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Ory

Ory Network, Ory Hydra, Ory Kratos, Ory Keto, Ory Oathkeeper, Ory Polis, Ory Elements v26.4.9 released commercial

Summary

Ory is a commercial identity-access platform that handles authentication, authorization, and identity management for applications, available as a hosted service or self-hosted for enterprise deployments. It is aimed at platform and backend engineers who need OAuth 2.0OAuth 2.0An open authorization framework (IETF RFC 6749) that lets a service grant limited API access to a third party without sharing credentials, giving cyber tools a standard way to authenticate against external platforms. and OpenID ConnectOpenID ConnectOpenID Connect, a sign-in protocol built on OAuth 2.0. An application uses identity information from a trusted provider instead of maintaining a separate password for each user. flows, SCIMSCIMA standard for creating, updating and removing user accounts and groups across applications. It helps an identity provider keep access in sync when people join, change roles or leave.-based user provisioning, and workspace API keys for CI pipelines and service accounts rather than user sessions. Recent work covers account selection during authorization flows, DNS-label enforcement on wildcard return URLs and CORSCORSA browser mechanism that lets a server declare which foreign origins may read its HTTP responses, enforced by the browser to block unauthorized cross-site requests from JavaScript. origins, per-organization SSOSSOSingle sign-on, using one identity provider to sign in to multiple applications. It reduces separate passwords and centralizes account and access management. domain verification via DNS-TXT records, and data-region reassignment for individual identities from the Console, alongside project-level rate limiting and pausable event streams. With 12 releases in the window we track, the project shows steady, active development.

How Ory helps

Can a CI pipeline read our identity schemas without holding a user session?

lets a workspace API key call the schema-listing endpoint directly, so a service account gets the same data a logged-in admin would see

Will a wildcard in my return URL or CORS origin match more than I intended?

matches the wildcard only within a single DNS label, so a pattern that used to span multiple labels no longer applies and any request relying on that broader match now fails

Who owns the email domain we're about to enable SSO for?

verifies ownership through a DNS-TXT record the organization publishes, replacing a manual back-and-forth with a check anyone can confirm by looking up the record

Which data region does a given identity actually live in?

shows and lets you change the region assignment for one identity directly from its details page, without scripting an API call

Is an event stream still configured after we've paused it?

reports the stream's status as active or paused and keeps the full configuration in place while paused, so resuming needs no rebuild

all 19 features, with the evidence for each →

Languages

Dutch, German, Spanish, Swedish Release notes: Dutch, German, Spanish, Swedish Dutch, Swedish added in Support for Dutch 🇳🇱 and Swedish 🇸🇪 in Ory Account Experience (Sep 26, 2023) · German, Spanish added in Support for Spanish and German in Ory Account Experience (Sep 7, 2023)

Features

19 capabilities across 6 areas

Built from Ory's releases, docs, README and our own runs. “Seen” marks the month we first spotted a release the vendor didn't date. Group names and tags are our labels.

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What Ory offers you

  • Web management console2
  • Administrative audit log1
  • CI/CD pipeline integration1
  • Kubernetes-native deployment1
  • REST API1
  • SCIM provisioning API1
Identity and User Management 3 capabilities Ory provides the core building blocks for creating, organising, and provisioning user identities. This covers how identity data is structured, stored, and maintained across the platform.
Identity data region management shipped Operators can move a user's identity to a different data region directly from the console without manual data migration. 1 release · 1 other source

Also counts toward: Web management console

release

  • Enables changing an individual identity's data region via a new region selector on the identity details page in the Ory Console. Ory Network, Ory Kratos, Ory Polis v26.2.19 released · seen Jul 2026 · source · release history

example

  • Reassign a specific identity to a different data region without API calls, directly from the Console. In the Ory Console, navigate to Identity details for the target identity, then use the data region selector (above the organization field) to choose the desired region and save. Ory Network, Ory Kratos, Ory Polis v26.2.19 released · seen Jul 2026 · source
Workspace API key access for identity schemas shipped Automated pipelines and service accounts can retrieve identity schemas using workspace API keys, without requiring a signed-in user. 1 release · 1 other source

