Compare Casbin and Conjur on pricing, features, platforms, and ratings — both Security tools, Free/Open-source vs Free/Open Source (core); commercial tier via…
At a Glance
Casbin
Conjur
Primary category
Security
Security
Rating
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Pricing model
Free/Open-source
Free/Open Source (core); commercial tier via CyberArk Secrets Manager
Starting price
Free
Free (open source); commercial pricing is custom/quote-based
Free plan
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Free trial
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Platforms
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Team collaboration
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AI features
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Public API
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Pricing Compared
Starting price reflects the lowest paid tier, not the full cost for every team size or usage level.
Framework- and language-agnostic authorization model usable across polyglot codebases
Mature and widely adopted in production, with 20,000+ GitHub stars on the core repository
Flexible enough to model ACL, RBAC, and ABAC without rewriting application logic
Backed by Apache Software Foundation incubation for open governance
Free and open source with no licensing cost
Cons
Requires developers to learn its model/policy configuration syntax
No built-in user interface or hosted service on its own
Documentation depth varies somewhat across the different language SDKs
Fully self-managed, with no vendor support contract available
Conjur
Pros
Free, open-source core with an enterprise-grade security model
Strong policy-as-code approach to machine identity and access control
Deep integrations across common DevOps and cloud toolchains
Backed by CyberArk's established security expertise
Cons
Steeper learning curve (Ruby-based, MAML policy language) than simpler tools like HashiCorp Vault or Doppler
Open-source edition lacks the high-availability clustering and disaster recovery in the commercial tier
Smaller open-source community (under 1,000 GitHub stars) than competing secrets managers
Commercial pricing is quote-based and enterprise-oriented, less accessible to small teams
Use Cases
Casbin
Embedding fine-grained authorization — Adding ACL, RBAC, or ABAC permission checks directly into an application without building custom access control logic from scratch.
Standardizing access control across microservices — Applying a consistent authorization model and policy set across services written in different languages.
Conjur
Machine Identity & Secrets Management for DevOps Pipelines — Platform and security teams use Conjur to secure credentials used by CI/CD tools and automated deployments.
Centralized Secrets Inside a PAM Program — Large enterprises embed Conjur's policy-driven access model into a broader privileged access management strategy.