Cerbos vs Smallstep
CerbosIdentity & Access Management
From $25 / moPublished price
SmallstepCertificate & PKI Management
From $249 / moPublished price
Cerbos Identity & Access Management Cerbos is an open-source authorization layer for fine-grained access. | Smallstep Certificate & PKI Management Identity and certificate infrastructure for modern systems. | |
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| Overview | ||
| Category | Identity & Access Management | Certificate & PKI Management |
| What it is | Cerbos 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 price | From $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 model | Tiered plans | Custom quote |
| Free options | Free plan · Free trial | Free plan · No free trial |
| Deal on Cubbie | None right now | None right now |
| Company | ||
| Founded | 2021 | 2016 |
| Team size | 11-50 | 11-50 employees |
| Headquarters | London, UK | San Francisco, CA |
| Featured clients | Dev teams | Not available |