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Head-to-head · API Security Software

Akamai API Security vs Wallarm API Security

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 6 checks side by side
Higher score Akamai API Security #2 in API Security Software 9.3/10 Pricing on request ✓ 5 of 5 features Visit Akamai
Wallarm API Security #4 in API Security Software 9.1/10 Free plan · 14-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 5 of 5 features Visit Wallarm

Akamai API Security leads on 0 checks, Wallarm API Security on 0, and 6 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 6 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreAkamai API Security · 9.3/10
  • Free planonly Wallarm API Security
  • Free trialonly Wallarm API Security

Akamai API Security scores higher on our rubric for api security software: 9.3 against 9.1 out of 10; our editors rank them #2 and #4.

Akamai API Security is the better fit for enterprises needing broad API visibility and testing. Wallarm API Security is the better fit for teams wanting broad API security with a free tier.

  • Akamai API Security fits best

    Enterprises needing broad API visibility and testing

  • Wallarm API Security fits best

    Teams wanting broad API security with a free tier

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Side by side

Feature Akamai API Security 9.3/10 Visit ↗ Wallarm API Security 9.1/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 9.3 9.1
Ranking #2 in API Security Software #4 in API Security Software
Best for Enterprises needing broad API visibility and testing Teams wanting broad API security with a free tier
Pricing model Paid Free plan + paid
Starting price Pricing on request —
Free plan Not checked yet ✓ (best)
Free trial — 14 days
Deployment Cloud, Self-hosted, Desktop Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms Web Web, Linux
Support Phone, Docs · 24/7 Docs
Compliance SOC 2 SOC 2
Integrations 8 integrations 20 integrations
Built for Enterprise, Mid-market Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Akamai API Security 5/5 · Wallarm API Security 5/5
API discovery ✓ ✓
Runtime protection ✓ ✓
API posture management ✓ ✓
Sensitive data detection ✓ ✓
Specification governance ✓ ✓
Specs
Deployment model Hybrid Hybrid
Our review
Pros
  • Discovers APIs across traffic, code, gateways, cloud, and external exposure
  • Combines runtime analysis with 200+ CI/CD and preproduction security tests
  • Maps findings to owners, repositories, file paths, and development workflows
  • Discovers shadow, zombie, and rogue APIs across major protocols
  • Blocks OWASP API Top 10 threats and helps prevent API abuse
  • Supports hybrid deployment with extensive security event integrations
Cons
  • Pricing requires contact with sales
  • Broad coverage may exceed the needs of narrowly focused API teams
  • Enterprise workflow integration may require implementation planning
  • The free tier is limited to 500,000 requests per month
  • The free tier has a limited feature set
  • Paid plans are handled through a sales-assisted process
Our verdict

Akamai API Security is an enterprise platform for discovering, testing, governing, and monitoring APIs across traffic, code, specifications, gateways, cloud environments, and external exposure points. It is aimed at organizations that need…

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Wallarm API Security is a hybrid platform for protecting internal, partner-facing, third-party, and AI-consumed APIs. It is suited to security and platform teams that need API discovery, inventory, runtime controls, sensitive-data…

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  1. Akamai API SecurityAPI Security Software 9.3Pricing on request
  2. Wallarm API SecurityAPI Security Software 9.1Free plan · 14-day trial

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Akamai API Security — where it wins

    • Discovers APIs across traffic, code, gateways, cloud, and external exposure
    • Combines runtime analysis with 200+ CI/CD and preproduction security tests
    • Maps findings to owners, repositories, file paths, and development workflows

    Where it doesn't

    • Pricing requires contact with sales
    • Broad coverage may exceed the needs of narrowly focused API teams
    • Enterprise workflow integration may require implementation planning

  • Wallarm API Security — where it wins

    • Discovers shadow, zombie, and rogue APIs across major protocols
    • Blocks OWASP API Top 10 threats and helps prevent API abuse
    • Supports hybrid deployment with extensive security event integrations

    Where it doesn't

    • The free tier is limited to 500,000 requests per month
    • The free tier has a limited feature set
    • Paid plans are handled through a sales-assisted process
  • Akamai API Security9.3/10 · Pricing on request

    A broad API security platform for enterprises that need discovery, testing, and runtime analysis.

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  • Wallarm API Security9.1/10 · Free plan · 14-day trial

    A broad API security platform with discovery, runtime protection, and a free tier.

    Visit WallarmFull verdict →

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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