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# Cerbos

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> Cerbos is an open-source access governance solution that helps businesses manage authorization for applications. It is a policy-based runtime authorization system that allows developers to implement and manage fine-grained access control. The platform offers a centralized management system for role-based access control (RBAC) and attribute-based access control (ABAC) policies.

This approach enables organizations to define access control rules in a single source and manage them centrally, while the authorization decisions are made locally for low-latency performance. Additionally, Cerbos' open-source nature, combined with its API-based plug-and-play approach, allows it to be a flexible solution capable of adapting to changing business needs and regulatory requirements.

Business Benefits of Cerbos Authorization

Compliance with Security Standards:
Cerbos is an ideal solution for Zero Trust Architecture. By externalizing authorization policy management, organizations can meet least-privilege access standards while keeping policy maintenance simple. The stateless design ensures that no request is inherently trusted, and always evaluated at runtime. Cerbos was also designed with data privacy standards in mind, operating solely within your environment and avoiding external dependencies.

Cerbos’ Human-readable policies and audit logs make it easier to demonstrate compliance with security and data protection standards including HIPPA, GDPR, SOC2, PCI DSS, ISO27001, and CCPA.

Collaborate Effectively with Diverse Stakeholders:
Cerbos Hub allows non-developer stakeholders to interact with authorization policies without touching the application code. Users have found that the YAML format provides a common language that can be shared between technical and non-technical stakeholders, clarifying conversations about how business requirements can be translated into authorization policies in the application. 

Save Months of Developer Time:
By decoupling authorization logic from application code, policy updates that might take weeks or months to completely implement can be deployed in minutes. Reclaiming that time for developers means your team can release features and address customer needs faster. 

Flexible Deployment Options, Pre-built Integrations and SDKs
Cerbos is designed to adapt to your existing architecture. Cerbos supports authorization across environments—on-premise, cloud, Kubernetes, serverless setups. Cerbos Hub users can also deploy embedded PDPs on device, in-browser, and in serverless environments using our WASM bundle. We offer SDKs for almost any language, and pre-built integrations for popular frameworks. 

Reliable Support:
Software architects and developers will find support in our Slack Community from other Cerbos users and our own engineers. Users can also book time with our engineers to talk through their questions over a video call.
> 
> Verdict: Rated **5.0/5** by 2 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**.

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## Quick Stats & Ratings

| Metric | Rating | Detail |
| **Overall** | **5.0/5** | 2 Reviews |
| Ease of Use | 5.0/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Customer Support | 5.0/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Value for Money | 5.0/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Features | 5.0/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Recommendation percentage | 100% | (10/10 Likelihood to recommend) |

## About the vendor

- **Company**: Cerbos

## Commercial Context

- **Starting Price**: £25.00
- **Pricing model**:  (Free version available) (Free Trial)
- **Target Audience**: 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+
- **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based, Mac (Desktop), Windows (Desktop), Linux (Desktop), Windows (On-Premise), Linux (On-Premise), Chromebook (Desktop)
- **Supported Languages**: English
- **Available Countries**: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium and 209 more

## Features

- API
- Access Controls/Permissions
- Access Management
- Active Directory Integration
- Audit Trail
- Compliance Management
- Customisable Templates
- Event Logs
- HIPAA Compliant
- Monitoring
- Multiple User Accounts
- Policy Management
- Real-Time Data
- Real-Time Monitoring
- Role-Based Permissions
- Third-Party Integrations

## Integrations (28 total)

- AWS Lambda
- Amazon EC2
- Amazon ECS
- Amazon EKS
- Auth0
- Azure Active Directory External Identities
- Azure Virtual Machines
- Clerk
- Cognito
- Docker
- Firebase
- Fly.io
- FusionAuth
- GitHub
- Google Cloud Compute Engine

... and 13 more integrations

## Support Options

- Email/Help Desk
- FAQs/Forum
- Knowledge Base
- Phone Support
- 24/7 (Live rep)
- Chat

## Category

- [Access Governance Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/directory/4665/access-governance/software)

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## Reviews

### "Review of Cerbos authorization tool" — 5.0/5

> **Tigran** | *6 December 2024* | Information Technology & Services | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10
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> **Pros**: Easy and robust integration methods, clear and helpful documentation
> 
> **Cons**: I think more cool features will be added in the future

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### "Easy integration and multiple platform support." — 5.0/5

> **Anonymous User** | *21 November 2024* | Computer Software | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10
> 
> **Pros**: Easy integration and feature like PDP endpoint. I have tried this with ReactJS also tried PDP endpoint.
> 
> **Cons**: Documentation need some improvement. Like some how to do are missing. Earlier time I struggle to get some issue fix.
> 
> I have tried with ReacJS integration. Used both option one is self hosted one and PDP endpoint both works smoothly.

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