# WSO2 Identity Server

Open-source identity and access management server, written in Java, for on-premises and cloud deployments.


Source: https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/wso2-identity-server/
Last reviewed: 2026-11-03
Listed since: 2026-11-03

## Record

### Links

- home: https://wso2.com/identity-server
- repository: https://github.com/wso2/product-is
- docs: https://is.docs.wso2.com/en/latest/
- x: https://twitter.com/wso2
- discord: https://discord.gg/wso2
- forum: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/wso2-is

### Identity

- status: active
- maintainer: WSO2 LLC
- maintainerType: company
- parent: unknown
- firstRelease: 2015
- hqCountry: unknown

### Kind

- category: auth
- hosting: java
- language: java
- runtime: jvm
- runtimeMin: jvm 21
- basedOn: unknown

### Content

- contentStore: not applicable
- databases: oracle, postgres, mysql, sqlserver, mariadb
- adminUi: yes
- headlessApi: rest
- templating: not applicable
- i18n: yes, translated sign-in, sign-up, account recovery and My Account interfaces

### Rendering and deploy

- runsAs: always-on
- renderingModes: not applicable
- installMethod: binary download

### License

- licenseModel: open-source
- license: Apache-2.0

### Releases

- currentMajor: 7
- latestReleaseDate: 2026-05-13

### Adoption

- githubStargazers: 888
- packagistDownloads: not applicable
- npmWeeklyDownloads: not applicable
- contributors: 229
- pluginCount: unknown
- packagistMonthlyDownloads: unknown
- ecosystemsMonthlyDownloads: unknown
- httpArchiveSites: unknown
- wordpressActiveInstalls: unknown
- dependentRepos: unknown
- dependentPackages: unknown

### Sources

- urls: https://github.com/wso2/product-is (read 2026-11-03)
- urls: https://github.com/wso2/product-is (read 2026-11-03)
- urls: https://github.com/wso2/product-is (read 2026-11-03)
- firstRelease: https://github.com/wso2/product-is/releases/tag/product-is-5.1.0-M1 (read 2026-11-03)
- maintainer: https://github.com/wso2/product-is (read 2026-11-03)
- category: https://github.com/wso2/product-is (read 2026-11-03)
- language: https://github.com/wso2/product-is (read 2026-11-03)
- runtime: https://github.com/wso2/product-is/blob/master/README.md (read 2026-11-03)
- runtimeMin: https://github.com/wso2/docs-is/blob/master/en/identity-server/7.3.0/docs/deploy/get-started/install.md (read 2026-11-03)
- installMethod: https://github.com/wso2/product-is/blob/master/README.md (read 2026-11-03)
- installMethod: https://github.com/wso2/docs-is/blob/master/en/includes/deploy/deploy-is-on-kubernetes.md (read 2026-11-03)
- installMethod: https://github.com/wso2/docs-is/blob/master/en/identity-server/7.3.0/docs/deploy/get-started/install.md (read 2026-11-03)
- adminUi: https://github.com/wso2/product-is/blob/master/README.md (read 2026-11-03)
- runsAs: https://github.com/wso2/docs-is/blob/master/en/identity-server/7.3.0/docs/deploy/get-started/install.md (read 2026-11-03)
- databases: https://github.com/wso2/docs-is/blob/master/en/identity-server/7.3.0/docs/deploy/get-started/install.md (read 2026-11-03)
- databases: https://github.com/wso2/docs-is/blob/master/en/identity-server/7.3.0/docs/deploy/configure/databases/carbon-database/change-to-mariadb.md (read 2026-11-03)
- headlessApi: https://github.com/wso2/docs-is/blob/master/en/identity-server/7.3.0/docs/apis/index.md (read 2026-11-03)
- i18n: https://github.com/wso2/docs-is/blob/master/en/includes/guides/branding/localization/localization-overview.md (read 2026-11-03)
- license: https://github.com/wso2/product-is/blob/master/LICENSE (read 2026-11-03)
- currentMajor: https://github.com/wso2/product-is/releases/tag/v7.3.0 (read 2026-11-03)
- latestReleaseDate: https://github.com/wso2/product-is/releases/tag/v7.3.0 (read 2026-11-03)
- githubStargazers: https://github.com/wso2/product-is (read 2026-11-03)
- contributors: https://github.com/wso2/product-is (read 2026-11-03)

## Notes

WSO2 Identity Server is an identity and access management server from WSO2 LLC, written in Java. It is installed from a distribution zip and started with its wso2server script, which can also run it in the background on Linux. The [README](https://github.com/wso2/product-is) names a Developer and Administrator Console and an End User Portal as its web applications. Applications call the server through REST APIs and an authentication API for in-app sign-in, and external identity providers can be connected over OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect and SAML. Its role-based access control covers delegated administration rights.

The server ships with an embedded H2 database, and the install page names Oracle, PostgreSQL, MySQL and MS SQL as production options. A Helm chart deploys it on Kubernetes.

## Worth knowing

The README says the hosted Asgardeo service is built on the same technology core as the server. WSO2 also sells an on-premises subscription that brings expert support, product updates and a licensed distribution for commercial use.

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