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Permify

Open-source authorization service, inspired by Google Zanzibar, that stores relationships and answers access checks over an API.

Permify is an open-source authorization service that stores relationships and answers access checks over an API. It is written in Go, and its model is inspired by Google Zanzibar. Applications and services send their permission questions to the server, which exposes a REST API. The official install routes are a Docker image, a Homebrew formula and a Helm chart for Kubernetes, and the server keeps authorization data in memory unless it is configured with PostgreSQL, the only database engine the configuration page names.

FusionAuth acquired the project, and the acquisition announcement says the project stays open source.

Worth knowing

Permify Cloud is the managed version of the same software. The README says the Community Edition does not include some premium features, such as observability dashboards and data synchronization.

Identity

Status
Active
Maintainer
Permify4
Owned by
FusionAuth5
First release
20229
Headquarters
United States1

Rendering and deploy

Runs as
Always on11
Install with
docker810111213

Releases

Current major version
18
Last release
2026-10-098

Adoption

GitHub stars
5,9682
Contributors
742

Why these figures do not compare

Sources

  1. 2026-11-03: links, Headquarters
    permify.co/
  2. 2026-11-03: links, Written in, License, GitHub stars, Contributors
    github.com/Permify/permify
  3. 2026-11-03: links
    docs.permify.co/
  4. 2026-11-03: Maintainer
    api.github.com/users/Permify
  5. 2026-11-03: Owned by
    fusionauth.io/blog/fusionauth-acquires-permify
  6. 2026-11-03: Categories, License model, Content API
    github.com/Permify/permify/blob/master/README.md
  7. 2026-11-03: links
    permify.co/pricing/
  8. 2026-11-03: Current major version, Last release, Install with, Runtime
    github.com/Permify/permify/releases/tag/v1.7.5
  9. 2026-11-03: First release
    github.com/Permify/permify/tree/v0.0.0-alpha1
  10. 2026-11-03: Install with
    docs.permify.co/setting-up/installation/container
  11. 2026-11-03: Install with, Runs as
    docs.permify.co/setting-up/installation/brew
  12. 2026-11-03: Install with
    docs.permify.co/setting-up/installation/helm
  13. 2026-11-03: Install with
    docs.permify.co/setting-up/installation/kubernetes
  14. 2026-11-03: Databases
    docs.permify.co/setting-up/configuration

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