What is Permit.io used for?

Permit.io is an authorization as a service with RBAC, ABAC and ReBAC, policy as code and local decision points for apps, APIs and AI agents. It is a good fit for adding fine-grained permissions to a SaaS product and controlling what AI agents are allowed to do.

Yes. Permit.io has a free plan. A free-forever Community plan covers 1,000 MAUs and 20 tenants. Enterprise pricing is tailored on request and adds on-prem deployment; a Pro tier is mentioned but its price is not shown.

Is Permit.io open source?

No. Permit.io is proprietary (closed-source) software. Open-source alternatives to Permit.io include SpiceDB.

Can I self-host Permit.io?

Yes. Although Permit.io is closed source, it can be self-hosted on your own servers, and the vendor also offers a hosted version.

What are some alternatives to Permit.io?

Permit.io competes with Oso and Authress. For open-source options, see Enlisted's ranked list of open-source Permit.io alternatives.

Permit.io: features, pricing and alternatives

About Permit.io

Permit.io is a commercial authorization service that lets developers add fine-grained permissions to applications, APIs and AI agents without building a permission system from scratch. Policies can be written as code or managed in a no-code editor, and decisions can be made by policy decision points running close to the application.

The product line includes App and API Permissions, Nexus PDP, an MCP Gateway, a Coding Agents Gateway, AI Access Control and embeddable Elements for permission management screens. It supports RBAC, ABAC, ReBAC and policy-based models, built on open standards such as OPA, Cedar and OPAL. Every decision is logged, explained and forwardable to a SIEM, and decisions can run in the cloud, in hybrid setups or on premises. Compliance items listed include SOC 2 Type II attestation and a HIPAA BAA. Permit.io is a commercial product with open-source components, with a hosted service, documentation, a CLI and a pricing page.

Key features

RBAC, ABAC and ReBAC support
Policy as code and a no-code editor
Local policy decision points
Built on OPA, Cedar and OPAL
Audit logs for every decision
MCP Gateway and AI access control
Embeddable permission management elements

Good fit for

→Adding fine-grained permissions to a SaaS product
→Controlling what AI agents are allowed to do

Tags: authorization; rbac; abac; rebac; policy-as-code; opa; ai-agents; access-control

Permit.io: questions and answers

What is Permit.io used for?: Permit.io is an authorization as a service with RBAC, ABAC and ReBAC, policy as code and local decision points for apps, APIs and AI agents. It is a good fit for adding fine-grained permissions to a SaaS product and controlling what AI agents are allowed to do.
Is Permit.io free?: Yes. Permit.io has a free plan. A free-forever Community plan covers 1,000 MAUs and 20 tenants. Enterprise pricing is tailored on request and adds on-prem deployment; a Pro tier is mentioned but its price is not shown.
Is Permit.io open source?: No. Permit.io is proprietary (closed-source) software. Open-source alternatives to Permit.io include SpiceDB.
Can I self-host Permit.io?: Yes. Although Permit.io is closed source, it can be self-hosted on your own servers, and the vendor also offers a hosted version.
What are some alternatives to Permit.io?: Permit.io competes with Oso and Authress. For open-source options, see Enlisted's ranked list of open-source Permit.io alternatives.