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API Tech Tools

A list of tools / technologies for delivering API softwares

The list is made to present the main tools used in API ecosystem, it isn't exhaustive and subject to evolution.

API Architecture

  • C4model
  • Mermaid
  • Figma
  • Draw
  • Lucidchart

API Specifications

  • OpenAPI
  • JSON Schema
  • GraphQL
  • AsyncAPI
  • API Blueprint
  • RAML
  • Protobuf
  • gRPC
  • WSDL

API Design and Mocking

  • Stoplight
  • SwaggerHub
  • Postman
  • Insomnia
  • Apiary
  • Apiwiz

API Client

  • Postman
  • Insomnia
  • SoapUI
  • Apollo
  • Thunder Client

API Testing & Automation

  • PactFlow
  • Postman
  • SoapUI
  • mabl
  • Katalon

API Containers / Microservices

  • Docker
  • Kubernetes
  • Managed container platforms from Cloud providers

API Documentation

  • SwaggerHub
  • Stoplight
  • ReadMe
  • Redocly
  • Gitbook

API Source Code

  • Github
  • Gitlab
  • Bitbucket
  • AWS CodeCommit
  • Azure Repos
  • GCP Cloud Source Repositories

API CI/CD

  • Github
  • Gitlab
  • Travis CI
  • Jenkins
  • CircleCI
  • Bitbucket Pipelines
  • AWS CodePipeline
  • Azure DevOps
  • Google Cloud Build
  • TeamCity
  • Harness
  • Atlassian Bamboo

API Collaboration

  • Postman
  • SwaggerHub
  • RapidAPI Hub
  • Kong Konnect
  • Stoplight
  • configure8
  • OpsLevel
  • Buf
  • Backstage
  • Cortex

API Security

  • Imperva
  • 42Crunch
  • Noname
  • Salt Security
  • Traceable
  • Wallarm
  • Neosec
  • Wib
  • Cequence
  • StackHawk
  • Veracode
  • APIsec

API Gateways & Management

  • AWS API Gateway
  • Azure API Management
  • Apigee
  • Mulesoft
  • Kong API Gateway
  • Gravitee
  • KrakenD
  • Software AG
  • Tyk
  • Axway Amplify
  • Layer7 API Gateway
  • RedHat 3scale
  • Ambassador
  • IBM API Connect
  • Solo
  • Boomi
  • WSO2
  • TIBCO
  • Traefik

API Observability / Monitoring

  • OpenTelemetry
  • Datadog API Monitoring
  • Elastic
  • Checkly
  • Runscope
  • AlertSite
  • Sauce API Quality
  • Catchpoint
  • Moesif
  • Akita
  • Apollo
  • Uptrends
  • Akana
  • Optic
  • Seekret
  • Buf
  • APImetrics
  • New Relic
  • BigPanda
  • Splunk
  • Grafana
  • Statuspage
  • OpsGenie
  • Tekton
  • Keen
  • Coralogix
  • PagerDuty
  • Chronosphere
  • Observe
  • Cribi
  • Sentry
  • Honeycomb
  • LogicMonitor
  • Dynatrace
  • AppDynamics
  • IBM Instana