Also counts toward: CI/CD pipeline integration, REST API

release

  • Supports workspace API keys on GET /identity-schemas, allowing automated/service-account access to list identity schemas without a user session. Ory Network v26.2.21 released · seen Jul 2026 · source · release history

example

  • List all identity schemas from a CI pipeline or backend service using a workspace API key instead of a user session. curl -H 'Authorization: Bearer <workspace-api-key>' https://<your-project>.projects.oryapis.com/identity-schemas Ory Network v26.2.21 released · seen Jul 2026 · source
SCIM enterprise user attribute provisioning shipped Enterprise user attributes can be provisioned automatically through SCIM endpoints, keeping directory data in sync. 1 release

Also counts toward: SCIM provisioning API

release

  • Supports provisioning of enterprise user attributes via SCIM endpoints. Ory Network, Ory Kratos v26.2.17 released · seen Jul 2026 · source · release history
Authentication and Single Sign-On 2 capabilities Ory manages how users prove who they are, including federated login and domain-verified SSO. These capabilities control the login experience and the trust relationships behind it.
OAuth 2.0 account selection prompt shipped During an OAuth 2.0 login flow, clients can ask users to actively pick which of their accounts they want to use. 1 release · 1 other source

Shared capability: OIDC SSO

release

  • Supports the OpenID Connect prompt=select_account parameter in OAuth 2.0 authorization requests, enabling clients to request account selection UI. Ory Hydra, Ory Kratos v26.2.16 released · seen Jul 2026 · source · release history

example

  • Trigger account selection during an OAuth 2.0 authorization flow so users can switch between identities. GET /oauth2/auth?response_type=code&client_id=<client_id>&redirect_uri=<redirect_uri>&scope=openid&prompt=select_account Ory Hydra, Ory Kratos v26.2.16 released · seen Jul 2026 · source
SSO email domain verification via DNS shipped Workspace owners can verify their organisation's SSO email domain by publishing a DNS TXT record instead of going through a manual approval process. 1 release

Shared capability: Single sign-on

release

  • Workspace owners can now verify their organization's SSO email domains using a DNS-TXT record, replacing manual verification workflows. Ory Network, Ory Oathkeeper, Ory Polis, Ory Elements v26.3.6 released · seen Aug 2026 · source · release history
OAuth 2.0 and API Authorization 1 capability Ory controls how OAuth 2.0 flows are configured and constrained for client applications. Operators can shape which grant types are available and how authorization requests behave.
OAuth 2.0 grant type disabling shipped Administrators can turn off specific OAuth 2.0 grant types so that clients cannot use flows the deployment does not intend to support. 1 release

release

  • Adds oauth2.grant_types_disabled config key to Ory Hydra's configuration schema, accepting a list of OAuth 2.0 grant types to explicitly disable. Ory Hydra, Ory Kratos, Ory Keto v26.3.5 released · seen Aug 2026 · source · release history
Security and Access Controls 2 capabilities Ory enforces boundaries on URLs, origins, and traffic to reduce the attack surface across a project. These controls prevent misconfiguration from opening unintended access paths.
Wildcard URL and CORS origin scoping shipped Wildcard characters in return URLs and CORS origins are scoped to a single DNS label, so broad patterns cannot accidentally match unrelated subdomains. 2 releases

release

  • Enforces DNS-label boundary on wildcard return URLs and CORS origins, so a * in a URL or origin now matches only within a single DNS label. Ory Network, Ory Hydra, Ory Kratos, Ory Keto, Ory Oathkeeper v26.3.2 released · seen Jul 2026 · source · release history
  • Wildcard * in return URLs and CORS origins is now honored only when the * is within a single DNS label — previously accepted wildcards that spanned multiple DNS labels will no longer match, potentially blocking requests that worked before. Ory Network, Ory Hydra, Ory Kratos, Ory Keto, Ory Oathkeeper v26.3.2 released · seen Jul 2026 · source · release history
Project rate limiting shipped Rate limits are applied at the project level using grouped buckets, giving finer control over how traffic is throttled than fixed per-endpoint rules. 1 release

release

  • Introduces bucket-grouped project rate limits, replacing fixed per-endpoint-path rate limiting for more granular control. New rate limit model for Ory Network · seen Jul 2026 · source · release history
Platform Operations and Configuration 2 capabilities Ory provides operational controls for managing event delivery, project settings, and the end-user interface. These capabilities help operators keep the platform running and correctly presented to users.
Event stream pause and resume shipped Operators can pause event delivery on a stream and resume it later without losing the stream's configuration. 2 releases · 1 other source · first seen Oct 2026

