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List of LDAP software

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The following is a list of software programs that can communicate with and/or host directory services via the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP).

{{Anchor|SERVER}}Server software

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Product

! Vendor

! Software license{{Efn|Licenses here are a summary, and are not to be a full list of terms. Some packages may use libraries under different licenses.}}

! Initial Release

! Last Release

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{{rh}}| 389 Directory Server

| Red Hat

| {{open source|GPL linking exception}}{{Cite web |url=http://directory.fedoraproject.org/docs/389ds/FAQ/licensing.html#directory-server-licensing|title=389 Directory Server - Licensing}} with exception to allow linking to non-GPL{{Cite web |url=http://directory.fedoraproject.org/docs/389ds/development/gpl-exception-license-text.html|title = 389 Directory Server - GPL Exception License Text}}

| 2005, Dec,

| 2024, May 15

| 3.1.0

| Formerly Fedora Directory Server

{{rh}}| Microsoft_Entra_ID

| Microsoft

| {{proprietary}}

| 2008, Oct 27

| 2025

| ?

| Known as Azure Active Directory (AAD) as well

{{rh}}| Jumpcloud

| Jumpcloud

| {{proprietary}}

| 2013, Sept

| 2024, Dec 9

| ?

|

{{rh}}| Red Hat Identity Manager (IdM)

| Red Hat

| {{proprietary}}

| 2008, Apr 1

| 2024

| 4.12

| Fork of FreeIPA. Based on (RHEL 9.10

{{rh}}| Active Directory

| Microsoft

| {{proprietary}}

| 2000

| 2024, Nov 1

| 91 (WS 2025)

| Integrated on Windows Server

{{rh}}| Authorized Entities Directory (Æ-DIR)

| Michael Ströder

| {{open source|Apache 2.0}}

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|

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| Based on OpenLDAP with additional tools

{{rh}}| Apache Directory Server

| Apache Software Foundation

|{{open source|Apache 2.0}}

| 2006, Oct

| 2023, Oct 23

| 2.0.0-AM27

|

{{rh}}| Apple Open Directory -

| Apple Inc.

| {{proprietary}}{{Cite web |url=http://store.apple.com/Catalog/US/Images/MacOSXserver.html|title=Mac OS X Server Software License Agreement|last=|first=|date=|website=|access-date=2017-06-28}}

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|

|

| A fork of the OpenLDAP project

{{rh}}| BEJY LDAP Server,{{cite web |url=http://bejy.net/downloadldap.wiki |title=BEJY LDAP Server}}

| Stefan "Bebbo" Franke

| {{open source|GPL}}

|

|

|

| A Java LDAP Server.

{{rh}}| CA Directory

| CA Technologies

| {{proprietary}}

|

| 2024, Dec 2nd

| 14.1

| CA Tech was acquired by Broadcom Inc in 2018

{{rh}}| Critical Path Directory Server

| Critical Path

| {{proprietary}}

|

|

|

|Now owned by Synchronoss Technologies.

{{rh}}| Directory services -

| ForgeRock

| {{proprietary}}

|

|

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|A fork of the OpenDJ project

{{rh}}| DirX Directory

| Atos (ex-Siemens){{citation needed|date=June 2013}}

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{{rh}}| FreeIPA

| GNU

| {{open source|GPL}}

| 2008, Apr 1

| 2024, June 10

| 4.12.1

| Using 389 Directory Server

{{rh}}| IBM Tivoli Directory Server

| IBM

| {{proprietary}}

|

| 2024, Oct 7

| 7.5

{{rh}}| LDAPJS.{{cite web|url=http://ldapjs.org/ |title=ldapjs |publisher=ldapjs |date= |accessdate=2014-02-21}}

| Mark Cavage{{cite web|url=https://github.com/mcavage |title=mcavage (Mark Cavage) 路 GitHub |publisher=Github.com |date=2010-08-15 |accessdate=2014-02-21}}

| {{open source|MIT}}

| 2009, May 27th

| 2025

| 23.6.1

| Implementation of LDAP in JavaScript on Node.js

{{rh}}| Mandriva Directory Server

| Mandriva development team

| {{open source|GPL}}

| 2011

| 2021, Nov 23

|

| Now part of Mandriva Management Console

{{rh}}| Meerkat DSA

| Wildboar Software

| {{open source|MIT}}

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|

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| Also supports the full X.500 directory protocols: DAP, DSP, and DOP

{{rh}}| Nexor Directory

| {{citation needed|date=April 2013}}

| {{citation needed|date=June 2013}}

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{{rh}}| NetIQ eDirectory

| NetIQ

| {{proprietary}}

| 1993

| 2023, May 31

| 9.2.8

| Successor. Originally known as Novell Directory Services (NDS). Successr of eDirectory and NDS.

