fides
The premium Open Source alternative to Ethyca
🎯 Best for:Engineering-led organizations automating privacy compliance at scale.
What is fides?
An infrastructure-as-code alternative to Ethyca for automating Data Subject Requests (DSR) and privacy governance. It uses a declarative YAML syntax to map data categories across databases and CI/CD pipelines.
Tech Stack
PythonLegal & Compliance
Why fides?
- • Declarative privacy-as-code
- • Automated DSR fulfillment
- • Extensive database connectors
Limitations
- • Steep learning curve
- • Requires infrastructure management
- • Complex initial data mapping
3/5/2026
Last Update
90
Forks
327
Issues
Apache-2.0
License
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Competitor Cost
-$1,440
/ year (est. based on Ethyca)
Self-Hosted
$0
/ year
Team Size10 Users
150+
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