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OpenFGA vs Permify
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| Fact | OpenFGA | Permify |
|---|---|---|
| Language | Go | Go |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 | AGPL-3.0 |
| Stars | 6k | 6k |
| Latest | v1.22.0 | v1.7.5 |
| Last push | 2026-10-18 | 2026-10-15 |
| Release cadence | about 15 days between releases | about 27 days between releases |
| Active contributors | 12 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 →
PartialOpenFGAZanzibar-style relationship checks instead of Cedar policies, hosted on your own infrastructure.
PartialPermifyRelationship-based checks with its own schema language rather than Cedar.
OpenFGA
- v1.22.02026-10-06Added read-replica (primary/secondary) support to the MySQL datastore backend, matching the existing PostgreSQL behavio…
- v1.21.02026-09-20Added "Dynamic Conditions" as a new experimental feature. #3313
- v1.20.02026-09-08Added WithServiceName server option to allow embedders to override the serviceName field used for the grpc_service labe…
- v1.19.02026-08-25Adds configurable pipeline optimization for weight-one difference subtract edges with high cardinality on wildcard leav…
- v1.18.32026-08-05Fixed experimental weighted_graph_check intermittently returning false when evaluating relations that cross two or more…
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
OpenFGA
✓ signed The latest release, v1.22.0, carries a signature GitHub verified.
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Permify
✓ signed The latest release, v1.7.5, carries a signature GitHub verified.
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