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30 open-source projects similar to cerbos/cerbos, ranked by shared indexed features. Tags may describe platforms or build tools rather than the same primary purpose. Check each project’s use case, license, and deployment requirements before treating it as a replacement.

  • casbin/casbincasbin avatar

    casbin/casbin

    19,848View on GitHub↗

    Casbin is an authorization library that provides a model-based engine for enforcing access control across diverse application environments. It decouples authorization logic from application code by using a configuration-driven approach, allowing developers to define access rules and evaluation logic independently. The system supports a wide range of access control models, including role-based, attribute-based, and relationship-based patterns, which are evaluated at runtime to determine if a subject is permitted to perform an action on a resource. The project distinguishes itself through a hig

    Goabacaccess-controlacl
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  • prefecthq/fastmcpPrefectHQ avatar

    PrefectHQ/fastmcp

    22,994View on GitHub↗

    FastMCP is a Python framework designed for building servers that expose functions, resources, and prompts to AI models using the Model Context Protocol. It simplifies the development process by automatically deriving tool metadata, input schemas, and documentation directly from Python function signatures and type hints. The framework provides a unified container for managing these components, allowing developers to build modular applications that integrate seamlessly with AI assistants. The project distinguishes itself through its support for interactive, server-defined user interface compone

    Pythonagentsfastmcpllms
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  • ryanb/cancanryanb avatar

    ryanb/cancan

    6,212View on GitHub↗

    CanCan is an authorization library for Ruby on Rails applications that provides a declarative framework for defining user permissions. It functions as a role-based access control system that decouples security logic from controllers by centralizing all ability definitions in a single location. The library distinguishes itself by translating permission rules into database-driven filters. This allows the system to retrieve only the specific records a user is permitted to see based on attribute conditions and defined scopes, rather than verifying permissions after data has been loaded. The fram

    Ruby
    View on GitHub↗6,212

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  • hsluoyz/casbinhsluoyz avatar

    hsluoyz/casbin

    20,189View on GitHub↗

    Casbin is an authorization library designed to manage application access control and permissions through a configurable model-based engine. It serves as a centralized system for verifying whether a user has permission to perform specific actions on a resource. The engine supports multiple access control models, including Role-Based Access Control, Attribute-Based Access Control, and Access Control Lists. It allows for the definition of role hierarchies and the evaluation of user, resource, and environment attributes to make access decisions. The library decouples authorization logic from dat

    Go
    View on GitHub↗20,189
  • palkan/action_policypalkan avatar

    palkan/action_policy

    1,557View on GitHub↗

    Action Policy is a Ruby authorization framework designed to manage user access and permissions by encapsulating security logic into dedicated policy classes. It provides a structured system for defining access rules that evaluate user actions against specific application resources, ensuring that security logic remains decoupled from the primary application code. The framework distinguishes itself through its ability to handle complex authorization requirements across diverse interfaces, including web controllers and various API formats. It supports dynamic permission evaluation by utilizing a

    Rubyauthorizationhacktoberfestrails
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  • linkerd/linkerd2linkerd avatar

    linkerd/linkerd2

    11,424View on GitHub↗

    This project is a service mesh platform designed to manage, secure, and observe service-to-service communication within Kubernetes clusters. It functions as a control plane that orchestrates transparent sidecar proxies, which intercept and manage network traffic to provide reliable connectivity for microservices. By automating the injection of these proxies, the platform ensures that infrastructure-level policies are applied consistently across all workloads without requiring manual configuration changes. The platform distinguishes itself through its focus on zero-trust security and cross-clu

    Gocloud-nativegolangkubernetes
    View on GitHub↗11,424
  • open-policy-agent/opaopen-policy-agent avatar

    open-policy-agent/opa

    11,860View on GitHub↗

    This project is a unified, cloud-native policy engine designed to decouple authorization and security logic from application codebases. It functions as a centralized authorization service that evaluates structured input data against declarative rules, enabling consistent policy enforcement across microservices, infrastructure, and continuous integration pipelines. The engine utilizes a specialized logic programming language to express complex constraints, which are compiled into an optimized intermediate representation for high-performance evaluation. By supporting both sidecar-based deployme

