--- title: Akto API Security Platform Reviews meta\_title: 'Akto API Security Platform Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features | G2' meta\_description: Filter 55 reviews by the users' company size, role or industry to find out how Akto API Security Platform works for a business like yours. aggregate\_rating: rating\_value: 4.5 review\_count: 55 scale: '5' date\_modified: '2026-08-07' parent\_category: name: Cloud Security url: https://www.g2.com/categories/cloud-security --- # Akto API Security Platform Reviews & Product Details Visit Website Akto is a trusted platform for application security and product security teams to build an enterprise-grade API security program throughout their DevSecOps pipeline. Our industry-leading suite of — API discovery, API security posture management, sensitive data exposure, and API security testing solutions enables organizations to gain visibility in their API security posture. 1,000+ Application Security teams globally trust Akto for their API security needs. Akto use cases: 1. API Discovery 2. API Security Testing in CI/CD 3. API Security Posture Management 4. Authentication and Authorization Testing 5. Sensitive data Exposure 6. Shift left in DevSecOps * * * Product Website Akto API Security Platform Seller [Akto.io](https://www.g2.com/sellers/akto-io) Discussions [Akto API Security Platform Community](https://www.g2.com/products/akto-api-security-platform/discuss) Languages Supported English Solution Type Best-of-Breed Overview by Akto Team Show More ## Pricing Pricing provided by Akto API Security Platform. ### Free Free Per Month [ View More Pricing Information ](https://www.g2.com/products/akto-api-security-platform/pricing) ## Akto API Security Platform Integrations (27) What do users say about integrations? 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NV Naresh V. Product Security Leader Computer & Network Security Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 9/4/2024 "Optimal Tool for API Security Testing and API Inventory Management" 5/5 What do you like best about Akto API Security Platform? Our API documentation initially covered only 30% of our APIs. However, Akto not only completed our API inventory but also automated our end-to-end security testing. We had a list of 2,000 test cases, based on the OWASP Testing guide and our own business logic tests, that we wanted to automate. Akto successfully automated most of these tests for us. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Akto API Security Platform? Documentation is a bit hard to navigate. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Akto API Security Platform solving and how is that benefiting you? Akto is solving our API inventory and automated scanning problem. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerSource: Organic Review from User Profile ![Prem K.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Prem K.") PK Prem K. Staff SDET Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 7/12/2024 "Best Tool for DAST Testing in CI" 5/5 What do you like best about Akto API Security Platform? Akto helps to do DAST testing in our testing infra. It integrate seamlessly in CI. Best thing about akto it helps in api discovery and management in single place, identify sensitive data in payload and response, allow rule based to detect vulnerability in api. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Akto API Security Platform? False positive and auto triaging can be imporved Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Akto API Security Platform solving and how is that benefiting you? 1. Running DAST scan and report vulnerabilities in CI, that helps to decide a build is safe to deploy in production or not. 2. Single place for API management and identify senstivie information across api's. 3. custome template to write rule and scan across all api. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Response from Ankita Gupta of Akto API Security Platform [Editedit](https://www.g2.com/survey_responses/akto-api-security-platform-review-9885844/official_response/edit) Hello Prem, Thanks for sharing your experience with us! We’re glad to hear Akto is improving your DAST testing and CI integration. We appreciate your feedback. The way to reduce false positives for testing is by customizing test cases. Best, The Akto Team 7/20/2024 Current UserValidated ReviewerSource: Organic ![Gopikrishna C.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Gopikrishna C.") GC Gopikrishna C. Senior Security engineer Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 7/26/2024 "Excellent product on API Security" 5/5 What do you like best about Akto API Security Platform? Akto.io has been an outstanding tool for our team. Its user-friendly interface and powerful features have significantly streamlined our workflow. The customer support is exceptional, always responsive and helpful. Ease of implementation and integration was really helpful. They offer very good discounted price for startups and it is great value for the robust capabilities it provides. We're highly satisfied with Akto.io and recommend it to anyone looking for an efficient, reliable solution. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Akto API Security Platform? Upfront information regarding price discounts was not informed. Reports can be improved. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Akto API Security Platform solving and how is that benefiting you? API inventory and security scanning on all our APIs recursively. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Response from Akto Team of Akto API Security Platform [Editedit](https://www.g2.com/survey_responses/akto-api-security-platform-review-9928597/official_response/edit) Hi Gopikrishna, Thanks for your wonderful review! We’re glad to hear you’re satisfied with Akto. We appreciate your feedback on pricing and reports. Best, The Akto Team Current UserValidated ReviewerSource: Organic ![Gabriel N.