Permify is a legitimate, high-utility open-source authorization service (based on Google Zanzibar) that was acquired by FusionAuth in November 2025. Despite the acquisition and solid technical foundation (~2.5k GitHub stars, backing by 500 Global), the submission itself was of extremely poor quality, containing hyperbolic claims ('most people have used my product') and inaccuracies (project name listed as 'StarStorm'). The score reflects the high verified utility and successful exit, heavily penalized by the niche audience size (<50k users) and the lack of effort in the submission data.
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