AuthZed vs NordLayer

See how their public offers line up before you choose your own position. Prices stay in the currency, billing schedule, and charged unit each vendor publishes.

AuthZed

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USD · US · source: authzed.com

Plan	Pricing	Charged by	Offer type
Self-Hosted	Contact sales Subscription-based pricing Annual license per-region and per-vCPU	Other · per-region and per-vCPU	Standalone · Contact sales
Cloud Highlighted	USD 2 per hour Deploy a permissions system for $2/hr *	Usage · hr	Standalone · Usage based
Dedicated Cloud	Contact sales Tailored, resource-based pricing Based on reserved-vCPU capacity	Other · reserved-vCPU capacity	Standalone · Contact sales
Open Source	Free Free, self-hosted	Flat	Standalone · Free

NordLayer

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USD · US · source: nordlayer.com

Plan	Pricing	Charged by	Offer type
Lite	USD 8 / month with annual commitment $8/user/month, yearly	Seat · per user per month on yearly billing	Standalone · Fixed
Core Highlighted	USD 11 / month with annual commitment $11/user/month, yearly	Seat · per user per month on yearly billing	Standalone · Fixed
Premium	USD 14 / month with annual commitment $14/user/month, yearly	Seat · per user per month on yearly billing	Standalone · Fixed
Enterprise Offer	USD 6 / month with annual commitment From $6/user/month, 200-user minimum	Seat · starting per user per month for 200 users	Standalone · Starting at

What each plan includes

Feature names follow each vendor’s own pricing page, so verify the wording before treating them as exact equivalents.

AuthZed

Self-Hosted

Highlights Enterprise self-managed SpiceDB: Included
Highlights Environment: Any environment. Best supported in Kubernetes

Included
Highlights Regions: Self-determined

Included
Support Support: Premium Support

Included
Support Dedicated account team: Included

Cloud

Highlights Managed cloud SpiceDB: Included
Highlights Cloud control plane w/ workload isolation: Included
Highlights Regions: AuthZed Cloud supported regions

Included
Support Support: Standard Support

Included
Highlights Self-service resource management: Included

Dedicated Cloud

Highlights Private managed cloud SpiceDB: Included
Highlights Private cloud infrastructure: Included
Highlights Multi-region deployments: Included
Support Support: Premium Support

Included
Support Dedicated account team: Included

Open Source

Highlights Self-service SpiceDB: Included
Highlights License: Apache-2.0 License

Included
Support Support: Discord Community Support

Included
Support GitHub Issues & Documentation: Included

NordLayer

Lite

Plan card Five-user minimum: Included
Plan card Shared gateways: Included
Plan card Basic internet-access security: Included
Plan card Identity integrations: Included

Core

Plan card Private access controls: Included
Plan card Dedicated IP gateway: Included
Plan card IP allowlisting: Included
Plan card Network connectors: Included

Premium

Plan card Cloud firewall: Included
Plan card Device-posture security: Included
Plan card Network segmentation: Included
Plan card Site-to-site connectivity: Included

Enterprise Offer

Plan card 200-user minimum: Included
Plan card Custom-fit security: Included
Plan card Lite plan capabilities: Included
Plan card Flexible pricing: Included

How their prices changed

Each date shows when a public price was observed, not when it took effect. An archived region or currency can differ, so a currency change is not necessarily a price increase.

AuthZed

September 21, 2026
Official pricing page
- Self-Hosted: Contact sales
- Cloud: USD 2 per hour
- Dedicated Cloud: Contact sales
- Open Source: Free
August 31, 2026
Official pricing page
- Open Source: Free
- Cloud: Deploy a permissions system for $2/hr *
- Self-Hosted: Contact sales
- Dedicated Cloud: Contact sales
August 27, 2026
Official pricing page
- Open Source — Self-Hosted: Free

NordLayer

August 27, 2026
Official pricing page
- Lite: USD 8 / month with annual commitment
- Core: USD 11 / month with annual commitment
- Premium: USD 14 / month with annual commitment
- Enterprise Offer: USD 6 / month with annual commitment