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Authzed Spicedb by authzed

Go Apache-2.0 SECURITY.md 1 open advisories

Open Source, Google Zanzibar-inspired database for scalably storing and querying fine-grained authorization data

zanzibarpermissionsdatabasedistributed-systemssecuritysecurity-toolsfine-grained-access-controlciamkubernetesaclcloud-nativefga
Verdict 77/100 health $4.13/mo cheapest, hetzner 2/5 setup difficulty 8467k docker pulls 1 open CVE Last release 7 days ago

Self-host Authzed Spicedb on hetzner CAX11 for $4.13/mo.

Deploy Authzed Spicedb on hetzner → View on GitHub
Health score
77 /100
6-dim composite
Self-hosts from
$4.13 /mo
hetzner · CAX11
Difficulty
2 /5
Docker + read README
GitHub stars
6.7k
386 forks

About Authzed Spicedb

From the project's README at github.com/authzed/spicedb. Lightly cleaned for readability; for the full source see the upstream repo.

SpiceDB sets the standard for authorization that scales . Scale with Traffic • Dev Velocity • Functionality • Geography

Health score breakdown

6-dimension composite. See methodology for formula and weights.

activity
91
maturity
100
community
87
security
85
sustainability
65
adoption
33

Adoption signals

Real-world usage data, pulled from each registry. The bigger the numbers, the more battle-tested the project.

SignalValueSource
GitHub stars 6.7k github.com/authzed/spicedb
GitHub forks 386 github.com/authzed/spicedb
Docker Hub pulls 8467k hub.docker.com / authzed

Release & maintenance

Is this project actively maintained, or about to die? Check the recency of last commit and last release.

Project age4.7 yearssince Aug 2021
Last commit2 days agoMay 5, 2026
Releases shipped114last: 7 days ago
Security policySECURITY.mddeclared by maintainers

Self-hosting cost across providers

Detected requirements: 4GB RAM, 40GB disk minimum. Cheapest plan per provider that meets the requirement.

ProviderPlanSpecsMonthly
hetzner CAX11 2c · 4GB · 40GB $4.13 USD Deploy →
vultr VC2 1c · 1GB · 25GB $5 USD Deploy →
linode Nanode 1GB 1c · 1GB · 25GB $5.12 USD Deploy →
digitalocean Basic Regular 1GB 1c · 1GB · 25GB $6 USD Deploy →

Security advisories

12 known advisories tracked via OSV.dev. 1 currently open without a documented fix. Most recent: CVE-2025-65111.

What people say on Hacker News

Ready to self-host Authzed Spicedb?

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Deploy on hetzner → $4.13/mo Read install docs on GitHub

Data last refreshed May 7, 2026.

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