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Gabriel N.") GN Gabriel N. Principal Security Engineer Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 8/29/2024 "Akto - Fast and customizable API Scanner with a fantastic team behind it" 5/5 What do you like best about Akto API Security Platform? We've engaged with Akto at my previous job at Spotnana. The solution is easy to use, easy to build custom scans with and to onboard. Furthermore, the team has been incredibly helpful for us, mapped our APIs on their own and stopped short of nothing to provide us value. They've also been incredibly helpful educating us about API security, best practices, inventorying, etc. I would highly recommend the Akto team to get high fidelity results over your APIs at affordable prices and with a great team that will come through. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Akto API Security Platform? Did not dislike anything about Akto. Their platform was really easy to use. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Akto API Security Platform solving and how is that benefiting you? API Security scanning and inventorying of APIs, discovery of Shadow APIs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerSource: Organic ![Anjali A.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Anjali A.") AA Anjali A. Offensive security Analyst Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 7/16/2024 "The All-in-One API security Solution" 4.5/5 What do you like best about Akto API Security Platform? It checks for vulnerabilities in all OWASP Top 10 and HackerOne Top 10 categories, such as security setups, authentication, SSRF, and XSS. In order to reduce false positives, it's testing engine analyzes traffic data to run various kinds of business logic tests and understand API traffic patterns. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Akto API Security Platform? The test takes quite a while to finish. Furthermore, YAML expertise is needed to create unique test cases, which may be a hurdle for certain users. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Akto API Security Platform solving and how is that benefiting you? we can maintain the inventory and vulnerabilities which are founds. also once the full setup is done after that its hassel free process for testing. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Response from Ankita Gupta of Akto API Security Platform [Editedit](https://www.g2.com/survey_responses/akto-api-security-platform-review-9883730/official_response/edit) Hi Anjali, Thank you for your thoughtful review! We're pleased to hear Akto is working well for you. We appreciate your feedback on the test duration and the need for YAML expertise. We have improved our test durations and done benchmarking. It now takes less than 7 minutes to run 400 tests on 1,000 APIs. We are happy to give a demo. Best, The Akto Team 1/26/2025 Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Information Technology and Services](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Information Technology and Services") AI Verified User in Information Technology and Services Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 8/26/2024 "One stop solution for API security" 4.5/5 What do you like best about Akto API Security Platform? - Easy to deploy, very quick setup and discovery - Good support for both AWS and GCP - Other than HTTP/s, also does dicovery of gRPC & GraphQL - Automated scans with a fully customizable scanning engine - Akto helped us monitor changes to our existing APIs and new APIs being developed. Akto also helped us identify internal, sensitive, APIs communicating with 3rd party and internal services likewise. - Great support from Akto. I have enjoyed interacting with Ankush and the rest of the tech team. They are very welcoming of any and all feedbacks around the product. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Akto API Security Platform? Nothing as such. We would love to see socket integrations as well. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Akto API Security Platform solving and how is that benefiting you? DAST, API Discovery & Classification Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Response from Akto Team of Akto API Security Platform [Editedit](https://www.g2.com/survey_responses/akto-api-security-platform-review-10042354/official_response/edit) Hello, Thanks for the great review! We’re glad Akto is your go-to for API security. We appreciate your suggestion on socket integrations—it’s on our list. Happy to hear you’ve had a good experience with our team! Best, The Akto Team Current UserValidated ReviewerSource: Organic ![Verified User in Financial Services](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Financial Services") AF Verified User in Financial Services Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 9/20/2024 "Excellent API security testing tool with a human-centric interface" 5/5 What do you like best about Akto API Security Platform? I've been using Akto for a while, starting with the free version before upgrading to the professional plan, and it’s been an amazing experience. The dashboard is user friendly, focusing on simplicity and ease of use, without cluttering the screen with unnecessary details. I also love the ability to write custom queries for API testing, and the seamless cloud integration is a game-changer. With a vast library of tests to explore, it’s easy to evaluate and secure your APIs. Highly recommend Akto for anyone looking for a powerful yet approachable API security solution! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Akto API Security Platform? While the ability to write custom queries and create tailored tests is a powerful feature, users new to API security or those without coding experience might find the learning curve steep for creating effective custom tests. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Akto API Security Platform solving and how is that benefiting you? API Security Testing Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerSource: Organic ![Yashwanth K.