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Description

Cedar is an open-source policy language and evaluation framework created by AWS to enhance fine-grained access control within applications. This tool allows developers to craft clear and succinct authorization policies, effectively separating access control mechanisms from the core application logic. Cedar accommodates various authorization paradigms, such as role-based access control and attribute-based access control, which empowers developers to write expressive and analyzable policy definitions. The design of Cedar prioritizes both readability and performance, ensuring that the policies remain understandable while also being efficient in their enforcement. By utilizing Cedar, applications can achieve precise authorization decisions, which in turn improves both security and maintainability. Furthermore, the policy structure is optimized for quick access and supports swift, scalable real-time evaluations with consistent low latency. Additionally, Cedar facilitates the use of analytical tools that can enhance your policies and verify that your security framework aligns with your expectations, thus fostering greater confidence in your security posture. Overall, Cedar represents a pivotal advancement in managing application access control efficiently.

Description

Cerbos serves as a comprehensive authorization management platform designed to establish, implement, and assess access control policies across various applications and services. It enables developers to utilize its policy decision point (PDP) for evaluating authorization requests, while teams can create and oversee policies based on roles, relationships, and attributes. Cerbos accommodates workflows that can be local, self-hosted, or cloud-based, providing features like policy testing, observability, and audit logs for scrutinizing authorization choices. Additionally, Cerbos Hub offers a managed setting for organizing and disseminating policies, and the open-source Cerbos PDP is suitable for deployment alongside application workloads. The platform is tailored for engineering, security, and product teams needing reliable and detailed authorization mechanisms for users, services, and other identities within distributed systems. In doing so, it enhances security and streamlines the management of complex access-control scenarios across diverse environments.

API Access

Has API No 

API Access

Has API Yes 

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Integrations

Amazon Verified Permissions Yes 
Amazon Web Services (AWS) Yes 
Apache Kafka No 
Envoy No 
Model Context Protocol (MCP) No 
Permit.io Yes 
Trino No 

Integrations

Amazon Verified Permissions No 
Amazon Web Services (AWS) No 
Apache Kafka Yes 
Envoy Yes 
Model Context Protocol (MCP) Yes 
Permit.io No 
Trino Yes 

Pricing Details

Free
Free Trial No 
Free Version Yes 

Pricing Details

$25/month
The open-source Cerbos PDP is free forever. Cerbos Hub Proof of Concept is $0/month for up to 100 monthly active principals. Development starts at $25/month and includes the first 100 monthly active principals; a three-month free trial is offered. Production starts at $933/month and includes the first 5,000 monthly active principals. Enterprise plans have custom pricing.
Free Trial Yes 
Free Version Yes 

Deployment

Web-Based Yes 
On-Premises No 
iPhone App No 
iPad App No 
Android App No 
Windows No 
Mac No 
Linux No 
Chromebook No 

Deployment

Web-Based Yes 
On-Premises Yes 
iPhone App No 
iPad App No 
Android App No 
Windows No 
Mac Yes 
Linux Yes 
Chromebook No 

Customer Support

Business Hours No 
Live Rep (24/7) No 
Online Support Yes 

Customer Support

Business Hours No 
Live Rep (24/7) Yes 
Online Support Yes 

Types of Training

Training Docs Yes 
Webinars No 
Live Training (Online) No 
In Person No 

Types of Training

Training Docs Yes 
Webinars No 
Live Training (Online) Yes 
In Person Yes 

Vendor Details

Company Name

Amazon

Founded

1994

Country

United States

Website

www.cedarpolicy.com

Vendor Details

Company Name

Cerbos

Founded

2021

Country

United Kingdom

Website

www.cerbos.dev

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