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42Crunch API Security Platform ties API checks to OpenAPI definitions: it generates static and dynamic tests, maps findings to the OWASP API Security Top 10, and uses a contract-based micro-firewall to block undeclared traffic. It also discovers MCP servers and generates contracts for their tools, resources, and prompts, with findings mapped to AI and security frameworks. IDE and CI/CD integrations, a free plan, and cloud, on-premises, or hybrid enterprise deployment give teams several ways to adopt it.

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    Wallarm API Security

    Free plan APILinuxSelf-hosted+1

    Teams protecting diverse APIs from live attacks — Wallarm discovers and protects REST, GraphQL, gRPC, SOAP, and WebSocket APIs without an API specification.

    6.9 Free plan Visit site
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    APISec Platform

    Free plan APIExtensionLinux+2

    Teams seeking validated application exploits — APISec models application behavior and returns validated exploits with request sequences, reached data, and suggested resolutions.

    7.6 Free plan · paid from $690/mo Visit site
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    Cisco Panoptica

    Free plan APILinuxSelf-hosted+1

    Teams managing risks across cloud workloads — Panoptica combines API security with cloud workload, serverless, VM, and infrastructure-as-code risk analysis.

    7.4 Free plan Visit site
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    Haltdos

    Free plan APILinuxSelf-hosted+1

    Teams needing WAF and API gateway controls — Haltdos combines API gateway controls with WAF, bot mitigation, antivirus scanning, and Layer 3 to Layer 7 DDoS protection.

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    Onam Security API Security

    Free plan APILinuxMac+3

    Teams checking cloud API exposure without active tests — Onam checks cloud API configuration and network exposure through read-only APIs without sending traffic for active tests.

    7.1 Free plan · paid from $22/mo · 14-day trial Visit site
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    APIPosture

    Free plan Open source LinuxMacSelf-hosted+1

    Teams scanning source code locally — APIPosture performs local static source-code analysis, with Pro adding OWASP Top 10 rules and secrets detection.

    9.2 Free plan · paid from $9/mo (annual) Visit site
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    Akto API Security Platform

    Free plan APILinuxSelf-hosted+1

    Teams monitoring live API traffic — Akto discovers APIs from live traffic and offers 800+ prebuilt tests for OWASP Top 10 and business logic vulnerabilities.

    7.6 Free plan Visit site
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    APIDynamics

    Free trial APISelf-hostedWeb
    6.1 Pricing on request Visit site
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    apPosture API Security

    Paid APILinuxSelf-hosted+1
    5.9 From $35/mo (annual) Visit site
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    Checkmarx API Security

    Paid APIExtensionLinux+4
    5.9 Pricing on request Visit site
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    Imperva API Security

    Free trial APISelf-hostedWeb
    5.9 Pricing on request Visit site
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    Prophaze API Security

    Free trial APISelf-hostedWeb
    5.8 Pricing on request Visit site
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    Radware API Security Service

    Free trial APISelf-hostedWeb
    5.8 Pricing on request Visit site
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    DataDome API Protection

    Paid AndroidAPIiPhone+1
    5.7 From $3,830/mo Visit site
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    Escape

    Paid APIWeb
    5.4 Pricing on request Visit site
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    ThreatX API and Application Protection

    Free trial APISelf-hostedWeb
    5.4 Pricing on request Visit site
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    Salt Security API Protection Platform

    Paid APISelf-hostedWeb
    5.3 Pricing on request Visit site
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    5.1 Pricing on request Visit site
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    Datadog App & API Protection

    Paid LinuxMacWeb+1
    5.1 From $31/mo (annual) · 14-day trial Visit site
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    Traceable API Security Platform

    Paid Self-hostedWeb
    5.1 Pricing on request Visit site
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    5.0 Pricing on request Visit site
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    5.0 Pricing on request Visit site
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    Check Point WAF (formerly CloudGuard WAF)

    by Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.
    Paid WebAPI
    4.9 7-day trial Visit site
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    4.7 Pricing on request Visit site

A different fit may be useful if you need API protection without specifications, cloud-wide risk analysis, posture checks that avoid sending traffic, or source-code scanning. 42Crunch's CI/CD documentation does not support GraphQL federation, and Jenkins GraphQL scanning requires a separate subscription. Compare the kind of testing and runtime controls you need, API discovery and protocol coverage, deployment options, integrations, and plan costs before switching.

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