    Goauthorizationcloud-nativecompliance
    View on GitHub↗11,860
  • permitio/opalpermitio avatar

    permitio/opal

    5,469View on GitHub↗

    Opal is a policy distribution engine and real-time authorization data synchronizer. It serves as a management plane for deploying and monitoring distributed policy engines, such as OPA and Cedar, across microservices architectures. The project centralizes the administration of policies and data while deploying decentralized decision points. The system distinguishes itself by decoupling policy code, managed via version control, from authorization data retrieved from external databases and APIs. It uses a pub/sub-based state distribution model to push immediate updates to agents via WebSockets

    Pythonauthorizationcedarhacktoberfest
    View on GitHub↗5,469
  • theorchid/platformTheOrchid avatar

    TheOrchid/Platform

    4,791View on GitHub↗

    Platform is a framework for building back-office applications and administrative dashboards using Laravel. It functions as a schema-driven UI framework and CRUD generator that automatically constructs database management interfaces, input forms, and validation rules from programmatic model definitions. The project distinguishes itself through a comprehensive backend UI kit that supports advanced data capture, including geographic coordinate mapping, tabular JSON data matrices, and marketing metadata tracking. It features a robust role-based access control system for managing resource visibili

    PHP
    View on GitHub↗4,791
  • elabs/punditelabs avatar

    elabs/pundit

    8,509View on GitHub↗

    Pundit is a Ruby authorization framework that implements policy-based access control. It maps domain models to dedicated logic classes that determine whether a user is permitted to perform specific actions on data objects. The framework utilizes plain Ruby objects to decouple authorization logic from the model. It includes mechanisms for data query scoping to filter record collections based on user permissions, as well as attribute-level permission control to restrict which specific model fields a user can modify. The system provides tools for authorization coverage verification to ensure se

    Ruby
    View on GitHub↗8,509
  • loopbackio/loopback-nextloopbackio avatar

    loopbackio/loopback-next

    5,095View on GitHub↗

    LoopBack Next is a Node.js API framework used for building REST and multi-protocol APIs. It functions as an OpenAPI server implementation that can either generate machine-readable specifications from code or produce implementation controllers and models from existing specifications. The framework distinguishes itself through a central dependency injection container and a repository-pattern data access layer. This architecture decouples application logic from component construction and persistent storage, allowing for a pluggable system where data sources and business logic are isolated throug

    TypeScript
    View on GitHub↗5,095
  • usekaneo/kaneousekaneo avatar

    usekaneo/kaneo

    3,218View on GitHub↗

    Kaneo is an open-source project management platform built around a kanban board interface for organizing tasks into columns with drag-and-drop status management. It functions as a self-hosted task manager that supports multiple workspaces, organizations, and role-based access control, with all persistent data stored in a PostgreSQL relational database and exposed through a RESTful JSON API. The platform distinguishes itself through deep external integration capabilities, connecting project workflows to GitHub, Gitea, Slack, Discord, and Telegram with automated event-driven actions. A webhook

    TypeScripthacktoberfesthonoissue-management
    View on GitHub↗3,218
  • heeexy/springboot-shiro-vueHeeexy avatar

    Heeexy/SpringBoot-Shiro-Vue

    4,668View on GitHub↗

    SpringBoot-Shiro-Vue is a permission management framework and role-based access control system. It provides a backend implemented with Spring Boot and a frontend built with Vue.js to manage user roles and map them to specific interface and API access rights. The project utilizes a token-based authentication system to verify user identities and enable stateless communication between the frontend and backend. It implements granular UI permission control to show or hide specific buttons and interface elements based on the current user's assigned access rights. The framework covers API security

    Javapermissionsshirospringboot
    View on GitHub↗4,668
  • django-guardian/django-guardiandjango-guardian avatar

    django-guardian/django-guardian

    3,903View on GitHub↗

    django-guardian is a Django object permission library that enables the assignment of fine-grained access rights to individual database records. This system provides object-level access control, allowing users or groups to be granted permissions for specific model instances rather than applying a single global rule to an entire data model. The library includes a permission manager for the Django administrative interface, which provides a visual dashboard to assign and audit these instance-specific security rules. It also features an anonymous access controller to define and verify permissions

    Python
    View on GitHub↗3,903
  • marmotedu/iammarmotedu avatar

    marmotedu/iam

    4,194View on GitHub↗

    This project is a Go-based identity and access management system that functions as a centralized authentication and authorization server. It provides a framework for managing user identities and controlling access to resources within enterprise environments. The system implements a role-based access control model, where permissions are grouped into roles and mapped to specific user accounts to manage resource access levels. The codebase covers the implementation of user authentication systems, identity management, and backend security patterns. It utilizes a database-backed identity store an