release

  • Live event stream payloads now include a TraceID key in eventAttributes, enabling correlation of all events belonging to a single request.⁠︀︄︇︀︅︉︀︅︀︀︃︀︀︅︅︀︅︊︀︄︆︀︃︄⁠ Ory Network, Ory Hydra, Ory Kratos, Ory Keto, Ory Polis, Ory Elements v26.4.0 released · Oct 2026 · source · release history
  • Adds pause and resume support for event streams, with a new status field (active or paused) indicating stream state — a paused stream retains its full configuration. Ory Network, Ory Kratos, Ory Polis, Ory Elements v26.2.18 released · seen Jul 2026 · source · release history

example

  • Check or manage the status of an event stream to temporarily halt event delivery without tearing down the stream configuration. Check the `status` field on an event stream response — it will be either `active` or `paused`. Ory Network, Ory Kratos, Ory Polis, Ory Elements v26.2.18 released · seen Jul 2026 · source
Account Experience legal footer links shipped Administrators can set the Terms of Service, Privacy Policy, and Contact links that appear in the legal footer of the Account Experience UI. 1 release

release

  • Adds configurable Terms of Service, Privacy Policy, and Contact links to the Account Experience legal footer. Ory Network, Ory Hydra, Ory Kratos v26.3.3 released · seen Jul 2026 · source · release history
Other 9 capabilities
Ory Console layout and navigation redesign shipped Delivers a new Ory Console layout and navigation across all Ory Network workspaces and projects without requiring any opt-in or migration. 2 releases · 1 other source · first seen Oct 2026

Also counts toward: Web management console

release

  • Introduces a new layout and navigation for the Ory Console, rolled out to all Ory Network workspaces and projects changelog · Oct 2026 · source · release history
  • Rolls out a new Ory Console layout and navigation across all Ory Network workspaces and projects, with no opt-in or migration required.⁠︀︄︇︀︅︉︀︅︀︀︃︀︀︅︅︀︅︊︀︄︆︀︃︄⁠ The new Ory Console is available on Ory Network · Oct 2026 · source · release history

example

  • Navigate the redesigned Ory Console — no migration or opt-in required, it is live for every workspace. 1. Go to https://console.ory.sh 2. Log in to your Ory Network account 3. Select any workspace or project — the new layout and navigation are active automatically changelog · Oct 2026 · source
Admin API actor attribution in events shipped Attaches the acting identity to events emitted by Ory Identities, Ory OAuth2, and Ory Permissions when an authenticated admin API request is handled, enabling audit trails that identify who performed each admin action. 2 releases · first seen Oct 2026

Also counts toward: Administrative audit log

release

  • Events emitted by Ory Identities, Ory OAuth2, and Ory Permissions now show who made an admin API request changelog · Oct 2026 · source · release history
  • Adds actor identity to events emitted by Ory Identities, Ory OAuth2, and Ory Permissions when handling authenticated admin API requests, enabling audit trails that show who made each admin action.⁠︀︄︇︀︅︉︀︅︀︀︃︀︀︅︅︀︅︊︀︄︆︀︃︄⁠ Ory Network, Ory Hydra, Ory Kratos, Ory Keto v26.4.5 released · Oct 2026 · source · release history
Event stream user correlation by external ID shipped Allows operators to match event stream events — including identity, login, registration, recovery, settings, verification, and session events — to users by their external ID. 2 releases · first seen Oct 2026

release

  • Adds external-ID matching for identity, login, registration, recovery, settings, verification, and session events in the Ory Network event stream changelog · Oct 2026 · source · release history
  • Enables matching event stream events — identity, login, registration, recovery, settings, verification, and session — to users by external ID.⁠︀︄︇︀︅︉︀︅︀︀︃︀︀︅︅︀︅︊︀︄︆︀︃︄⁠ Ory Network, Ory Hydra, Ory Kratos, Ory Keto, Ory Oathkeeper, Ory Polis v26.4.4 released · Oct 2026 · source · release history
One-time code format configuration shipped Allows operators to configure the length and character set of one-time codes issued by Ory Kratos. 2 releases · first seen Oct 2026

