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API Architect vs CodeRifts

Both stand on api governance software. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.

API Architect

Free plan Web

API Architect connects architecture and rules to API generation and AI governance. The plans differ in project limits, analytics or observability, support, and integrations.

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CodeRifts focuses on authorization and governance for OpenAPI contract changes, with policy enforcement and several CI options. The free tier includes 1,000 authorization cases/month; paid plan terms vary, including Team being billed free during beta.

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The facts

	API Architect	CodeRifts
Free plan	Yes	Yes
Open source	Not published	Not published
Runs on	Web	API, Web
Lowest paid plan	Starter: €29 a month	Team: $149 a month
Plans published	3	3
Maker	Not published	Not published
Website	apiarchitec.com	coderifts.com
On api governance software	#6 of 25	#10 of 25

API Architect: what it does well

Models systems, containers, and flows in a versioned language.
Centralizes DTOs, compliance rules, and constraints.
Generates APIs aligned with business needs and standards.
Free plan includes one active project and community support.
Pro lists CRM and payment integrations.

What to know first

Free plan is limited to one active project.
Starter costs €29 a month.
Pro costs €79 a month.

CodeRifts: what it does well

Checks OpenAPI 3.0 and 3.1 for breaking changes.
Policies can block merges.
Flags weakened authentication and potential PII fields.
Offers GitHub, GitLab CI, Bitbucket Pipelines, REST API, and CLI.
Processes schemas in memory and discards them after analysis.

What to know first

No formal SLA is in place yet.
No SOC 2 report or third-party assessment is published.
Public beta support has no promised response time.
API requests are rate-limited.

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