    Goapplicationauthenticationauthorization
    View on GitHub↗4,194
  • qor/qorqor avatar

    qor/qor

    5,345View on GitHub↗

    Qor is a Go admin framework and backend toolkit used for building administrative interfaces, headless content management systems, and REST API generators. It provides a structured environment for implementing business application backends, specializing in the management of structured content and media assets. The project distinguishes itself through comprehensive multi-language content management, featuring locale-based data versioning and a dedicated system for internationalization and translation administration. It further differentiates its offering with a built-in state machine implementa

    Goadminapicms
    View on GitHub↗5,345
  • openfga/openfgaopenfga avatar

    openfga/openfga

    4,793View on GitHub↗

    OpenFGA is a fine-grained authorization server and policy decision point that implements relationship-based access control. It serves as a centralized authorization service for evaluating access requests and managing relationship tuples across distributed microservices and multi-tenant environments. The engine combines relationship graphs with attribute-based access control, using the Common Expression Language to evaluate dynamic runtime attributes and conditional access rules. It handles complex hierarchies and nested permissions by traversing chains of associations and parent-child links t

    Goabacauthorizationentitlements
    View on GitHub↗4,793
  • supertokens/supertokens-coresupertokens avatar

    supertokens/supertokens-core

    14,922View on GitHub↗

    SuperTokens Core is an open-source, self-hosted authentication and identity management platform designed for deployment within private infrastructure. It provides a comprehensive suite for managing user accounts, roles, and secure authentication flows, utilizing a modular, recipe-based architecture that allows developers to enable specific security features without modifying the core codebase. The platform distinguishes itself through its robust multi-tenancy capabilities, which allow for the logical or physical isolation of user records and configuration settings across different organizatio

    Javaauth0authenticationaws-cognito
    View on GitHub↗14,922
  • passbolt/passbolt_apipassbolt avatar

    passbolt/passbolt_api

    5,974View on GitHub↗

    Passbolt is an open-source, self-hosted password manager designed for teams. It provides a centralized, encrypted vault where organizations can store, share, and manage credentials securely. The server exposes a JSON REST API that authenticates requests using either GPGAuth or JWT tokens, and all secrets are protected with OpenPGP end-to-end encryption, ensuring the server never has access to plaintext passwords. The platform distinguishes itself through a comprehensive role-based access control system that governs resource sharing and administrative actions. Teams can organize users into gro

    PHPcakephpcakephp5credentials
    View on GitHub↗5,974
  • pyeve/evepyeve avatar

    pyeve/eve

    6,738View on GitHub↗

    Eve is a REST API framework that maps database collections to web resources through declarative configuration files. It functions as a database-to-API mapper, automatically exposing data as RESTful endpoints with built-in support for CRUD operations and schema-based request validation. The project distinguishes itself through a HATEOAS API engine that generates hypermedia links and resource schemas for dynamic client discovery. It also includes an automated Swagger documentation generator that produces interactive specifications for client SDK generation and testing. The framework provides a

    Python
    View on GitHub↗6,738
  • requestly/requestlyrequestly avatar

    requestly/requestly

    6,341View on GitHub↗
    TypeScriptapiapi-clientapi-mock
    View on GitHub↗6,341
  • teamhanko/hankoteamhanko avatar

    teamhanko/hanko

    8,801View on GitHub↗

    Hanko is an open-source identity provider and customer identity and access management system. It serves as a passkey authentication service and an OAuth and SAML SSO gateway, allowing applications to authenticate users and issue tokens via standard identity protocols. The project distinguishes itself through a strong focus on passwordless access using WebAuthn-based passkeys and email-based passcodes. It provides framework-agnostic authentication interfaces as customizable web components that can be embedded directly into web applications to handle login, registration, and profile management.

    Go2faauthenticationciam
    View on GitHub↗8,801
  • bitwarden/clientsbitwarden avatar

    bitwarden/clients

    13,114View on GitHub↗

    This project is a comprehensive zero-knowledge security suite designed for enterprise credential management, secrets orchestration, and password management. It provides a secure, end-to-end encrypted vault that allows users to store, synchronize, and manage sensitive information, including passwords, passkeys, and infrastructure secrets, across desktop, mobile, and browser environments. The platform distinguishes itself through a strict zero-knowledge architecture where all encryption and decryption occur locally on the client, ensuring that plaintext data remains inaccessible to the server.

