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Head-to-head · API Security Testing Software

Akto API Security Platform vs Pentestas API Scanner

  • Updated Sep 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 5 checks side by side
Higher score Akto API Security Platform #4 in API Security Testing Software 7.7/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 1 of 5 features Visit Akto
Pentestas API Scanner #8 in API Security Testing Software 6.8/10 Free plan · paid from $99/mo · 14-day trial Free plan✓ 4 of 5 features Visit Pentestas

Akto API Security Platform leads on 0 checks, Pentestas API Scanner on 3, and 2 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 5 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreAkto API Security Platform · 7.7/10
  • Free planboth
  • Most featuresPentestas API Scanner · 4 of 5

Akto API Security Platform scores higher on our rubric for api security testing software: 7.7 against 6.8 out of 10; our editors rank them #4 and #8.

Pentestas API Scanner offers authentication testing; Akto API Security Platform doesn't publish it. Pentestas API Scanner offers authorization testing; Akto API Security Platform doesn't publish it. Pentestas API Scanner offers input-validation testing; Akto API Security Platform doesn't publish it.

Akto API Security Platform is the better fit for free API security platform with broad coverage. Pentestas API Scanner is the better fit for multi-protocol API testing.

  • Akto API Security Platform fits best

    Free API security platform with broad coverage

  • Pentestas API Scanner fits best

    Multi-protocol API testing

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Side by side

Feature Akto API Security Platform 7.7/10 Visit ↗ Pentestas API Scanner 6.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 7.7 6.8
Ranking #4 in API Security Testing Software #8 in API Security Testing Software
Best for Free API security platform with broad coverage Multi-protocol API testing
Pricing model Free plan + paid Free plan + paid
Starting price Not published $99/mo
Free plan ✓ ✓
Free trial — —
Deployment Cloud, Self-hosted Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms Web Web
Support Email, Live chat, Community, Docs · 24/7 Email, Live chat, Phone, Community
Compliance SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, HIPAA, PCI DSS SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, HIPAA, PCI DSS
Integrations 50+ integrations 5 integrations
Built for Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Akto API Security Platform 1/5 · Pentestas API Scanner 4/5
API discovery ✓ ✓
Authentication testing Not published ✓ (best)
Authorization testing Not published ✓ (best)
Input-validation testing Not published ✓ (best)
Business-logic testing Not published Not published
Specs
Deployment Not published Hybrid
API formats Not published REST, SOAP, OpenAPI, Swagger, Postman, GraphQL, gRPC
Our review
Pros
  • Free plan provides API security testing at no cost
  • 1,000+ automated tests cover a wide range of API risks
  • Discovery, posture monitoring, and threat blocking in one platform
  • Tests REST, SOAP, GraphQL, gRPC, OpenAPI, Swagger, and Postman APIs
  • Covers authentication, authorization, BOLA/BFLA, JWT, and injection testing
  • Exports PDF, CSV, and JSON reports with CI/CD and team integrations
Cons
  • Professional pricing varies by API endpoint usage
  • Enterprise is designed for larger, more complex organizations
  • Broad coverage may exceed the needs of narrowly focused teams
  • Free API Scanner access is limited to two runs per tool per IP per day
  • Starter focuses on automated web scanning rather than full API scanning
  • On-premise deployment and custom integrations are reserved for Enterprise
Our verdict

Akto API Security Platform is designed for application security, product security, and development teams that need to discover, test, monitor, and protect APIs. It builds an API inventory from traffic, code connectors, and OpenAPI…

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Pentestas API Scanner evaluates live APIs and uploaded API specifications for security weaknesses. It is designed for teams testing REST, SOAP, OpenAPI, Swagger, Postman, GraphQL, and gRPC interfaces, with browser-based workflows for API…

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  1. Akto API Security PlatformAPI Security Testing Software 7.7Free plan
  2. Pentestas API ScannerAPI Security Testing Software 6.8Free plan · paid from $99/mo · 14-day trial

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Akto API Security Platform — where it wins

    • Free plan provides API security testing at no cost
    • 1,000+ automated tests cover a wide range of API risks
    • Discovery, posture monitoring, and threat blocking in one platform

    Where it doesn't

    • Professional pricing varies by API endpoint usage
    • Enterprise is designed for larger, more complex organizations
    • Broad coverage may exceed the needs of narrowly focused teams

  • Pentestas API Scanner — where it wins

    • Tests REST, SOAP, GraphQL, gRPC, OpenAPI, Swagger, and Postman APIs
    • Covers authentication, authorization, BOLA/BFLA, JWT, and injection testing
    • Exports PDF, CSV, and JSON reports with CI/CD and team integrations

    Where it doesn't

    • Free API Scanner access is limited to two runs per tool per IP per day
    • Starter focuses on automated web scanning rather than full API scanning
    • On-premise deployment and custom integrations are reserved for Enterprise
  • Akto API Security Platform7.7/10 · Free plan

    A broad API security platform with a free plan and hybrid deployment options.

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  • Pentestas API Scanner6.8/10 · Free plan · paid from $99/mo · 14-day trial

    A multi-protocol API scanner with useful free access and broad security checks.

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Sep 2026

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