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).

## Contents

* 1 Server software
* 2 Server software (Env + Auth + Access)
* 3 Server software (Features)
* 4 Client software
* 4.1 Cross-platform
* 4.2 Linux/UNIX
* 4.3 Mac OS X
* 4.4 Microsoft Windows
* 5 Middleware
* 6 Notes
* 7 References

## Server software

Product  | Vendor  | Software license[lower-alpha 1] | Initial Release  | Last Release  | Last Version  | Comments

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389 Directory Server | Red Hat | GPL linking exception[1] with exception to allow linking to non-GPL[2] | 2005, Dec,  | 2024, May 15  | 3.1.0  | Formerly Fedora Directory Server
Microsoft Entra ID  | Microsoft | Proprietary | 2008, Oct 27  | 2025  | ?  | Known as Azure Active Directory (AAD) as well
Jumpcloud  | Jumpcloud  | Proprietary | 2013, Sept  | 2024, Dec 9  | ?  |
Red Hat Identity Manager (IdM)  | Red Hat | Proprietary | 2008, Apr 1  | 2024  | 4.12  | Fork of FreeIPA. Based on (RHEL 9.10
Active Directory | Microsoft | Proprietary | 2000  | 2024, Nov 1  | 91 (WS 2025)  | Integrated on Windows Server
Authorized Entities Directory (Æ-DIR)  | Michael Ströder  | Apache 2.0 |  |  |  | Based on OpenLDAP with additional tools
Apache Directory Server  | Apache Software Foundation  | Apache 2.0 | 2006, Oct  | 2023, Oct 23  | 2.0.0-AM27  |
Apple Open Directory \-  | Apple Inc. | Proprietary[3] |  |  |  | A fork of the OpenLDAP project
BEJY LDAP Server,[4] | Stefan "Bebbo" Franke  | GPL |  |  |  | A Java LDAP Server.
CA Directory  | CA Technologies | Proprietary |  | 2024, Dec 2nd  | 14.1  | CA Tech was acquired by Broadcom Inc in 2018
Critical Path Directory Server  | Critical Path  | Proprietary |  |  |  | Now owned by Synchronoss Technologies.
Directory services -  | ForgeRock | Proprietary |  |  |  | A fork of the OpenDJ project
DirX Directory  |  |  |  |
FreeIPA | GNU | GPL | 2008, Apr 1  | 2024, June 10  | 4.12.1  | Using 389 Directory Server
IBM Tivoli Directory Server  | IBM | Proprietary |  | 2024, Oct 7  | 7.5
LDAPJS.[5] | Mark Cavage[6] | MIT | 2009, May 27th  | 2025  | 23.6.1  | Implementation of LDAP in JavaScript on Node.js
Mandriva Directory Server  | Mandriva development team  | GPL | 2011  | 2021, Nov 23  |  | Now part of Mandriva Management Console
Meerkat DSA  | Wildboar Software  | MIT |  |  |  | Also supports the full X.500 directory protocols: DAP, DSP, and DOP
Nexor Directory  |  |  |  |
NetIQ eDirectory | NetIQ | Proprietary | 1993  | 2023, May 31  | 9.2.8  | Successor. Originally known as Novell Directory Services (NDS). Successr of eDirectory and NDS.
OpenBSD ldapd[7] | Martin Hedenfalk, OpenBSD | ISC |  |  |
OpenDJ | Open Identity Platform Community  | CDDL | 2010, Dec 21  | 2024, May 7  | 4.6.3  | A fork of the OpenDS project developed by ForgeRock, until 2016,[8] now maintained by OpenDJ Community
OpenDS  | Sun Microsystems | CDDL |  | 2024, May 7  | 4.6.3  | CDDL-licensed product no longer maintained, now Oracle Unified Directory.
OpenLDAP | Kurt Zeilenga and others (based on Slapd)  | OpenLDAP Public License | 1998, Aug 26  | 2024, Nov 26  | 2.6.9  | LDAP clone from University of Michigan
Oracle Directory Server Enterprise Edition[9] | Oracle, based on Sun DSEE | Proprietary |  |  |  | 11g
Oracle Internet Directory | Oracle | Proprietary |  | 2023, Jan  | 12.2.1.4  |
Oracle Unified Directory (OUD)  | Oracle, based on OpenDS  | Proprietary |  | 2024, Apr  | 12.2.1.4  | Based on OpenDJ
PingDirectory  | Ping Identity  | Proprietary | 2002  | 2024, Dec  | 10.2.0.0  | Based on OpenDS. Formerly UnboundID Directory Server[10]). Was purchased by Ping Identity in 2016[11]
RadiantOne  |  |  |  |
Red Hat Directory Server  | Red Hat | GPL plus exception  |  | 2024, May 15  | 3.1.0  | Commercial version of 389 Directory Server
ReOpenLDAP[12] | Peter-Service R&D  | AGPL and OpenLDAP Public License  |  |  |  | Fork of OpenLDAP with improved stability for highload and multi-master clustering
Samba4 | Samba Team  | GPLv3 | 1992, Jan  | 2025, Jan 6  | 4.21.3  | Active Directory compatible Domain Controller
Slapd  | University of Michigan | Free | 1993  | 1996  |  | Standalone LDAP Daemon. Superseded by OpenLDAP[13]
Sun Java System Directory Server | Sun Microsystems | 2011  | 2011  |  | No longer maintained
Wren:DS[14] | Wren Security[15] | CDDL |  |  |  | A community driven open-source fork of OpenDJ project.

