In the present article, we are going to show a comparison about the most used open source LDAP servers
Name | Sponsor | License | Language | Platform | Supported RFCs | Replication | Administration tools |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Red Hat | MPL/LGPL/GPL* | C | Linux, Solaris, HP-UX | Multi-master replication | Yes, a Java desktop client | ||
Apache Software Foundation | Java | Cross platform | Multi-master replication | Yes, the Apache Directory Studio | |||
ForgeRock** | Java | Cross platform | Multi-master replication | Yes, GUI and CLI | |||
OpenLDAP Foundation | C | Cross platform | Multi-master replication, RFC 4533 | No admin GUI |
*Fedora project uses many third-party components. You could check the licensing details here
**OpenDJ is a fork of OpenDS, initiated by Sun Microsystems, now owned by Oracle.
All directory services listed above support LDAPv3