# Permit

Authorization as a service.

Source: [Console review](<https://console.dev/tools/permit>)

Website: [https://permit.io/](<https://permit.io/>)

Profile updated: 2026-10-16

Category: [Authentication](<https://console.dev/tools/categories/security-authentication>)

## Supported tech stack

Research checked: 2026-10-11

### SDK support

- Go (Language)
- Java (Language)
- Node.js (Runtime)
- PHP (Language)
- Python (Language)
- Ruby (Language)

### Integrates with

- Terraform (Integration)

Source: [Research source](<https://docs.permit.io/>)

Documented compatibility; coverage may be incomplete. Written in describes implementation, not user-project language support.

Authorization SDKs cover Node.js, Python, Java, Go, Ruby and PHP; Terraform provider manages configuration.

## Console’s review — 2024-08-22

Reviewed: 2024-08-22

Author: [David Mytton](<https://console.dev/about#david-mytton>)

Citation: [This review](<https://console.dev/tools/permit#review_aac969e51874ca22d05dea244faaa74d23bbafce77101a9712d8e2b284b1446f>)

### What we 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.

### Tradeoffs

Doesn’t handle authentication - you need to connect it to an auth provider. UI has no dark mode.

This review reflects Console’s assessment at publication on 2024-08-22. Features and limitations may have changed since the review date.

Topics covered: Authentication, Authorization

## Is Permit a fit?

Based on [Console’s review published on 2024-08-22](<https://console.dev/tools/permit#review_aac969e51874ca22d05dea244faaa74d23bbafce77101a9712d8e2b284b1446f>).

Summary updated: 2026-10-16

### Who it’s for

Developers needing authorization as a service should consider Permit

### Why consider it

Permit allows creating complex authorization policies based on attributes and roles

### Keep in mind

Permit doesn't handle authentication, requiring connection to an auth provider

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