source MFA server supporting HOTP, TOTP, push, FIDO2, YubiKey and SSH keys

Kassel, Germany · Founded 2014 · Open source
A European alternative to Authy Duo Security Google Authenticator Microsoft Authenticator

About privacyIDEA

privacyIDEA is an open-source multi-factor authentication server developed on GitHub under AGPLv3 and backed commercially by NetKnights GmbH in Kassel, Germany. It supports a broad range of tokens — HOTP/TOTP, SMS, email, push, SSH keys, X.509, YubiKey, Nitrokey, U2F and FIDO2 — and integrates with Active Directory, Entra ID, Keycloak and LDAP. The community edition is free; NetKnights sells an Enterprise Edition with packages for Ubuntu LTS and RHEL/CentOS plus support and SLAs.

Quick facts

Pricing model Open source
Free trial
Open source Yes
Self-hostable Yes
Public API No
Target audience B2B
Company size fit All
DPA available Yes
Data stored in EU Yes
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