Head to head
6 of 12 recorded facts differ. Everything below is source-reported with a capture date. Niched has not published a buyer verdict for this pair, so nothing here declares a winner. A winner only exists inside a defined buyer niche with stated constraints.
🔐 Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting (AAA) App and Plugin for Caddy v2. 💎 Implements Form-Based, Basic, Local, LDAP, OpenID Connect, OAuth 2.0 (Github, Google, Facebook, Okta, etc.), SAML Authentication. MFA/2FA with App Authenticators and Yubico. 💎 Authorization with JWT/PASETO tokens. 🔐
Visit ↗🛠 Secure, stateless, and cookie-based session library for Next.js or any JavaScript framework
Visit ↗| Fact | caddy-security | iron-session |
|---|---|---|
| Official SDK installs, 30 days | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| SDK evidence captured | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| GitHub stars | 2.2K | 4.1K |
| Forks | 103 | 255 |
| Open issues | 21 | 32 |
| Last commit | 1 months ago | 3 months ago |
| Primary language | Go | TypeScript |
| License | Apache License 2.0 | MIT License |
| Open source | Yes | Yes |
| Pricing model | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Founded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Categories | Auth & user management | Auth & user management |
Both products are placed in Auth & user management. A category organises the market; it carries no score. See all caddy-security alternatives.