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Product	Azure API Management by Microsoft View product	Akto API Security by Akto View product
Overview
What it is	Azure API Management: API gateway, API policies and authentication and authorization. Built for API publishing. Compare Application Security alternatives.	Looking for API Security software? Akto API Security by Akto provides BOLA/IDOR detection for shadow API discovery. Compare features and alternatives.
Product type	API Management Platform	Developer-First API Security Testing & Inventory Platform
Best for	Cross-industry	Technology, Financial Services, E-Commerce, Telecommunications, Healthcare
Pricing
Pricing model	Contact Vendor	Contact Vendor
Free trial	Free trial: yes	Free trial: yes
Deployment
Deployment options	CloudHybridOn-Premise	SaaSCloudHybridOn-Premise
Deployment details	Cloud; Hybrid; Self-hosted; Azure cloud; Self-hosted gateway; Hybrid	Cloud SaaS; Hybrid; Self-hosted; Cloud SaaS; Hybrid Edge; Self-hosted Docker / Kubernetes
Data residency	Depends on Azure region selected	United States; European Union; AWS Cloud Infrastructure
Key features
What it offers	API gateway API policies Authentication and authorization Rate limiting Developer portal Analytics Monitoring API versioning	Automated API inventory discovery OWASP API Top 10 vulnerability testing BOLA/IDOR detection CI/CD security integration Sensitive data parameter tracking Shadow API discovery BOLA testing in CI/CD Automated API vulnerability testing
Platform & access
API access	API access: yes	API access: yes
Single sign-on (SSO)	SSO: yes	SSO: yes
Role-based access (RBAC)	RBAC: yes	RBAC: yes
Multi-tenant	Multi-tenant: yes	Multi-tenant: yes
Mobile app	Mobile app: no	Mobile app: no
Supported platforms	CloudREST APIsSOAP APIsKubernetes	REST APIsGraphQLGRPCCloud API GatewaysMicroservices
Compliance	Azure compliance portfoliovaries by region/service	SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001GDPROWASP API Security Top 10
Integrations & coverage
Integrations	Azure servicesMicrosoft Entra IDApplication InsightsAzure Monitordeveloper tools	GitHub ActionsGitLab CIJenkinsAWS API GatewayPostmanSlackJira
Industries	Cross-industry	TechnologyFinancial ServicesE-CommerceTelecommunicationsHealthcare
Regions	Global	Global
Vendor
Company	Microsoft	Akto
Headquarters	Redmond, Washington, USA	San Francisco, California, USA
Company size	200,000+	51-200
Founded	1975	2021

Azure API Management

by Microsoft

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Akto API Security

by Akto

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Overview

What it is

Azure API Management

Azure API Management: API gateway, API policies and authentication and authorization. Built for API publishing. Compare Application Security alternatives.

Akto API Security

Looking for API Security software? Akto API Security by Akto provides BOLA/IDOR detection for shadow API discovery. Compare features and alternatives.

Product type

Azure API Management

API Management Platform

Akto API Security

Developer-First API Security Testing & Inventory Platform

Best for

Azure API Management

Cross-industry

Akto API Security

Technology, Financial Services, E-Commerce, Telecommunications, Healthcare

Pricing

Pricing model

Azure API Management

Contact Vendor

Akto API Security

Contact Vendor

Free trial

Azure API Management

Akto API Security

Deployment

Deployment options

Azure API Management

CloudHybridOn-Premise

Akto API Security

SaaSCloudHybridOn-Premise

Deployment details

Azure API Management

Cloud; Hybrid; Self-hosted; Azure cloud; Self-hosted gateway; Hybrid

Akto API Security

Cloud SaaS; Hybrid; Self-hosted; Cloud SaaS; Hybrid Edge; Self-hosted Docker / Kubernetes

Data residency

Azure API Management

Depends on Azure region selected

Akto API Security

United States; European Union; AWS Cloud Infrastructure

Key features

What it offers

Azure API Management

API gateway
API policies
Authentication and authorization
Rate limiting
Developer portal
Analytics
Monitoring
API versioning

Akto API Security

Automated API inventory discovery
OWASP API Top 10 vulnerability testing
BOLA/IDOR detection
CI/CD security integration
Sensitive data parameter tracking
Shadow API discovery
BOLA testing in CI/CD
Automated API vulnerability testing

Platform & access

API access

Azure API Management

Akto API Security

Single sign-on (SSO)

Azure API Management

Akto API Security

Role-based access (RBAC)

Azure API Management

Akto API Security

Multi-tenant

Azure API Management

Akto API Security

Mobile app

Azure API Management

Akto API Security

Supported platforms

Azure API Management

CloudREST APIsSOAP APIsKubernetes

Akto API Security

REST APIsGraphQLGRPCCloud API GatewaysMicroservices

Compliance

Azure API Management

Azure compliance portfoliovaries by region/service

Akto API Security

SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001GDPROWASP API Security Top 10

Integrations & coverage

Integrations

Azure API Management

Azure servicesMicrosoft Entra IDApplication InsightsAzure Monitordeveloper tools

Akto API Security

GitHub ActionsGitLab CIJenkinsAWS API GatewayPostmanSlackJira

Industries

Azure API Management

Cross-industry

Akto API Security

TechnologyFinancial ServicesE-CommerceTelecommunicationsHealthcare

Regions

Azure API Management

Global

Akto API Security

Global

Vendor

Company

Azure API Management

Microsoft

Akto API Security

Akto

Headquarters

Azure API Management

Redmond, Washington, USA

Akto API Security

San Francisco, California, USA

Company size

Azure API Management

200,000+

Akto API Security

51-200

Founded

Azure API Management

1975

Akto API Security

2021