Best API Security Tools

Application programming interface (API) security is the process of protecting APIs and the information that they contain. Many organizations utilize APIs because they greatly simplify the development process for both web and mobile environments. APIs are also commonly used to integrate software services and functionality into other applications, systems, and computers. As the adoption of APIs has increased over the years, so have malicious cyberattacks involving APIs. As a result, API security tools have become...

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F5 Distributed Cloud API Security

F5's Distributed Cloud API Security provides discovery and deep insights from use of AI/ML. It can be used to block API attacks in real time and eliminate vulnerabilities at their source. The SaaS-based portal enables users to manage and go deep for threat analytics, forensics, and…

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Cloudflare

Cloudflare’s connectivity cloud is a unified platform of cloud-native services designed to help enterprises regain control over their IT environments. Powered by an intelligent, programmable global cloud network, it is built to offer security, performance, visibility, and reliability.…

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Microsoft Defender for Cloud

Microsoft Defender for Cloud is a Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) and Cloud Workload Protection Platform (CWPP) for Azure, on-premises, and multicloud (Amazon AWS and Google GCP) resources.

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Postman

Postman, headquartered in San Francisco, offers their flagship API development and management free to small teams and independent developers. Higher tiers (Postman Pro and Postman Enterprise) support API management, as well as team collaboration, extended support and other advanced…

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Panoptica
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A cloud application security solution from Cisco, it allows teams to secure APIs, serverless, container, and Kubernetes environments.

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Traceable
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Traceable combines the power of end-to-end distributed tracing, cloud-native integrations, and advanced behavioral analytics to deliver modern application and API security.

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Salt Security API Protection Platform

For API-driven organizations, Salt Security is an API security platform that protects internal, external, and third-party APIs. The Salt C-3A Context-based API Analysis Architecture combines coverage and AI-powered big data to

  • discover APIs and exposed sensitiv…

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Katalon

Katalon Studio is provided by the vendor as a free and robust automation solution for API, Web and Mobile testing. It is designed to eliminate th…

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AppTrana API Security

AppTrana’s API Protection aims to eliminate API risks and provide robust protection by combining Risk detection, API Threat detection, API Positive Security policies, API-Specific DDoS & Bot modules, and API Discovery. It provides automated API scanning to identify OWASP Top…

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open-appsec
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open-appsec (openappsec.io) is an open-source initiative that builds on machine learning to provide pre-emptive web app & API threat protection against OWASP-Top-10 and zero-day attacks.

It can be deployed as an add-on to Kubernetes Ingress, NGINX, Envoy and API Gateways.

The open-appsec engine learns how users normally interact with a web application. It then uses this information to automatically detect requests that fall outside of normal operations and sends those requests for further analysis to decide whether the request is malicious or not.…

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Cequence Security

Cequence Security is a cybersecurity software company founded in 2015 and based in Sunnyvale, CA. Its mission is to transform application security by consolidating multiple security functions into an open, AI-powered software platform that protects customers’ APIs and web-based…

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Neosec
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Neosec is offers application security and API protection against business abuse and data theft. Built for organizations that expose APIs to partners, suppliers, and users, Neosec discovers all of the user's APIs, analyzes their behavior, audits risk, and stops threats lurking inside.…

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HCL AppScan

AppScan (formerly Rational AppScan) is an application security testing solution acquired by HCL Technologies from IBM in late 2018. Appscan supports both dynamic (DAST) and static (SAST) application security testing.

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F5 NGINX Management Suite

NGINX Management Suite provides holistic visibility and control of NGINX instances, application delivery services, API management workflows, and security solutions. It is used to streamline four key areas:

  • Scale – Intelligently scale NGINX instances and services with global policy controls using CI/CD automation to drive workflows, ser…

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REST Assured
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Testing and validating REST services in Java is harder than in dynamic languages such as Ruby and Groovy. REST Assured, a test framework that is open source and free to use under the Apache 2.0 license, aims to bring the simplicity of using these languages into the Java domain.

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Bright Security

Bright Security is an application & API security testing platform from the company of the same name in San Rafael, California. Bright Security integrates into the user's CI/CD pipeline and enable users to run DAST scans with every build, as well as identify known (7,000+ payloads)…

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OX Security
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OX is an Active Application Security Posture Management (ASPM) Platform, consolidating disparate application security tools (ASPM+AST and SSC) into a single console. It offers security, prioritization, and automated remediation of security issues throughout the development cycle.

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Soveren
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Soveren helps identify and protect crown jewels in Kubernetes-based environments. It automatically discovers sensitive data and assets, mapping the flows between them and immediately alerting the user before risks become full-blown incidents.

