Cerbos is a software company that provides an authorization platform for enterprise software and AI applications. Its core product is an authorization engine that allows engineering teams to define, manage, and evaluate access control policies separately from their application code. Cerbos enables developers to implement fine-grained authorization logic using policy-as-code, supporting models such as role-based access control (RBAC) and attribute-based access control (ABAC). The platform is designed to handle authorization decisions at high volume and low latency, making it suitable for microservices architectures and service mesh environments where authorization checks may occur millions of times per day. Key product capabilities include: - Decoupled authorization: policies are managed independently of application logic - Policy-as-code: authorization rules written in a structured, auditable format - High-performance decision engine: designed for low-latency responses even at scale - SDKs and APIs for integration into existing software stacks - A managed cloud offering (Cerbos Hub) alongside a self-hosted open-source option Cerbos targets software engineering teams at companies building enterprise SaaS products, multi-tenant platforms, and AI-powered applications that require sophisticated, scalable access control. The platform positions itself as an alternative to building and maintaining authorization systems in-house, reducing engineering overhead associated with custom authorization development.