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Best Akamai API Security Alternatives in 2026

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20 apps from API security software ranked against Akamai API Security on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    42Crunch API Security Platform Free plan apiextensionLinuxMacself-hosted $9/mo6.6
    Akamai API Security vs 42Crunch API Security Platform
  2. 2
    Wallarm API Security Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb Free6.5
    Akamai API Security vs Wallarm API Security
  3. 3
    APISec Platform Free plan apiextensionLinuxself-hostedWeb $690/mo6.4
    Akamai API Security vs APISec Platform
  4. 4
    Onam Security API Security Free plan apiself-hostedWeb $22/mo6.4
    Akamai API Security vs Onam Security API Security
  5. 5
    Akto API Security Platform apiLinuxself-hostedWeb 5.5
    Akamai API Security vs Akto API Security Platform
  6. 6
    Palo Alto Networks Cortex Cloud API Security apiLinuxWeb 5.5
    Akamai API Security vs Palo Alto Networks Cortex Cloud API Security
  7. 7
    F5 BIG-IP APM Free trial AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac 5.4
    Akamai API Security vs F5 BIG-IP APM
  8. 8
    Radware API Security Service Free trial apiself-hostedWeb 5.4
    Akamai API Security vs Radware API Security Service
  9. 9
    Salt Security API Protection Platform apiself-hostedWeb 5.4
    Akamai API Security vs Salt Security API Protection Platform
  10. 10
    Traceable API Security Platform self-hostedWeb 5.4
    Akamai API Security vs Traceable API Security Platform
  11. 11
    Escape apiWeb 5.3
    Akamai API Security vs Escape
  12. 13
    APIDynamics Web 5.2
    Akamai API Security vs APIDynamics
  13. 14
    APIPosture 5.2
    Akamai API Security vs APIPosture
  14. 15
    Cequence Unified API Protection Web 5.2
    Akamai API Security vs Cequence Unified API Protection
  15. 16
    Cisco Panoptica Web 5.2
    Akamai API Security vs Cisco Panoptica
  16. 17
    Haltdos Web 5.2
    Akamai API Security vs Haltdos
  17. 18
    Microsoft Defender for Containers Web 5.2
    Akamai API Security vs Microsoft Defender for Containers
  18. 19
    Prophaze API Security Web 5.2
    Akamai API Security vs Prophaze API Security
  19. 20
    CyanoRisk API Security Posture Management 5.1
    Akamai API Security vs CyanoRisk API Security Posture Management
  20. 21
    Check Point CloudGuard Data Security Web 5.0
    Akamai API Security vs Check Point CloudGuard Data Security

Akamai API Security alternatives compared

#AppScoreFree planFromRuns on
142Crunch API Security Platform6.6Free plan$9/moAPI, Browser, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
2Wallarm API Security6.5Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
3APISec Platform6.4Free plan$690/moAPI, Browser, Linux, self-hosted, Web
4Onam Security API Security6.4Free plan$22/moAPI, self-hosted, Web
5Akto API Security Platform5.5No—API, Linux, self-hosted, Web
6Palo Alto Networks Cortex Cloud API Security5.5No—API, Linux, Web
7F5 BIG-IP APM5.4No—Android, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
8Radware API Security Service5.4No—API, self-hosted, Web
9Salt Security API Protection Platform5.4No—API, self-hosted, Web
10Traceable API Security Platform5.4No—self-hosted, Web
11Escape5.3No—API, Web
13APIDynamics5.2No—Web
14APIPosture5.2No——
15Cequence Unified API Protection5.2No—Web
16Cisco Panoptica5.2No—Web
17Haltdos5.2No—Web
18Microsoft Defender for Containers5.2No—Web
19Prophaze API Security5.2No—Web
20CyanoRisk API Security Posture Management5.1No——
21Check Point CloudGuard Data Security5.0No—Web
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Questions about Akamai API Security alternatives

What is the best alternative to Akamai API Security?

42Crunch API Security Platform, number 1 in API security software with a score of 6.6 out of 10. The others here: Wallarm API Security, APISec Platform, Onam Security API Security and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to Akamai API Security?

42Crunch API Security Platform is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 4 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked free-and-open first: a usable free tier and open-source code, then the platforms it runs on and its documentation.