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Best Salt Security API Protection Platform Alternatives in 2026

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20 apps from API security software ranked against Salt Security API Protection Platform on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    Wallarm API Security Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb Free7.9
    Salt Security API Protection Platform vs Wallarm API Security
  2. 3
    Cequence Unified API Protection Web 7.3
    Salt Security API Protection Platform vs Cequence Unified API Protection
  3. 4
    Akto API Security Platform apiLinuxself-hostedWeb 7.3
    Salt Security API Protection Platform vs Akto API Security Platform
  4. 5
    Akamai API Security Web 7.2
    Salt Security API Protection Platform vs Akamai API Security
  5. 6
    42Crunch API Security Platform Free plan apiextensionLinuxMacself-hosted $9/mo7.2
    Salt Security API Protection Platform vs 42Crunch API Security Platform
  6. 7
    APISec Platform Free plan apiextensionLinuxself-hostedWeb $690/mo6.9
    Salt Security API Protection Platform vs APISec Platform
  7. 8
    Imperva API Security Free trial apiself-hostedWeb 6.8
    Salt Security API Protection Platform vs Imperva API Security
  8. 9
    Palo Alto Networks Cortex Cloud API Security apiLinuxWeb 6.8
    Salt Security API Protection Platform vs Palo Alto Networks Cortex Cloud API Security
  9. 10
    APIDynamics Web 6.7
    Salt Security API Protection Platform vs APIDynamics
  10. 11
    Traceable API Security Platform self-hostedWeb 6.7
    Salt Security API Protection Platform vs Traceable API Security Platform
  11. 12
    ThreatX API and Application Protection Web 6.6
    Salt Security API Protection Platform vs ThreatX API and Application Protection
  12. 13
    DataDome API Protection WebiOSAndroid 6.5
    Salt Security API Protection Platform vs DataDome API Protection
  13. 14
    Prophaze API Security Web 6.4
    Salt Security API Protection Platform vs Prophaze API Security
  14. 15
    Escape apiWeb 6.3
    Salt Security API Protection Platform vs Escape
  15. 16
    Haltdos Web 6.2
    Salt Security API Protection Platform vs Haltdos
  16. 17
    Radware API Security Service Free trial apiself-hostedWeb 6.0
    Salt Security API Protection Platform vs Radware API Security Service
  17. 18
    Onam Security API Security Free plan apiself-hostedWeb $22/mo5.8
    Salt Security API Protection Platform vs Onam Security API Security
  18. 19
    APIPosture 5.8
    Salt Security API Protection Platform vs APIPosture
  19. 20
    Checkmarx API Security apiself-hostedWeb 5.7
    Salt Security API Protection Platform vs Checkmarx API Security
  20. 21
    Cloudflare API Shield Web 5.5
    Salt Security API Protection Platform vs Cloudflare API Shield

Salt Security API Protection Platform alternatives compared

#AppScoreFree planFromRuns on
1Wallarm API Security7.9Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
3Cequence Unified API Protection7.3No—Web
4Akto API Security Platform7.3No—API, Linux, self-hosted, Web
5Akamai API Security7.2No—Web
642Crunch API Security Platform7.2Free plan$9/moAPI, Browser, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
7APISec Platform6.9Free plan$690/moAPI, Browser, Linux, self-hosted, Web
8Imperva API Security6.8No—API, self-hosted, Web
9Palo Alto Networks Cortex Cloud API Security6.8No—API, Linux, Web
10APIDynamics6.7No—Web
11Traceable API Security Platform6.7No—self-hosted, Web
12ThreatX API and Application Protection6.6No—Web
13DataDome API Protection6.5No—Web, iOS, Android
14Prophaze API Security6.4No—Web
15Escape6.3No—API, Web
16Haltdos6.2No—Web
17Radware API Security Service6.0No—API, self-hosted, Web
18Onam Security API Security5.8Free plan$22/moAPI, self-hosted, Web
19APIPosture5.8No——
20Checkmarx API Security5.7No—API, self-hosted, Web
21Cloudflare API Shield5.5No—Web
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Questions about Salt Security API Protection Platform alternatives

What is the best alternative to Salt Security API Protection Platform?

Wallarm API Security, number 1 in API security software with a score of 7.9 out of 10. The others here: Cequence Unified API Protection, Akto API Security Platform, Akamai API Security and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to Salt Security API Protection Platform?

Wallarm API Security is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 4 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked mobile-first: a phone app alongside the web or desktop product, a free tier and the depth of its documentation. Paid placements never change a rank.