APISec Platform vs Pentest-Tools.com API Scanner

APISec Platform is an application security tool for validating exploits against APIs and applications. It discovers applications, builds a dynamic model of their behavior, and runs attacker-like tests at runtime. The model can capture endpoints, parameters, authentication flows, roles, permissions, object ownership, and business logic without documentation or developer interviews. Tests cover business logic, data access, permissions, configuration, infrastructure, and controls such as injection and token handling. For validated exploits, the platform returns the request sequence, data reached, blast radius, replay, and a suggested resolution. APISec says it can find APIs across infrastructure, source, gateways, ingress and authentication paths, web apps, development tools, and CI/CD, as well as agents, MCP servers, and LLM call sites. Public APIs run against its cloud; private and on-premises APIs can use a Kubernetes or Docker container, while cloud deployments can run in a customer’s GCP, Azure, or AWS environment. The free plan covers public API testing and basic simulations. Standard costs $690 a month per 100 endpoints; Pro costs $2,750 a month per 100 endpoints.

Pentest-Tools.com API Scanner is a cloud service for assessing APIs and detecting vulnerabilities such as SQL injection, SSRF, local file inclusion, code injection, and request URL override. It supports REST and GraphQL APIs, Postman Collections, and OpenAPI 2 and 3 specifications in YAML, YML, or JSON. Authenticated scans can use request headers, including Basic Authorization and JWT tokens. Reports include risk summaries, vulnerability evidence, remediation advice, and a list of more than 40 tests; export options vary by plan and include PDF, HTML, CSV, XLSX, or editable DOCX. Listed integrations include Jira, Slack, Microsoft Teams, Discord, webhooks, Nucleus, Vanta, Burp Suite, AWS, Azure Marketplace, GitHub Actions, and a REST API. A free plan is available. Paid plans start at $95 per month; API scanning is limited in NetSec and included in WebNetSec. The seven-day full-scanner trial requires a business email and card, and costs nothing if canceled before day eight. The company says customer data is encrypted at rest and in transit, and reports are deleted 30 days after generation.