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PlainID

plainid.com
Identity & Access Management
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Agentic Identity Platform - Control what every identity can access, do and expose

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Overview

PlainID is an Agentic Identity Platform that provides centralized policy management and real-time authorization across identities, applications, APIs, data, and AI agents. It enables enterprises to enforce fine-grained, policy-based access control (PBAC) across the entire digital ecosystem while maintaining zero standing privileges for both human and AI identities.

Features

16 features across 12 categories

AI Security(1)

Agentic AI ControlsAI

Define and enforce boundaries for AI agents across the full AI flow

Also in: Auth0, Stytch, Check Point Software

API Security(1)

API & Microservices Controls

Enforce fine-grained authorization across APIs and microservices in real time

Also in: Okta, Wiz, Axiomatics

Access Control(2)

Policy-Based Access Control (PBAC)

Author policies once and enforce them everywhere across applications, APIs, data, and AI systems

Zero Standing Privileges

Enforce zero standing privileges across apps, APIs, data, and agentic workflows

Also in: Kubernetes Dashboard, Lacework, LastPass

Application Security(1)

Application Controls

Unify and govern access across business-critical applications

Also in: SentinelOne, Rapid7, Orca Security

Authorization(2)

Real-time Authorization DecisionsAI

Make real-time access decisions for humans and AI agents

Smart Decision EngineAI

Evaluates every authorization decision with fine-grained precision and context, recorded in business-readable language

Also in: Auth0, Stytch, WorkOS

Compliance(1)

Visibility and Audit

Provides visibility into authorization decisions in business-readable language for security teams, auditors, and business owners

Also in: Insider CDP, Airtable, 1Password

Core Platform(1)

Agentic Identity PlatformAI

Provides clarity over what identities can access, do, and expose in real time

Also in: MuleSoft, Basis, Basis by Centro

Data Security(1)

Data Controls

Protect sensitive data with dynamic, policy-driven access decisions

Also in: Lacework, Wiz, Orca Security

DevOps(1)

CI/CD Compatibility

Works well with CI/CD pipelines, supports policy export/import

Discovery(1)

Asset Discovery

Discover assets as part of end-to-end authorization workflow

Integration(2)

Integration Hub

Ecosystem built for scale with connections to applications, APIs, data platforms, and microservices

Out-of-the-box Authorizers

Broad suite of pre-built Authorizers and integrations connecting applications, APIs, data platforms, and microservices

Policy Management(2)

Centralized Policy Management

Centralized management with distributed enforcement across all systems

Single Policy Language

One policy language (REGO standard) across all data, identities, and APIs

Cost Calculator

Pricing data not available for PlainID. Check their website for current pricing.

Build vs Buy

Should you build a PlainID alternative or buy the subscription? Estimate based on 16 features.

Buy PlainID

Better Value
Monthly costContact Sales
3-year totalVaries
Time to deployDays

Build Your Own

Development cost$12,000
Maintenance$180/mo
3-year total$18,480
Dev time~1 months

Buying PlainID saves ~$18,480 over 3 years vs building.

Estimates based on 16 features and a BuildScore of 5/5. Actual costs vary.

Integrations

5 known integrations

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