Perforce Akana API Management Platform

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Enterprise-Scale API Management

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Overview

Perforce Akana is an API management platform that enables enterprises to digitally transform by protecting valuable API assets, accelerating API development, and managing the full API lifecycle. The platform provides comprehensive security, automation, and analytics capabilities for mission-critical APIs at scale.

Features

41 features across 23 categories

API Design(1)

API Product Creation

Ability to effectively create high-quality API products from existing or new services in an automated fashion

Also in: Stoplight, Tyk, Swagger

API Protocols(3)

GraphQL Support

Support for GraphQL endpoints for complex microservices operations

RESTful Endpoints

Support for creating and managing secured RESTful API endpoints

SOAP Support

Support for SOAP protocol endpoints with security and management capabilities

Analytics(1)

Advanced Analytics

Powerful automated analytics for monitoring and understanding API usage and performance

Also in: Hugging Face, Notion, Smartsheet

Architecture(1)

Microservices Support

Enable accelerated time-to-market with shareable and simplified microservices architectures

Automation(1)

DevOps Automation

Policy-based DevOps automation for API management and deployment

Also in: monday.com, Notion, Airtable

Compliance(2)

Compliance Automation

Automated compliance features for meeting regulatory requirements

Open Banking Standards DocumentationPremium

Documentation details for applicable open banking standards such as UK Open Banking and PSD2

Also in: Insider CDP, Airtable, 1Password

Core Functionality(1)

API Lifecycle Management

Manage the full API lifecycle from creation through deployment and retirement

Also in: Article Forge, BrightPay, Roam Research

Data Formats(1)

Content Type Support

Support for multiple content types including JSON and XML

Developer Tools(2)

API Marketplace

Built-in API marketplace for discovering and consuming API products

Developer Portal

Out-of-the-box developer portal for API consumption and exploration

Development(2)

Low-Code Integration

Highly declarative, low-code integration using out-of-the-box configurable policies

No-Code Integration

No-code integration capabilities for virtual and physical endpoints

Governance(1)

API Governance

Simplifies API governance by separating consumer-facing API products from code and automating the API product development process

Industry-Specific(1)

Digital Banking SupportPremium

Comprehensive support for digital banking including UK Open Banking and PSD2 compliance

Infrastructure(3)

Cloud Platform Support

Support for scaling, routing, and auditing across various cloud platforms

Container Platform Support

Security enforcement and auditing on a variety of containerization platforms

Multi-Cloud Deployment

Deploy APIs across multiple cloud platforms

Integration(2)

Protocol Mediation

Integration and orchestration of back-end target services supporting HTTP, JMS, and AMQP network protocols

Third-Party API Integration

Secure and easy integration with third-party APIs through easy configurable API process flows with graphical process editor

Licensing(1)

API LicensingPremium

Features to apply and manage API licensing policies

Mainframe Integration(2)

Mainframe API EnablementPremium

Akana Sola enables API creation from mainframe systems and data

Mainframe to Cloud MigrationPremium

Enable migration of mission-critical mainframe data to the cloud in minutes

Management(1)

Single Control Plane

Centralized control plane for managing internal systems API integration and external ecosystem API exposure

Microservices(2)

Service Discovery

Service discovery and registry capabilities for microservices architectures

Service Routing

Advanced service routing and load balancing capabilities

Portal(2)

Digital Banking PortalPremium

Specialized portal for managing and testing digital banking API products

Universal Portal

Centralized portal for API access control, creation, and management

Reporting(1)

Visual Dashboards

Simple visual dashboards provide stakeholders with all essential details

Security(8)

Automated Security Policies

Automatically add comprehensive security policies to API products based on metadata configured by stakeholders

Data Protection

Protecting customer and corporate data with automated security measures

FAPI Security Profile ImplementationPremium

Comprehensive implementation of FAPI-required security aspects including OAuth2.0, OpenID Connect, and JWS-based message validation

JWS Message Validation

JSON Web Signature based message validation for enhanced security

OAuth2.0 Support

Built-in support for OAuth2.0 authentication and authorization

OpenID Connect Support

Support for OpenID Connect for identity and authentication

Security Policy Mediation

Advanced security policy mediation allowing you to meet diverse back-end endpoint security requirements with no code required

Security Risk Reduction

Features designed to reduce security risk and prevent breaches

Testing(1)

API Sandbox

Convenient API testing environment from a Third Party Provider perspective, supporting PISP and AISP scenarios

Workflow(1)

Stakeholder Approval Workflow

Make it easy for stakeholders to weigh in and approve API products at various stages with automated product promotion

Pricing

Free Trial

Free for 30 Days
  • Full Akana suite access
  • 30-day trial period

Cost Calculator

Pricing data not available for Perforce Akana API Management Platform. Check their website for current pricing.

Build vs Buy

Should you build a Perforce Akana API Management Platform alternative or buy the subscription? Estimate based on 41 features.

Buy Perforce Akana API Management Platform

Better Value
Monthly costContact Sales
3-year totalVaries
Time to deployDays

Build Your Own

Development cost$24,000
Maintenance$360/mo
3-year total$36,960
Dev time~2 months

Buying Perforce Akana API Management Platform saves ~$36,960 over 3 years vs building.

Estimates based on 41 features and a BuildScore of 5/5. Actual costs vary.

Integrations

9 known integrations

AMQPContainerization PlatformsGraphQLHTTPJMSMainframe SystemsMultiple Cloud PlatformsRESTful APIsSOAP APIs