--- title: "casdoor vs lighteval" type: "comparison" canonical_url: "https://www.graphcanon.com/compare/casdoor-casdoor-vs-huggingface-lighteval" tools: ["casdoor-casdoor", "huggingface-lighteval"] --- # casdoor vs lighteval *GraphCanon updated Jul 12, 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 lighteval if lighteval is designed for evaluating language models across multiple backends. It integrates well with Hugging Face and provides a wide range of extras, making it. [casdoor](https://casdoor.ai) reports 14k GitHub stars, 1.7k forks, and 100 open issues, last pushed Jul 10, 2026. [lighteval](https://huggingface.co/docs/lighteval/en/index) has 2.5k stars, 506 forks, and 347 open issues, last pushed Jun 29, 2026. Figures are from public GitHub metadata via [casdoor's repository](https://github.com/casdoor/casdoor) and [lighteval's repository](https://github.com/huggingface/lighteval). | | [casdoor](/tools/casdoor-casdoor.md) | [lighteval](/tools/huggingface-lighteval.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Tagline | An open-source Agent-first Identity and Access Management (IAM) / LLM MCP & agent gateway and auth server | All-in-one toolkit for evaluating LLMs across multiple backends | | Stars | 13,923 | 2,472 | | Forks | 1,734 | 506 | | Open issues | 100 | 347 | | Language | Go | Python | | 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 | Lighteval is designed for evaluating language models across multiple backends. It integrates well with Hugging Face and provides a wide range of extras, making it particularly handy in non-Windows environments. | | Persona | - | - | | Runtime | - | - | | License | Apache-2.0 | MIT | | Categories | AI Agents, Evaluation & Observability | Evaluation & Observability | ## Trust and health _Sourced signals - not a safety guarantee. No winner column._ | | [casdoor](/tools/casdoor-casdoor.md) | [lighteval](/tools/huggingface-lighteval.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Maintenance | Very active (96%) | Active (82%) | | Days since push | 0d | 11d | | Open issues (now) | 100 | 347 | | Security scan | No MCP manifest | No lockfile | | Full report | [trust report](/tools/casdoor-casdoor/trust.md) | [trust report](/tools/huggingface-lighteval/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: lighteval - **Adopt for:** Lighteval is designed for evaluating language models across multiple backends. It integrates well with Hugging Face and provides a wide range of extras, making it particularly handy in non-Windows environments. ## Choose when ### Choose casdoor if… - casdoor is primarily Go; lighteval is Python. - License: casdoor is Apache-2.0, lighteval is MIT. - Tags unique to casdoor: iam, authentication, llm, auth. - Also covers AI Agents. - casdoor ships Docker support for self-hosted deployment. - When you require a comprehensive IAM tool that supports multiple authentication methods such as OAuth, OIDC, SAML, CAS, LDAP, and more. ### Choose lighteval if… - lighteval is primarily Python; casdoor is Go. - License: lighteval is MIT, casdoor is Apache-2.0. - Tags unique to lighteval: evaluation, python, huggingface, evaluation-metrics. - When you need to evaluate the performance of various LLMs on different backend infrastructures, especially if you are working within Mac/Linux environments. ## 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 lighteval - Avoid Lighteval for evaluations on Windows systems as it is currently untested and not supported there. - Should you require a solution that does not integrate with or depend on the Hugging Face ecosystem, Lighteval might not fulfill your needs. ## Common questions ### What is the difference between casdoor and lighteval? casdoor: An open-source Agent-first Identity and Access Management (IAM) / LLM MCP & agent gateway and auth server. lighteval: All-in-one toolkit for evaluating LLMs across multiple backends. See the comparison table for live GitHub stats and shared categories. ### When should I choose casdoor over lighteval? Choose casdoor over lighteval when casdoor is primarily Go; lighteval is Python; License: casdoor is Apache-2.0, lighteval is MIT; Tags unique to casdoor: iam, authentication, llm, auth; Also covers AI Agents; casdoor ships Docker support for self-hosted deployment; 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 lighteval over casdoor? Choose lighteval over casdoor when lighteval is primarily Python; casdoor is Go; License: lighteval is MIT, casdoor is Apache-2.0; Tags unique to lighteval: evaluation, python, huggingface, evaluation-metrics; When you need to evaluate the performance of various LLMs on different backend infrastructures, especially if you are working within Mac/Linux environments. ### 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 lighteval? Avoid Lighteval for evaluations on Windows systems as it is currently untested and not supported there. Should you require a solution that does not integrate with or depend on the Hugging Face ecosystem, Lighteval might not fulfill your needs. ### Is casdoor or lighteval more popular on GitHub? casdoor has more GitHub stars (13,923 vs 2,472). Stars measure visibility, not whether either tool fits your constraints. ### Are casdoor and lighteval open source? Yes - both are open-source projects on GitHub (casdoor: Apache-2.0, lighteval: MIT). ### Where can I find alternatives to casdoor or lighteval? GraphCanon lists graph-backed alternatives at [casdoor alternatives](/tools/casdoor-casdoor/alternatives) and [lighteval alternatives](/tools/huggingface-lighteval/alternatives) ([casdoor markdown twin](/tools/casdoor-casdoor/alternatives.md), [lighteval markdown twin](/tools/huggingface-lighteval/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-huggingface-lighteval.md) mirrors this page for agents and LLM crawlers, with the same stats table and FAQ answers. ### Which is better maintained, casdoor or lighteval? casdoor: Very active. lighteval: 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 lighteval? GraphCanon publishes per-repo trust reports with dated maintenance, provenance, and scan summaries: [casdoor trust report](/tools/casdoor-casdoor/trust); [lighteval trust report](/tools/huggingface-lighteval/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/_