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Yashwanth K.") YK Yashwanth K. Associate Security Engineer Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 7/30/2024 "Seamless Security: Our Exceptional Experience with Akto." 4/5 What do you like best about Akto API Security Platform? From communication to execution to validation, our experience working with the Akto team was nothing short of excellent. The entire process was seamless, and working with a team that was so knowledgeable and helpful was pleasant. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Akto API Security Platform? Even with all of its amazing capabilities, akto is unable to create and write a comprehensive report that summarises the results. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Akto API Security Platform solving and how is that benefiting you? Akto could potentially offers real-time monitoring, improves security management, and automates the discovery of API endpoints. This increases our operational accuracy within the team, efficiency, and responsiveness to incidents, resulting in minimal effort and complete API security until the edge. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More 8/21/2024 Validated ReviewerSource: Organic ![Swati S.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Swati S.") SS Swati S. SDET Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 7/22/2024 Business partner of the seller or seller's competitor, not included in G2 scores. "Akto is excellent for API Security, Interface is user friendly, rules are customizable" 4.5/5 What do you like best about Akto API Security Platform? Akto integration is seamless with AWS, kubernetes. It's a great platform for real time threat detection. Mirroring feature is useful for testing.Support team is exceptional, promptly resolving any issues. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Akto API Security Platform? There can be challenges with the mirroring feature which may impact testing. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Akto API Security Platform solving and how is that benefiting you? Vulnerability Detection Easy integration with AWS and other platforms Monitoring and testing Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More 9/3/2024 Current UserValidated ReviewerSource: Organic ![Verified User in Computer Hardware](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Computer Hardware") UC Verified User in Computer Hardware Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 3/4/2025 "Somewhat good, got what i wanted" 4/5 What do you like best about Akto API Security Platform? features, usability, tons of security tools which i was looking for Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Akto API Security Platform? little complex for my collegeue to setup Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Akto API Security Platform solving and how is that benefiting you? wanted to test api management and security Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite on behalf of seller ## Pricing Options Pricing provided by Akto API Security Platform. ### Free Free Per Month ### Professional $1,890.00 Per Month ### Enterprise Contact Us Per Month [ View More Pricing Information ](https://www.g2.com/products/akto-api-security-platform/pricing) ##### ##### Akto API Security Platform Features Administration API / Integrations Extensibility Analysis Reporting and Analytics Issue Tracking Vulnerability Scan Testing Manual Testing Test Automation API Management API Discovery API Monitoring Reporting [ View More Features ](https://www.g2.com/products/akto-api-security-platform/features) ## Top-Rated Alternatives [ ![GitLab](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "GitLab") GitLab 4.5/5(901) ](https://www.g2.com/products/gitlab/reviews) [ ![Postman](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Postman") Postman 4.6/5(1,800) ](https://www.g2.com/products/postman/reviews) [ ![Celigo](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Celigo") Celigo 4.6/5(1,103) ](https://www.g2.com/products/celigo/reviews) [ View All Alternatives ](https://www.g2.com/products/akto-api-security-platform/competitors/alternatives) ##### Categories on G2 [API Management](https://www.g2.com/categories/api-management)[API Security](https://www.g2.com/categories/api-security)[Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST)](https://www.g2.com/categories/dynamic-application-security-testing-dast) [API Management](https://www.g2.com/categories/api-management)[API Security](https://www.g2.com/categories/api-security)[Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST)](https://www.g2.com/categories/dynamic-application-security-testing-dast)[Interactive Application Security Testing (IAST)](https://www.g2.com/categories/interactive-application-security-testing-iast) [Show MoreShow Less](javascript:void(0);) ##### Explore More [What are the best secure data room solutions for private equity](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-are-the-best-secure-data-room-solutions-for-private-equity)[What quote to cash implementation methodologies and best practices do the leading consulting firms bring to complex projects?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-quote-to-cash-implementation-methodologies-and-best-practices-do-the-leading-consulting-firms-bring-to-complex-projects)[What is the best vulnerability scanning tool for enterprise IT teams?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-the-best-vulnerability-scanning-tool-for-enterprise-it-teams) [Leading revenue operations solutions for small business](https://www.g2.com/discussions/leading-revenue-operations-solutions-for-small-businesses)[Best pricing software for small tech business](https://www.g2.com/discussions/best-pricing-software-for-small-tech-business)[Pros and Cons Details](https://www.g2.com/products/akto-api-security-platform/reviews?qs=pros-and-cons) [Show MoreShow Less](javascript:void(0);)