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Hopr Connect
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Hopr’s cloud native AMTD platform, a software as a service (SaaS) solution that rotates the identity and secret credentials of containerized workloads at a high frequency to prevent credential theft and wide range of man in the middle (MITM) attacks on application endpoints. The…

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StackHawk
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StackHawk is a solution designed to make it simple for developers to find, triage, and fix application security bugs, from the company of the same name headquartered in Denver. Scan an application for AppSec bugs in the code, triage and fix with provided documentation, and automate…

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Apigee Sense

Apigee Sense from Google (acquired in late 2016) protects APIs from unwanted request traffic, including attacks from malicious clients. Apigee Sense analyzes API request traffic, identifying patterns that might represent unwanted requests.

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Apache JMeter

JMeter, from Apache, is a load and performance testing tool.

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Haltdos Web Application Firewall

Haltdos Web Application Firewall blocks application layer DDoS and other attack vectors directed at web-facing applications, while providing protection against data loss.

It also has strong authentication and access control capabilities for restricting acce…

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Wallarm
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Protect any API. In any environment.

Against any threats. OWASP Top-10, OWASP Top-10 API, and 0-days threats.

Wallarm is a platform used by Dev, Sec, and Ops teams to build cloud-native applications securely, monitor them for modern threats, and get alerted when threats arise.

Whether…

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Qualys TruRisk Platform

Qualys TruRisk Platform (formerly Qualys Cloud Platform, or Qualysguard), from San Francisco-based Qualys, is network security and vulnerability management software featuring app scanning and security, network device mapping and detection, vulnerability prioritization schedule and…

Learn More About API Security Tools

What is API Security?

Application programming interface (API) security is the process of protecting APIs and the information that they contain. Many organizations utilize APIs because they greatly simplify the development process for both web and mobile environments. APIs are also commonly used to integrate software services and functionality into other applications, systems, and computers. As the adoption of APIs has increased over the years, so have malicious cyberattacks involving APIs. As a result, API security tools have become more prevalent.

It is crucial to have an API secured from one connection endpoint to the next. API security tools scan APIs across your network to identify potential vulnerabilities for developers to fix. APIs are used to transfer data between infrastructure components within a network. It’s important to secure this data because a potential leak or breach of this data could lead to a cyberattack on the organization, or data loss.

API security occurs on both ends of an API connection. There are some tools that focus more on helping users develop secure APIs from the initial creation of the APIs. Then there are tools that focus more on the end user and helping them protect their network from APIs provided by outside sources. Additionally, some tools offer services similar to penetration testing, vulnerability management, and zero trust network solutions. These tools allow a user to test for areas of vulnerability within their network and add additional layers of security to those areas.

API Security Platform Features & Capabilities

Most products in the API Security have the following features:

  • Data logging, reporting, and debugging
  • Integration with various environments
  • OWASP standard testing protocols
  • Monitoring systems
  • Integration with SIEM or SOAR systems
  • API identification
  • API endpoint securing

API Security Platform Comparison

There are several factors to consider when looking for an API security tool. These factors include:

Scalability: In some cases, paid products can be scalable to enterprise level operations. Whereas open source products may not be quite as scalable. However, the trade off is that open source products will likely be the less expensive solution. Users should consider how many APIs they need to work with and how much they use those APIs when looking for an API security tool.

Depth of Security: As mentioned before, there are different kinds of protections offered and they vary from product to product. Some products offer additional functionality such as extra layers of security to your APIs while others simply scan APIs for vulnerabilities. It’s important to consider whether you want additional security protections or just a tool to scan for areas of improvement.

The Area of Security: The area of security really matters here, as some tools focus more towards API developer security while other tools focus on the API consumer security. If your organization is consuming APIs, a tool that monitors your API connections would better suit your needs. If your organization is developing and deploying APIs, a tool that scans your APIs for potential vulnerabilities before they deploy would better serve you. This comparison comes down to specific use cases of APIs, and should be considered when researching API security tools.

Pricing

Pricing information varies from product to product, and is largely affected by the features offered and whether or not the product is open sourced. This means that pricing for API security tools can range from free to hundreds of thousands of dollars for enterprise level packages.

Most paid products offer a demonstration of their services, but do not offer a free trial. It is also not uncommon for the vendors to request that a user reach out to them for pricing information, which creates opportunities for custom quotes based on user usage and need.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What do API Security tools do?

API Security tools ensure that data transferred between two devices or software is protected from malicious cyberattacks. It outline vulnerabilities in an API connection and add additional layers of security to protect a network against API abuse.

What are the benefits of using API Security tools?

API security tools save on time and money as they help to prevent malicious attacks on an organization's network. Furthermore, API security tools point to areas of improvement for both API developers and API consumers, which can better secure data being transferred across an API connection.



How much do API Security tools cost?

Pricing information varies from product to product, and is largely affected by the features offered and whether or not the product is open sourced. This means that pricing for API security tools can range from free to hundreds of thousands of dollars for enterprise level packages.