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Cerbos vs Smallstep

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CerbosIdentity & Access Management
From $25 / moPublished price
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SmallstepCertificate & PKI Management
From $249 / moPublished price
Cerbos logo
Cerbos
Identity & Access Management

Cerbos is an open-source authorization layer for fine-grained access.

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Smallstep
Certificate & PKI Management

Identity and certificate infrastructure for modern systems.

Overview
CategoryIdentity & Access ManagementCertificate & PKI Management
What it isCerbos is an open-source authorization layer for fine-grained access.Smallstep helps teams manage certificate authority, workload identity, and access foundations for modern applications, infrastructure, and internal platforms.
Pricing
Published priceFrom $25 / mo
Open-source PDP is free (Apache 2.0). Cerbos Hub: Proof of Concept $0 (up to 100 monthly active principals); Development from $25/mo (first 100 MAP included, multi-workspace/dev);…
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 modelTiered plansCustom quote
Free optionsFree plan · Free trialFree plan · No free trial
Deal on CubbieNone right nowNone right now
Company
Founded20212016
Team size11-5011-50 employees
HeadquartersLondon, UKSan Francisco, CA
Featured clientsDev teamsNot available

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