{{rh}}| OpenBSD ldapd{{cite web |url=http://www.bzero.se/ldapd/ |title=ldapd |publisher=Martin Hedenfalk |date= |access-date=2014-10-03}}

| Martin Hedenfalk, OpenBSD

| {{open source|ISC}}

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|

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{{rh}}| OpenDJ

| Open Identity Platform Community

| {{open source|CDDL}}

| 2010, Dec 21

| 2024, May 7

| 4.6.3

| A fork of the OpenDS project developed by ForgeRock, until 2016,{{cite web |title=ForgeRock has shuttered the open-source community, and no longer allows new development on their platform under a permissive license |website=timeforafork |date=June 1, 2017 |url=http://www.timeforafork.com/ |ref={{sfnref |ForgeRock |2017}} |access-date=June 1, 2017}} now maintained by OpenDJ Community

{{rh}}| OpenDS

| Sun Microsystems

| {{open source|CDDL}}

|

| 2024, May 7

| 4.6.3

|CDDL-licensed product no longer maintained, now Oracle Unified Directory.

{{rh}}| OpenLDAP

| Kurt Zeilenga and others (based on Slapd)

| {{open source|[http://www.openldap.org/software/release/license.html OpenLDAP Public License]}}

| 1998, Aug 26

| 2024, Nov 26

| 2.6.9

| LDAP clone from University of Michigan

{{rh}}| Oracle Directory Server Enterprise Editionhttp://www.oracle.com/technetwork/middleware/id-mgmt/index-085178.html {{Bare URL inline|date=September 2022}}

| Oracle, based on Sun DSEE

| {{proprietary}}

|

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| 11g

{{rh}}| Oracle Internet Directory

| Oracle

| {{proprietary}}

|

| 2023, Jan

| 12.2.1.4

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{{rh}}| Oracle Unified Directory (OUD)

| Oracle, based on OpenDS

| {{proprietary}}

|

| 2024, Apr

| 12.2.1.4

| Based on OpenDJ

{{rh}}| PingDirectory

| Ping Identity

| {{proprietary}}

| 2002

| 2024, Dec

| 10.2.0.0

|Based on OpenDS. Formerly UnboundID Directory Server[http://www.unboundid.com/products/directory-server.php UnboundID Directory Server]). Was purchased by Ping Identity in 2016{{Cite web |last=Post |first=Tamara Chuang {{!}} The Denver |date=2016-08-02 |title=Denver’s Ping Identity makes first big purchase, says new owner is “aggressive about growth” |url=https://www.denverpost.com/2016/08/02/denvers-ping-identity-makes-first-big-purchase-says-new-owner-is-aggressive-about-growth/ |access-date=2025-04-09 |website=The Denver Post |language=en-US}}

{{rh}}| RadiantOne

| Radiant Logic {{citation needed|date=June 2013}}

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{{rh}}| Red Hat Directory Server

| Red Hat

| {{open source|GPL plus exception}}

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| 2024, May 15

| 3.1.0

| Commercial version of 389 Directory Server

{{rh}}| ReOpenLDAP{{GitHub|ReOpen/ReOpenLDAP}}

| Peter-Service R&D

| {{open source|AGPL and OpenLDAP Public License}}

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| Fork of OpenLDAP with improved stability for highload and multi-master clustering

{{rh}}| Samba4

| Samba Team

| {{open source|GPLv3}}

| 1992, Jan

| 2025, Jan 6

| 4.21.3

| Active Directory compatible Domain Controller

{{rh}}| Slapd

| University of Michigan

| {{open source|Free}}{{citation needed|date=April 2014}}

| 1993

| 1996

|

| Standalone LDAP Daemon. Superseded by OpenLDAP[http://www.umich.edu/~dirsvcs/ldap/ UMich DirSvcs]

{{rh}}| Sun Java System Directory Server

| Sun Microsystems

| {{citation needed|date=June 2013}}

| 2011

| 2011

|

| No longer maintained

{{rh}}| Wren:DS{{GitHub|WrenSecurity/wrends}}

| Wren Security{{cite web |url=https://wrensecurity.org/ |title=Wren Security}}

| {{open source|CDDL}}

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| A community driven open-source fork of OpenDJ project.

