OpenID Connect SDK (client and server) for Go by zitadel

Easy to use OpenID Connect client and server library written for Go and certified by the OpenID Foundation

oidcoauth2openidconnectserverclientgogolangopenid-connectoauthcertifiedjwtstandard
Verdict 72/100 health $4.13/mo cheapest, hetzner 3/5 setup difficulty Last release 17 days ago

Self-host OpenID Connect SDK (client and server) for Go on hetzner CAX11 for $4.13/mo.

Health score
72 /100
6-dim composite
Self-hosts from
$4.13 /mo
hetzner · CAX11
Difficulty
3 /5
External DB / setup
GitHub stars
1.8k
209 forks

About OpenID Connect SDK (client and server) for Go

From the project's README at github.com/zitadel/oidc. Lightly cleaned for readability; for the full source see the upstream repo.

[](https://github.com/semantic-release/semantic-release) [](https://github.com/zitadel/oidc/actions) [](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/zitadel/oidc/v3) [](https://github.com/zitadel/oidc/blob/master/LICENSE) [](https://github.com/zitadel/oidc/releases) [](https://goreportcard.com/report/github.com/zitadel/oidc/v3) [](https://codecov.io/gh/zitadel/oidc)

This project is an easy-to-use client (RP) and server (OP) implementation for the (OpenID Connect) standard written for .

Health score breakdown

6-dimension composite. See methodology for formula and weights.

activity
71
maturity
100
community
91
security
85
sustainability
65
adoption
29

Adoption signals

Real-world usage data, pulled from each registry. The bigger the numbers, the more battle-tested the project.

SignalValueSource
GitHub stars 1.8k github.com/zitadel/oidc
GitHub forks 209 github.com/zitadel/oidc

Release & maintenance

Is this project actively maintained, or about to die? Check the recency of last commit and last release.

Project age6.5 yearssince Nov 2019
Last commit2 days agoMay 5, 2026
Releases shipped242last: 17 days ago
Security policySECURITY.mddeclared by maintainers

Self-hosting cost across providers

Detected requirements: 4GB RAM, 40GB disk minimum. Cheapest plan per provider that meets the requirement.

ProviderPlanSpecsMonthly
hetzner CAX11 2c · 4GB · 40GB $4.13 USD Deploy →
vultr VC2 1c · 1GB · 25GB $5 USD Deploy →
linode Nanode 1GB 1c · 1GB · 25GB $5.12 USD Deploy →
digitalocean Basic Regular 1GB 1c · 1GB · 25GB $6 USD Deploy →

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