release

  • Adds configurable length and character set for one-time codes in Ory Kratos Identities via Ory Network⁠︀︄︇︀︅︉︀︅︀︀︃︀︀︅︅︀︅︊︀︄︆︀︃︄⁠ changelog · Oct 2026 · source · release history
  • Supports configuring the length and characters of one-time codes issued by Ory Kratos Identities.⁠︀︄︇︀︅︉︀︅︀︀︃︀︀︅︅︀︅︊︀︄︆︀︃︄⁠ Ory Network, Ory Hydra, Ory Kratos, Ory Polis, Ory Elements v26.4.3 released · Oct 2026 · source · release history
Live event stream trace correlation shipped Adds a TraceID key in eventAttributes for events delivered through a live event stream, allowing operators to correlate all events originating from a single request. 1 release · 1 other source · first seen Oct 2026

release

  • Adds TraceID key in eventAttributes for events delivered through a live event stream, enabling correlation of all events from a single request⁠︀︄︇︀︅︉︀︅︀︀︃︀︀︅︅︀︅︊︀︄︆︀︃︄⁠ changelog · Oct 2026 · source · release history

example

  • Filter or group live event stream events by request when debugging a multi-step flow — use the new TraceID in eventAttributes to correlate all events from one request # When consuming an Ory Network live event stream, look for TraceID in eventAttributes: # { "type": "...", "eventAttributes": { "TraceID": "4bf92f3577b34da6a3ce929d0e0e4736", ... } } changelog · Oct 2026 · source
Event stream type filtering shipped Allows operators to configure an event stream to deliver only a specified set of event types instead of receiving all events. 1 release · first seen Oct 2026

release

  • Filter an event stream to a specific set of event types by setting event_types on the stream, instead of receiving all events.⁠︀︄︇︀︅︉︀︅︀︀︃︀︀︅︅︀︅︊︀︄︆︀︃︄⁠ Ory Network, Ory Hydra, Ory Kratos, Ory Keto, Ory Oathkeeper, Ory Polis, Ory Elements v26.4.9 released · Oct 2026 · source · release history
HTTP metrics histogram granularity shipped Provides finer-grained latency histogram buckets for HTTP request duration and response time metrics in Ory Hydra. 1 release · first seen Oct 2026

release

  • Adds finer-grained latency histogram buckets to the http_requests_duration_seconds and http_response_time_seconds metrics in Ory Hydra.⁠︀︄︇︀︅︉︀︅︀︀︃︀︀︅︅︀︅︊︀︄︆︀︃︄⁠ Ory Hydra, Ory Kratos, Ory Keto, Ory Oathkeeper, Ory Polis, Ory Elements v26.4.2 released · Oct 2026 · source · release history
FIPS 140-3 compliant container images shipped Provides FIPS 140-3 certified container images and Helm chart support for Ory Kratos, Ory Hydra, and Ory Polis under the Ory Enterprise License. 1 release · first seen Oct 2026

Also counts toward: Kubernetes-native deployment

release

  • Adds FIPS 140-3 container images and Helm chart support for Ory Kratos, Ory Hydra, and Ory Polis under Ory Enterprise License releases.⁠︀︄︇︀︅︉︀︅︀︀︃︀︀︅︅︀︅︊︀︄︆︀︃︄⁠ Ory Hydra, Ory Kratos, Ory Keto, Ory Oathkeeper, Ory Polis v26.4.1 released · Oct 2026 · source · release history
Post-login webhook OIDC provider enforcement shipped Allows a post-login web hook with response parsing to require that users complete sign-in through a specific OpenID Connect provider. 1 release · first seen Sep 2026

release

  • Enables a login after web_hook with response.parse enabled to require sign-in with a specific OpenID Connect provider.⁠︀︄︇︀︅︉︀︅︀︀︃︀︀︅︅︀︅︊︀︄︆︀︃︄⁠ Ory Kratos v26.3.18 released · Sep 2026 · source · release history

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  3. Breaking-change discipline how rarely a release breaks users, and notice given
  4. Maintenance risk quiet time against its own cadence, maintainers
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Five scores for Ory, each built from the releases, notes and API history this site tracks — and, on Researcher and Business, where it stands among every measured tool in its category and how that has moved.

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  • Breaking-change discipline — the share of releases carrying a breaking change (none scores 100, half or more scores 0). Only projects that label breaking changes are measured: a clean record cannot be told from an unlabelled one.
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