AquilaX API Security Scanner vs PurpleTeam

AquilaX API Security Scanner analyzes API specifications and probes running endpoints for security weaknesses. Its checks target the OWASP API Security Top 10, including broken authentication, object-level authorization problems, mass assignment, excessive data exposure, and rate-limiting gaps. Supported inputs include OpenAPI 3.x, Swagger 2.0, GraphQL schemas, gRPC/Protobuf, Postman collections, discovered URLs, REST APIs, and webhook endpoints. The API scanner is available on Premium and Ultimate; all plans include unlimited scans without scan quotas or per-scan fees. AquilaX lists more than 50 integrations, including GitHub, GitLab, Jira, Slack, Azure DevOps, Bitbucket, and REST API access. CI/CD and IDE connections include GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, Azure Pipelines, CircleCI, Bitbucket Pipelines, TeamCity, VS Code, and JetBrains IDEs. On-premises deployment supports Docker and Docker Compose, air-gapped environments, Ubuntu 22.04 LTS or RHEL 9, and data sovereignty. AquilaX says source code is processed in isolated temporary environments, with only security findings retained and scan containers destroyed after analysis. It states that data in transit uses TLS 1.3 and stored findings and metadata use AES-256 encryption. Premium costs $19 a month per developer; Ultimate costs $99 a month per developer.

PurpleTeam is a command-line tool and service for dynamic application security testing of web applications and APIs. The maker describes it as language agnostic. Listed targets include authenticated applications, single-page applications, TLS/SSL deployments, server configurations, server-side HTML, GraphQL APIs, and REST APIs; supported API formats include OpenAPI, SOAP, and GraphQL. The CLI runs headlessly in build pipelines, with scans scheduled on commit, push, nightly, or on demand. Results identify defect locations, provide remediation guidance and reproduction instructions, and suggest ways to find similar issues. Attack strength and alert thresholds are adjustable, including thresholds for existing defects that should not fail a run. A CLI process can run without specific integrations. Documentation describes local OWASP and cloud BinaryMist environments, with cloud onboarding by contacting the maker. Community is free, hosted locally, and includes unlimited scans, unlimited targets, and 12 concurrent test sessions. Standard costs $85 a month on annual billing; Pro costs $185 a month on annual billing. Monthly prices shown are $110 and $240. A 14-day trial is available.