--- title: "casdoor vs cordum" type: "comparison" canonical_url: "https://www.graphcanon.com/compare/casdoor-casdoor-vs-cordum-io-cordum" tools: ["casdoor-casdoor", "cordum-io-cordum"] --- # casdoor vs cordum *GraphCanon updated Aug 19, 2026* ## Verdict Pick casdoor if casdoor is an open-source solution for identity and access management (IAM), with robust agent-first capabilities that integrate with various authentication protocols including OAuth, OIDC, SAML, CAS, LDAP, SCIM, WebAuth; pick cordum if cordum provides governance over AI agents with policy enforcement and audit trails that work with popular frameworks like LangChain and MCP. [casdoor](https://casdoor.ai) reports 14k GitHub stars, 1.8k forks, and 105 open issues, last pushed Aug 18, 2026. [cordum](https://github.com/cordum-io/cordum) has 494 stars, 30 forks, and 16 open issues, last pushed Jul 31, 2026. Figures are from public GitHub metadata via [casdoor's repository](https://github.com/casdoor/casdoor) and [cordum's repository](https://github.com/cordum-io/cordum). | | [casdoor](/tools/casdoor-casdoor.md) | [cordum](/tools/cordum-io-cordum.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Tagline | An open-source Agent-first Identity and Access Management (IAM) / LLM MCP & agent gateway and auth server | Govern autonomous AI agents with policy enforcement and audit trails. | | Stars | 14,221 | 494 | | Forks | 1,777 | 30 | | Open issues | 105 | 16 | | Language | Go | Go | | Adopt for | Casdoor is an open-source solution for identity and access management (IAM), with robust agent-first capabilities that integrate with various authentication protocols including OAuth, OIDC, SAML, CAS, LDAP, SCIM, WebAuth | Cordum provides governance over AI agents with policy enforcement and audit trails that work with popular frameworks like LangChain and MCP. | | Persona | - | - | | Runtime | - | - | | License | Apache-2.0 | Other | | Categories | AI Agents, Evaluation & Observability | AI Agents, Evaluation & Observability | ## Trust and health _Sourced signals - not a safety guarantee. No winner column._ | | [casdoor](/tools/casdoor-casdoor.md) | [cordum](/tools/cordum-io-cordum.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Days since push | 0d | 1d | | Open issues (now) | 105 | 16 | | Stars delta | +248 (30d) | Unknown | | Open issues delta | +2 (30d) | Unknown | | Full report | [trust report](/tools/casdoor-casdoor/trust.md) | [trust report](/tools/cordum-io-cordum/trust.md) | ## Decision facts: casdoor - **Adopt for:** Casdoor is an open-source solution for identity and access management (IAM), with robust agent-first capabilities that integrate with various authentication protocols including OAuth, OIDC, SAML, CAS, LDAP, SCIM, WebAuth ## Decision facts: cordum - **Adopt for:** Cordum provides governance over AI agents with policy enforcement and audit trails that work with popular frameworks like LangChain and MCP. ## Choose when ### Choose casdoor if… - License: casdoor is Apache-2.0, cordum is Other. - Tags unique to casdoor: agent, agi, ai-gateway, auth. - When you require a comprehensive IAM tool that supports multiple authentication methods such as OAuth, OIDC, SAML, CAS, LDAP, and more. ### Choose cordum if… - License: cordum is Other, casdoor is Apache-2.0. - Tags unique to cordum: agent-framework, agentic-ai, ai-governance, audit-trail. - When you need comprehensive audit trails for autonomous AI agents ## When NOT to use casdoor - If your project requires proprietary technology exclusivity and cannot utilize open-source tools like Casdoor licensed under Apache-2.0. - When the depth of integration with specific authentication methods (e.g., some advanced SAML configurations) is critical, and you find that other competitors offer more specialized or better-detailed/ - +customizable versions of support for those methods. - If your environment strictly requires closed-source components for security reasons, thus Casdoor would not be a suitable choice due to its open nature. ## When NOT to use cordum - If you require a solution hosted as an external service, not self-hosted - In environments where you do not want to enforce policies via approval gates ## Common questions ### What is the difference between casdoor and cordum? casdoor: An open-source Agent-first Identity and Access Management (IAM) / LLM MCP & agent gateway and auth server. cordum: Govern autonomous AI agents with policy enforcement and audit trails.. See the comparison table for live GitHub stats and shared categories. ### When should I choose casdoor over cordum? Choose casdoor over cordum when License: casdoor is Apache-2.0, cordum is Other; Tags unique to casdoor: agent, agi, ai-gateway, auth; When you require a comprehensive IAM tool that supports multiple authentication methods such as OAuth, OIDC, SAML, CAS, LDAP, and more. ### When should I choose cordum over casdoor? Choose cordum over casdoor when License: cordum is Other, casdoor is Apache-2.0; Tags unique to cordum: agent-framework, agentic-ai, ai-governance, audit-trail; When you need comprehensive audit trails for autonomous AI agents. ### When should I avoid casdoor? If your project requires proprietary technology exclusivity and cannot utilize open-source tools like Casdoor licensed under Apache-2.0. When the depth of integration with specific authentication methods (e.g., some advanced SAML configurations) is critical, and you find that other competitors offer more specialized or better-detailed/ +customizable versions of support for those methods. If your environment strictly requires closed-source components for security reasons, thus Casdoor would not be a suitable choice due to its open nature. ### When should I avoid cordum? If you require a solution hosted as an external service, not self-hosted In environments where you do not want to enforce policies via approval gates ### Is casdoor or cordum more popular on GitHub? casdoor has more GitHub stars (14,221 vs 494). Stars measure visibility, not whether either tool fits your constraints. ### Are casdoor and cordum open source? Yes - both are open-source projects on GitHub (casdoor: Apache-2.0, cordum: Other). ### Where can I find alternatives to casdoor or cordum? GraphCanon lists graph-backed alternatives at [casdoor alternatives](/tools/casdoor-casdoor/alternatives) and [cordum alternatives](/tools/cordum-io-cordum/alternatives) ([casdoor markdown twin](/tools/casdoor-casdoor/alternatives.md), [cordum markdown twin](/tools/cordum-io-cordum/alternatives.md)), ranked by typed relationship edges rather than popularity votes. ### Is there a machine-readable version of this comparison? Yes. The markdown twin at [this comparison](/compare/casdoor-casdoor-vs-cordum-io-cordum.md) mirrors this page for agents and LLM crawlers, with the same stats table and FAQ answers. ### Which is better maintained, casdoor or cordum? casdoor: Very active. cordum: Very active. Compare maintenance labels, days since push, and release cadence in the trust section below - stars alone do not measure maintenance. ### Where are the full trust reports for casdoor and cordum? GraphCanon publishes per-repo trust reports with dated maintenance, provenance, and scan summaries: [casdoor trust report](/tools/casdoor-casdoor/trust); [cordum trust report](/tools/cordum-io-cordum/trust). --- **Machine-readable endpoints** - JSON: [`/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=casdoor-casdoor`](/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=casdoor-casdoor) - LLM index: [/llms.txt](/llms.txt) - Full corpus: [/llms-full.txt](/llms-full.txt) _GraphCanon - The knowledge graph for AI development. https://www.graphcanon.com/_