Use Case

API Security

Protecting APIs from abuse, leakage, and attack.

11 providers 260 APIs 8 declared variants

Securing the API layer specifically — authentication enforcement, abuse controls, schema validation, sensitive-data detection, and discovery of shadow and zombie endpoints.

11 API providers on the APIs.io network offer api security. The highest-rated are Citrix NetScaler, Amazon Firewall Manager, F5 Networks, Azure Active Directory, Apinizer.

Providers

Ranked by API Evangelist rating — Exemplar and Strong are expanded by default.

Exemplar 1 Complete, well-documented, and agent-ready
Citrix NetScaler Citrix NetScaler is an application delivery controller (ADC) that provides load balancing, traffic manageme... 9 APIs 66.1
Strong 2 Solid coverage with minor gaps
Amazon Firewall Manager AWS Firewall Manager is a security management service that allows you to centrally configure and manage fir... 5 APIs 65.3 F5 Networks F5 Networks is a leader in application delivery networking technology that specializes in application avail... 14 APIs 63.3
Developing 5 Usable, with meaningful gaps to close
Azure Active Directory Microsoft's cloud-based identity and access management service that helps employees sign in and access reso... 6 APIs 51.1 Apinizer Apinizer is an API management platform that provides API gateway, API portal, API testing, monitoring, and ... 4 APIs 50.8 Akamai Akamai is a global content delivery network (CDN), cloud services, and cybersecurity company that helps org... 204 APIs 49.0 Apache Shiro Apache Shiro is a powerful and easy-to-use Java security framework that performs authentication, authorizat... 5 APIs 44.5 42Crunch 42Crunch is a leading API security company that specializes in protecting and securing APIs. They provide i... 6 APIs 42.1
Thin 1 Limited public surface area
Zero Trust Architecture Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA) is a security framework defined by NIST SP 800-207 that requires all users an... 5 APIs 35.2
Emerging 2 Early or largely undocumented
API Dynamics APIDynamics is an AI-driven API security and observability platform that empowers enterprises to gain real-... 1 API 21.9 API Stack API Stack is a free directory and discovery platform powered by Apideck that catalogs 213+ third-party API ... 1 API 20.4

What Providers Actually Declared

This use case is a canonical term. These are the free-text strings providers wrote in their own apis.yml that map onto it.

API SecurityAPI Security EnforcementAPI Security Testing in CI/CDAPI Security Tool ResearchDDoS Protection BaselineREST API SecuritySecuring applications with WAF and DDoS protectionShadow API Elimination

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