SpiceDB
FundedScalable, consistent authorization database inspired by Google Zanzibar
About SpiceDB
SpiceDB is a specialized database designed to store and compute fine-grained permissions data at a global scale, inspired by Google's Zanzibar architecture. It provides expressive APIs via gRPC and HTTP/JSON to integrate authorization logic directly into client applications. The platform supports a flexible consistency model and a declarative configuration language, enabling enterprises to define complex authorization schemas and policies tailored to their business needs.
Targeted primarily at large enterprises requiring robust, scalable authorization services, SpiceDB supports multiple pluggable storage backends including Spanner, CockroachDB, PostgreSQL, and MySQL. It offers deep observability features such as Prometheus metrics and OpenTelemetry tracing, facilitating operational monitoring and troubleshooting. With Kubernetes operator support and CI/CD integrations, SpiceDB streamlines deployment and schema management, ensuring secure and efficient authorization management in complex environments.
Key Capabilities
- ✓Google Zanzibar-inspired authorization architecture
- ✓Expressive gRPC and HTTP/JSON APIs
- ✓Flexible consistency model per request
- ✓Pluggable storage support for multiple databases
- ✓Deep observability with metrics and tracing
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