casbin
The premium Open Source alternative to Oso
🎯 Best for:Developers needing fine-grained, multi-model access control across different languages.
What is casbin?
A policy-driven alternative to proprietary engines like Oso or Auth0 FGA. It decouples access control logic from application code using a specialized PERM metamodel for high-performance evaluation.
Tech Stack
GoBackend & Auth
Why casbin?
- • Extremely flexible policy engine
- • High-performance evaluation
- • Large ecosystem of adapters
Limitations
- • Steep learning curve for DSL
- • Manual policy management
- • Complex debugging of rules
3/5/2026
Last Update
1,725
Forks
69
Issues
Apache-2.0
License
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Competitor Cost
-$1,440
/ year (est. based on Oso)
Self-Hosted
$0
/ year
Team Size10 Users
150+
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