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$490.00 per month
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  1. Information technology and software
  2. Professional services (engineering, legal, consulting, etc.)
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What is Akto

Akto is an API security platform that discovers APIs from traffic and helps teams identify and remediate API vulnerabilities and misconfigurations. It is used by application security and platform/DevSecOps teams to inventory APIs, generate security test coverage, and monitor for risky behavior in production and pre-production environments. The product emphasizes traffic-based discovery and automated testing aligned to API specifications and observed usage patterns.

pros

Traffic-based API discovery

Akto can discover APIs by analyzing API traffic, which helps teams identify undocumented or “shadow” endpoints. This approach supports environments where API documentation is incomplete or out of date. It also helps prioritize testing based on endpoints that are actually used in real traffic.

Automated API security testing

Akto provides automated security tests focused on API-specific issues such as authorization, authentication, and input handling. It can generate test cases from observed traffic and/or API definitions to expand coverage beyond manually curated collections. This is useful for teams that need repeatable testing as APIs change frequently.

DevSecOps-oriented workflows

Akto is designed to fit into security and engineering workflows by supporting continuous assessment rather than one-time scans. It aligns with CI/CD and operational monitoring use cases where teams want feedback loops for remediation. This can reduce reliance on purely manual API testing processes.

cons

Not a full API management suite

Akto focuses on security rather than lifecycle API management capabilities such as gateway policy enforcement, developer portals, monetization, or broad integration orchestration. Organizations looking for end-to-end API management may need additional tools. This can increase overall platform complexity.

Coverage depends on traffic visibility

Traffic-based discovery and testing are constrained by what the platform can observe from logs, gateways, service meshes, or network taps. Low-traffic endpoints, internal-only APIs, or newly released routes may be underrepresented until they generate sufficient traffic. Teams may need to supplement with specification-driven testing and manual validation.

Enterprise readiness varies by deployment

Advanced requirements such as complex multi-tenant governance, highly customized reporting, or strict data residency controls may require careful validation during evaluation. Integration depth with existing SIEM/SOAR, ticketing, and identity systems can vary by environment. Buyers typically need a proof of concept to confirm fit for their specific architecture.

Plan & Pricing

Pricing model: Usage-based (tiered plans on official site)

Free Plan: Free — up to 25 API endpoints / month; up to 12,500 tests / month; community support and limited features. (Official blog post & learn pages list these limits.)

Professional Plan: $490.00 per month — example limits listed: up to 100 API endpoints; up to 200,000 tests / month; up to 30 custom tests; CI/CD and Jira integrations; reporting. (Official blog and pricing pages describe Professional plan features and ranges.)

Enterprise / Business: Custom pricing — contact sales. Official site describes Enterprise as usage-based for larger scales (examples on pricing page: 100 to 10,000 API endpoints; 200k to 20M+ tests / month) and directs to contact sales for pricing/quotes.

Notes: Pricing is usage-based (measured by number of API endpoints and tests/month). The official pricing page also shows a Professional plan with endpoint/test ranges and indicates contacting Akto for a free trial. The site does not publish an extensive public rate card or per-endpoint incremental rates on the pricing pages/blog posts reviewed.

Discounts / Add-ons: Not specified on official pages reviewed.

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