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Permit.io

Uses AI

Runtime Access Control for the AI Era.

permit.io Source★ 315GPL-3.0Software Development / Auth, Payments & Billing Infrastructure

AI Benchmark
Desktop
Mobile
Monthly visits
42.4K
Down16.4%MoMSep 2026
Public revenue
Undisclosed
No public revenue evidence yet
Entry price
Unknown
Freemium model, plan pricing not identified yet
Creators
Gabriel L. Manor
GitHub @gemanorCo-created with Or Weis
Launched
4y ago
2022-10-06 · Est.

Traffic

Monthly visitsData through Sep 2026 · Oct 2026 pending
Events6 changes · 2 marketing moves

Marketing moves

Launches, search & content, referrals, promotions
X accounts@orweis@permit_io

  • Launched on Show HN (2 pts · 1 comments)Launch

    Permit MCP Gateway – Fine-Grained Authorization and IGA for MCP — Hi HN, Gabriel, Co-Founder at Permit.io. We're releasing Permit MCP Gateway today, an authorization proxy for MCP servers. TL;DR - we buil…

    Mar 18 · 8mo agoLaunch page

  • Launched on Product HuntLaunch

    Drop-in MCP Security Developers Love and CISOs Trust

    Mar 18 · 8mo agoLaunch page

  • Launched on Show HN (1 pts)Launch

    Permit.io CLI: A New Era of Access Control Developer Experience

    Apr 30, 2025 · 19mo agoLaunch page

  • Launched on Show HN (3 pts)Launch

    Permit.io AI Access Control – Fine Grained Permissions for AI Apps — Hi HN, I'm Gabriel, VP of DevRel at Permit.io. We keep hearing from AI developers that there’s no simple way to enforce access control in…

    Feb 25, 2025 · 21mo agoLaunch page

  • Launched on Product HuntLaunch

    Fine-Grained Permissions for AI-Powered Applications

    Feb 25, 2025 · 21mo agoLaunch page

Third-party reviews & case dossiers

Acquisition breakdowns, engineer reviews & open-source metrics
Starter Story14 team members
2022-08-05Source

How I Developed A $100K/Year Permissions Management SaaS

Show HN
2023-01-26Source
Post excerpt:
Hi HN! Co-Founder of Permit.io here, I’ve built access-control to my products, thousands of times throughout my career - and at no point did I want to. We adopted OPA, created OPAL.ac (open-source), and Permit.io on top - so no developer would have to build permissions again. To truly solve this problem end-to-end we’re releasing Permit-Elements ( https://pe
Show HN
2023-08-30Source
Post excerpt:
Hello HN ! There’s been a lot of discussions [1,2] on how to build ReBAC [3] with Zanzibar and policy-as-code engines, but we (Permit) also think it’s important to talk about the interfaces on top of these implementations. We just launched a No-Code ReBAC interface - would love to know what you think. besides marrying the benefits of Policy as Code and Polic
Show HN
2024-03-04Source
Post excerpt:
Since our early days of helping developers add fine-grained authorization with [Permit.io]( http://permit.io/ ), we've encountered two recurring questions from users: 1. How to manage the policy configuration natively within the existing SDLC. 2. How to maintain decoupling between the control plane (policy configuration) and the data plane (application conte
Show HN
2024-07-24Source
Post excerpt:
Gabriel L. Manor, Permit's Director of DevRel here For the last three years, we have all seen a huge spike in developers implementing fine-grained authorization. Whether they choose the Google Zanzibar implementation or the OPA/Cedar policy approach, it has become a fundamental security and product requirement. While trying to provide the best developer expe
Console.dev
2024-08-22Source
What engineers like:
Create complex authorization policies based on attributes and roles. SDKs for a wide variety of languages. Supports policy as code with Open Policy Agent and AWS Cedar. Can integrate at the gateway level (Kong, AWS API Gateway, Nginx, etc). Prebuilt UI components for allowing users to manage permissions.
Trade-offs & limitations:
Doesn’t handle authentication - you need to connect it to an auth provider. UI has no dark mode.
Best suited for:
Developers needing authorization as a service should consider Permit
Show HN
2024-11-27Source
Post excerpt:
Hi HN, I’m Gabriel, VP of DevRel at [Permit.io]( http://permit.io/ ). We just launched a major overhaul of our pricing, and, while working on this, I’ve encountered challenges I thought were unique to our SaaS. The more effort I put into this, the more I felt like balancing operational costs and providing customers with predictable pricing is something other
Show HN
2025-02-25Source
Post excerpt:
Hi HN, I'm Gabriel, VP of DevRel at Permit.io. We keep hearing from AI developers that there’s no simple way to enforce access control in AI workflows—so most either build permission logic for their AI implementation from scratch. To help with this, we are introducing Permit.io AI Access Control - a set of new integrations with PydanticAI, LangChain, MCP, an
Show HN
2026-03-18Source
Post excerpt:
Hi HN, Gabriel, Co-Founder at Permit.io. We're releasing Permit MCP Gateway today, an authorization proxy for MCP servers. TL;DR - we built an MCP Gateway that developers love and CISOs trust. Watch more[0] Now, after your little hate on using fancy copy on HN, to the real thing: MCP is in a strange place. Developers are debating whether it's overcomplicated
GetLatka14 team membersFunding $6M
2026-10-29Source

Permit.io is a developer-focused authorization and permissions infrastructure company founded in 2020 by Or Weis.

