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authentik vs ToolJet

A side-by-side editorial comparison of authentik and ToolJet — release velocity, themes, recent moves, and the top alternatives to consider.

authentik vs ToolJet: at a glance

FeatureauthentikToolJet
SectorInfra & APIsInfra & APIs
Velocity score6.35.0
Sparks · 30d10
Top themesidentity-provider, enterprise-agents, endpoint-identity, oauth2low-code, component-library, lts-releases, ai-integrations
Last editorial update2h ago1d ago
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What is authentik?

authentik 2026.8 ships: Actors, domain-joined Agents, and a push past browser-mediated SSO

2026.8.0 is out, closing a seven-candidate train that ran through early August. The GA tag itself is the last cherry-pick batch — SCIM group membership removals, a proxy redirect that preserves query strings, session deletion on user deactivation — but the release it finalizes is where the substance lives: an Actors primitive in core, an enterprise Agent requiring a domain join and its own API scope, OAuth2 token exchange delegation, and a CAS source integration.

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What is ToolJet?

ToolJet's LTS and beta trains both narrow to component polish and CVE patching

ToolJet runs two parallel release trains — a 3.20 LTS line and a 3.21 beta line — and this window is dominated by small fixes on both. The most substantive tag is v3.20.212-lts, which brings dynamic-height support to several widgets, a dynamic number format for Currency Input, mobile camera flip, and AI build notifications. Everything newer than it is single-issue: a table header wrap fix, a gRPC discovery freeze, a stale row-click value.

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authentik vs ToolJet: editorial side-by-side

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authentik
INFRA · APIS
6.3

authentik 2026.8 ships: Actors, domain-joined Agents, and a push past browser-mediated SSO

◆ Current state

2026.8.0 is out, closing a seven-candidate train that ran through early August. The GA tag itself is the last cherry-pick batch — SCIM group membership removals, a proxy redirect that preserves query strings, session deletion on user deactivation — but the release it finalizes is where the substance lives: an Actors primitive in core, an enterprise Agent requiring a domain join and its own API scope, OAuth2 token exchange delegation, and a CAS source integration.

◆ Where it's heading

Two threads converge in this major. The identity surface keeps broadening at the protocol edge — CAS, WS-Fed, token exchange delegation, on-behalf-of — while the enterprise tier grows an endpoint story that reaches machines and devices rather than browser sessions. The RC train's shape reinforces it: six candidates fired in one day on CI and docs, then one heavy candidate carrying the features, then a fix-only close. That is release engineering hardened around a major, not a routine point release.

◆ Prediction

With Agents and Actors now GA rather than cherry-picks, the next branch should build out what they enable — device-conditioned policies or agent-brokered credentials — while 2026.8.x settles into backport patches.

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ToolJet
INFRA · APIS
5.0

ToolJet's LTS and beta trains both narrow to component polish and CVE patching

◆ Current state

ToolJet runs two parallel release trains — a 3.20 LTS line and a 3.21 beta line — and this window is dominated by small fixes on both. The most substantive tag is v3.20.212-lts, which brings dynamic-height support to several widgets, a dynamic number format for Currency Input, mobile camera flip, and AI build notifications. Everything newer than it is single-issue: a table header wrap fix, a gRPC discovery freeze, a stale row-click value.

◆ Where it's heading

The component library is where the work is going — dynamic heights, sizing modes, and overflow handling have appeared across four of the last six releases, which reads as a systematic pass over layout behaviour rather than isolated requests. The AI surface is growing quietly at the edges: build notifications here, an AI credits portal domain change, hardened guards on the AI onboarding API. Cherry-picks in both directions suggest the LTS and beta lines are being kept deliberately close.

◆ Prediction

Expect the dynamic-height and sizing pass to continue across remaining widgets, and the beta line's AI datasource integrations to graduate into the LTS train.

Alternatives to authentik and ToolJet

Other Infra & APIs products tracked by Sparkpulse, ranked by recent ship velocity. Each card links to a full editorial trajectory and lets you pivot into a head-to-head comparison with either authentik or ToolJet.

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Recent activity from authentik and ToolJet

Latest ship moves from both products, interleaved chronologically. ⚡ = editorial spark.

  1. 1d agoauthentikauthentik 2026.8 goes GA with Actors and domain-joined Agents
  2. 1d agoToolJetTable headers grow in height when set to wrap
  3. 1d agoToolJetFix for gRPC proto discovery freezing the instance
  4. 5d agoToolJetToolJet 3.21.60-beta fixes stale table row-click values
  5. 5d agoToolJet3.20.212-LTS: AI build notifications and more dynamic heights
  6. 7d agoToolJetToolJet 3.20.211-LTS adds global data source certificates
  7. 8d agoToolJetToolJet 3.20.210-LTS patches critical and high CVEs
  8. 9d agoauthentikauthentik 2026.8.0-rc7 lands Actors, enterprise Agents, and CAS sources
  9. 16d agoauthentik2026.8.0-rc6: flaky test and CI metadata fixes
  10. 16d agoauthentik2026.8.0-rc5: release plumbing only
  11. 16d agoauthentik2026.8.0-rc4: fix-only candidate
  12. 16d agoauthentik2026.8.0-rc3: cherry-picked fixes and CI work

Frequently asked questions

What is the difference between authentik and ToolJet?

They serve adjacent needs but don't currently overlap on shipped themes. authentik is currently shipping more aggressively (velocity 6.3 vs 5.0), with 1 editorial sparks in the last 30 days against 0. See the at-a-glance table above for a side-by-side breakdown of velocity, recent sparks, and editorial themes.

Is authentik better than ToolJet?

Sparkpulse doesn't pick a winner — we score release velocity, not feature parity. authentik is currently shipping more aggressively (velocity 6.3 vs 5.0), with 1 editorial sparks in the last 30 days against 0. For your specific use case, the alternatives sections above list other Infra & APIs products to evaluate alongside.

What are the best alternatives to authentik?

Top authentik alternatives in Infra & APIs are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "authentik alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/authentik for the full list with editorial commentary on each.

What are the best alternatives to ToolJet?

Top ToolJet alternatives in Infra & APIs are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "ToolJet alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/tooljet for the full list with editorial commentary on each.