Akto API Security Platform

Web · Linux · Self-hosted · API

Freedom report

One barScore 5.5

Free tierNo free tier on record
Open codeNo open-source code on record
Runs widely2 of 6 device platforms
DocumentedPlans, terms and facts published

Akto API Security Platform is ranked #4 of 28 in API security software on Freedom251. It runs on API, Linux, Self-hosted, Web.

Akto API Security Platform plans and pricing

All plans

Akto API Security Not published Usage-based pricing · contact sales for pricing akto.io · 30 Sept 2026

Compared on API security software

Free plan: Yes
API discovery: Yes
Runtime protection: Yes
API posture management: Yes
Sensitive data detection: Yes
Specification governance: Yes
Deployment model: hybrid

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The record

Purpose: Akto’s API Security platform helps teams discover, test, and continuously monitor APIs using real traffic and dynamic analysis.
DAST testing: Its dynamic API security testing covers the OWASP API Top 10 and business logic vulnerabilities, with manual runs, scheduled scans, and CI/CD execution.
Security monitoring: The platform detects sensitive data exposure and authorization or authentication issues at runtime.
Test library: Akto’s platform page states that it offers 800+ prebuilt security tests covering OWASP Top 10 and business logic vulnerabilities.
Traffic integrations: Akto lists 50+ API traffic connectors, including eBPF, Kubernetes, NGINX, API gateways, ECS, EKS, and GCP.
Deployment: Akto says it can be deployed in public cloud or on-premise environments.
CI/CD: Akto supports API security testing in CI/CD pipelines.
Support: Akto says its team provides deployment help, dashboard training, regular check-ins, and API security best practices.
Compliance: The platform page displays GDPR, ISO, SOC 2, and HIPAA compliance badges.
Pricing: The current pricing page describes usage-based pricing but provides no API Security plan prices.
Pricing basis: Akto’s pricing-model announcement says API Security costs are based on the number of API endpoints.
Intended users: Akto describes its API security platform as built for modern development teams and enterprise application and product security teams.
Security testing: Akto lists 800+ pre-built security tests covering OWASP Top 10 and business logic vulnerabilities.
Integrations: Traffic sources include Kubernetes, API gateways, AWS and GCP services, GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, Burp Suite, Postman, and OpenAPI.

Where it ranks on Freedom251

Best API Security Software in 2026#4 of 28
Best API Security Testing Software in 2026#13 of 27

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Sources

docs.akto.io· checked 29 Sept 2026
akto.io/platform· checked 29 Sept 2026
akto.io/pricing· checked 29 Sept 2026
akto.io/blog/akto-introduces-new-usage-based-fl· checked 29 Sept 2026
docs.akto.io/traffic-connector/traffic-data-sources· checked 30 Sept 2026
akto.io/blog/akto-in-gartner-hype-cycle-ai-serv· checked 30 Sept 2026
akto.io· checked 28 Sept 2026