aid: akto
name: Akto
description: 'Akto is a proactive API security platform that discovers, tests, and
  protects APIs and AI systems across an organization''s infrastructure. Its open-source
  core (MIT, Java) delivers automated API discovery, API security posture management,
  and dynamic API security testing (DAST) in CI/CD, backed by a community test library
  of 1000+ tests covering the OWASP API Security Top 10 and HackerOne top vulnerabilities.
  Traffic is ingested from eBPF, Kubernetes, API gateways (Envoy, NGINX, Istio, Kong,
  Apigee, MuleSoft and more), and cloud mirroring, and can be deployed self-hosted
  in ~60 seconds or as SaaS. Akto has expanded into agentic AI security with Atlas
  (shadow-AI discovery for employee-facing endpoints) and Argus (governance and red-teaming
  for homegrown AI, MCP tools, and LLMs), adding runtime guardrails and human-in-the-loop
  testing. Recognized by Gartner in the API and AI-agent protection markets and backed
  by Accel.'
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/akto/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
accessModel:
  pricing: unknown
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Unknown
  confidence: low
  source: []
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://www.akto.io/favicon.ico
x-type: company
x-source: vc-portfolio
x-backed-by:
- accel
x-tier: stub
x-tier-reason: portfolio-lead
specificationVersion: '0.20'
created: '2026-07-17'
modified: '2026-07-17'
tags:
- Company
- API Security
- Security
- API Security Testing
- DAST
- API Discovery
- AI Security
- MCP Security
- Open Source
- DevSecOps
- Governance
apis: []
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
- FN: APIs.json
  email: info@apis.io
common:
- type: Website
  url: https://www.akto.io/
- type: DeveloperPortal
  url: https://docs.akto.io/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.akto.io/
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://docs.akto.io/getting-started/quick-start-with-akto-cloud.md
- type: Blog
  url: https://www.akto.io/blog
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/akto-api-security
- type: Pricing
  url: https://www.akto.io/pricing
- type: SignUp
  url: https://app.akto.io/
- type: Support
  url: https://www.akto.io/terms/supportguide
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://www.akto.io/terms/terms-of-service
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://www.akto.io/terms/privacy
- type: StatusPage
  url: https://status.akto.io
- type: ChangeLog
  url: https://github.com/akto-api-security/akto/releases
- type: LLMsTxt
  url: llms/akto-llms.txt
- type: Lifecycle
  url: lifecycle/akto-lifecycle.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/akto-domain-security.yml
- type: TrustCenter
  url: security/akto-trust-center.yml
- type: Compliance
  url: https://trust.akto.io/
x-enrichment:
  date: '2026-07-19'
  status: backfilled
  pass: local-v1
  note: backfilled from .gitignore signal + verified work evidence