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Authelia vs Wazuh
A side-by-side editorial comparison of Authelia and Wazuh — release velocity, themes, recent moves, and the top alternatives to consider.
Authelia vs Wazuh: at a glance
What is Authelia?
Authelia's 4.39.x series is a continuous patch stream: five releases in nine days, no new features
Authelia is in a sustained maintenance phase on the 4.39.x branch. The project has shipped at least five releases since September 8 — all bug-fix patches targeting OIDC conformance, web UI edge cases, SMTP IPv6, Envoy authz path handling, and storage correctness. The release cadence is high but the content is narrow: there is no visible feature investment in the recent window.
What is Wazuh?
Wazuh hardens its 4.14 line while 5.0 rebuilds how agents talk to the manager.
Wazuh ships 4.14 patch releases roughly every two to three weeks, and almost all of the content is security hardening: path traversal and command injection fixes, input validation in the cluster code, connection deadlines and memory leak fixes. 4.14.10 also added memory limits for oversized rulesets and queue warnings for the vulnerability scanner. In parallel, 5.0.0 reached its second release candidate on October 30.
Authelia vs Wazuh: editorial side-by-side
Authelia
5.0INFRA · APIS
Authelia's 4.39.x series is a continuous patch stream: five releases in nine days, no new features
◆ Current state
Authelia is in a sustained maintenance phase on the 4.39.x branch. The project has shipped at least five releases since September 8 — all bug-fix patches targeting OIDC conformance, web UI edge cases, SMTP IPv6, Envoy authz path handling, and storage correctness. The release cadence is high but the content is narrow: there is no visible feature investment in the recent window.
◆ Where it's heading
The pattern across these releases is OIDC stabilization — multiple entries address consent handling, resource indicators, and JWT grant correctness. Authelia appears to be closing out conformance gaps accumulated during earlier 4.39.x development rather than adding surface area. The active committer footprint is small (primarily @james-d-elliott), which keeps the pace sustainable but limits breadth.
◆ Prediction
Given the absence of feature releases since well before May 2026, a 4.40.x or 5.0 branch with new capabilities is likely being developed in parallel. The current stream is support-mode maintenance.
Wazuh
5.0INFRA · APIS
Wazuh hardens its 4.14 line while 5.0 rebuilds how agents talk to the manager.
◆ Current state
Wazuh ships 4.14 patch releases roughly every two to three weeks, and almost all of the content is security hardening: path traversal and command injection fixes, input validation in the cluster code, connection deadlines and memory leak fixes. 4.14.10 also added memory limits for oversized rulesets and queue warnings for the vulnerability scanner. In parallel, 5.0.0 reached its second release candidate on October 30.
◆ Where it's heading
5.0 is the real change: agents move to HTTPS for talking to the manager, a new detection engine replaces the 4.x analysis daemon, and every server install becomes a cluster node. The 4.14 branch, meanwhile, reads like a security audit being worked through release by release, which keeps current installs safe while 5.0 settles.
◆ Prediction
More 5.0 release candidates are likely before a final release, and 4.14 patch releases with security fixes should keep coming every few weeks; a 5.0 GA date is not stated in these entries.
Alternatives to Authelia and Wazuh
Other Infra & APIs products tracked by Sparkpulse, ranked by recent ship velocity. Each card links to a full editorial trajectory and lets you pivot into a head-to-head comparison with either Authelia or Wazuh.
Payload CMS
Payload's v4 beta.9 keeps every past image crop and raises the Node floor again.
Nautobot
Nautobot 3.3 alpha 2 adds test helpers and a cable location filter after 3.2.9's token-leak fix.
Clair
Clair 4.10 RC can read SBOMs to match Java vulnerabilities.
Shuffle
Shuffle tags builds almost daily, but the notes are empty.
KrakenD
KrakenD's community edition is shipping only dependency bumps.
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Recent activity from Authelia and Wazuh
Latest ship moves from both products, interleaved chronologically. ⚡ = editorial spark.
- 2d agoWazuhWazuh 4.14.11 RC1 tightens group paths and agent enrollment
- 5d agoWazuhWazuh 4.14.10 adds ruleset memory limits and closes a root injection
- 14d agoWazuhWazuh 5.0 RC2 swaps in a new detection engine
- 29d agoWazuhWazuh 4.14.9 adds compiler hardening to Linux binaries
- 1mo agoWazuhWazuh 5.0 RC1 moves agents to HTTPS and makes every server a cluster
- 1mo agoWazuhWazuh 4.14.8 fixes an alert-stopping deadlock
- 1mo agoAutheliaAuthelia v4.39.28 patch release
- 2mo agoAutheliav4.39.27
- 2mo agoAutheliav4.39.26
- 2mo agoAutheliav4.39.25
- 2mo agoAutheliav4.39.24
- 2mo agoAutheliav4.39.23
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between Authelia and Wazuh?
They serve adjacent needs but don't currently overlap on shipped themes. Authelia and Wazuh are shipping at a similar cadence (velocity 5.0 vs 5.0, both within Sparkpulse's "active" band). See the at-a-glance table above for a side-by-side breakdown of velocity, recent sparks, and editorial themes.
Is Authelia better than Wazuh?
Sparkpulse doesn't pick a winner — we score release velocity, not feature parity. Authelia and Wazuh are shipping at a similar cadence (velocity 5.0 vs 5.0, both within Sparkpulse's "active" band). For your specific use case, the alternatives sections above list other Infra & APIs products to evaluate alongside.
What are the best alternatives to Authelia?
Top Authelia alternatives in Infra & APIs are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "Authelia alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/authelia for the full list with editorial commentary on each.
What are the best alternatives to Wazuh?
Top Wazuh alternatives in Infra & APIs are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "Wazuh alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/wazuh for the full list with editorial commentary on each.