Open Source & Agent Ecosystem

GitHub · MCP / Skill
permitio/opal
Last commit 2026-10-30
GitHub Stars
★ 315
Forks
52
License
GPL-3.0
Primary language
Python
Browse peer open-source projects →

Agent, MCP & Developer Integration

CLI / SDKAPI
Integration docs
Ecosystem & integrations:
CedarOPALGitHubGitLabBitbucketTerraform
Exposed tool capabilities:
Fine-Grained AuthorizationAuthentication UIManage permissionsRBAC, ABAC, and ReBACPolicy as codeA no-code editor
Browse developer & CLI tools →

Traffic sources

Sep 2026

Traffic breakdown

Channels

  • Direct43%
  • Organic Search32%
  • Referrals10%
  • Social6%
  • Other9%

Countries

  • United States13%
  • South Africa12%
  • India6%
  • Vietnam5%
  • United Kingdom5%

Search

Domain authority —Domain registered 2013-04-21

KeywordMonthly volume
rbac62.1K
permit io but opensource100
fastapi role based access control60
permists permission framework50
morl permit.io40

Traffic data: Vaneform

Pricing

Community
Free Forever
Enterprise
Contact sales
No limits on MAU and Tenants · No limits on projects and environments
Free for OSS Projects
for free

Trial: None · Enterprise custom tier · Observed 2026-11-04 · Pricing page

Pages & changes

Tracked since 2024-07-24

Key pages

Weekly snapshots

Changes

  1. Nov 1 · 13d ago

    Homepage headline (H1) changed to “Runtime Access Control for the AI Era.”Positioning

    Permissions for The AI Era→Runtime Access Control for the AI Era.

  2. Nov 1 · 13d ago

    Removed technology: CalendlyFeatures

    Calendly→—

  3. Nov 1 · 13d ago

    Removed technology: Headless UIFeatures

    Headless UI→—

  4. Nov 1 · 13d ago

    Removed technology: LottieFilesFeatures

    LottieFiles→—

  5. Nov 1 · 13d ago

    Removed technology: Product HuntFeatures

    Product Hunt→—

  6. Nov 1 · 13d ago

    Homepage title changed to “Permit.io | Runtime Access Control for the AI Era”Positioning

    Permissions for The AI Era | Permit.io→Permit.io | Runtime Access Control for the AI Era

Design

First-screen visual analysis & :root CSS
Gradient Glowwith Enterprise Clean· Captured Nov 4Compare "Auth, Payments & Billing Infrastructure" screens →

Gradient Glow (Dark canvas, airy density) featuring split copy & visual layout and photography / live video visuals.

First-screen preview · click to zoom

First-screen pitch & conversion flow

“Runtime Access Control for the AI Era.”

Split Copy & Visual hero structure paired with start free / sign up CTA and no explicit trust bar.

Conversion path: Split Copy & Visual + Photography / Live Video → Start Free / Sign Up

  • Category Positioning Anchor

Palette · click to copy

5-D design score8.0 / 10
Typography
8.0
Color & Contrast
8.0
Layout & Spacing
8.0
Craft & Polish
8.0
Distinctiveness
8.0

Structure

Fonts
Inter
Hero layout
Split Copy & Visual
Primary visual
Photography / Live Video
Conversion CTA
Start Free / Sign Up
Social proof
No Explicit Trust Bar
Navigation
Full-Width Top Bar
Theme & density
Dark · Airy
Corners & depth
Large Radius · Hairline borders
Preview full AI design brief (includes :root CSS variables & layout rules)Style tokens only; never copy brand names, logos, copy, or images
# Design Brief: Gradient Glow (with Enterprise Clean)

Luminous radial glows and translucent glass panels, widely used across modern AI products.

## Design Tokens

```css
:root {
  --background: #1a1230;
  --surface: #3a2a55;
  --foreground: #ffffff;
  --muted-foreground: #d8d2e4;
  --accent: #7b5cff;
  --radius: 16px;
  --font-heading: "Inter", ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif;
  --font-body: "Inter", ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif;
}
```

Color area ratio: Background #1A1230 (~58%) · Surface #3A2A55 (~10%) · Text #FFFFFF (~14%) · Muted Text #D8D2E4 (~8%) · Accent #7B5CFF (~10%). Background and surface dominate the canvas; reserve the accent color for primary buttons and active states.

## Layout & Conversion Structure

- Hero layout: Split Copy & Visual
- Navigation: Full-Width Top Bar
- Theme & density: Dark · Airy
- Border radius & elevation: Large Radius; no drop shadows—separate layers with hairline borders and whitespace
- Primary visual medium: Photography / Live Video
- Conversion CTA: Start Free / Sign Up
- Headline hook: Category Positioning Anchor
- Spatial layout notes: Split Copy & Visual hero structure paired with start free / sign up CTA and no explicit trust bar.
- Visual summary: Gradient Glow (Dark canvas, airy density) featuring split copy & visual layout and photography / live video visuals.

## Avoid

- Muddy low-contrast text over gradients
- Overuse of full-screen rainbow backgrounds
- Cluttered dense tables in the hero

Implement the UI following the design tokens and layout specifications above: use only these color variables, and reserve the accent color strictly for primary actions and active states. Adopt only this visual style—never copy any reference product’s brand name, logo, copy, or imagery.

Questions & evidence

How much does Permit.io cost?
Community: Free Forever; Enterprise: Contact sales; Free for OSS Projects: for free. Observed 2026-11-04. Check the source for current billing terms, usage limits and taxes.Source
How much website traffic does Permit.io get?
Vaneform estimates 42.4K website visits in 2026-09. Visits can include repeat visits; this estimate measures web traffic separately from paying customers or revenue.Source
What is Permit.io and what platforms does it support?
Permit.io is catalogued under Auth, Payments & Billing Infrastructure: Runtime Access Control for the AI Era.. Supported platforms: CLI / SDK, API.
Is Permit.io open source?
Permit.io has a public repository (https://github.com/permitio/opal) under the GPL-3.0 license, recording 315 GitHub stars.Source

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