11 API security apps in one list: the established products, and every new one as it launches.
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How many new API security apps arrive each month, to see at a glance whether the market is growing. 3 in the last 12 months.
What people type into Google when they look for API security apps, and what advertisers bid for a click. “api security tool” alone is searched 880 times a month worldwide.
| Search | Per month, US | Cost per click |
|---|---|---|
| api security tools | 390 | $72.15 |
| api security akamai | 260 | $53.37 |
| api security best practices | 210 | $37.90 |
| api security testing tool | 110 | $85.93 |
| noname api security | 70 | $45.23 |
Cost per click is what advertisers bid for one visit from that search. Figures from Oct 2026.
The API security apps most recently added to this market, newest first. The latest is Prophaze.
| # | App | Added |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prophaze Prophaze WAF & Cloud Security | |
| 2 |  DeepFrame DeepFrame — a luxury security studio running authorized deep pentests for fast-moving web apps. Depth, clarity, retest. | |
| 3 | WA wallarm Wallarm is a leading API security | |
| 4 | AP APIGate API Security and Traffic Management Platform | |
| 5 | QU QubeGuard Secures APIs, directly shielding them from cyber threats | |
| 6 | Pangea Security Services Security Services for App Builders |
The kinds of API security apps here, grouped by what each app says it does. The largest group is API security.
| Type | Apps | Share | Examples |
|---|---|---|---|
| API security | 4 | 40.0% | APIGate, QubeGuard, Salt Security |
| Web application firewall | 2 | 20.0% | Imperva WAF, Prophaze |
| Other | 4 | 40.0% | Pangea Security Services, AIONCLOUD, DeepFrame |
The frameworks and hosting API security apps are built on, as a share of the apps where each is known. WordPress is the most common framework.
Share of the 6 apps whose framework we could detect
How API security apps charge, starting with whether they show their prices. 36% publish a pricing page.
| Measure | Apps | Share of 11 |
|---|---|---|
| Publish a pricing page | 4 | 36.4% |
API security software protects the paths that apps and services use to talk to each other. It sits in front of, alongside, and sometimes inside your APIs to see requests, understand intent, and enforce rules.
Common questions about API security apps, answered with the figures on this page.
| Search | Per month, US | Cost per click |
|---|---|---|
| api security tools | 390 | $72.15 |
| api security akamai | 260 | $53.37 |
| api security best practices | 210 | $37.90 |
| api security testing tool | 110 | $85.93 |
| noname api security | 70 | $45.23 |
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