Akto vs Salt: Why security teams choose Akto

Akto vs Salt: Why security teams choose Akto

Salt is a reactive API Security platform. It's too late to secure APIs post deployment in a reactive manner. Akto's vision is to solve for API Security from the first line of code and it does so by tightly integrating in your CI/CD pipeline.

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When to use Akto vs. Salt: A head-to-head comparison

Compare Akto and Salt to find the best API security solution for your needs. Key features and use cases, side by side.

Compare Akto and Salt to find the best API security solution for your needs. Key features and use cases, side by side.

Compare Akto and Salt to find the best API security solution for your needs. Key features and use cases, side by side.

Use Case

Akto

Akto

Salt

Salt

API Discovery from Traffic

No free plan, gets very expensive as number of APIs increases. Pricing is not transparent.

API Discovery from Code

Deployment takes a long time and several technical calls.

Unauthenticated APIs

Comparable native capabilities

Shadow APIs

Comparable native capabilities

Zombie APIs

Comparable native capabilities

Internal, External, Third Party APIs

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REST, SOAP, gRPC, and GraphQL

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Sensitive Data Exposure

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API Misconfigurations

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API Scanning

Native capabilities


1000 Test cases

Partial coverage

Native Security tests

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OWASP API Top 10 Coverage

BOLA detection

Access Control Testing

Authentication Testing

Continuous Testing

Test Roles

YAML Custom Tests

Tests run in CI/CD

Remediation

Regression Testing

Custom rules to block release

API Security Posture Management

Issues Report

Simple Licensing

API Security in DevSecOps

Minimal data processing cost

Akto vs Salt: Complete API Security for Modern AppSec Teams

Comprehensive API discovery, testing, and protection – all in one platform.

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4.7

4.7

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  • Powerful API Security with Akto's Automated Discovery

    Akto is a powerful API security tool with its great vulnerability testing library, easy integration with CI/CD and its USP - automated API discovery.

    Industry

    Healthcare and Biotech

    Firm Size

    >1Bn USD

  • Akto's Platform: Efficient Scaling of Security to Meet Engineering Needs

    Akto's platform provides a robust API inventory for our product that lets us build custom detections when a rollout gets deployed. Its intuitive dashboards and integrations ensure we can scale Security to our engineering demands.

    Industry

    IT Services

    Firm Size

    10,000 Employees

  • Streamlining DAST Testing Process with Akto

    Akto streamline the DAST testing process in our CI, ensuring that the DAST step is as straightforward as others.

    Industry

    Banking and Financial Services

    Firm Size

    22,000 Employees

  • Must have API security tool

    Akto has been instrumental in defining our API security test strategy. It helps us discover the API inventory and run OWASP Top 10 security tests.

    Industry

    SaaS

    Firm Size

    >2.5B USD

  • Security Testing Tool: All a Pentester Could Hope For

    I really liked the tool. I've had a great experience with the security tool. It's packed with all the features you need for penetration testing. Super easy to use and really reliable in finding vulnerabilities. Definitely a must have for anyone into security testing.

    Industry

    Education

    Firm Size

    15,000 Employees