Why caution:effective 2026-06-09 — Permit.io's pricing page added a limit of 2,000 relationship tuples to its free Community plan. The row first appears between the Internet Archive's captures of 2026-05-23 and 2026-06-09; the plan's other limits were unchanged. Source ↗Full history ↓
A verdict here is not a fixed property of the vendor. A one-off pricing event demotes a vendor while its recorded date falls in the last 180 days and then lapses on its own, with nothing about the vendor having changed; a standing condition — a free tier withdrawn and not restored, a product retired — does not lapse with time. This one rests on a record effective 2026-06-09, so it lapses on 2026-12-07 unless we record something new first.
Source states a free price: The page we cite for Permit.io states in words that it is free, which confirms the price — the limits stated here come from our own record rather than from that page.
Limits, pricing history. Verified November 2026. Last updated 2026-11-09.
Permit.io's free tier offers Authorization-as-a-service — Community plan, free forever: 1,000 MAU, 20 tenants, no limit on authorization queries… We rate it caution — one recorded limit reduction, on 2026-06-09.
The day we last read the vendor's page, and the day we last confirmed the terms we publish.
Free Tier Details
Authorization-as-a-service — Community plan, free forever: 1,000 MAU, 20 tenants, no limit on authorization queries, 25 roles, 50 resource types, 5 condition sets, 2,000 role assignments, 20 groups, 2,000 resource instances and 2,000 relationship tuples, with 3 environments and no limit on projects. All features are open to all tiers. Open-source projects can get the Startup tier free.
From permit.io/pricing, read 2026-11-09:
Free Forever Free Forever Community features: UI and API Access for All Authorization Models ( RBAC , ABAC , ReBAC , PBAC , IaC ) Embeddable Authorization Interfaces (e.g., User Management) Unlimited Authorization Microservices ( PDP ) Shared Access to Workspaces and Environments Basic Slack Support
When You'll Outgrow Permit.io's Free Tier
We record 1,000 MAU as the limit, but the page we cite for this offer states that it is free, in words, and states no allowance we can read, so we cannot confirm that threshold today.
Retracted — this record was our error (2026-09-28). Retracted 2026-09-28: misdated, and it swapped three limits. permit.io/pricing gave Community the same limits on 2025-06-26 except relationship tuples, a row first shown between captures of 2026-05-23 and 2026-06-09; the record dated 2026-06-09 replaces this one. Source ↗
Permit.io's pricing page added a limit of 2,000 relationship tuples to its free Community plan. The row first appears between the Internet Archive's captures of 2026-05-23 and 2026-06-09; the plan's other limits were unchanged. Source ↗
Before: Community: "MAU 1000 Tenants 20 Authorization Queries No Limit Roles 25 Resource Types 50 Condition Sets 5 Role Assignments 2,000 Groups 20 Resource Instances 2,000", with no relationship tuple row (pricing page, capture of 2026-05-23)
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Yes, Permit.io offers a free tier: Free. Authorization-as-a-service — Community plan, free forever: 1,000 MAU, 20 tenants, no limit on authorization queries, 25 roles, 50 resource types, 5 condition sets, 2,000 role assignments, 20 groups, 2... The page we cite for Permit.io states in words that it is free, which confirms the price — the limits stated here come from our own record rather than from that page.
What is Permit.io's free tier?
Our stored record calls Permit.io's free tier "Free". Authorization-as-a-service — Community plan, free forever: 1,000 MAU, 20 tenants, no limit on authorization queries, 25 roles, 50 resource types, 5 condition sets, 2,000 role assignments, 20 groups, 2,000 resource instances and 2,000 relationship tuples, with 3 environments and no limit on projects. All features are open to all tiers. Open-source projects can get the Startup tier free. The page we cite for Permit.io states in words that it is free, which confirms the price — the limits stated here come from our own record rather than from that page.
Is Permit.io's free tier reliable?
Permit.io's free tier requires caution because of one specific recorded change, on 2026-06-09: Permit.io's pricing page added a limit of 2,000 relationship tuples to its free Community plan. The row first appears between the Internet Archive's captures of 2026-05-23 and 2026-06-09; the plan's other limits were unchanged. Source: http://web.archive.org/web/20260609121550/https://www.permit.io/pricing
Is Permit.io's free tier good for production?
Permit.io's free tier is usable for prototyping and development, but we rate it caution because of one recorded limit reduction, on 2026-06-09. Consider alternatives with more stable pricing for critical services.
What changed in Permit.io's pricing?
Permit.io has had 1 recorded pricing change. Most recently: Permit.io's pricing page added a limit of 2,000 relationship tuples to its free Community plan. The row first appears between the Internet Archive's captures of 2026-05-23 and 2026-06-09; the plan's other limits were unchanged. Source: http://web.archive.org/web/20260609121550/https://www.permit.io/pricing (2026-06-09).
When will I outgrow Permit.io's free tier?
We record 1,000 MAU as the limit, but the page we cite for this offer states that it is free, in words, and states no allowance we can read, so we cannot confirm that threshold today. When you outgrow the free tier, evaluate paid plans against alternatives — sometimes a competitor's free tier covers what you need.
What category is Permit.io in?
Permit.io is categorized under Auth on AgentDeals.