{{Anchor|SERVER}}Server software (Env + Auth + Access)

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! AD

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! IAM

! SSO

! MFA

! NTLM

! KDC

! SA[S,M]L

! OAuth

! OIDC

! FS

{{rh}}| Active Directory

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{{rh}}| Apache Directory Server

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{{rh}}| Red Hat Directory Server

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{{rh}}| FreeIPA

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{{rh}}| OpenLDAP

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{{rh}}| Microsoft_Entra_ID

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  • FS: Federation Services

{{Anchor|SERVER}}Server software (Features)

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Replication

! GPO

! LDIF

! PKI

! LDAP

! NTP

! DNS

! DHCP

! POP3

! IMAP

! SMB

! CIFS

! BRS

! DRS

{{rh}}| Active Directory

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{{rh}}| Apache Directory Server

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{{rh}}| Red Hat Directory Server

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{{rh}}| FreeIPA

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{{rh}}| Red Hat IdM

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{{rh}}| OpenLDAP

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{{rh}}| Azure Active Directory

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Client software

= Cross-platform =

  • Admin4{{Cite web|title = Admin4.org {{!}} Admin4 - Management of DNS, LDAP, IMAP, PostgreSQL and more|url = http://www.admin4.org/|website = www.admin4.org|access-date = 2016-02-06}} - an open source LDAP browser and directory client for Linux, OS X, and Microsoft Windows, implemented in Python.
  • Apache Directory Server/Studio - an LDAP browser and directory client for Linux, OS X, and Microsoft Windows, and as a plug-in for the Eclipse development environment.
  • FusionDirectory,{{cite web|url=http://www.fusiondirectory.org |title=Home |publisher=www.fusiondirectory.org |date= |accessdate=2014-02-21}} a web application under license GNU General Public License developed in PHP for managing LDAP directory and associated services.
  • JXplorer - a Java-based browser that runs in any operating environment.
  • JXWorkBench {{cite web|url=https://www.jxworkbench.com |title=JXWorkBench Enterprise LDAP Admin |publisher=www.jxworkbench.com |date= |accessdate=2018-06-26}} - a Java-based plugin to JXplorer that includes LDAP reporting using the JasperReports reporting engine.
  • LDAP Account Manager - a PHP based webfrontend for managing various account types in an LDAP directory.
  • phpLDAPadmin - a web-based LDAP administration tool for creating and editing LDAP entries in any LDAP server.
  • LDAP User Manager - A simple PHP interface to add LDAP users and groups. Also has a self-service password change feature. Designed to be run as a Docker container.
  • SLAMD {{cite web |title=SLAMD Distributed Load Generation Engine |url=https://github.com/dirmgr/slamd}} - an open source load generation software suite, for testing multiple application protocols, including LDAP. Also contains tools for creating test data and test scripts.
  • RoundCube - an open source and free PHP IMAP client with support with LDAP based address books.
  • GOsa² - provides a powerful framework for managing accounts and systems in LDAP databases{{Citation needed|date=June 2017}}
  • web2ldap,{{cite web|url=https://www.web2ldap.de |title=web2ldap - LDAP client for the web |publisher=www.web2ldap.de |date= |accessdate=2019-03-28}} a web application under license Apache License 2.0 developed in Python for managing LDAP directories.
  • OpenDJ - a Java-based LDAP server and directory client that runs in any operating environment, under license CDDL
  • LDAP Explorer{{cite web|url=https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=fengtan.ldap-explorer |title=LDAP Explorer - Visual Studio Marketplace |publisher=fengtan |date= |accessdate=2023-01-11}} - a VS Code extension to browse LDAP servers

= Linux/UNIX =

  • Evolution - the contacts part of GNOME's PIM can query LDAP servers.
  • KAddressBook - the address book application for KDE, capable of querying LDAP servers.
  • OpenLDAP - a free, open source implementation.
  • diradm / diradm-2 - A nearly complete nss/shadow suite for managing POSIX users/groups/data in LDAP.
  • System Security Services Daemon (SSSD) - a system service to access remote directories and authentication mechanisms {{Cite web|url=https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_enterprise_linux/7/html/windows_integration_guide/sssd-ad|title=Chapter 2. Using Active Directory as an Identity Provider for SSSD Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7}}

= Mac OS X =

= Microsoft Windows =

  • Active Directory Explorer - a freeware LDAP client tool from Microsoft{{Cite web|url=https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/adexplorer.aspx|title=AD Explorer|last=Russinovich|first=Mark|date=2012-11-15|website=technet.microsoft.com|language=en|archive-url=https://archive.today/20170629052813/https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/adexplorer.aspx|archive-date=2017-06-29|url-status=dead|access-date=2017-06-29}}
  • LDAP Admin - a free, open source LDAP directory browser and editor
  • Ldp is an LDAP client included with Microsoft Windows
  • NetTools - is a freeware utility for AD troubleshooting and includes an LDAP client{{Cite web|url=https://nettools.net/ldap-search|title=NetTools – Swiss army knife for AD troubleshooting|website=nettools.net|access-date=2019-08-31}}
  • ActivMann- is a freeware utility for managing users and groups in Active Directory

Middleware

Notes

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References

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