aid: api-stack
name: API Stack
description: >-
  API Stack is a free directory and discovery platform powered by Apideck that
  catalogs 213+ third-party API tools and services across 50+ categories
  including API gateways, management, design, authentication, developer portals,
  specifications, testing, security, monitoring, and marketplaces, helping
  developers discover and evaluate the right API tooling for their needs.
type: Index
image: https://kinlane-productions.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
tags:
  - API Design
  - API Directory
  - API Gateways
  - API Management
  - API Monitoring
  - API Security
  - API Testing
  - API Tools
  - Apideck
  - Developer Tools
  - Directory
  - Discovery
url: >-
  https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/api-stack/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2025-01-08'
modified: '2026-04-19'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
  - aid: api-stack:api-stack-directory
    name: API Stack Directory
    description: >-
      The API Stack Directory is a searchable catalog of 213+ API tools and
      services organized into 50+ categories. Each listing includes descriptions,
      features, pricing, screenshots, and external links to help developers
      evaluate and select the right tools for their API programs.
    humanURL: https://www.apistack.io/
    tags:
      - API Directory
      - API Discovery
      - API Tools
      - Developer Tools
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://www.apistack.io/
      - type: Categories
        url: https://www.apistack.io/categories/all
common:
  - type: Website
    url: https://www.apistack.io/
  - type: Categories
    url: https://www.apistack.io/categories/all
  - type: APIGateways
    url: https://www.apistack.io/category/api-gateways
  - type: APIManagement
    url: https://www.apistack.io/category/api-management
  - type: APIDesign
    url: https://www.apistack.io/category/api-design
  - type: APIAuthentication
    url: https://www.apistack.io/category/api-authentication
  - type: DeveloperDocumentation
    url: https://www.apistack.io/category/developer-documentation
  - type: APIDirectories
    url: https://www.apistack.io/category/directories
  - type: APISpecifications
    url: https://www.apistack.io/category/api-specifications
  - type: Features
    data:
      - name: 213+ Tools Catalog
        description: Comprehensive listing of API tools and services across 50+ categories with descriptions, features, and pricing.
      - name: Category Browsing
        description: Organized categories for browsing by API lifecycle stage including design, development, testing, security, and monitoring.
      - name: Search and Discovery
        description: Full-text search to find specific API tools matching developer requirements.
      - name: Tool Comparison
        description: Detailed listing pages with features, pricing, and screenshots to help compare similar tools.
      - name: Powered by Apideck
        description: Built and maintained by Apideck as part of the broader API ecosystem alongside API Tracker and Open Banking Tracker.
  - type: UseCases
    data:
      - name: API Tooling Discovery
        description: Developers and architects find and evaluate API tools across all stages of the API lifecycle.
      - name: API Gateway Selection
        description: Compare API gateway options from open source to enterprise to find the right solution for infrastructure needs.
      - name: API Security Tool Research
        description: Discover API security testing, authentication, and monitoring tools for securing API programs.
      - name: API Design Tool Evaluation
        description: Explore API design tools, editors, and specification validators to improve API development workflows.
      - name: Developer Portal Platforms
        description: Research developer portal platforms and documentation tools for publishing API programs.
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: info@apievangelist.com