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Open Policy Agent vs Permify
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| Fact | Open Policy Agent | Permify |
|---|---|---|
| Language | Go | Go |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 | AGPL-3.0 |
| Stars | 12k | 6k |
| Latest | v1.21.2 | v1.7.5 |
| Last push | 2026-10-17 | 2026-10-15 |
| Release cadence | about 10 days between releases | about 27 days between releases |
| Active contributors | 32 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days | 3 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days |
| Flags | none | none |
How they relate
Both replace AWS Verified Permissions. Alternatives to AWS Verified Permissions →
PartialOpen Policy AgentGeneral-purpose policy engine with the Rego language, not limited to application permissions.
PartialPermifyRelationship-based checks with its own schema language rather than Cedar.
Open Policy Agent
- v1.21.22026-10-12This release builds the OPA binary artifacts with the latest version of Go (v1.27.2), its standard library, and the gol…
- v1.21.12026-09-29This release fixes a compiler regression introduced in OPA v1.21.0.
- v1.21.02026-09-24This release contains a mix of new features and bug fixes. Notably:
- v1.20.22026-09-03This release includes a bug fix for a parser regression introduced in v1.20.0, and dependency updates.
- v1.20.12026-08-28This release includes a bug fix for a regression introduced in v1.20.0 in
Permify
- v1.7.52026-10-09Validation API: Removed the generated Validate() and ValidateAll() methods, along with the ValidationError and MultiErr…
- v1.7.42026-09-10a25911943ab922d50da9f6617a64c62cb6f875bd Merge pull request #3085 from Permify/dependabot/docker/chainguard/static-24dd…
- v1.7.32026-08-1722d1001f997365e4b363a0918d90e86e8543c8ad Fix broken links in the permify docs
- v1.7.22026-07-07cd146b91b3cf4a6bd818443decb1edd340eeb3a9 Merge pull request #2854 from Permify/dependabot/go_modules/github.com/olekuko…
- v1.7.12026-06-1270b111064cb82b8edcb2431f7363f3f3f8c7fdba Merge pull request #2975 from Permify/omer/change-workflow-action
Open Policy Agent
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Permify
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