Choosing between a Zanzibar-based ReBAC (Relationship-Based Access Control) system and a Cerbos PBAC (Policy-Based Access Control) architecture means weighing centralized relationship state and consistency against the agility of local policy logic. Judge the choice on four criteria: data graph complexity, latency requirements, operational overhead, and how often compliance rules change.
| Dimension | Google Zanzibar-based ReBAC (for example, SpiceDB, Ory Keto, OpenFGA) | Cerbos PBAC | | ----------------
