Single Sign On Software

OpenAthens

Name: OpenAthens
Brand: Eduserv

Single sign-on and federated access service that gives library and publisher users access to online resources

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TrustList summary

OpenAthens is an authentication service that gives people single sign-on access to web-based knowledge resources. It is used mostly by libraries, publishers and education bodies.

Features

OpenAthens Compass: a single sign-on product designed for complex organisations and librarians.
OpenAthens Connect: a simpler single sign-on option.
OpenAthens Keystone: an authentication tool for joining SAML federations worldwide.
OpenAthens Federation: a network of more than 3,000 members across industries.
Usage reporting: customisable reports and an API for tools such as Tableau or Power BI.

Who it serves

Libraries, publishers, universities and their users, in many countries.

Key facts

Reach: the company reports over 2,600 organisations and 5 million users in more than 65 countries
Compatibility: works with SAML software including Shibboleth, ADFS, Ping Federate and Okta
Event: runs the Access Lab conference each March

Summary written by TrustList from the business's own published information, Oct 2026.

Categories & features

OpenAthens rankings

OpenAthens is ranked on 10 TrustList rankings: #4 on 1, #5 on 6, #6 on 2 and #7 on 1.

Every ranking orders its listings by their reviews, how complete the profile is and the Trust Score. OpenAthens has no reviews yet and 3 of the 10 profile details we look for. Where no listing on a page has been reviewed, the order follows the profiles alone.

Single sign on software · 10 rankings

On 6 of these it sits behind monosign.

#4of 6
Access certification
It is one of 4 here listing credential management and user management.
Of the 6 here, 5 also cover privileged account management and 5 also cover multifactor authentication.
Behind SecureAuth.
#5of 12
Identity federation
It is one of 4 here listing privileged account management and one of 5 here listing access certification.
Of the 12 here, 10 also cover single sign on and 9 also cover password management.
Behind monosign, ahead of OneAll.
#5of 11
Credential management
It is one of 4 here listing self-service access request and one of 5 here listing user provisioning.
Of the 11 here, 8 also cover policy management and 7 also cover identity federation.
#5of 10
User management
It is one of 8 here listing identity federation and password management.
Of the 10 here, 8 also cover social sign on.
Behind monosign, ahead of OneAll.
#5of 7
Self service access request
It is one of 4 here listing credential management and one of 5 here listing identity federation.
Of the 7 here, 6 also cover multi-factor authentication and 6 also cover access certification.
#5of 7
User provisioning
It is one of 5 here listing credential management and privileged account management.
Of the 7 here, 6 also cover self-service access request.
#5of 6
Privileged account management
It is one of 4 here listing credential management and identity federation.
#6of 13
Password management
It is one of 11 here listing single sign on.
Of the 13 here, 9 also cover credential management.
#6of 13
Web based cloud saas
It is one of 6 here listing access certification and privileged account management.
Of the 13 here, 10 also cover user management.
Behind monosign, ahead of OneAll.
#7of 13
Single sign on
It is one of 6 here listing access certification and privileged account management.
Its profile: “OpenAthens is an authentication service that gives people single sign-on access to web-based knowledge resources.”