Control your production system in real time.
Govplane is the remote control plane for application governance.
Control how your app behaves through rules and policies across environments, instantly and securely.
One source of truth for every policy you run
Author, review and version policies in one place instead of across a dozen repositories. Every environment resolves back to the same catalogue, so "which version is production actually on?" stops being a research project.
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Real-time Policy Management
Publish signed bundles from the Cloud and let every environment pull them automatically. No manual copying, no config drift between staging and production, no bundle that only exists on someone's laptop.
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Role-based access control
Map permissions to the way your organisation actually works: who may author, who may approve, who may publish to production. Separation of duties stops being a policy document and becomes something the platform enforces.
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Advanced Conditional Logic
Structured, JSON-based rule definitions with dynamic when conditions for precise runtime decision-making.
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A complete record of every change
Who created a policy, who approved it, who published it, when, and what it replaced. When an auditor asks about a decision from eight months ago, the answer takes a search box rather than a week.
Govplane Cloud's FAQ
Does my application depend on Govplane’s servers during runtime?
No.
All policy evaluations occur locally within your runtime environment. Your application does not require a live connection to Govplane to make decisions.
If network connectivity is interrupted, your services continue to evaluate and enforce policies without disruption. Govplane is never in the critical execution path of your production traffic.
What environments is Govplane compatible with?
Govplane is designed exclusively for use in server environments.
We currently offer SDKs for Node.js, Java [Beta], PHP, and Python [Beta].
Node.js -> https://www.npmjs.com/package/@govplane/runtime-sdk
Java [Beta] -> https://central.sonatype.com/artifact/com.govplane/gp-runtime-sdk/overview
More information about the available SDKs can be found here
What happens if a policy evaluation fails?
Govplane is built with deterministic fail-safe behavior.
Each policy defines a default outcome in case evaluation cannot be completed. Organizations can configure whether the system should fail open or fail closed, depending on their operational or compliance requirements.
The SDK can also be configured to use a signed Safe Bundle stored in a secure location of your choice.
This ensures predictable behavior even under degraded conditions.
Is Govplane Secure?
Yes. Govplane is built with a strong, security-first architecture designed to protect both your systems and your data at every level.
At its core, Govplane uses a robust security model where all policy bundles are cryptographically signed. Basic plans use HMAC-based signatures, while Pro and Enterprise plans leverage asymmetric signing compliant with FIPS 140-3 L3 standards, ensuring integrity and authenticity of every decision evaluated at runtime.
All data is protected with encryption both in transit and at rest, and communication between your services and Govplane is always secured over HTTPS.
Each project operates through a dedicated, non-public endpoint, accessible only via revocable runtime keys. This ensures strict isolation between environments and prevents unauthorized access. Access can also be further restricted at the network level when needed.
Govplane follows a No-PII-first approach, meaning we intentionally avoid storing personally identifiable information, reducing risk and simplifying compliance requirements.
Finally, access to the platform is governed through role-based access control (RBAC), allowing teams to define precise permissions and maintain clear operational boundaries.
Together, these principles ensure that Govplane delivers secure, predictable, and trustworthy governance — without compromising performance or flexibility.
Can Govplane support multi-tenant or multi-environment architectures?
Yes.
Govplane is designed for distributed and multi-tenant systems.You can create multiple organisations, which in turn, if they have Pro or Enterprise plans, can have multiple associated projects. Policies and rules are scoped by project and each project has its own endpoint and access keys.
This allows precise governance without duplicating logic across services.
How does Govplane handle access control?
Govplane implements role-based access control (RBAC) aligned with enterprise governance models, as well as authentication mechanisms using passwords, one-time passwords, time-based passwords, and physical security keys
Organizations can assign granular permissions such as Owner, Admin, Editor, and Viewer, ensuring separation of responsibilities between engineering, operations, and compliance teams.
Runtime authentication mechanisms ensure secure service-to-service communication, through private access points and keys that only allow access to runtime bundles and can be easily managed and revoked at any time.
What is the performance impact of policy evaluation?
Govplane is designed for minimal latency overhead.
Policy evaluations occur locally within your runtime and are optimized for deterministic execution. There is no external API call in the critical request path, eliminating network latency from the decision flow.
In most implementations, evaluation adds negligible overhead compared to typical business logic execution. Governance becomes predictable and controlled — without sacrificing performance.
Can Govplane be deployed in private or controlled environments?
Yes.
Govplane offers enterprise deployment options, including private or dedicated environments for organizations with strict security, regulatory, or data residency requirements.
Because runtime evaluation occurs locally within your infrastructure, sensitive operational decisions remain under your control at all times.
Govplane cannot make changes to the system, nor adds access points to it. The only communication between your system and Govplane is through perdiodic calls made by the SDK to the private access point to obtain the runtime bundles.
Deployment models can be aligned with your compliance and security policies.
Why not build an internal governance or policy engine?
Many organizations initially build internal rule systems or feature management frameworks. Over time, these systems tend to:
- Accumulate technical debt
- Lack proper auditability
- Create architectural coupling
- Require ongoing maintenance
- Become critical but underfunded infrastructure
Govplane provides a purpose-built governance layer designed for scalability, traceability, and operational resilience — allowing your engineering teams to focus on product differentiation instead of maintaining internal control tooling.
Building governance infrastructure is possible.Maintaining it at enterprise scale is the real challenge.
Pricing built around your organization
Pricing scales with your projects and governance needs. Plans are organization-based, not per user.
Try out one of the subscription plans below for 45 days!
(HMAC 256)
(FIPS 140-3 L3)
(FIPS 140-3 L3)
* Enterprise features require onboarding and configuration by a Govplane representative at the start of the 45-day trial period.
Production Systems
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