## Server software (Env + Auth + Access)

Name  | Environment  | Interface  | Authentication

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Heterogenous  | Agnostic  | AD  | GUI  | CLI  | IAM  | SSO  | MFA  | NTLM  | KDC  | SA[S,M]L  | OAuth  | OIDC  | FS
Active Directory | No  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes
Apache Directory Server  | ?  | Yes  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes
Red Hat Directory Server  | No  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes
FreeIPA | No  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes
OpenLDAP | Yes  | Yes  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | No  | No  | Yes  | No  | No  | Yes
Microsoft Entra ID  | No  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes

* FS: Federation Services

## Server software (Features)

Name  | Features

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Replication  | GPO  | LDIF  | PKI  | LDAP  | NTP  | DNS  | DHCP  | POP3  | IMAP  | SMB  | CIFS  | BRS  | DRS
Active Directory | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes
Apache Directory Server  | Yes  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No  | Yes  | Yes
Red Hat Directory Server  | Yes  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No  | Yes  | Yes
FreeIPA | Yes  | No  | Yes  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes
Red Hat IdM  | Yes  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes
OpenLDAP | Yes  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No
Azure Active Directory  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | No  | Yes  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes

* BRS: Backup Recovery System Backup and Restore
* DRP: Disaster Recovery Plan IT disaster recovery

## Client software

### Cross-platform

* Admin4[16] \- 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,[17] 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 [18] \- 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 [19] \- 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.
* web2ldap,[20] 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[21] \- 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 [22]

### Mac OS X

* Contacts - an LDAP-aware address book application built into Mac OS X.
* Directory Utility \- a utility for configuring access to several types of directory servers, including LDAP; built into Mac OS X.
* Workgroup Manager - a utility for configuring access to several types of directory servers, including LDAP; built into Mac OS X Server and one of Apple's Server Admin Tools.
* Slapd - from the Univ of Michigan

### Microsoft Windows

* Active Directory Explorer - a freeware LDAP client tool from Microsoft[23]
* 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[24]
* ActivMann- is a freeware utility for managing users and groups in Active Directory

## Middleware

* Json2Ldap \- a JSON-RPC-to-LDAP gateway

## Notes

1. ↑ Licenses here are a summary, and are not to be a full list of terms. Some packages may use libraries under different licenses.

## References

1. ↑ "389 Directory Server - Licensing". http://directory.fedoraproject.org/docs/389ds/FAQ/licensing.html#directory-server-licensing.
2. ↑ "389 Directory Server - GPL Exception License Text". http://directory.fedoraproject.org/docs/389ds/development/gpl-exception-license-text.html.
3. ↑ "Mac OS X Server Software License Agreement". http://store.apple.com/Catalog/US/Images/MacOSXserver.html.
4. ↑ "BEJY LDAP Server". http://bejy.net/downloadldap.wiki.
5. ↑ "ldapjs". ldapjs. http://ldapjs.org/. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
6. ↑ "mcavage (Mark Cavage) 路 GitHub". Github.com. 2010-08-15. https://github.com/mcavage. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
7. ↑ "ldapd". Martin Hedenfalk. http://www.bzero.se/ldapd/.
8. ↑ "ForgeRock has shuttered the open-source community, and no longer allows new development on their platform under a permissive license". June 1, 2017. http://www.timeforafork.com/.
9. ↑ "Oracle Directory Server Enterprise Edition". http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/middleware/id-mgmt/index-085178.html.
10. ↑ UnboundID Directory Server
11. ↑ Post, Tamara Chuang | The Denver (2016-08-02). "Denver’s Ping Identity makes first big purchase, says new owner is “aggressive about growth”" (in en-US). https://www.denverpost.com/2016/08/02/denvers-ping-identity-makes-first-big-purchase-says-new-owner-is-aggressive-about-growth/.
12. ↑ on GitHub
13. ↑ UMich DirSvcs
14. ↑ on GitHub
15. ↑ "Wren Security". https://wrensecurity.org/.
16. ↑ "Admin4.org | Admin4 - Management of DNS, LDAP, IMAP, PostgreSQL and more". http://www.admin4.org/.
17. ↑ "Home". www.fusiondirectory.org. http://www.fusiondirectory.org. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
18. ↑ "JXWorkBench Enterprise LDAP Admin". www.jxworkbench.com. https://www.jxworkbench.com. Retrieved 2018-06-26.
19. ↑ "SLAMD Distributed Load Generation Engine". https://github.com/dirmgr/slamd.
20. ↑ "web2ldap - LDAP client for the web". www.web2ldap.de. https://www.web2ldap.de. Retrieved 2019-03-28.
21. ↑ "LDAP Explorer - Visual Studio Marketplace". fengtan. https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=fengtan.ldap-explorer. Retrieved 2023-01-11.
22. ↑ "Chapter 2. Using Active Directory as an Identity Provider for SSSD Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7". https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_enterprise_linux/7/html/windows_integration_guide/sssd-ad.
23. ↑ Russinovich, Mark (2012-11-15). "AD Explorer" (in en). https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/adexplorer.aspx.
24. ↑ "NetTools – Swiss army knife for AD troubleshooting". https://nettools.net/ldap-search.

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