Akita
Instantly understand your APIs.
Overview
Akita helps developers understand their APIs without requiring code changes or traffic sampling. By watching API traffic, Akita automatically infers API specs, identifies breaking changes, and helps you understand API behavior. It's designed for developers who need to manage the complexity of modern microservice architectures.
✨ Key Features
- Automatic API discovery and mapping
- OpenAPI spec generation from live traffic
- Detection of breaking changes
- Performance and error monitoring
- No code instrumentation required (uses packet sniffing)
- Data privacy and PII redaction
🎯 Key Differentiators
- Drop-in observability without code changes.
- Uses eBPF for efficient traffic capture.
- Focus on automatically generating specs and detecting changes.
Unique Value: Effortlessly gain visibility into your APIs and prevent breaking changes by automatically generating specs from live traffic.
🎯 Use Cases (4)
✅ Best For
- Generating an accurate OpenAPI spec for a legacy service with no documentation.
- Preventing breaking API changes from being deployed.
💡 Check With Vendor
Verify these considerations match your specific requirements:
- Manual API request sending and testing.
- Functional or load testing.
- Teams that are not using containerized environments.
🏆 Alternatives
Unlike traditional testing tools that require you to write tests, Akita works automatically by observing what your APIs are already doing, saving significant time and effort.
💻 Platforms
🔌 Integrations
🛟 Support Options
- ✓ Email Support
- ✓ Live Chat
- ✓ Dedicated Support (Enterprise tier)
🔒 Compliance & Security
💰 Pricing
✓ 14-day free trial
Free tier: 1 user, 1 project, limited data retention.
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