Permify

What is Permify?

Permify is a platform for adding detailed access controls to your systems. It acts as a central hub for authorization, keeping permission management consistent across all your applications and making testing, debugging, and updating permissions simpler.

You can define specific permissions and rules using a flexible authorization language that supports RBAC, ABAC, and ReBAC models. All authorization data lives in one spot, organized for quick checks and efficient management.

Permify is available in three editions: an open-source version for learning and testing, a cloud-based option with extra security and scalability, and an on-premise choice with custom features and infrastructure for businesses that need it.

Who created Permify?

Permify was created by Hongxiang Liu. The company’s goal is to tackle complex permission requirements with its adaptable authorization language. Users, including the team at Dynamic Yield, report that it helps them implement precise access control and streamline their authorization processes.

What is Permify used for?

Permify helps you:

• Build fine-grained access controls for your systems.
• Keep authorization consistent across all your applications.
• Test, debug, and refine how your permissions work.
• Handle complex permission needs with granular rules and policies.
• Work with different authorization approaches like RBAC, ABAC, and ReBAC.
• Store all authorization data in one central location.
• Get fast response times — down to 10ms — for access checks at any level.
• Standardize authorization to prevent slowdowns in product development.
• Improve how you understand and govern your authorization.

Who is Permify for?

Permify is aimed at developers, engineers, security professionals, DevOps engineers, system architects, IT managers, designers, and development team leads — essentially anyone involved in building or managing engineering resources.

How to use Permify?

1. Sign up: You can start for free — no annual contracts or credit card details required.
2. Choose your plan: Pick the Open Source version for learning and testing, the Cloud plan for extra security, support, and scalability, or the On-Premise option for custom features and infrastructure tailored to your company.
3. Integrate: Connect Permify to your system. The level of support, integration options, and features depends on the plan you selected.
4. Build your authorization model: Use the flexible language to define granular permissions and policies, then run access checks against your centralized authorization data.