Styra DAS
The Unified Authorization Platform, built on Open Policy Agent.
Overview
Styra Declarative Authorization Service (DAS) is the enterprise control plane for Open Policy Agent (OPA). It provides a centralized platform to build, manage, and monitor OPA policies across the entire cloud-native stack. For IaC, Styra DAS allows you to enforce policies on Terraform and Kubernetes configurations, providing guardrails and ensuring that all infrastructure changes are compliant with security and operational standards before they are deployed.
✨ Key Features
- Centralized management for OPA policies
- GUI for policy authoring and testing
- Pre-built policy libraries for common use cases (e.g., Kubernetes security, Terraform validation)
- Decision logging, monitoring, and auditing
- Integration with CI/CD pipelines and Kubernetes admission controllers
- Impact analysis to see the effect of new policies
🎯 Key Differentiators
- Built by the creators of Open Policy Agent
- Provides a complete lifecycle management solution for OPA
- Vendor-neutral, works across the entire cloud-native ecosystem
Unique Value: Makes it feasible to adopt and manage OPA at scale, providing the tools for policy authoring, distribution, and monitoring that are missing from the open-source project.
🎯 Use Cases (4)
✅ Best For
- Using the Styra DAS Terraform integration to create a policy that requires all AWS S3 buckets to have versioning and logging enabled, and blocking any `terraform apply` that violates this.
💡 Check With Vendor
Verify these considerations match your specific requirements:
- Teams not using or planning to use Open Policy Agent
- Organizations looking for a simple, free, or open-source solution
🏆 Alternatives
While you can manage OPA yourself, Styra DAS dramatically reduces the operational burden. Compared to proprietary solutions like Sentinel, it is built on an open standard (OPA), preventing vendor lock-in and allowing for broader use cases.
💻 Platforms
🔌 Integrations
🛟 Support Options
- ✓ Email Support
- ✓ Live Chat
- ✓ Phone Support
- ✓ Dedicated Support (Enterprise tier)
🔒 Compliance & Security
💰 Pricing
✓ 14-day free trial
Free tier: Free tier for small-scale use cases and learning.
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