# Sym

Access management as code.

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

Website: [https://symops.com](<https://symops.com/>)

Profile updated: 2026-10-16

Category: [Infrastructure automation](<https://console.dev/tools/categories/devops-infrastructure-automation>)

## Supported tech stack

Research checked: 2026-10-11

### Integrates with

- Terraform (Integration)

Source: [Research source](<https://symops.com/>)

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

Official site documents defining authorization flows in Terraform.

## Console’s review — 2023-02-23

Reviewed: 2023-02-23

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

Citation: [This review](<https://console.dev/tools/sym#review_6e5ca70455bbd1a403651cf206a40059e8a8c309e5541d3dfc5cff71c0f2eae7>)

### What we like

Link resources in Terraform. Define access rules and workflows in Python. Supports simple approve/deny rules with approvals managed through Slack. But also allows sophisticated rules with routing to teams, auto approval based on who is on call, remove access or de-escalate privileges on events e.g. after going off-call or after a time. Full audit logs.

### Tradeoffs

Requires use of Terraform e.g. no support for AWS CDK. Only supports writing rules in Python.

This review reflects Console’s assessment at publication on 2023-02-23. Features and limitations may have changed since the review date.

Topics covered: Audit logs

## Is Sym a fit?

Based on [Console’s review published on 2023-02-23](<https://console.dev/tools/sym#review_6e5ca70455bbd1a403651cf206a40059e8a8c309e5541d3dfc5cff71c0f2eae7>).

Summary updated: 2026-10-16

### Who it’s for

Developers who use Python should consider Sym for access management tasks

### Why consider it

Sym allows developers to define access rules and workflows in Python

### Keep in mind

Sym's main limitation is that it only supports writing rules in Python

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