# Duende Software

> Publicly sourced profile assembled by Optimly, in the Optimly AI Brand Index. Last refreshed 2026-10-04.

- **Business Profile:** https://optimly.ai/brand/duende-software
- **Dataset:** https://optimly.ai/brand/duende-software.json
- **Markdown:** https://optimly.ai/brand/duende-software/llms.txt
- **Official website:** https://duendesoftware.com
- **Slug:** duende-software
- **Categories:** cybersecurity

## Overview

- **Tagline:** Offers full control over UI, UX, business logic, and data; built by identity experts who helped define modern security standards; proven in complex, highly-regulated environments; engineered for extensibility to stay ahead of evolving standards and threats without costly workarounds.
Source: Brand's website (https://duendesoftware.com) · 2026-10-04

- **Description:** Duende IdentityServer empowers development teams to build secure and flexible identity and access management solutions with confidence and control, supporting OpenID Connect, OAuth 2.1, and SAML for .NET applications. It provides full control over UI, UX, business logic, and data, catering to highly regulated industries.
Source: Brand's website (https://duendesoftware.com) · 2026-10-04

## Offerings

- **Core capabilities:**
  - Duende IdentityServer (secure framework for OpenID Connect
  - OAuth 2.1
  - SAML in .NET applications) and SAML Add-On (native SAML 2.0 Identity Provider and Service Provider capabilities).
Source: Brand's website (https://duendesoftware.com) · 2026-10-04

- **Pricing:** Freemium / Commercial Licensing (offers a 'Start for Free' option and expert consultation for sales).
Source: Brand's website (https://duendesoftware.com) · 2026-10-04

## Audience

- **Target industry:** Development teams and leaders in global financial institutions, healthcare systems, government agencies, and other highly regulated industries (including Fortune 500 companies) who require mission-critical identity infrastructure.
Source: Brand's website (https://duendesoftware.com) · 2026-10-04

Page last updated 2026-10-17.