OpenFGA

OpenFGA is a high performance and flexible authorization/permission system built for developers and inspired by Google Zanzibar

OpenFGA was accepted to CNCF on September 14, 2022 and moved to the Incubating maturity level on October 28, 2025.

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Health Score

Excellent (81)

Total contributors

5,568

+51% vs. previous year

Total contributing organizations

1,765

+47% vs. previous year

GitHub Stars

5,322

+51% vs. previous year

GitHub Forks

802

+61% vs. previous year

Software Value

$16.0M

First commit

April 19, 2022

Recorded OpenFGA programs