Market map / Authorization & policy
Permit.io
Full-stack authorization layering a management UI and APIs over standard policy engines.
- Category
- Full-stack authorization platform
- Lane
- Authorization & policy
- Founded
- 2020
- Ownership
- Private; VC-backed (Series A, 2024)
- HQ
- Tel Aviv, Israel
Summary
Permit.io is a full-stack authorization platform that adds a management UI, APIs, and SDKs over open-source policy engines (OPA and Cedar), supporting RBAC, ABAC, and ReBAC. It targets teams that want to ship authorization without building the control plane.
Best for
Teams that want authorization as a managed product with low-code policy management.
Consider if
You want to run your own policy engine without an external control plane.
Strengths
- Built over standard engines (OPA, Cedar)
- Low-code policy and audit UI
- RBAC/ABAC/ReBAC support
Considerations
- Managed control-plane dependency
- Younger than incumbent IAM vendors