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Casbin vs Smallstep

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CasbinIdentity & Access Management
FreePublished price
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SmallstepCertificate & PKI Management
From $249 / moPublished price
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Casbin
Identity & Access Management

Open-source authorization for applications

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Smallstep
Certificate & PKI Management

Identity and certificate infrastructure for modern systems.

Overview
CategoryIdentity & Access ManagementCertificate & PKI Management
What it isAuthorization library supporting access control models like ACL, RBAC, ABAC across multiple languages.Smallstep helps teams manage certificate authority, workload identity, and access foundations for modern applications, infrastructure, and internal platforms.
Pricing
Published priceFree
Casbin is an open-source authorization library; no paid product price is required.
From $249 / mo
Free tier available. Paid: Team plan ~$249/month and Business plan ~$999/month; Custom/Enterprise pricing for larger device-identity deployments. Also offers open-source step-ca (…
Pricing modelFreeCustom quote
Free optionsFree plan · No free trialFree plan · No free trial
Deal on CubbieNone right nowNone right now
Company
Founded20172016
Team size1-10 employees11-50 employees
HeadquartersBeijing, ChinaSan Francisco, CA

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