Levo.ai vs AquilaX API Security Scanner

Levo.ai9.0Visit AAAquilaX API Security Scanner7.6Visit

Higher score Levo.ai #1 in API Security Testing Software 9.0/10 Free plan · pricing on request Free plan✓ 5 of 5 features Visit Levo.ai

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AA AquilaX API Security Scanner #6 in API Security Testing Software 7.6/10 Free plan · paid from $19/mo · 14-day trial Free plan✓ 4 of 5 features Visit AquilaX

• Levo.ai fits best

  Full-lifecycle API security testing

• AquilaX API Security Scanner fits best

  Affordable automated API scanning

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Side by side

Feature	Levo.ai 9.0/10 Visit ↗	AAAquilaX API Security Scanner 7.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.0	7.6
Ranking	#1 in API Security Testing Software	#6 in API Security Testing Software
Best for	Full-lifecycle API security testing	Affordable automated API scanning
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	Not published	$19/mo
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted, Desktop, Browser extension	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web, Windows, macOS, Linux, Chrome extension	Web
Support	Email, Docs	Email, Docs
Compliance	GDPR, HIPAA, PCI DSS, SSO/SAML	SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, PCI DSS
Integrations	9 integrations	50+ integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Levo.ai 5/5 · AquilaX API Security Scanner 4/5
API discovery	✓	✓
Authentication testing	✓	✓
Authorization testing	✓	✓
Input-validation testing	✓	✓
Business-logic testing	✓ (best)	Not published
Specs
Deployment	Hybrid	Hybrid
API formats	OpenAPI (YAML or JSON)	OpenAPI 3.x; Swagger 2.0; GraphQL Schema; gRPC/Protobuf; Postman Collections; REST APIs; Webhook endpoints
Our review
Pros	Combines API discovery, OWASP testing, fuzzing, and runtime monitoring Tests authentication, authorization, schemas, and business-logic abuse Supports cloud, on-premises, CI/CD, and GitHub Actions workflows	Active testing covers authentication, authorization and rate-limit weaknesses. Supports OpenAPI, Swagger, GraphQL, gRPC/Protobuf and Postman formats. Automates scans on deployment across major CI/CD and issue-management tools.
Cons	Paid pricing requires a sales conversation and custom quoting Runtime discovery depends on traffic from deployed APIs API specifications are supported in OpenAPI YAML or JSON	API security scanning starts with the Premium plan at $19 per month. The Free plan focuses on secrets, PII and compliance rather than API scanning. Advanced AI, malware detection and on-premises options require Ultimate or Enterprise.
Our verdict	Levo.ai is an API and AI security platform for security, engineering, and application-security teams. It discovers APIs from runtime traffic, maintains a live inventory, generates OpenAPI documentation, identifies vulnerabilities, and runs… Read the review →	AquilaX API Security Scanner analyzes API specifications and probes live endpoints for vulnerabilities across the OWASP API Top 10. It is aimed at DevSecOps teams working with REST, GraphQL, OpenAPI and other supported API formats. Teams… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Levo.ai — where it wins

  • Combines API discovery, OWASP testing, fuzzing, and runtime monitoring
  • Tests authentication, authorization, schemas, and business-logic abuse
  • Supports cloud, on-premises, CI/CD, and GitHub Actions workflows

  Where it doesn't

  • Paid pricing requires a sales conversation and custom quoting
  • Runtime discovery depends on traffic from deployed APIs
  • API specifications are supported in OpenAPI YAML or JSON

• AquilaX API Security Scanner — where it wins

  • Active testing covers authentication, authorization and rate-limit weaknesses.
  • Supports OpenAPI, Swagger, GraphQL, gRPC/Protobuf and Postman formats.
  • Automates scans on deployment across major CI/CD and issue-management tools.

  Where it doesn't

  • API security scanning starts with the Premium plan at $19 per month.
  • The Free plan focuses on secrets, PII and compliance rather than API scanning.
  • Advanced AI, malware detection and on-premises options require Ultimate or Enterprise.

• Levo.ai9.0/10 · Free plan · pricing on request

  A full-lifecycle API security platform spanning discovery, testing, and runtime monitoring.

  Visit Levo.aiFull verdict →
• AAAquilaX API Security Scanner7.6/10 · Free plan · paid from $19/mo · 14-day trial

  Affordable automated API scanning with active probing and broad developer-tool integrations.

  Visit AquilaXFull verdict →