    TypeScriptangularbitwardenbrowser-extension
    View on GitHub↗13,114
  • vonng/pigstyVonng avatar

    Vonng/pigsty

    5,172View on GitHub↗

    Pigsty is a comprehensive database infrastructure orchestration platform designed to automate the full lifecycle of high-availability PostgreSQL clusters. It functions as an infrastructure-as-code framework that manages cluster coordination, node provisioning, and service discovery through idempotent playbooks. By integrating distributed consensus mechanisms, the platform ensures automated failover and consistent state enforcement across diverse environments, including bare metal and virtualized infrastructure. The platform distinguishes itself through a robust suite of operational capabiliti

    Shell
    View on GitHub↗5,172
  • kyverno/kyvernokyverno avatar

    kyverno/kyverno

    7,841View on GitHub↗

    Kyverno is a Kubernetes policy engine and cloud native governance tool. It functions as a policy-as-code framework that validates, mutates, and generates resources to enforce security and governance standards within a cluster. The project distinguishes itself through a declarative policy model that utilizes native Kubernetes custom resource definitions, allowing policies to be managed as standard cluster objects without custom code. It provides specific security capabilities for container image verification and signature validation to ensure only trusted images are deployed. Its broader capa

    Go
    View on GitHub↗7,841
  • cube-js/cubecube-js avatar

    cube-js/cube

    20,251View on GitHub↗

    Cube is a semantic data layer that provides a unified framework for defining business metrics, dimensions, and relationships across diverse data sources. By acting as a headless business intelligence engine, it transforms raw data into a governed model that can be queried via SQL, REST, and GraphQL interfaces. This architecture ensures consistent data definitions and logic across all downstream analytical applications and reporting tools. The platform distinguishes itself through its integrated conversational AI capabilities, which allow users to explore data using natural language. It orches

    Rustagentic-analyticsagentsai
    View on GitHub↗20,251
  • fosrl/pangolinfosrl avatar

    fosrl/pangolin

    21,255View on GitHub↗

    Pangolin is a zero-trust remote access platform designed to provide secure, identity-aware connectivity to private network resources. It functions as a cloud-native network controller that orchestrates encrypted tunnels, traffic routing, and access policies across distributed environments. By leveraging WireGuard for secure data transport, the platform enables authenticated access to internal web applications, terminal sessions, and remote desktops without exposing services to the public internet. The platform distinguishes itself through a declarative infrastructure model that synchronizes n

    TypeScriptcrowdsecdockerhome-lab
    View on GitHub↗21,255
  • quarkusio/quarkusquarkusio avatar

    quarkusio/quarkus

    15,479View on GitHub↗

    Quarkus is a Kubernetes-native Java framework designed for building high-performance, memory-efficient applications. It utilizes ahead-of-time native compilation to transform Java code into standalone, optimized binaries that eliminate the need for a virtual machine, enabling rapid startup and reduced memory consumption. By performing code augmentation during the build phase, it shifts heavy processing tasks away from runtime, ensuring that applications are optimized for cloud-native environments. The framework distinguishes itself through a unified approach to reactive and imperative program

    Javacloud-nativehacktoberfestjava
    View on GitHub↗15,479
  • aws/aws-cdkaws avatar

    aws/aws-cdk

    12,817View on GitHub↗

    The AWS Cloud Development Kit is an infrastructure-as-code framework that enables developers to define and provision cloud resources using familiar programming languages. By utilizing construct-based synthesis, it translates high-level, object-oriented code into declarative templates, allowing for the automated management of complex cloud environments through a centralized, code-driven control plane. The framework distinguishes itself through its ability to model infrastructure as a dependency-aware resource graph, ensuring that components are provisioned and updated in the correct order. It

    TypeScriptawscloud-infrastructurehacktoberfest
    View on GitHub↗12,817
  • yalantis/context-menu.androidYalantis avatar

    Yalantis/Context-Menu.Android

    3,827View on GitHub↗

    This is an Android context menu library and UI component toolkit used to create animated, context-sensitive overlay menus that render above the existing view hierarchy. It functions as a navigation framework for implementing interactive menu components and transitions, allowing users to access secondary actions without leaving the primary screen. The library utilizes a fragment-based menu manager to handle the existence and state of menu components by injecting dedicated fragments into the activity window. It provides a set of customizable view-group compositions and a property-based animatio

    Kotlinandroidanimationcontext-menu
    View on GitHub↗3,827