Bare.ID

Bare.ID is a German identity and access management (IAM) platform that provides fully managed single sign-on, multi-factor authentication, and identity federation services. Founded in 2020 in Stuttgart, Bare.ID was created to address the growing need for a sovereign European alternative to US-based identity providers, offering enterprise-grade IAM built on the open source Keycloak platform but delivered as a hassle-free managed service.

The platform provides single sign-on via SAML 2.0 and OpenID Connect, multi-factor authentication with various second factors, user self-service portals, LDAP directory integration, and comprehensive audit logging. Bare.ID handles all the complexity of running and maintaining a Keycloak-based identity infrastructure, including updates, security patches, scaling, and high availability. Its role management system allows fine-grained access control across applications, and identity federation enables seamless integration with external identity providers.

Headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany, Bare.ID operates exclusively from German data centers and holds ISO 27001 certification, ensuring the highest standards of security and GDPR compliance. For European organizations that need robust identity management but want to avoid the operational burden of self-hosting Keycloak or the data sovereignty concerns of US-based providers like Okta, Bare.ID offers a compelling managed solution that keeps all identity data firmly within German and EU jurisdiction.