How to Build Your Own PlainID
Replace PlainID with a custom build. Agentic Identity Platform - Control what every identity can access, do and expose
Build Difficulty: 5/5
Build a working replacement in a weekend with AI tools
Estimated Timeline
Based on 16 features at Weekend Project difficulty, expect about One weekend with AI-assisted development.
Recommended Tech Stack
Full-stack React framework with API routes and server components
PostgreSQL database, auth, and real-time subscriptions
Utility-first styling for rapid UI development
Key Features to Replicate
Top features across 8 categories. See all 16 features
Access Control(2 features)
Author policies once and enforce them everywhere across applications, APIs, data, and AI systems
Enforce zero standing privileges across apps, APIs, data, and agentic workflows
Authorization(2 features)
Make real-time access decisions for humans and AI agents
Evaluates every authorization decision with fine-grained precision and context, recorded in business-readable language
Integration(2 features)
Ecosystem built for scale with connections to applications, APIs, data platforms, and microservices
Broad suite of pre-built Authorizers and integrations connecting applications, APIs, data platforms, and microservices
Policy Management(2 features)
Centralized management with distributed enforcement across all systems
One policy language (REGO standard) across all data, identities, and APIs
AI Security(1 features)
Define and enforce boundaries for AI agents across the full AI flow
API Security(1 features)
Enforce fine-grained authorization across APIs and microservices in real time
Application Security(1 features)
Unify and govern access across business-critical applications
Compliance(1 features)
Provides visibility into authorization decisions in business-readable language for security teams, auditors, and business owners
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